UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Douglas McKay, Secretary 

 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, John L. Farley, Director 



DETERMINING AGE OF ATLANTIC SHAD 



FROM THEIR SCALES 



By James P. Cating 



FISHERY BULLETIN 85 



From Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service 



VOLUME 54 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE • WASHINGTON : 1953 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. 



Price 20 cents 



