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TaBLeE 5.—Length frequencies of 1,184 butterfish taken in pound nets in Pamlico 
Sound, N. C., 1924, all localities. (In per cent of total number) 


















i i i 
yoni ea | June July | Aug. | Sept.) Oct. | pinot June | July | Aug. | Sept.| Oct 
| 
——}—|— | 
i. ee | (ie & | eee Seo ee eae ee 1 | ee par ene ee. 9.01) 29.90) 41.30) 41.10) 19. 45 
_ eee eee (ee i ps eS eae ares eee || plly/ Ss ees SE ee 14.60) 9.90) 19. 85) 26.40) 41. 68 
Se wheelie T - aE | Aye) See eee ees aes S 1h} ae et ee 7.72) 4.65) 3.50} 9.20) 30.58 
J eel owt ae Ca ks | re | SERS! eee eee = rok a 2 eas 3.00} 1.41) 1.56) 1.84 5.53 
ee Se See Sees eA ee ee Eee ee | Be ee ee | - 20 . 18 y(t ree 
Vike cae Seek” ee is Col atd ell, O8S0l n= Sa ce lls oe | De eee aoe oS bee eee s20|coes-|2seen=|ee5- 55 
eS eee Bobet oes ee agsek | seabies) as 
Be ee et 13.30 4. 85 PBS) waOt|- =o. =. | MNotale FN ==. 2 100. 00,100. 01)100. 02/100. 04)100. 02 
Vee os ee 17.17} 13.54) 5.84) 6.14) 2.78 | ee 
(lye Ses 12. 02} 30. 22 24. 46) 11. 68 = Paes Number of fish__ 233 495 257 163 36 




TaBLe 6.—Length frequencies of 1,101 spots taken in pound nets in Pamlico 
Sound, N. C., 1925, all localities. (In per cent of total nwmber) 


ao | | | : | 
Length, centi- | June | July as ape Oct. | Length, centi- | June| July | Aug. |Sept.| Oct. 
meters meters 

B tel ee eo ei {p20 bae 25 ee eee 10. 34) 12.12) 9.52) 5.66 
6. 25 
Peed ese sty SaaS Le OE Re te 2 al SAB ORG B38 16, ODI: 42 
TSI 9 FOLGSI 0/0160) | Qoceeeane st <a RAN Nee: 3.41) 7.14] 5.66] 6.55 
EOSIN 16592) 2 OSt ose ne eee cen Sea .38| 1.19} 2.52] 3.87 
TTS GO 71 ETO) 10 || 4 ee ee ee es | ee BSS ie de (Ole neal) 1e19 
14. 28| 14.45] 9. 82 || a 

10.72) 18. 23| 13.40, Total___-_--_---|100. 04/100. 02) 99. 98) 99. 97/100. 00 
3. 57; 16. 98| 21.12 || | 
| 9.52} 9.43] 6.84 Number of fish__| 174 264 168| 159) 336 
18.45, 4.40) 6. 84 || | 











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TaBiEe 7.—Length frequencies of 942 croakers taken in pound nets in Pamlico 
Sound, N. C., 1925, all localities. (In per cent of total nwmber) 


meters 
meters 
June | July | Aug. | Sept.| Oct. 
{ 
. | | ; 
Length, centi- ie | July | Aug.| Sept.| Oct. Length, centi- 



= — 
TIP NOP AMNN AME, & 




RSESESPELSSRSEN 
Number of fish..| 243) 367/106, 102) 124 










In the long-haul seine catches (Tables 8 to 11) but scattering speci- 
mens of gray trout are found. Those caught range in length from 
9.8 to 25.6 inches, and the more abundant sizes consist of fish that 
are in all probability more than 3 years old. The spotted trout taken 
range in length from 9.1 to 27.2 inches, but the size groups are not 
readily distinguished. The spots caught are from 4.3 to 10.6 inches 
in length. These also represent older fish than those taken in the 
pound nets, except in October, when the older fish are notably lacking; 
the same sizes are caught by both gears. Croakers range in length 
from 5.9 to 16.2 inches, and, as in the pound-net catches, the larger 
fish are abundant in the earlier part of the season but virtually absent 
in October. 
