CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Results and discussion 2 



Temporal and geographical collections of eggs 2 



Temporal and geographical collections of larvae 2 



Temporal and geographic norms of spawning 3 



Conclusions 7 



Acknowledgments 7 



Literature cited 8 



Appendix I 8 



Figures 



1. RV Dolphin cruises D-68- 1 , January and February 1968 9 



2. RV Albatross IV cruise 68-17, October 1968 10 



3. RV/lfihw!ce//cruise4, January 1969 11 



4. USCG Cutter Chilula and NASA Range Recoverer, March 1969 12 



5. RV Undaunted cruises, December 1970 and January 1971 13 



6. RV Undaunted cruises, February and March 1971 14 



7. RV Dolphin cruise D2-73, February and March 1973 15 



8. RV Dolphin cruise Dl-74, January 1974 16 



9. RV Dolphin cruise Dl-74, January 1974 17 



10. RV Dolphin cruise D 1-75, January 1975 18 



11. R\ Dolphin cruise D 1-75, January 1975 19 



12. Mean number of Atlantic menhaden larvae, by category, shown by symbols representing areas of 15 '00" latitude and 15 '00" 

 longitude, October - December, 1953-75 20 



13. Mean number of Atlantic menhaden larvae, by category, shown by symbols representing areas of 15 '00" latitude and 15 '00" 

 longitude, January-March, 1953-75 21 



14. Mean number of Atlantic menhaden larvae, by category, shown by symbols representing areas of 15 '00" latitude and 15 '00" 

 longitude, April- June, 1953-75 22 



15. Mean number of Atlantic menhaden larvae, by category, shown by symbols representing areas of 15 '00" latitude and 15 '00" 

 longitude, July-September, 1953-75 23 



Tables 



1. Distribution and abundance of Atlantic menhaden eggs along the Atlantic coast are shown for the nine cruises from which eggs 

 were reported 2 



2. Number of stations, number of plankton samples, and number of Atlantic menhaden larvae by month and cruise along the 

 Atlantic coast of the United States and north of the Greater and Lesser Antilles 1953-75 4-6 



3. Number of stations, number of samples, number of samples with Atlantic menhaden larvae, number of larvae each month for 

 all years combined 1953-75, and number of larvae per sample, north and south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. 



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