TM 157 Table A2

Table A2. Allocation of bluefish specimens to composites
Composite #	Individual Specimen Characteristics			Composite Characteristics
Composite #	Length (mm)	Wet Weight (g)	Sex^a	Mean Length (mm)	Mean Wet Weight (g)	%Lipids	%Water
Station BL1
101	400	922	2	407	948	7.22	71.9
	405	915	2
	415	1008	2
102	417	992	2	421	1080	10.6	72.2
	419	1037	2
	427	1211	2
103	427	1034	2	428	1081	3.78	73.6
	429	1109	2
	429	1099	2
104	430	1071	2	434	1128	4.59	73.4
	431	1122	2
	440	1191	2
105	442	1205	2	460	1381	3.96	74.8
	469	1497	2
	470	1442	2
Station BL2
106	605	2755	2	613	3231	4.69	71.6
	609	2966	2
	626	3972	2
107	633	3128	2	634	3178	7.97	68.2
	634	3231	2
	635	3175	2
108	637	3096	2	639	3144	7.25	70.6
	640	3540	2
	640	2795	2
109	642	3239	2	646	3396	4.33	71.1
	647	3440	2
	650	3510	2
110	654	3522	2	656	3635	5.93	69.9
	655	3576	2
	658	3807	2
Station BL3
111	600	2804	2	608	3038	8.43	69.6
	609	3036	2
	615	3273	2
112	617	3017	2	622	3035	7.06	69.4
	622	2927	2
	628	3161	2
113	631	3610	2	634	3637	13.2	64.7
	633	3293	2
	638	4008	2
114	640	3219	2	648	3396	6.18	71.4
	646	3368	2
	657	3602	2
Probability of interstation differences (P values):				0.009	0.011	0.27	0.009
Grouping:				BL2=BL3>BL1	BL2=BL3>BL1		BL1>BL2=BL3
^a1 = male; 2 = female; 3 = indeterminate.

(Modified Jun. 13 2008)