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APPENDIX I 



Cruise area, station locations, and Atlantic menhaden larval distribution and abundance for 

 selected cruises — Figures 1-11. Seasonal and geographic distribution of Atlantic menhaden 

 larvae (all cruises combined) — Figures 12-15. 



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