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5. Relative abundance of the principal fishes taken by bottom trawl and haul 



seine in lower Newport River, 1970 12 



6. Relative abundance of the principal fishes taken by gill nets in the New- 



port River, 1970 13 



7. Monthly distribution and length range of young-of-the-year Atlantic men- 



haden in samples collected by haul seine in the lower river and surface 



trawl in the upper river 14 



8. Monthly distribution and length range of bay anchovy collected in samples 



from all gears combined in the upper and lower river 15 



9. Monthly distribution and length range of young-of-the-year spot in samples 



collected by haul seine in the lower river and bottom trawl in the upper 

 river 



10. Monthly distribution and length range of Atlantic silverside in samples col- 



lected by haul seine and surface trawl 17 



11. Monthly distribution and length range of young-of-the-year striped mullet 



in samples collected by haul seine and surface trawl 18 



12. Species composition of catches wi<^h bottom trawls in the upper and lower 



Newport River, 1968-1970 21 



13. Biomass of fishes collected from littoral waters of Newport River, 1970 .... 22 



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