Table 3. Temporal distribution 



Central Gulf of Mexico Estuaries 



Estuary 



Mississippi Sound 



Lake Borgne 



Lake Pontchartrain 



Month 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Species / Life Stage 



Bay scallop 



Argopecten 

 irradians 



i I 



American oyster 



Crassostrea 

 virginica 



Common rangia 



Rangia 

 cuneata 



m 



Hard clam 



Mercenaria 

 species 



A 

 S 

 J 

 L 



E 



Bay squid 



Lolliguncula 

 brevis 



A 

 S 

 J 

 L 



E 



Brown shrimp 



Penaeus 

 aztecus 



CD 





JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Mississippi Sound 



Lake Borgne 



Lake Pontchartrain 



Central Gulf of Mexico Estuaries 



Relative Abundance 

 ^^M Highly Abundant 



Abundant 

 I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



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