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Table 5 



Age group-specific relative larval production for 1996-98 

 for female black rockfish off Oregon. 



Percentage of relative larval production 



Age group 



1996 



1997 



1998 



6-8 



9-11 

 12-14 

 15 and older 



26.4% 

 60.1% 

 11.3% 



2.2% 



43.1% 



49.6% 



5.8% 



1.5% 



65.3% 



32.9% 



1.8% 



0.0% 



We thank the charter boat operators in Depoe Bay. 

 Newport, and Charleston, Oregon, for their kindness, 

 patience, and cooperation. Only through their assistance 

 was this research possible. This research was partially 

 supported by the NOAA Office of Sea Grant and Extra- 

 mural Programs, U.S. Department of Commerce, under 

 grant numbers NA36RG0451 (project no. R/OPF-46), 

 and by appropriations made by the Oregon State legisla- 

 ture. Additional funding was provided through Hatfield 

 Marine Science Center scholarships: the 1996 Barbara 

 Schwantes Memorial Fellowship; the 1997 Mamie L. 

 Markham Endowment Award; and the 1998 Bill Wick 

 Marine Fisheries Award. 



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