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1975-90 year classes. Although our results appar- 
ently did not encompass periods of poor recruitment, 
they show that surveys of the nursery areas of 0 + 
English sole have the potential to provide estimates 
of year-class strength several years in advance of the 
commercial fishery, as well as provide insight into 
the processes that generate recruitment variability. 
Acknowledgments 
The senior author is grateful to his graduate com- 
mittee members and fellow graduate students for 
their support and assistance during this study. This 
research was supported by grants from Washington 
Sea grant (NA 86AA-D-SG004) and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA). 
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