Appendix table 8. — Weight-frequency distributions of Atlantic menhaden by age In years and sex in samples 



from purse seine catches. Middle Atlantic Area, 1961 



(M - male, F - female, T - total. Including specimens for which sex was not determined) 



AGE 



Weight 



Total 



M F T 



M F T 



M F T 



M F T 



M F T 



M F T 



G. 

 150-159., 

 160-169.. 

 170-179.. 

 180-189.. 

 190-199.. 

 200-209., 

 210-219., 

 220-229., 

 230-239., 

 2A0-249.. 

 250-259.. 

 260-269.. 

 270-279.. 

 280-289.. 

 290-299.. 

 300-309.. 

 310-319.. 

 320-329.. 

 330-339.. 

 340-349.. 

 350-359.. 

 360-369.. 

 370-379.. 

 380-389.. 

 390-399.. 

 400-409.. 

 410-419.. 

 420-429.. 

 430-439.. 

 440-449.. 

 450-459.. 

 460-469.. 

 470-479.. 

 480-489.. 

 490-499.. 

 500-509.. 

 510-519.. 

 520-529.. 

 530-539.. 

 540-549.. 

 550-559.. 

 560-569.. 

 570-579.. 

 580-589.. 

 590-599.. 

 600-609.. 

 610-619.. 

 620-629.. 

 630-639.. 

 640-649.. 

 650-659.. 

 660-669.. 

 670-679.. 

 680-689.. 

 690-699.. 

 700-709.. 

 710-719.. 



5 



5 



9 



14 



33 



34 



25 



36 



24 



47 



25 



26 



27 



17 



14 



9 



6 



13 



8 



10 



2 



5 



3 



3 



2 



1 



1 



9 



23 



23 



24 



22 



28 



30 



35 



33 



29 



23 



20 



21 



13 



14 



6 



10 



7 



2 



6 



3 



4 



5 



1 



3 



1 



1 



1 



1 



5 



5 



17 



23 



56 



57 



49 



58 



52 



77 



60 



59 



56 



40 



34 



30 



19 



27 



14 



20 



9 



7 



9 



6 



6 



6 



2 



3 



1 



1 



1 



1 



3 

 10 



22 



31 



53 



87 



109 



119 



133 



168 



159 



133 



153 



146 



142 



122 



90 



86 



86 



45 



44 



51 



25 



20 



18 



15 



14 



9 



8 



11 



10 



10 



4 



9 



11 



10 



3 



8 



5 



4 



5 



1 



1 



1 



2 



5 



19 



36 



56 



69 



105 



141 



156 



152 



156 



180 



160 



146 



140 



116 



111 



85 



88 



74 



56 



47 



42 



30 



36 



23 



17 



14 



10 



8 



10 



13 



4 



8 



2 



5 



3 



10 



8 



3 



5 



3 



5 



3 



4 



4 



3 



2 



1 



1 



5 



10 



27 



50 



89 



143 



178 



224 



274 



324 



311 



289 



333 



306 



288 



262 



206 



197 



171 



133 



118 



107 



72 



62 



48 



51 



37 



26 



22 



21 



18 



20 



17 



13 



19 



12 



8 



11 



15 



12 



8 



6 



4 



6 



5 



4 



4 



3 



3 



3 



1 



1 

 2 



1 

 1 



2 

 1 



2 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 1 

 5 

 5 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 7 

 8 

 3 

 10 

 5 

 7 

 6 



1 



1 



1 



12 



17 



46 



79 



149 



200 



228 



286 



329 



403 



373 



348 



391 



346 



326 



293 



227 



225 



188 



156 



131 



117 



84 



72 



58 



62 



41 



35 



27 



23 



23 



22 



17 



17 



20 



15 



11 



14 



20 



17 



14 



9 



10 



14 



15 



13 



12 



13 



14 



8 



13 



9 



12 



10 



23 



