NICHOLSON and SCHAAF: AGING OF GULF MENHADEN 



Table 3. — Length frequencies and mean lengths of Gulf Menhaden, by month and number of scale rings (0-3), 1971. 



Table 4. — Length frequencies and mean lengths of Gulf menhaden, by month and number of scale rings (0-3), 1972. 



185-189 20 55 1 36 72 70 6 102 78 8 74 28 



190-194 16 27 2 17 66 2 37 1 89 2 79 3 105 25 



195-199 7 13 7 15 31 3 42 79 3 65 77 17 



200-204 8 4 4 11 12 4 19 40 3 30 46 3 26 



205-209 2 2 4 3 4 16 20 4 19 10 4 10 



76 17 

 170 194 



Table 5. — Length frequencies and mean lengths of Gulf menhaden by month and scale rings (0-3), 1973. 



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