TABLES 

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1. Average catch of weakfish, Maine to North Carolina, by gear 



for the five-year period 1929-193^ • ,.....«..• ..o 3 



2o Fisheries of Atlantic Coast (Massachusetts to North Carr)lina) 

 catch in pounds of weakfish by certain gear, with otter 

 trawl omitted e ,....., h 



3o New Jersey State pound net records, summary of localities, 



weakfish .... ....................... . 10 



U. Mean catch per trap in numbers of weakfish of the Vail family 



pound net fishery in Fort Pond Bay (Montauk, N.Y.) 18814-1928 11 



5. Weighted length frequencies of weakfish taken at Wildwood,N.J . . 18 



6. Weighted length frequencies of weakfish taken at Northern,N. J. . 22 



7. Weighted length frequencies of weakfish taken at Fire Island, 



N.Y. ,.,,... 2h 



8.. Weighted length frequencies of weakfish taken at Montauk, N. Y. , . 28 

 9. Length frequency distribution of weakfish from certain 



localities o. ................. 32 



10. Length frequency distribution of age group weakfish, fall 



sample ..„.,..... 35 



11 o Length frequency distribution of a.re group I weakfish, spring 



12. Length frequency distribution of age group I weakfish, fall 



sample, 37 



13 o Length frequency distribution of age group II weakfish, spring 



sample , 38 



III. Length frequency distribution of age group II weakfish, fall 



sample 39 



15. Length frequency distribution of age group III weakfish, spring 



sample 1(2 



16. Length frequency distribution of age group III weakfish, fall 



sample il3 



17. Length frequency distribution of age group IV weakfish, spring 



sample. , Uii 



18. Length frequency distribution of age group IV weakfish, fall 



s ample I46 



19 Length frequency distribution of age group V weakfish, spring 



sample. hd 



20c Length frequency distribution of age group V weakfish, fall 



sample. 5l 



'1 . Recaptured weakfish from the October 1932 tagging experiment at 



Montauk, N,Y„ 56 



22, Recaptured weakfish from the October and November 1931 tagging 



experiment in lower Chesapeake Bay. 5? 



23 o Recaptured weakfish from the October 1933 tagging experiment off 



Exmore, Virginia. 58 







