Table 5, continued. Temporal distribution 



Mid-Atlantic Estuaries 



Estuary / Month 



New Jersey Inland Bays 



Delaware Bay 



Delaware Inland Bays 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Blue mussel 



Mytilus 

 edulis 



• I I - 



Bay scallop 



Argopecten 

 irradians 



na 



na 

 na 



American oyster 



Crassostrea 

 virginica 



Northern quahog 



Mercenaria 

 mercenaria 



■L 



Softshell clam 



Mya 

 arenaria 



ID" C 

 J- L 



Brown shrimp 



Penaeus 

 aztecus 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



New Jersey Inland Bays 



Delaware Bay 



Delaware Inland Bays 



Relative Abundance 



^^B Highly Abundant 



^■■■■'•••■•••■ 1 Abundant 



I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



na No Data Available 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



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