| Table 5.3 Abundance of common taxa in sweep net sampling conducted at the Eagle Island site. Abundances recorded here are the mean (m2) from 10 replicate samples per date. Juvenile blue crab sizes by carapace width are j0=<12 mm, j13=13-25 mm, j25=>25 mm but <40 mm, and j40=>40 mm. | |||||||||||||||||
Apr-98 |
May-98 |
Jun-98 |
Jul-98 |
Aug-98 |
Sep-98 |
Oct-98 |
Nov-98 |
Dec-98 |
Jan-99 |
Mar-99 |
Apr-99 |
May-99 |
Jun-99 |
Jul-99 |
Aug-99 |
Oct-99 |
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| Total C. sapidus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0.56 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
0 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
0 |
0.08 |
| j0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.32 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
| j13 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0 |
0.08 |
| j25 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| j40 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Palaemonetes pugio | 0.4 |
3.2 |
10.56 |
5.44 |
0.24 |
1.6 |
0 |
6.24 |
7.28 |
6.96 |
0.08 |
8.8 |
17.84 |
1.84 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
| P. vulgaris | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| decapods | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.32 |
0.16 |
0 |
| fish (larval) | 0.16 |
0.88 |
0 |
0.16 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.32 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
2.72 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Callinectes. similis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Panopeus herbstii | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Xanthid crabs | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| hermit crabs | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Penaeidae (shrimp) | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
0.16 |
0 |
| Hippolyte sp. | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
| Fundulus heteroclitus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Leiostomus xanthurus/Microgopnias undulatus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| flatfish | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| blenny | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gobisoma spp. | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.32 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |