selected in shore zone areas in the 

 vicinity of Beaufort. Stations were 

 assigned numbers from 1 to 4 accord- 

 ing to decreasing salinity (fig. 1). 

 These are described as follows: 



Station 1 was located on the ocean 

 side of Bogue Banks, approximately 

 2 miles west of Atlantic Beach, N. C. 

 These banks extended east and west 

 and were separated from the mainland 

 by Bogue Sound. The bottom had a 

 gradual slope; the inshore portion con- 

 sisted of fine sand and shell fragments, 

 and the offshore portion consisted al- 

 most entirely of sand. Time of sampling 

 was irrelevant to tidal stage. Salinity 

 ranged from 24.9 to 37.8 %o. 



Station 2 was located on the west 

 shore of Pivers Island in Beaufort 

 Harbor. This station was selected to 

 include salt marsh which was covered 



mainly with Spartina alterniflora. The bot- 

 tom was fine sand, with little slope. It 

 was seined at high flood tide to include 

 the marsh and sand flat which were 

 exposed at low tide. Salinity ranged 

 from 22.0 to 37.0 %o. 



Station 3 was located on the Neuse 

 River one-half mile below Great Island 

 and approximately 20 miles upriver 

 from the mouth. The seining area was 

 within a large, cove-like indentation of 

 the shoreline. The bottom had a gradual 

 slope and consisted of sand and clay. 

 The area was free of aquatic vegeta- 

 tion, but scattered stumps and debris 

 were present. This location was char- 

 acterized by fluctuating water levels 

 caused by watershed drainage, wind, 

 and tide. Salinity ranged from to 

 22.3 7 00 . 



Station 4 was located on the Neuse 

 River 1^ miles south of New Bern, 



ATLANTIC OCEAN 



77 c 



40 



20 



Figure 1. --Location of the four collecting stations. 



