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Kg/Tow<br />

200<br />

180<br />

160<br />

140<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

Average Catch Per Tow<br />

Aug-02 Sep-02 Oct-02 Nov-02<br />

Yellowtail Winter Flounder Rock Crab Skate M<strong>on</strong>kfish Spiny Dogfish (x0.1)<br />

Figure 3.6-2 Catch by species in kilograms per tow for Mud Hole and Little Tow combined. Note that no trawling could occur al<strong>on</strong>g Little Tow-<br />

Lane 3 in November 2002 due to the presence of lobster gear; and that spiny dogfish catch was 10x’s greater than graphed values.

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