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600 

 500 

 400 

 300- 

 200 

 100 

 



Dlplodus holbrooki 



(Spottail Pinfish ) 



100 

 80 

 60 

 40- 

 20- 

 



Lagodon rhomboides 



(Pinfish) 



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20 



16 



12 - 



8- 



Menidia menidia 



(Atlantic Si I verside ) 



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Centropristis striata 



(Black Sea Boss) 



o 



C 



E 



Leiostomus xanthurus 



(Spot) 



Spring Summer 



Winter 



80 

 70 

 60 

 50 

 40- 



Mugil cephalus 



(Striped Mullet) 



<o& 



Spring Summer 



Winter 



Figure 22. 

 Histograms 



Seasonal abundance of common fishes observed by divers on the jetties at Murrells Inlet, SC. 

 show the totals from ten 5-min counts during each season (data from Van Dolah et al. 1986). 



assessed by each of the methods discussed 

 above. All species show peak abundances 

 in spring, summer, or fall and are absent 

 or relatively rare in winter. 



Feeding Patterns of Fishes On and Near 

 Jetties 



Three studies have investigated 

 feeding by fishes on jetties in the South 

 Atlantic Bight. Ogburn (1984) quantified 

 the gut contents of sheepshead collected 

 from jetties at Masonboro Inlet, NC, and 



Lindquist et al . (1985) investigated 

 feeding by sheepshead, pinfish, spottail 

 pinfish, and tautog on this same jetty. 

 Van Dolah et al . (1986) have provided the 

 broadest data base on this topic. They 

 quantified the gut contents of 55 fish 

 species captured near Murrells Inlet, SC. 

 Table 2 shows their findings for those 

 species and seasons where at least three 

 individuals that contained food were 

 examined. About half of the species 

 examined fed primarily on jetty biota 

 during one or more seasons. Sheepshead, 



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