CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



The 1960 purse seine fishery 1 



South Atlantic Area 3 



Chesapeake Bay Area 3 



Middle Atlantic Area 4 



North Atlantic Area 4 



North Carolina fall fishery 4 



Distribution of purse seine sets 5 



Sampling of the catch 5 



Age composition 5 



Length composition 12 



Weight composition 13 



Mean length and weight 13 



Discussion 15 



Summary 20 



Acknowledgment 21 



Literature cited 21 



Appendix tables 23 



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