E 



-5 



3 



a. 



0) 



J2 



E 



3 



1.0 



0.1 



0.01 



0.001 



E 1968 



upper estuary 

 lower estuary 

 offshore 



^v>>w^w< 



1.0 F= 



0.1 = 



1969 - 70 



0.01 



0.001 _ 



^VVVVVVV-^V^o^ 



Figure 11-2. Seasonal abundance of fish larvae in the upper estuarine, lower 

 estuarine, and offshore areas of the Boothbay region (Chenoweth 

 1973). 



FEEDING HABITS 



FOOD RESOURCES 



PLANKTONIC 



NEKTONIC 



DEMERSAL AND 

 SEMI-DEMERSAL 



PHYTOPLANKTON 



ZOOPLANKTON 



NEKTONIC CRUSTACEA 



FISH EGGS AND LARVAE 



LARGE FISHES 



DETRITUS, ALGAE 



INSECTS 



POLYCHAETES 



MOLLUSKS 



SMALL FISHES, SQUID 



CRUSTACEA 



Figure 11-3. Feeding habits and food resources of fishes. 



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