Appendix Weekly catch data used for determining population abundance of Niantic River winter 



IX. flounder during 1980. 



Week Date- Total No. No. No. No. Recaps Recaptures 



no. week of catch unmrk'd marked removed exam'd 1977-79 (week marked) 



12 3 4 5 



1 3-17 1,288 646 642 642 8 - 



2 3-24 3,007 1,806 1,151 50 1,201 24 28 - 



3 3-31 3,756 2,586 1,170 1,170 4 18 47 - 



4 4-7 3,026 1,675 1,350 1 1,351 6 13 50 



5 4-14 2,362 2,361 - 1 1,216 10 15 36 

 Total 13,439 9,074 4,313 52 5,580 52 74 133 



67 - 

 52 107 

 119 107 



Total 

 recap 



28 

 65 

 130 

 210 



433 



Appendix The 1980 abundance estimate of winter flounder larger .than 15 cm during the spawn- 



X. ing period in the Niantic River. 



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