Thus the results are only quasi-quantitative, but do provide a measure of the 

 occurrence and relative abundance of various planktonic forms from season to 

 season and from year to year. 



Table 1. --Plankton net sets 



Month 



1953 



1954 



1955 1956 1957 



1958 



Total 



Total 



12 



80 



135 



80 



57 



44 



408 



While the net was fishing, a water sample for salinity determination was 

 obtained, and the following observations were made: air' and water temperatures, 

 current velocity,' tide conditions,' turbidity,' and direction and force of wind.' 



In addition to the plankton sampling, the presence and abundance of fish in the 

 immediate vicinity was noted by ( 1 ) visual observations, (2) use of a small-mesh 

 dip net, (3) use of a cast net, (4) catches of anglers, and (5) material collected 

 by beach-seining activities in a srnall cove in the northeast corner of the lagoon 

 (fig. 2, "A"). Eight hauls were made in this location, seven in November 1955 

 and one on April 23, 1956, with a seine 50 feet in length, of ^-inch stretch mesh. 



Plankton samples were sorted in the laboratory. It was not possible, in the 

 time allotted, to identify the relatively small numbers of fish eggs that occurred 

 from time to time. Invertebrates were listed by major grouping (copepods, 

 chaetognaths, etc.) and their abundance noted. Identification of fish specimens 

 was determined at least to family; their abundance and stage of growth were 

 recorded and subsamples preserved. With the start of a menhaden research 

 program in November 1955, emphasis was placed upon the occurrence of this 

 species in the study area. 



PRESENTATION OF DATA 



Although 35 families of fishes, representing approximately 70 species, were 

 present, relatively few families and species dominated the collections. Occurring 



iData not used in this report. 



