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Immature Eggs 



15 hrs. before Ovulation 



14 hrs. before Ovulation 



13 hrs. before Ovulation 



12 hrs. before Ovulation 



11 hrs. before Ovulation 



Figure 52. Development of striped bass eggs from immaturity to 1 1 hours 

 before ovulation. (Courtesy Jack D. Bayless, South Carolina Wildlife and Marine 

 Resources Department.) 



