80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 



FORK LENGTH (MM.) 



Figure 5. — Length frequencies of male and female Atlantic menhaden in samples from 



purse seine catches, 1960. 



are summarized in tables 7 and 8, and the 

 mean lengths and weights of each age group 

 in the 1960 catches are given by sex in appendix 

 tables 11-15. 



In the South Atlantic, Chesapeake Bay, and 

 Middle Atlantic Areas, the mean lengths and 



weights were greater than in 1959; in the 

 North Atlantic Area, both means were less; 

 and in the North Carolina fall fishery, the 

 mean weight was greater while the mean 

 length was unchanged. The increases in the 

 South Atlantic, Chesapeake Bay, and Middle 

 Atlantic Areas resulted from increases in the 



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