2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 



Otolith L«ngth - mm 



Figure 3. — Scatter diagram and regression lines and equations 

 of otolith length against fish fork length for Boreogadus saida. 



size it is possible to obtain additional information 

 such as sizes and quantities of fishes eaten by 

 consumers (Frost and Lowry 1980). 



Acknowledgments 



Many people assisted us in the collection of 

 samples, especially Larry M. Shults who spent 

 many long hours sorting through trawls and 

 measuring fish with us, and the officers and crew 

 of the NOAA Ship Surveyor who gave unstint- 

 ingly of their time and energy to make our project 

 a success. Lawrence R. Miller provided invaluable 

 assistance in the computer analysis of our data. We 

 thank J. E. Morrow and anonymous reviewers for 

 their careful review of the manuscript. We are 

 especially indebted to John Fitch for his many 

 helpful suggestions and the moral support he lent 

 throughout preparation of this manuscript. Fi- 

 nancial support was provided by the U.S. Bureau 

 of Land Management Outer Continental Shelf 

 Environmental Assessment Program and Federal 

 Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project W-17-9. 



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