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Figure 8. Time Fcries plots of sand lance larvae at EN and NB; Torecast ( — ), 95"o confidence limils (--), and mean 

 weekly log-transformed density (no./500 m ) (*). 



Anchoa spp., anchovies 



Two anchovy species, the bay anchovy {Anchoa mitchi/lf) and the striped anchovy {Anchoa hepsclus) 

 have been collected in the MNPS area. Eggs of the two species can be easily distinguished and, based on 

 their relative proportions, the bay anchovy was by far the most common at MNPS (more than 80%). 



The bay anchovy is perhaps the most abundant fish along the Atlantic C^oast (McHugh 1977). They 

 are commonly found inshore during the warmer months and move offshore in the winter. Hildebrand 

 (1943) believed that each section of the coast had a distinctive population and all migrations were inshore 



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