Table 5 (continued). Temporal distribution and relative abundance 



Estuary / Month 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Casco Bay 



Saco Bay 



Wells Harbor 



Species / Life Stage 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Blueback herring 



Alosa 

 aestivalis 



1- 



na 



Alewife 



A 



S 



Alosa J 



pseudoharengus |_ 



E 



na 



"L 



American shad 



Alosa 

 sapidissima 



Atlantic menhaden 



Brevoortia 

 tyrannus 



• I \ - 



Atlantic herring 



Clupea 

 harengus 



"L 





Rainbow smelt 



Osmerus 

 mordax 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



JFMAMJJASOND 



Casco Bay 



Saco Bay 



Wells Harbor 



North Atlantic Estuaries 



Relative Abundance 



■■1 Highly Abundant 

 Abundant 

 Common 

 Rare 



Not Present 

 No data available 



LZ=I 



Life Stage 



A - Adults 



S - Spawning adults 



J - Juveniles 



L - Larvae 



E - Eggs 



Blank 

 na 



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