T — I r — I — =f" 



so 100 120 140 160 l&O 200 220 240 260 2S0 }00 i20 J40 J60 

 FORK LENOTH (MM.) 



Figure 5. — Len^ith frequencies of male and female 

 Atlantic menhaden in samples from purse seme 

 catches, li)5D. 



previous years, there was a size difference 

 between the sexes. The ratio of females to 

 males is given for each area in table 6. As in 

 previous years (except 1958), females out- 

 numbered the males in all except the South 

 Atlantic Area. 



Weight Composition 



The weight-frequency distributions of fish 

 in samples from the purse seine catches in 

 1959 are shown for each area in figure 6 (See 

 also appendix tables 6-10). 



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