Table 3. Presence/absence of ELMR species in Mid-Atlantic estuaries. Symbols represent the highest relative 

 abundance of adults or juveniles of a species, in any salinity zone, in any month, within each estuary. 



Sevenspine bay shrimp 



American lobster 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



Blue crab 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



Skates 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Atlantic stingray 



V 



V 



V 



V 



Cownose ray 



V 



V 



V 



V 



V 



V 



V 



V 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Shortnose sturgeon 



o 



V 



Atlantic sturgeon 



V 



o 



o 



V 



o 



V 



V 



V 



V 



American eel 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Blueback herring 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



Alewife 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



American shad 



V 



V 



® 



o 



o 



V 



® 



o 



o 



V 



o 



o 



o 



Atlantic menhaden 



o 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



Atlantic herring 



o 



® 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



V 



o 



Bay anchovy 



® 



® 



® 



Channel catfish 



o 



® 



V 



na 



O 



O 



O 



O 



O 



O 



O 



O 



O 



Rainbow smelt 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



V 



Atlantic salmon 



V 



V 



V 



Atlantic cod 



o 



V 



Haddock 



V 



V 



V 



Atlantic tomcod 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



® 



Pollock 



o 



V 



V 



Red hake 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



V 



V 



Oyster toadfish 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o o 



o 



o 



o 



Relative abundance : 



abundant ® - Abundant O - Common \ - Rare Blank - Not present na - No data available 



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