Contents 



Introduction 1 



Rationale 1 



Data Collection and Organization 2 



Selection of Estuaries 2 



Selection of Species 4 



Data Sheets 5 



Data Verification 6 



Data Content and Quality 6 



Life History Summaries and Tables 6 



Life History Summaries 6 



Life History Tables 11 



Concluding Comments 11 



Acknowledgements 11 



Literature Cited 11 



Species Life History Summaries 



Bay scallop 13 



American oyster 21 



Atlantic rangia 32 



Hard clam 38 



Bay squid 49 



Brown shrimp 55 



Pink shrimp 64 



White shrimp 73 



Grass shrimp 81 



Spiny lobster 88 



Blue crab 97 



Stone crab 1° 8 



Bull shark 118 



Tarpon 122 



Alabama shad 130 



Gulf menhaden 134 



Yellowfin menhaden 144 



Gizzard shad 148 



Bay anchovy 153 



Hardhead catfish ." 161 



Sheepshead minnow 169 



Gulf killifish 176 



Silversides 163 



Common snook 193 



Bluefish 203 



Blue runner 211 



Crevalle jack 216 



Florida pompano 222 



Gray snapper 228 



