Appendix Table 2. — Continued. 



Occurrence 



Station 

 th(s) block{s) 



Total length 

 Range Mean 



temperature 



Bottom 

 salinity 



Range 



Range 



Depth 



20.8-22.2 21.6 25.6-27.0 26.2 2.1-10.7 5.8 Most (82. 6») were taken in northern 



23.5-24.9 24.2 25.8-28.0 27.2 2.4-12.2 6.1 half of survey area. Blocks 6 and 



20.5-22.5 21.5 26.7-29.5 28.2 3.0-11.6 6.6 7 combined accounted for 55.8* of 



18.0-18.8 18.6 26.0-26.8 26.4 7.6-9.8 8.8 all weakfish caught (Fig. 8). 



Northern kingfish 

 Menticirrhus 



Aug. 

 Sept. 



1,7,8,11 

 4,6,7,9, 



12- 30 24.8 

 17- 34 23.3 



23.0-24.4 23.7 25.8-28.0 27.2 

 20.5-22.5 21.5 26.7-28.8 28.2 



Sept. 

 Oct. 



1,2,5-16, 



18 

 1-3,6-8,12 

 1,6,7,16 



23 10.5 22.7-24.9 23.8 26.0-28.0 27.2 



8- 19 

 11- 23 



11.7 

 15.1 



20.4-22.4 21.8 28.7-29.5 28.7 

 18.1-18.9 18.6 26.2-26.6 26.4 



3.0-12.2 6.9 

 3.0-11.6 7.1 



4.9-13.4 7.3 

 6.7- 9.8 8.5 



Comparing monthly length- 

 frequencies (Fig. 18) to growth 

 information given by Welsh and 

 Breder (1924) and Bigelow and 

 Schroeder (1953), the majority of 

 the wecOcfish were probably 1- and 

 2-year-old fish; mostly the former. 



All but three northern kingfish 

 were caught in northern half of 

 bay. 



Butterfish were taken in every 

 block except 4; highest average 

 catches in blocks 1, 2, and 11 

 (Fig. 9) . 



Judging from monthly length- 

 frequencies (Fig. 19) and growth 

 data given by Bigelow and Schroeder 

 {1953) , the majority of butterfish 

 taken were in their second and 

 third summers, with the yearlings 

 dominating the catch. 



Northern searobin 

 Prionotus carolinus 



July 2-4,6-9, 12- 27 19.0 



12.14 

 Aug. 3,4,6-9, 15- 20 17.5 23.1-24.5 24.0 



13,15 

 Sept. 3,4,6,7 17- 21 19.4 20.5-22.4 21.3 28.1-29.4 28.5 



18.4-23.3 21.2 25.0-27.3 26.5 

 26.8-28.0 27.4 



2.7-12.2 7.6 

 3.7-12.2 6.9 

 5.8-13.4 9.4 



Almost all (99.1%) were taken in 

 northern half of survey area; 62.5% 

 in blocks 3 and 4 (Fig. 10). 



According to growth data given by 

 Wong (1968) , our specimens were 

 1- to 7-year-old fish. 



18.4-23.3 21.3 

 22.8-25.4 23.8 



20.4-24.2 21.6 

 18.7-19.2 18.9 



25.0-27.3 26.5 

 25.8-28.0 27.3 



26.6-29.5 28.1 

 25.9-27.1 26.4 



2.7-12.2 6.8 

 3.0-12.2 6.6 



1.8-13.4 6.7 

 2.4-9.8 7.4 



Striped searobin were taken in all 

 except block 18; 90.3% in northern 

 half of survey area (Fig. 11) . 

 Blocks 6-8 accounted for 64.0% 

 of this species total catch. 



On the basis of age-length data 

 given by McEachran and Davis (1970), 

 it appears that our samples were 

 composed of all ages from young- 

 of-the-year to 6-year-old fish. 



Sea raven 

 Hemitripterus 



July 

 Aug. 



11- 12 

 10- 15 



11.5 

 12.5 



21.9 

 24.4 



9- 18 11.6 18.4-22.9 20.6 26.0-27.3 26.6 



10.0 — 25.4 

 9- 18 11.5 20.7-22.4 21.6 28.1-28.2 



All specimens taken in northern 

 half of survey area; 81.4% in 

 block 4. 



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