Table 1. 



Summary of Niantic 

 1986. 



River adult winter flounder abundance studies from 1973 through 



Dales Marking 



sampled method 



1973 Throughout Anchor lag 



year 



1974 Throughout Anchor tag 



year 



1975 Mar31-Mayl3 Fin clip 



1976 Mar 1-May4 Fin clip, 



spaghetti lag 



1977 Mar 7-May 10 Freeze-brand 



Mar 6-May 16 Freeze-brand 



Mar 12- May 15 Freeze-brand 



Mar 1 7-May 6 Freeze-brand 



Mar 2-May 3 Freeze-brand 



reb22-Mayll Freeze-brand 



r-cb 2 1 -Apr 6 Freeze-brand 



Size 

 marked 



Method of 

 abundance 

 estimation 



None Only 1000 marked in Niantic River 



inadequate Tor abundance estimate 



Jolly (1965) Only 2300 marked in Niantic River. 

 Recaptures not marked. 



Triple-catch Designed for triple-catch model. Recaptures 

 (Ricker 1958), not marked - inadequate for Jolly model 

 Jolly (1965) 



Jolly (1965) Designed for Jolly model (1976-86). 



Recaptures in 1976 marked with tags. 



Jolly (1965) Freeze-brand used to improve marking 



methodology. Marks indicating both station 

 and week of mark and recapture applied 

 during 1977-79. 



Jolly (1965) 



Jolly (1965) Jolly model evaluated. 



Jolly (1965), Other mark and recapture models considered. 



Manley-Parr and Marks indicating week of mark and recapture 



Fisher-Ford applied during 1980-86. 

 (Begon 1979) 



Jolly (1965) 



Jolly (1965) All winter flounder studies evaluated. 



Jolly (1965) Minimum size increa.sed so mostly adults 



marked. Survey limited to spawning season. 

 Tow distance standardized. All marked fish 

 sexed and measured. 



Feb 14- Apr 4 Freeze-brand 

 [•eb 23-Apr 2 Freeze-brand 

 Feb 24-Apr 8 Freeze-brand 



Jolly (1965) 



Jolly (1965) Jolly model evaluated. 



Jolly (1965) 



