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8. Mean weight (g.) of Atlantic nnenhaden in purse seine catches, 

 1961, and mean of the mean weights, 1955-60, by age, season, 

 area, and year 15 



Appendix fables 



1. Length-frequency distributions of Atlantic n-ienhaden by age in 

 years and sex in samples from purse seine catches. South Atlantic 

 Area, excluding the North Carolina fall fishery, 1961 17 



2. Length-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in 

 years and sex in samples from purse seine catches, Chesapeake 



Bay Area, 1961 18 



3. Length-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in 

 years and sex in samples from purse seine catches. Middle Atlantic 

 Area, 1961 19 



4. Length-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in 

 years and sex in samples from purse seine catches, North Atlantic 

 Area, 1961 19 



5. Length-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in years 

 and sex in sannples from purse seine catches. North Carolina fall 

 fishery, 1961 20 



6. Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic nnenhaden by age in years 

 and sex in samples from purse seine catches, South Atlantic Area, 

 excluding the North Carolina fall fishery, 1961 21 



7. Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in years 

 and sex in samples from purse seine catches, Chesapeake Bay 

 Area, 1961 22 



8. Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in years 

 and sex in samples from purse seine catches. Middle Atlantic Area, 



1961 23 



9. Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in years 

 and sex in samples from purse seine catches. North Atlantic Area, 



1961 24 



10. Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age in years 

 and sex in samples from purse seine catches. North Carolina fall 

 fishery, 1961 26 



11. Mean fork length and weight of Atlantic menhaden by age and sex in 

 samples from purse seine catches. South Atlantic Area, excluding 

 North Carolina fall fishery, 1961 28 



12. Mean fork length and weight of Atlantic menhaden by age and sex in 

 samples from purse seine catches, Chesapeake Bay Area, 1 96 1 . . 28 



13. Mean fork length and weight of Atlantic menhaden by age and sex in 

 samples from purse seine catches, Middle Atlantic Area, 1961. . . 28 



14. Mean fork length and weight of Atlantic menhaden by age and sex in 

 samples from purse seine catches, North Atlantic Area, 1 96 1 . . . 28 



15. Mean fork length and weight of Atlamtic menhaden by age and sex in 

 sannples from purse seine catches. North Carolina fall fishery, 



1961 28 



