Table 5 (continued). Temporal distribution and relative abundance 



Estuary / Month 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Damariscotta 

 River 



Sheepscot 

 River 



Kennebec/Andro- 

 scoggin Rivers 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASONOJFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Blueback herring 



Alosa 

 aestivalis 



I 



IZZJ- 



Alewife 



Alosa 

 pseudoharengus 



■ m^rn 



American shad 



Alosa 

 sapidissima 



Atlantic menhaden 



Brevoortia 

 tyrannus 



Atlantic herring 



Clupea 

 harengus 



Rainbow smelt 



Osmerus 

 mordax 



I 1 



I t - 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Damariscotta 

 River 



Sheepscot 

 River 



Kennebec/Andro- 

 scoggin Rivers 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Relative Abundance 

 HH Highly Abundant 



Blank 



Abundant 



Common 



Rare 



Not Present 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



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