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APPENDIX A 



Overall Prey of 110 Predators Which Were Lightly Sampled 



and/or Not Well Represented in Collections 



during the NEFSC's 1977-80 Bottom Trawl Surveys 



Stomach content data for 1 10 subjectively chosen preda- 

 tor species are given in Tables A-l through A- 13. These 

 tables present data for: 1 ) 86 predator species for which 25 

 or fewer individuals were sampled during the 1 977-80 NEFSC 

 bottom trawl surveys, and 2) 28 predator species not well 

 represented in the 1977-80 survey samples (i.e., there is 

 some duplication with the aforementioned 86 species). Data 

 were gathered over a number of years (i.e., 1963-84) from 



various areas, and were collected and analyzed using dif- 

 ferent methods. Sources of the data and other information 

 for each species are included in the 1 3 tables. 



Data on the latter 28 species are important because some 

 of the species are large pelagic predators which make up a 

 considerable biomass (e.g. , blue shark), and which are known 

 to feed primarily on fish and squid. 



