survey. During tagging operatiions, winter flounder larger than 20 cm 

 were sexed, scales removed for aging, and length recorded to the nearest 

 mm. A white 1 . 3-cm diameter disc uniquely numbered and printed with 

 information for its return was positioned on the nape of the right side 

 of the fish and a red disc with additional information was used on the 

 left side. A nickel pin was pushed through the musculature, cut to 

 size, and its end was crimped over to connect the tags and hold them in 

 place. Except for some specimens released specifically at thel MNPS 

 intakes, winter flounder were returned to the same location as their 

 capture. Information requested at recapture included date, location, 

 method of capture, length, sex, and additional scales, A reward was 

 given to all persons returning a tag. 



Early life history studies 

 Larval stage 



Samples examined for winter flounder larvae were taken at the MNPS 

 discharge (station EN, formerly designated as DIS; NUSCo 1983); at 

 Station NB in mid-Niantic Bay (formerly NB 5) ; and at stations A (new in 

 1983), B (realignment of former station NR 1), and C (formerly NR 2) in 

 the Niantic River (Fig, 2). Entrainment samples at EN were collected on 



Figure 2. Location of etntlons mtnplpd For winter flounJer In the trnwl and Iclillivoplnnktnn mnnltorlnR pro^r 



