WINTER FLOUNDER POPULATION STUDIES 

 Table of Contents 



Section Page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



MATERIAL AND METHODS , 2 



Adult Population Studies 2 



Early Life History Studies 8 



Impingement 12 



Entrainment 12 



Harmonic Regression Models 13 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14 



Adult Population Studies 14 



Abundance 14 



Reproductive Activities 20 



Age and Growth 22 



Mortality and Survival 28 



Movements 29 



Early Life History Studies 32 



Larval stage 32 



Abundance and Distribution 32 



Growth 37 



Special Studies 39 



Post-larval stage 44 



Abundance and Distribution 44 



Growth 46 



Impingement 48 



Entrainment 50 



Harmonic Regression Models 51 



SUMMARY 55 



REFERENCES CITED 59 



APPENDICES 64 



