Maturity studies for Merluccius merluccius
n = 22
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Sex of fish Country Locality
- - 3.80 unsexed Northern stock (IIIa, IV, VI, VII, VIIIa,b)
50.0 - 3.0 - unsexed France Bay of Biscay
20.0 - - male UK NE Atlantic (Norway, UK, Ireland)
22.0 20.0 - 24.0 - male Ireland South Ireland
33.1 - - male Spain Grande Sole and Bay of Biscay, 1987-89, March, December
36.5 - - male Spain Bay of Biscay,1965;1966, April, May
37.7 - - male Spain Bay of Biscay,1987-90
37.8 - - male Spain Bay of Biscay,1996-97
38.4 - - male Spain Grande Sole and Bay of Biscay, 1983-86
38.5 27.0 - 50.0 - male Ireland Galway Bay
40.0 TL - - male France Gulf of Biscay
42.5 TL 35.0 - 50.0 4.0 - 6.0 5.00 male France Golfe de Cascogne
44.9 - - mixed Spain Grand Sole, 1994, Feb.-May
48.8 - - female Spain Bay of Biscay,1996-97
50.4 - - female Spain Grande Sole and Bay of Biscay, 1983-86
50.5 - - female Spain Bay of Biscay,1987-90
55.5 54.0 - 57.0 - female Spain Bay of Biscay,1965;1966, April, May
57.0 55.0 - 59.0 - female Ireland South Ireland
57.0 TL - - female France Gulf of Biscay
59.2 - - female Spain Grande Sole and Bay of Biscay, 1987-89, March, December
64.5 60.0 - 69.0 - female UK NE Atlantic (Norway, UK, Ireland)
65.0 60.0 - 70.0 - female Ireland Galway Bay
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