| Table 5.4 Abundance of common taxa in sweep net sampling conducted near Fort Fisher. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total C. sapidus | 0 |
0 |
0.08 |
1.28 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0.4 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.88 |
0.24 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
| j0 | 0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.4 |
0.16 |
0 |
0.16 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| j13 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.72 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
| j25 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| j40 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Palaemonetes pugio | 0.4 |
0 |
0.32 |
1.52 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.32 |
0 |
6.72 |
0.4 |
3.36 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.32 |
| P. vulgaris | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
| decapods | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
504 |
0.88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
| fish (larval) | 0 |
0.08 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.6 |
8.16 |
25.36 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.16 |
| Callinectes similis | 0 |
0 |
0.24 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.28 |
0 |
| Panopeus herbstii | 0 |
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 |
0 |
| hermit crabs | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.16 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
| Penaeidae shrimp | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.016 |
0.88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
| Hippolyte sp. | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fundulus heteroclitus | 0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Leiostomus xanthurus/Micropogonias undulatus | 0 |
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 |
0.24 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Blenny | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |
0 |
| Gobisoma spp. | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0 |