U.S. Department 
of Commerce 
Seattle, Washington 
Volume 95 
Number 3 
July 1 997 
Fishery 
Bulletin 
Contents 
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Articles 
403 Andrew, Neil L„, and Yong Chen 
Optimal sampling for estimating the size structure and mean 
size of abalone caught in a New South Wales fishery 
414 Armstrong, Michael R 
Seasonal and ontogenetic changes in distribution and 
abundance of smooth flounder, Pleuronectes putnami, and 
winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus, along estuarine 
depth and salinity gradients 
431 Brightman, Ross I., Joseph J. Torres, 
Joseph Donnelly, and M. Elizabeth Clarke 
Energetics of larval red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. 
Part II: Growth and biochemical indicators 
445 Cadrin, Steven X., and Douglas S. Vaughan 
Retrospective analysis of virtual population estimates for 
Atlantic menhaden stock assessment 
456 Crabtree, Roy E., Derke Snodgrass, and 
Christopher W. Hamden 
Maturation and reproductive seasonality in bonefish, 
Albula vulpes, from the waters of the Florida Keys 
466 Estrella, Bruce T„, and Thomas D. Morrissey 
Seasonal movement of offshore American lobster, 
Homarus americanus, tagged along the eastern 
shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts 
477 Heftier, William F., Jr., David S. Peters, 
David R. Colby, and Elisabeth H. Laban 
Daily variability in abundance of larval fishes inside 
Beaufort Inlet 
494 Nichoi, Daniel G. 
Effects of geography and bathymetry on growth and maturity 
of yellowfin sole, Pleuronectes asper, in the eastern Bering Sea 
