215- 

 210- 

 205- 

 200- 



J 190- 



o 



Z 185- 

 lii 



_l 



180- 



ae 



u 



175- 



I 170- 

 < 165- 



160- 



O 155- 



150- 

 145- 

 140- 

 135 



N = 17 



N=75 



? 



N = 123 



36% 



? 



N = 231 



75% 



N^222 



64% 



N = 74 

 61% 



II 



N=30 

 62% 



N=18 

 38% 



N = 47 

 39% 



Figure 2. — Monthly comparisons of length between female and male white marlin collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico during 

 1971 through 1976. The number, percent, mean (horizontal line), range (vertical line), 1 SD on each side of the mean (open box), and 2 

 SE on each side of the mean (shaded box) are shown. 



205 

 200 

 195- 



190- 

 185- 



Ul 



K 



u. 



' 160- 



5 1551 



Uj I50H 



O 145- 



140- 

 135- 



Figure 3. — Monthly comparisons of length between female and male white marlin collected in the Atlantic during 1972 through 

 1976. The number, percent, mean (horizontal line), range (vertical line), 1 SD on each side of the mean (open box), and 2 SE on each 

 side of the mean (shaded box) are shown. 



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