Timing of the reproductive cycle of waved whelk, Buccinum undatum, on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight

Table 2 Sample dates and total catch composition separated by sex

Sample date	Males	Females	Observed temperature	Modelled temperature
January 2017	32	49	10.2	10.4
March 2017	118	138	8.1	6.4
May 2017	63	89	7.0	9.2
July 2017	13	24	–	8.7
September 2017	34	42	9.4	12.1

Bottom temperature from observed bottom temperatures (dredge sensor) and modelled hindcast temperatures. Dashes indicate that data was not available

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