Table 20. Comparison of estimated nekton standing 

 crops in shallow marsh pools and open water areas. All 

 fish collected by otter trawl, except * = antimycin. 



Area 



Standing 

 crop (g wet 

 wt/m 2 ) 



Reference 



Upper Barataria basin, 

 shallow water 



3.41 



Chambers 1980 



Upper Barataria basin, 

 open water 



Caminada Bay, shallow 

 marsh ponds 



0.50 



13.8 to 

 46.1* 



Wagner 197 3 



Caminada Bay, open water 



1.19 



Lake Pontchartrain, 

 shallow water 



Lake Pontchartrain, 



2.57 B. Thompson 



LSU Coastal 



Ecol. Lab . ; 



0.32 pers. comm. 



open water 



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