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Chapter 7 - Demersal FishTautogWithin the region, highest numbers of tautog werefound from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Cod, with lessernumbers observed in the Gulf of Maine in and aroundMassachusetts Bay and the Jeffreys Ledge/StellwagenBank area (Figure 7-63a, b). Statistical analyses did notidentify significant trends in abundance over the species’range (Figure 7-63c, d).Weighted persistence analysesfor tautog identified nearshore waters from the Hudson/Raritan Estuary to the mouth of Delaware Bay asimportant (Figure 7-64).ABFigure 7-64. Areas with high persistence and abundance over 40 years for tautog during the spring and fall seasons.Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment • Phase 1 Report 7-69