we sampled because lobsters shed all of their 

 hard parts. Therefore, we should have addi- 

 tional corroboration on the age and growth 

 relationship either by a tagging program (which 



usually creates more uncertainties because 

 of an additional set of assumptions) or a genetic- 

 biochemical approach such as that in studies 

 on the aging process in humans. 



Table 5. — Carapace length frequencies from cluster samples of lobsters, compiled by sex, month, and year, 1966 (partial 



year) through 1970. 



1966 



Canpica 

 Imgti 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 





Total 



























Ma 



f mills 



TOIM 



Mills Fsmilis Totals 



Milos Fsmilis Totals 



Mills Familu Totals 



Miles FmiiIis Totals 





•Halts 



final ts 



Totlls 



80 



















. 







81 



4 



3 



7 



4 7 11 



2 4 6 



2 4 6 







12 



18 



30 



82 



14 



11 



25 



17 11 28 



12 13 25 



7 10 17 



2 - 2 





52 



45 



97 



83 



10 



13 



23 



18 19 37 



10 13 23 



9 9 18 



4 8 12 





51 



62 



113 



84 



14 



9 



23 



13 17 30 



13 22 35 



14 11 25 



3 4 7 





57 



63 



120 



85 



12 



16 



28 



16 15 31 



13 15 28 



13 11 24 



3 10 13 





57 



67 



124 



86 



16 



16 



32 



14 9 23 



18 22 40 



11 13 24 



6 6 12 





65 



66 



131 



87 



19 



15 



34 



26 21 47 



15 12 27 



8 19 27 



6 9 15 





74 



76 



150 



88 



12 



11 



23 



15 17 32 



18 13 31 



10 7 17 



2 10 12 





57 



58 



115 



89 



25 



17 



42 



9 9 18 



13 13 26 



13 12 25 



4 8 12 





64 



59 



123 



90 



17 



25 



42 



14 19 33 



11 22 33 



13 9 22 



7 5 12 





62 



80 



142 



91 



18 



14 



32 



13 25 38 



13 11 24 



5 3 8 



5 8 13 





54 



61 



115 



92 



20 



19 



39 



18 15 33 



18 15 33 



5 4 9 



3 6 9 





64 



59 



123 



93 



16 



8 



24 



15 17 32 



13 9 22 



6 3 9 



2 7 9 





52 



44 



96 



94 



16 



12 



28 



15 18 33 



17 19 36 



7 1 8 



4 5 9 





59 



55 



114 



95 



12 



11 



23 



19 10 29 



11 6 17 



4 4 8 



3 3 





46 



34 



80 



95 



5 



5 



10 



6 7 13 



8 1 9 



1 2 3 







20 



15 



35 



97 



6 



4 



10 



10 6 16 



1 1 2 



1 - 1 



1 1 





18 



12 



30 



98 



4 



2 



6 



5 3 8 



4 3 7 



3 1 4 







16 



9 



25 



99 



4 



2 



6 



1 1 



2 2 4 



1 1 



. 





6 



6 



12 



100 



3 



1 



4 



2 3 5 



1 1 





1 1 





6 



5 



11 



101 



1 





1 



1 1 2 



2 - 2 



. 



. 





4 



1 



5 



102 



1 





1 



1 1 2 



1 - 1 



. 



- 





3 



1 



4 



103 





1 



1 



1 1 2 



1 1 



2 - 2 







3 



3 



6 



104 





- 





2 4 6 



3 3 





1 1 





2 



8 



10 



105 



- 



- 



- 



1 1 



1 1 



2 - 2 



. 





3 



1 



4 



106 



- 



- 



- 



2 1 3 



1 - 1 





. 





3 



1 



4 



107 





- 



- 



1 1 



2 2 



- 



. 







3 



3 



108 



1 



2 



3 



3 1 4 



. 



_ 



. 





4 



3 



7 



109 



1 





1 



2 - 2 





. 







3 





3 



110 



1 



2 



3 



1 2 3 



1 2 3 





1 1 





3 



7 



10 



111 



2 





2 



2 - 2 



2 2 



. 



. 





4 



2 



6 



112 



1 



- 



1 



1 1 





•v . 



. 





2 





2 



113 



1 



1 



2 



- 



. 



. 



. 





1 



1 



2 



114 







- 



. 



1 - 1 



. 



. 





1 





1 



115 



1 





1 



- 



1 1 



. 



- 





2 



_ 



2 



116 





1 



1 



- 



. 



- 



. 





_ 



1 



1 



117 



- 







- 



1 1 



. 



. 







1 



1 



118 



- 



- 





1 1 2 



1 1 



. 



. 





1 



2 



3 



119 



- 



1 



1 



1 - 1 



1 1 



. 



. 





1 



2 



3 



120 



- 



- 



- 



- 



. 



_ 



. 





_ 



_ 



_ 



121 



- 



- 



- 



. 



_ 



. 



. 





_ 



. 



. 



122 



- 



- 



- 



- 



. 



. 







_ 



_ 



. 



123 



- 



- 



- 



. 



. 



_ 







_ 



_ 



_ 



124 



- 



- 



- 



- 



. 



. 



1 - 1 





1 



. 



1 



125 





1 



1 



- 



. 



. 



. 





_ 



1 



1 



126 









. 



. 



_ 



. 







_ 



_ 



127 





- 



- 



- 



- 



. 



. 





_ 



_ 



. 



128 



- 





- 



. 



. 



. 



. 





_ 



_ 



. 



129 



- 



- 



- 



- 



. 











- 





Totals 



257 



223 





268 262 



220 230 



136 124 



52 93 





933 



932 









480 



530 



450 



260 



145 









1865 



19 



