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NOAA Technical Reports NMFS published during last 6 months of 1985 



Technical Report NMFS 



31. Shark catches from selected fisheries off the U.S. east coast. July 1985, 

 iii + 22 p. 



Analysis of various sources of pelagic shark catches in the Northwest 

 and Western Central Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with com- 

 ments of other large pelagics. By Emory D. Anderson, p. 1-14, 3 

 figs., 17 tables. 



Estimated catches of large sharks by U.S. recreational fishermen in 

 the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. By John G. Casey and John J. Hoey 

 p. 15-19, 5 tables. 



The incidental capture of sharks in the Atlantic United States Fishery 

 Conservation Zone reported by the Japanese tuna longline fleet. By 

 W. N. Witzell, p. 21-22, 3 tables. 



32 . Nutrient distributions for Georges Bank and adjacent waters in 1979. By 

 A. F. J. Draxler, A. Matte, R. Waldhauer, and J. E. O'Reilly. 

 July 1985, iii + 34 p., 32 figs., 2 tables. 



33. Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echinoder- 

 mata: Echinoidea. By D. Keith Serafy and F. Julian Fell. September 

 1985, iii + 25 p., 42 figs. 



34. Additions to a revision of the shark genus Carcharhinus: synonymy of 

 Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and description of a new species of Car- 

 charhinus (Carcharhinidae). By J. A. F. Garrick. November 1985, iii 

 + 26 p., 14 figs., 4 tables. 



35. Synoptic review of the literature on the Southern Oyster Drill Thais 

 haemastomafloridana. By Philip A. Butler. November 1985, iii + 9 p. 



36. An egg production method for estimating spawning biomass of pelagic 

 fish: application to the northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax. Reuben 

 Lasker (editor). December 1985, iii + 99 p. 



Introduction: an egg production method for anchovy biomass assess- 

 ment. By Reuben Lasker, p. 1-3, 1 fig. 



Biomass model for the egg production method. By Keith Parker, p. 

 5-6. 



Parameter estimation for an egg production method of northern an- 

 chovy biomass assessment. By Susan Picquelle and Gary Stauffer, 

 p. 7-15, 8 figs., 6 tables. 



Sea survey design and analysis for an egg production method of an- 

 chovy biomass assessment. By Paul E. Smith and Roger P. Hewitt, 

 p. 17-26, 4 figs., 8 tables. 



The CalCOFI vertical egg tow (CalVET) net. By Paul E. Smith, 

 William Flerx, and Roger P. Hewitt, p. 27-32, 5 figs., 1 table. 



Procedures for sorting, staging, and ageing eggs. By Gary Stauffer 

 and Susan Picquelle, p. 33-35. 



Staging anchovy eggs. By H. Geoffrey Moser and Elbert H. Ahlstrom, 

 p. 37-41, 2 figs. 



A model for temperature-dependent northern anchovy egg develop- 

 ment and an automated procedure for the assignment of age to staged 

 eggs. By Nancy C. H. Lo, p. 43-50, 2 figs., 6 tables. 



A protocol for designing a sea survey for anchovy biomass assess- 

 ment. By Robert P. Hewitt, p. 51-53. 



Sampling requirements for the adult fish survey. By Susan Picquelle, 

 p. 55-57, 1 fig. 



Spawning frequency of Peruvian anchovies taken with a purse seine. 

 By Jurgen Alheit, p. 59-61, 1 table. 



Preservation of northern anchovy in formaldehyde solution. By J. Roe 

 Hunter, p. 63-65, 1 fig., 1 table. 



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