Age composition of the 1978 spring recreational catch of Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus, in the Middle Atlantic region

Age samples of Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus, were collected by NMFS personnel as part of a survey of the 1978 recreational mackerel catch of the Middle Atlantic region funded by the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. The results of that survey have previously been reported (Christensen et al., 1979). Age analysis of the samples was not completed in time to be included in that report.美国国家海洋渔业局（National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS）的工作人员为配合由中大西洋渔业管理委员会资助的1978年中大西洋海域休闲鲭鱼捕捞量调查项目，采集了大西洋鲭（Scomber scombrus）的年龄样本。该调查的结果此前已被报道（Christensen等，1979），但样本的年龄分析未能及时完成，因此未被纳入该报告。