Table 5 (continued). Temporal distribution and relative abundance 



Estuary / Month 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Blue Hill Bay 



Penobscot Bay 



Muscongus 

 Bay 



Species / Lite Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Green sea urchin A 

 S 



Strongylocentrotus J 

 droebachiensis L 



Spiny dogfish 



Squalus 

 acanthias 



A 



M 

 J 



na 



na 



na 



na 



Skates 



Raja 

 species 



A 

 M 

 J 



Shortnose sturgeon 



Acipenser 

 brevirostrum 



na 

 na 

 na 

 na 

 na 



Atlantic sturgeon 



Acipenser 

 oxyrhynchus 



na 



na 

 na 



na 

 na 

 na 

 na 



na 



American eel 



Anguilla 

 rostrata 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Blue Hill Bay 



Penobscot Bay 



Muscongus 

 Bay 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Relative Abundance 



■■i Highly Abundant 



EHUD Abundant 



I I Common 



Rare 



Blank Not Present 



na No data available 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



P - Parturition 



M - Mating 



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