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Fecundity of Clupea harengus
Main Ref: Kelly, K.H. and D.K. Stevenson, 1985
Country: USA
Locality: Gulf of Maine, eastern Maine (Aug 1969)
Ecosystem: Gulf of Maine
Absolute Fecundity Fecundity Type: 
  min   52,000 (g) 27.6 (cm) TL  Ref: Kelly, K.H. and D.K. Stevenson, 1985
  max   194,000 (g) 35.8 (cm) TL 
  mean     (g) (cm)  
Comments on Fecundity:
Relative Fecundity
Min: Ref.:
Mean: Ref.:
Max: Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
  Size: (cm) TL 
  n: 68
  a: 0.107 95% confidence limit:  
  b: 4.000 95% confidence limit:  
  r2: 0.570
Spawning Cycles: 1 (1/y)   Ref:
Comments: Value of absolute fecundity range above is for the combined data in 1969. Mean fecundity = 68,320-154,560 eggs for 28-34 cm herring in 1969.
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