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o 1 - 25th percentile O 26- 50th percentile O 51- 75th percentile O 76- 100th percentile 
Figure 11 
Seasonal distribution plots for age-0 ladyfish, Elops saurus, collected in the Indian River Lagoon, 1991-95. Banana River 
and Indian River basins are identified in Figure IB. Catch-per-unit-of-effort data from all positive catches of age-0 ladyfish 
were plotted as four quartile classes to standardize the data among gear types; increasing symbol size indicates higher 
catch per unit of effort. Smaller-size, age-1 ladyfish were excluded by increasing the size range for age-0, as indicated in 
each plot, from spring to winter. 
by special State of Florida appropriations to the FDEP. 
Dozens of anonymous and not so anonymous hands helped 
collect, sort, and identify fish. Valuable discussions or com- 
ments on earlier drafts were provided by R. Crabtree, 
K. Guindon-Tisdel, S. Kaiser, J. Levesque, K. Peters, R. Ruiz- 
Carus, and D. Winkelman. Editorial assistance was pro- 
vided by L. French, J. Leiby, and J. Quinn. We thank all of 
the above. 
