350 
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Oct-Nov 2004 
n= 223 
0 50 100 150 200 250 0 50 100 150 200 250 0 50 100 150 200 250 
SL (mm) 
Figure 3 
Size-frequency distributions of California halibut ( Paralichthys californicus) cap- 
tured in the outer, central, and inner sections of Punta Banda Estuary between 
October 2004 and October 2005. Data corresponding to the beginning and end of 
each caging experiment were pooled. The 250 mm standard length (SL) size class 
includes fish >250 mm SL. 
rates were found in January 2005 and May 2005 (8.13 
±0.40 and 6.75 ±0.45 ftm/d, respectively) and the lowest 
in September 2005 and March 2005 (4.52 ±0.16 and 
5.47 ±0.35 pm/d, respectively; Fig. 6A). A similar pat- 
tern was observed for the central section. The highest 
growth rates in the inner section were found in Octo- 
ber 2004 and May 2005 (8.40 ±0.32 and 7.78 ±0.41 
pm/d, respectively), and the lowest in September 2005 
and January 2005 (4.11 ±0.15 and 4.89 ±0.40 pm/d, 
respectively). Correlation analysis indicated that the 
relationship between recent otolith growth rates and 
mean temperature during the 14 days before capture 
was not significant (r=0.31, F 1 n =1.20, P=0.295), even 
though the mean temperature ranged between 15.8 
