The bothids contributed 0.9 to 2.6 percent of 

 the monthly average catches from May to 

 September and 7.7 to 15.8 percent from October 

 to April (peak in December--see table 11). 



Soleidae and Cynoglossidae (connbined) .-- 

 The yearly average catch of soles and tongue - 

 fishes for the area was 43 per hour of trawling, 

 representing 2.9 percent of the total catch. 



Only 6 to 10 were taken per hour of trawling 

 in February and March. The number generally 

 increased in spring, sunnmer, and fall, to a 

 peak of 90 in December; dropped abruptly in 

 January; and continued to decline to the low 

 in February and March (table 11). 



The soles and tonguefishes contributed 1.0 to 

 1 .7 percent of the monthly average catches from 

 January to March and 2.0 to 4,6 percent in 

 April to December; the peak was in August 

 (table 11). 



Eng raulidae . - - The yearly average catch of 

 anchovies for the area was 43 per hour of 

 trawling, representing 2.9 percent of the total 

 catch. 



Only 6 to 9 anchovies were taken per hour 

 of trawling in July and August; the number 

 increased sharply to 96 in October, peaked at 

 176 in November, declined sharply in Decem- 

 ber, fluctuated between 31 and 72 (highest in 

 April) from December to June, and declined 

 abruptly to the low in July and August (table 11). 



Anchovies contributed only 0.4 percent of 

 the monthly average catches in July and August; 

 peak contributions of 5.9 and 6,5 percent were 

 in October and November; the percentages 

 fluctuated between 2,4 to 5.0 percent from 

 December to June (table 11). 



Species 



Six species of fish ( Stellifer lanceolatus , 

 Micropogon undulatus, Leiostomus xanthurus, 

 Etropus crossotus , Cynoscion regalis , and 

 Galeichthys felis --in that order) were captured 

 in greatest numbers in the Georgia Inside 

 area and together contributed 1,180 of the 

 1,503 yearly average number per hour of 

 trawling, and 78.5percent of the yearly average 

 catch. 



STELLIFER LANCEOLATUS. --The yearly 

 average catch of star drum for the area was 

 735 per hour of trawling, representing 48.9 

 percent of the total catch. 



Only 139 star drum were taken per hour of 

 trawling in February; the nximber increased 

 during the spring and early summer (reaching 

 a level of 265 to 485 from March to June), 

 fluctuated between 848 and 1,132 from July 

 to October, peaked at 1,894 and 1,823 in 

 November and December, declined sharply in 

 January, and continued to decline to the low 

 in February (table 12). 



The species contributed 28.0 to 32.8 percent 

 of the monthly average catches from February 



to April; the percentage fluctuated between 

 about 37 and 70 from May to January, with 

 the peak in November (table 12). 



MICROPOGON UNDULATUS. --The yearly 

 average catch of Atlantic croaker for the area 

 was 129 per hour of trawling, representing 

 8.6 percent of the total catch. 



About 3 to 15 croakers were tciken per hour 

 of trawling from December to March; the 

 nunnber rose in April and May, remained 

 between 310 and 450 from June to August 

 (peak in July), declined abruptly to 1 1 1 in 

 September, and continued to decline to the low 

 in December to March (table 12). 



The species contributed 0.1 to 1.0 percent 

 of the monthly average catches from November 

 to March; this percentage increased in April 

 and May, peaked at 23.4 and 20.8 in June and 

 July, declined to 17.0 in August, and continued 

 to decline to the low in November to March 

 (table 12). 



LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS . --T h e yearly 

 average catch of spot for the area was 119 

 per hour of trawling, representing 8.0 percent 

 of the total catch. 



About 20 to 38 spot were taken per hour of 

 trawling from August to December; peak 

 abundance of 264 and 376 was in March and 

 April, and a secondary peak of 196 was in 

 July (table 12). 



The species contributed only 1.0 to 1.7 

 percent of the monthly average catches from 

 August to December; its greatest contributions 

 were 25.6 and 25.9 percent in March andApril 

 (table 12). 



ETROPUS CROSSOTUS. --The yearly av- 

 erage catch of fringed flounder for the area 

 was 74 per hour of trawling, representing 

 4.9 percent of the total catch. 



Only 2 fringed flounders were takenper hour 

 of trawling in June; the number increased over 

 the summer and fall to 278 in November, 

 peaked at 420 in December, decreased sharply 

 to 131 in January, and generally declined in 

 late winter and spring to the low in June 

 (table 12). 



The species contributed only 0.2 to 0.9 

 percent of the mionthly average catches from 

 May to August; the percentage increased in 

 September and ranged from 6.3 to 15.7 percent 

 in October to April; the peak was in December 

 (table 12). 



C YNOSCION REG ALIS . - - The yea rly ave rage 

 catch of gray seatrout for the area was 65 per 

 hour of trawling, representing 4.3 percent of 

 the total catch. 



Ten to 15 gray seatrout were taken per 

 hour of trawling in February and March, 

 about 38 to 117 in April to January (the peak 

 of about 72 to 117 extended from July to 

 October- -it was highest in August), and 42 to 

 52 from November to January (table 12). 



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