TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Sampling the Mississippi purse seine catch 2 



Collection of data 2 



Fishing grounds 3 



Temperature and salinity 3 



Menhaden in the purse seine catch 4 



Other fishes in the purse seine catch 4 



Seasonal variations 8 



Comparison with other studies 8 



Other animals in the purse seine fishery 9 



Summary and conclusions 9 



Literature cited ^ 



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