Contents 



WINTER FLOUNDER STUDIES 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 3 



Adult abundance studies 3 



Life history studies 8 



Movements and exploitation 13 



Stock identification 13 



Larval studies 14 



Post-larval studies 23 



Growth and mortality 25 



Impingement 26 



Entrainment 26 



Impact assessment 27 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 28 



Adult abundance studies 28 



Abundance in the Niantic River 28 



Harmonic regression models 35 



Regional trends in abundance 36 



l,ife history studies 37 



Reproduction 37 



Age and growth 42 



Mortality and survival 49 



Food habits 51 



Movements and exploitation 53 



