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Table 4 
Residence and movement of tagged Yellowtail Flounder ( Limanda ferruginea ) from 2003 to 2006 
among managed stock areas off New England. Three stock areas were used in this study: Cape Cod- 
Gulf of Maine (CC-GOM), Georges Bank (GB), and southern New England-Mid-Atlantic (SNE-MA). 
Recapture area Recapture percentage 
Release area 
CC-GOM 
GB 
SNE-MA 
Total 
CC-GOM 
GB 
SNE-MA 
CC-GOM 
1049 
38 
10 
1097 
0.96 
0.03 
0.01 
GB 
32 
2307 
11 
2350 
0.01 
0.98 
0.01 
SNE-MA 
14 
86 
36 
136 
0.10 
0.63 
0.26 
Total 
1095 
2431 
57 
3583 
where tagged fish were released. Tag-recovery patterns 
indicate that Yellowtail Flounder carried out frequent 
movements within stock areas and less frequent move- 
ment between areas. It is unlikely that uncertainties 
in the Yellowtail Flounder assessments are a result of 
substantial movement between stock areas. 
This study provides insight into important uncer- 
tainties associated with the population dynamics of 
Yellowtail Flounder stocks off New England. The re- 
sults from this study can be used to inform future as- 
sessments and provide additional information to aid in 
the management of this species. 
42°N 
40°N- 
74°W 
72°W 
70°W 
68°W 
I 
66°W 
Release and recapture locations 
(color coded by stock area of release) 
O Cape Cod-Gulf of Maine 
O Georges Bank 
O Southern New England-Mid-Atlantic 
X Releases 
Atlantic Ocean 
100 
200 
i Kilometers 
Figure 5 
Map of the locations of release and recovery of tagged Yellowtail Flounder ( Limanda ferruginea) in 3 stock areas off New 
England from 2003 to 2006. Recaptures are color-coded on the basis of the stock area where they were tagged and re- 
leased. The 3 stock areas examined in this study were Cape Cod— Gulf of Maine (gold block), Georges Bank (green block), 
and southern New England-Mid-Atlantic (yellow block). 
