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Table 1 
Annual effort (km-h) and CPUE (turtles/km-h) by species for Corrigan Reef and Waccasassa Reefs from 1986 to 1993. 
Lk -Lepidochelys kempii, Cc =Caretta caretta, and Cm =Chelonia mydas. 
Corrigan Reef Waccasassa Reefs 
Year 
(months) 
Effort 
Lk/h 
Cc/h 
Cm/h 
Effort 
Lk/h 
Cc/h 
Cm/h 
1986 ( Jun-Nov) 
153.9850 
0.1104 
0.0065 
0.0000 
9.3275 
0.0000 
0.0000 
0.1072 
1987 (May-Dec) 
236.0963 
0.0720 
0.0000 
0.0042 
19.6300 
0.0000 
0.0509 
0.2547 
1988 (May-Sep) 
142.3988 
0.2388 
0.0070 
0.0000 
1.2675 
0.7890 
0.0000 
0.0000 
1989 (Jun-Sep) 
177.4500 
0.1634 
0.0394 
0.0113 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1990 (Jun-Sep) 
233.4150 
0.1499 
0.0129 
0.0000 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1991 (Jun-Oct) 
152.5225 
0.1246 
0.0000 
0.0000 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1992 (May-Dec) 
461.5650 
0.1148 
0.0303 
0.0022 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1993 (Jan-Oct) 
124.8000 
0.1923 
0.0160 
0.0000 
— 
— 
— 
— 
and 1995, and tag data collected on these turtles were 
included in the analyses. 
The following morphometric measurements (Prit- 
chard et al., 1983) were recorded for each turtle: to- 
tal straight-line carapace length (TSCL, anterior 
most edge of carapace to posterior margin of post- 
central); standard straight-line carapace length 
(SSCL, nuchal notch to posterior margin of postcen- 
