Sex

Season

Offshore Station

Inshore Stations

Georges Bank

Merrimack River

Massachusetts Bay

Cape Cod Bay

Mud Patch

New York Bight

Male

Winter

6.40 ± 0.49 (5)^a

6.18 ± 0.38 (8)^a

5.87 ± 0.38 (8)

3.29 ± 0.44 (6)^a

5.00 ± 0.41 (7)^a,c

5.23 ± 0.27 (17)

Spring

5.65 ± 0.17 (40)^a

6.21 ± 0.41 (7)^a

3.17 ± 0.63 (3)

4.98 ± 0.30 (13)^b

5.67 ± 0.22 (25)^a

5.48 ± 0.19 (35)^a

Summer

5.54 ± 0.31 (12)^a

5.02 ± 0.26 (17)^b

nd

nd

4.01 ± 0.24 (21)^b

nd

Fall

3.70 ± 0.27 (16)^b

4.28 ± 0.18 (35)^c

nd

nd

4.37 ± 0.20 (32)^c

4.80 ± 0.29 (15)^b

Female

Winter

5.13 ± 0.22 (26)^a

6.12 ± 0.41 (7)^a

6.32 (1)

3.72 ± 0.54 (4)

4.19 ± 0.30 (13)

4.60 ± 0.26 (17)

Spring

4.48 ± 0.16 (47)^b

5.45 ± 0.41 (7)^a

3.42 ± 0.38 (8)

4.68 ± 0.49 (5)

4.86 ± 0.19 (36)^a

4.86 ± 0.22 (25)^a

Summer

4.74 ± 0.18 (36)

4.41 ± 0.27 (16)^b

nd

nd

4.75 ± 0.25 (19)^a

4.79 ± 0.49 (5)

Fall

4.04 ± 0.35 (10)^b

4.31 ± 0.15 (52)^b

nd

nd

4.16 ± 0.15 (51)^b

4.08 ± 0.28 (15)^b