CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Methods 1 



Results 2 



Relative abundance of fish eggs 2 



Larval fish abundance 3 



Plankton volumes and composition 5 



Literature cited 5 



Appendix 6 



Figure 



L Location of plankton and oceanographic sampling stations occupied monthly in southeast Alaska, 



April-November 1972 2 



Tables 



1. Location, bottom depth at station, proposed sampling depth, and habitat category of plankton sta- 

 tions routinely occupied in southeastern Alaska. April-November 1972 1 



2. Abundance of larval fish and fish eggs collected with 61-cm, 0.333-m mesh bongo net at 21 stations in 

 southeastern Alaska, April-November 1972 3 



3. Settling volumes in 122 samples of plankton collected with 61-cm, 0.333-mm mesh bongo net in 

 southeastern Alaska, April-November 1972 4 



4. Predominant forms of plankton collected with 61-cm, 0.333-mm mesh bongo net in southeastern 

 Alaska, April-November 1972 4 



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