Table 5, continued. Temporal distribution 



Gulf of Mexico Estuaries 



Estuary / Month 



Baffin Bay 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Pink shrimp 



Penaeus 

 duorarum 



White shrimp 



Penaeus 

 setiferus 



Grass shrimp 



Palaemonetes 

 pugio 



Spiny lobster 



Panulirus 

 argus 



A 



IV1 

 J 



L 



E 



Blue crab 



Callinectes 

 sapidus 



A 



M 



J 



L 



E 



Gulf stone crab 



Menippe 

 adina 



A 



M 

 J 



L 

 E 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Baffin Bay 



Relative Abundance 

 ^^B Highly Abundant 

 ^-■"-'■■■ 1 Abundant 

 I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



M - Mating 



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