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DISCUSSION OF 1976 CONDITIONS 



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Another possible impact of the unusual southeastward transports 

 in February and March is the loss of larvae of several commercial 

 species from 3eorges Bankr located immediately northeast of 40Nr 

 70W. Once transported off the Bank to the southeast the larvae 

 would be in a more hostile/' deep-waterr pelagic environment and 

 probably would be permanently lost from the year class. 



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The anomalous transports which occurred in the vicinity of 35N* 

 75V in February and March should have had an impact on the 

 transport of menhaden larvae spawned offshore south of Cape 

 Hatteras in the January-March period. The eastward components of 

 the transports would tend to transport the larvae offshore* away 

 from the estuarine nursery areas they require for development- 

 That portion of the spawning and larval transport which occurred 

 in January* when there was a westward component in the Ekman 

 transport* should have been more successful. 



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