species of fish prey due to an extended period of 

 fasting prior to stranding. We consider comparative 

 frequencies of selected prey to be too biased to be 

 useful in any ranking of prey items. Therefore, this 

 technique of analyzing prey utilization should be con- 

 sidered only if the examination of feces or the 

 stomach contents from seals that were healthy when 

 collected are not possible options. 



Acknowledgments 



We wish to thank all those from the New England 

 Aquarium, Marine Mammal Rescue and Release Pro- 

 gram, who helped collect the stranded animals. Paul 

 J. Boyle and Kevin D. Powers commented on previous 

 drafts of this manuscript. Research was conducted 

 with the New England Aquarium's Edgerton Re- 

 search Laboratory. This study was funded by Na- 

 tional Marine Fisheries Service/Northeast Fisheries 

 Center, Contract No. NA-82-FA-00007. 



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Lawrence A. Selzer 

 Manomet Bird Observatory, Manomet, MA 0231*5 



Greg Early 

 Patricia M. Fiorelli 



New England Aquarium, Boston, MA 02110 



P. Michael Payne 



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SCAVENGER FEEDING BY SUBADULT 



STRIPED BASS, MORONE SAXATILIS, 



BELOW A LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC DAM 1 



A spawning run of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, 

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Contribution No. 84 of the Massachusetts Cooperative Fishery 

 Research Unit, which is supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

 Service, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Massa- 

 chusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and the University of 

 Massachusetts. 



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