Illusts. cont*d: 



Figure 



11. Length composition of samples from Middle Atlantic 



menhaden purse-seine catches, 1952-54 17 



12. Length composition of samples from Atlantic coast 



menhaden purse-seine catches, by area, 1955 17 



LIST OF TABLES 



Table 



1. Purse-seine fishing seasons by locality, 1952-55 5 



2. Estimated catch (in tons), catch per unit effort 



(in tons), and total fishing effort (number of 



sets), Atlantic coast menhaden fishery, 1955 10 



3. Number of samples taken from commercial catches, 



1952-55 11 



4. Length frequency distributions of Seunples of Atlantic 



menhaden taken from seven different locations 



within Delaware Bay 12 



Appendix Tables 



1. Length frequency distributions of szimples from single- 



school catches 21 



2. Age composition (in percent) of samples from catches 



by area, 1952-54 22 



3. Age composition (in percent) of samples from catches 



by area, 1955 22 



4. Numbers of fish (in millions) in catches by age and 



area, 1955 23 



5. Length frequency distributions by age and sex of 



samples from purse-seine catches. Middle Atlantic 



Area, 1952 24 



6. Length frequency distributions by age and sex of 



samples from purse-seine catches, Middle Atlantic 



Area, 1953 25 



7. Length frequency distributions by age and sex of 



samples from purse-seine catches. Middle Atlantic 



Area, 1954 26 



8. Length frequency distributions by age and sex of 



samples from purse-seine catches. North Atlantic 



Area, 1954 27 



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