Table 11. Occurrence* of 61 ELMR species in 22 Mid-Atlantic estuaries 



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



Blue mussel 



Bay scallop 



® 



® 



o 



o 



American oyster 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



Northern quahog 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



® 



® 



Softshell clam 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Brown shrimp 



o 



Daggerblade grass shrimp 



® 



® 



® 



® 



Sevenspine bay shrimp 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



American lobster 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Blue crab 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



Skates 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Atlantic stingray 



V 



Cownose ray 



V 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Shortnose sturgeon 



o 



o 



Atlantic sturgeon 



o 



o 



o 



American eel 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Blueback herring 



o 



o 



o 



Alewife 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



American shad 



® 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Atlantic menhaden 



o 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



® 



Atlantic herring 



o 



® 



® 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Bay anchovy 



® 



® 



® 



Channel catfish 



o 



® 



na 



O 



O 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Rainbow smelt 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Atlantic salmon 



o 



Atlantic cod 



o 



Haddock 



Atlantic tomcod 



o 



o 



o 



® 



® 



o 



o 



® 



Pollock 



o 



o 



o 



Red hake 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Oyster toadfish 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



® 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



o 



Relative abundance: 



9 - Highly abundant ® - Abundant O - Common v - Rare Blank - Not present na - No data available 



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