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N= 13500 



N- 34700 



N= 17395 



N- 5900 



SOUTH ATLANTIC AREA 

 ^3 AGE-l FISH iMj AGE-3 FISH 



AOE-2 FISH 



AGE-4 AND 

 OLDER FISH 



CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA 



mDDLE ATLANTIC AREA 



NORTH ATLANTIC AREA 



NORTH CAROLINA FALL FISHERY 



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FORK LENGTH (MM.) 

 Figure 4.--Length composition of samples of Atlantic menhaden from purse seine catches, 1959. 



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