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Table 1. Spearman rank correlations for muscle tissue contaminants (PCBs and DDTs) in, and physical characteristics (average length, average weight, and percent lipids) of, bluefish, summer flounder, black sea bass, and tautog from the New York Bight Apex
Species	Correlation Coefficient (r)	P Value^b	n^c
Average Length vs. Average Weight
Bluefish	0.896	<0.001	14
Summer flounder	0.886	<0.001	14
Black sea bass	0.982	<0.001	14
Tautog	0.964	<0.001	14
Average Length vs. Percent Lipids
Bluefish	0.0264	0.916	14
Summer flounder	0.323	0.251	14
Black sea bass	-0.226	0.425	14
Tautog	0.559	0.036	14
Average Weight vs. Percent Lipids
Bluefish	0.117	0.682	14
Summer flounder	0.108	0.704	14
Black sea bass	-0.218	0.444	14
Tautog	0.530	0.049	14
PCBs vs. Percent Lipids^a
Bluefish	0.724	0.003	14
Black sea bass	0.805	<0.001	14
Tautog	0.814	<0.001	14
DDTs vs. Percent Lipids^a
Bluefish	0.512	0.058	14
Black sea bass	0.908	<0.001	14
Tautog	0.713	0.008	12
PCBs vs. Average Length^a
Bluefish	0.132	0.637	14
Black sea bass	0.0924	0.738	14
Tautog	0.695	0.005	14
DDTs vs. Average Length^a
Bluefish	-0.167	0.552	14
Black sea bass	0.0286	0.916	14
Tautog	0.592	0.039	12
PCBs vs. DDTs^a
Bluefish	0.656	0.010	14
Black sea bass	0.911	<0.001	14
Tautog	0.930	<0.001	12
^aPCBs and DDTs were not detected in most summer flounder muscle composites. ^bPair(s) of variables with positive correlation coefficients and P values <0.050 tend to increase together. For pairs with negative correlation coefficients and P values <0.050, one variable tends to decrease while the other increases. For pairs with P values >0.050, there is no significant relationship between the two variables (Jandel Corporation 1995). ^cn = number of composites with values above the MDL.

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