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12<br />

10<br />

log(ML/month)<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

2 4 6 8 10 12<br />

Month<br />

Figure 6 Median (log scaled) monthly flow between 1945 <strong>and</strong> 2005 applied to estimate average monthly<br />

growth transition matrix.<br />

Growth Increment (mm/month)<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

Jan<br />

Feb<br />

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Sep<br />

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0<br />

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000<br />

Size (mm)<br />

Figure 7 Monthly growth <strong>in</strong>crement (mm/month) estimated <strong>for</strong> each month based on <strong>the</strong> median monthly<br />

flow between 1945 <strong>and</strong> 2005 (fiscal year).<br />

Technical report prepared <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gulf</strong> f<strong>in</strong>fish review.<br />

Not government policy.

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