y 100- 



50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 50 75 100 



CARAPACE LENGTH (MM) 



Fig. 3. Size frequency distributions of male and female lobsters caught at all stations from 1979 through 1987. 



TABLE 4. Lx)bster population carapace-length statistics for wire pot catches from May through October 

 1978-1987. 



Range 

 (mm) 



Mean Carapace 

 Length ± 95% CI 



Percent 

 Legals 



71.4 ± 0.33 



71.2 ± 0.26 



70.7 ± 0.27 



71.0 ± 0.33 



70.8 ± 0.15 



71.7 ± 0.19 



71.8 ± 0.18 



71.3 ± 0.17 



70.1 ± 0.17 



70.2 ± 0.17 



8.7 

 8.2 

 7.2 

 9.6 

 7.3 

 10.1 

 9.6 

 6.6 

 5.1 

 4.4 



Recaptures not included 



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