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Table 2.— Regression parameters and statistics for the relationship between age and 

 length of northern anchovies older than IV2 yr: Central California (CC), San Nicolas 

 (SN), Tanner-Cortez Banks (TCB), San Nicolas combined with Tanner-Cortez Banks 

 (SN+TCB), Catalina Basin (CB), Santa Barbara Channel (SBC), Catalina Basin com- 

 bined with Santa Barbara Channel (CB+SBC), San Pedro Channel (SPC), Coronado 

 Escarpment (CE), Ensenada (E), Cape San Quentin (CSQ), Sebastian Viscaino Bay 

 and Southern Baja California, central stock only (SVB+SB), and Southern Baja Califor- 

 nia, southern stock only (S). 



'Combined from three areas: CSQ, SVB, and SB. 



150- 



140- 

 J 130 H 



5 120 H 



o 



^ 110 H 



100- 



90- 



3 

 AGE 



6 



Figure 5.— Linear regressions showing the expected length at age (Tkble 

 1) of northern anchovies taken in CC, Central California; SN, San 

 Nicolas; TCB, Tknner and Cortez Banks; CB, Catalina Basin; SBC, 

 Santa Barbara Channel; SPC, San Pedro Channel; CE, Coronado 

 Escarpment; E, Ensenada; CSQ, Cape San Quentin; SVB + SB, Se- 

 bastian Viscaino Bay and Southern Baja California, central stock only; 

 and S, Southern Baja California, southern stock only. 



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