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292 Interannual variation in predation on first-year Sebastes 
spp. by three northern California predators, by Edmund S. 
Hobson, James R. Chess, and Daniel F. Howard 
303 Behavioral reactions of northern bottlenose whales ( Hyper - 
oodon ampullatus ) to biopsy darting and tag attachment 
procedures, by Sascha K. Hooker, Robin W. Baird, Sa’ad Al- 
Omari, Shannon Gowans, and Hal Whitehead 
309 Depth distributions and time-varying bottom trawl selec- 
tivities for Dover sole ( Microstomus pacificus), sablefish 
(. Anoplopoma fimbria ), and thornyheads (Sebastolobus alas- 
canus and S. altivelis) in a commercial fishery, by Larry D. 
Jacobson, Jon Brodziak, and Jean Rogers 
328 Yield-per-recruit analysis for black drum, Pogonias cromis, 
along the East Coast of the United States and manage- 
ment strategies for Chesapeake Bay, by Cynthia M. Jones 
and Brian K. Wells 
338 Adjustment of commercial trawling effort for Atantic cod, 
Gadus morhua, due to increasing catching efficiency, by 
Are Salthaug 
343 Assessment of skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis) spawn- 
ing activity in the eastern Pacific Ocean, by Kurt M. Schae- 
fer 
351 Biochemical identification of shark fins and fillets from the 
coastal fisheries in New Zealand, by Peter J. Smith and 
Peter G. Benson 
356 Reproductive cycle, fecundity, and seasonal distribution of 
the anglerfish Lophius litulon in the East China and Yellow 
Seas, by Michio Yoneda, Muneharu Tokimura, Hitoshi 
Fujita, Naohiko Takeshita, Koji Takeshita, Michiya Mat- 
suyama, and Shuhei Matsuura 
371 Differential parasitism by Naobranchia occidentalis (Cope- 
poda: Naobranchiidae) and Nectobrachia indivisa (Cope- 
poda: Lernaeopodidae) on northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta 
polyxystra Orr and Matarese, 2000 ) and southern rock sole 
(L. bilineata Ayres, 1855) in Alaskan waters, by Mark Zim- 
mermann, Robin C. Harrison, and Anthony F. Jones 
381 Size distribution of southern bluefin tuna ( Thunnus mac- 
coyii ) by depth on their spawning ground, by Tim L. O. 
Davis and Jessica H. Farley 
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389 Radiometric age validation of the Atlantic tarpon. Mega- 
lops atlanticus, by Allen H. Andrews, Erica J. Burton, Ken- 
neth H. Coale, Gregor M Cailliet, and Roy E. Crabtree 
399 Effect of the salt-box catch-bycatch separation procedure, 
as used by the Texas shrimp industry, on short-term sur- 
vival of bycatch, by Robert L. Colura, and Britt W. Bum- 
guardner 
410 Trace metals in four structures of fish and their use for 
estimates of stock structure, by Bronwyn M. Gillanders 
420 Estimating the number of fish in Atlantic bluefin tuna 
(Thunnus thynnus thynnus ) schools using models derived 
from captive school observations, by Brian Hanrahan and 
Francis Juanes 
432 Effects of gear selectivity and different calculation meth- 
ods on estimating growth parameters of bluefish, Pornato- 
mus saltatrix (Pisces: Pomatomidae), from southern Brazil, 
by Flavia M. Lucena and Carl M. O’Brien 
443 Nursery habitats for ladyfish, Elops saurus, along salinity 
gradients in two Florida estuaries, by Richard S. McBride, 
Timothy C. MacDonald, Richard E, Matheson Jr., David A. 
Rydene, and Peter B. Hood 
459 The validity of the fin-ray method of age determination for 
lingcod ( Ophiodon elongatus), by Gordon A. McFarlane and 
Jacquelynne R. King 
465 The behavior, growth, and survival of witch flounder (Glyp- 
tocephalus cynoglossus) larvae in relation to prey availabil- 
ity: adaptations to an extended larval period, by Jessica 
Rabe and Joseph A. Brown 
475 Lack of divergence between 16S mtDNA sequences of the 
swimming crabs Callinectes bocourti and C. maracaiboensis 
(Brachyura: Portunidae) from Venezuela, by Christoph D. 
Schubart, Jesus E. Conde, Carlos Carmona-Suarez, Rafael 
Robles, and Darryl L. Felder 
482 Feeding habits, prey fields, and potential competition 
of young-of-the-year walleye pollock ( Theragra chalco- 
gramma) and Pacific herring ( Clupea pallasi ) in Prince 
William Sound, Alaska, 1994-1995, by Molly V. Sturdevant, 
Audra L. J. Brase, and Leland B. Hulbert 
502 Age and growth of the bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, in the 
western Pacific Ocean, by Chi-Lu Sun, Chien-Lung Huang, 
and Su-Zan Yeh 
510 Nocturnal occurrence of the swimming crab Ovalipes punc- 
tatus in the swash zone of a sandy beach in northeastern 
Japan, by Kazutaka Takahashi and Kouichi Kawaguchi 
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519 Seasonal occurrence and site-utilization patterns of adult 
tautog, Tautoga onitis (Labridae), at manmade and natural 
structures in lower Chesapeake Bay, by Michael D. Arendt, 
Jon A. Lucy, and Thomas A. Munroe 
528 Phylogeographic analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation 
in Alaskan coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, by Anthony 
J. Gharrett, Andrew K. Gray, and Vladimir Brykov 
545 Diet and consumption rates of overwintering YOY striped 
bass, Morone saxatilis, in the Hudson River, by Thomas P. 
Hurst and David O. Conover 
554 Use of a continuous egg sampler for ichthyoplankton sur- 
veys: application to the estimation of daily egg production of 
Pacific sardine ( Sardinops sagax) off California, by Nancy 
C. H. Lo, John R. Hunter, and Richard Charter 
