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Appendix Table 1 



Summary of total number of bongo-net/neuston-net stations examined for tripletail larvae (Loboten surina- 

 mensis) in the Gulf of Mexico. Acronyms are as follows: SEAMAP = Southeast Area Monitoring and Assess- 

 ment Program; NMFS = National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City, Florida; LSU = Louisiana State 

 University. NS means no samples. 



1 60-cm bongo net, 0.333-mm mesh, oblique-tow from depth. 



- 1 x 2 m neuston net, 0.947-mm mesh, 10 mill, surface-tow, unmetered. 



3 lm 2 Tucker trawl, 0.947-mm mesh, 3 min. surface-tow each net, nine net collections per station, 



4 lm 2 MOCNESS, nine nets of 0.333-mm mesh, 3-min. surface-tow each net, five total stations. 



ieven total stations. 



