TABLE 3. Total numbers of lobster and incidental catch of other species and the type of influ- 

 ence that competing species had on lobster catches at each station from 1984 to 1987. 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



Lx)bster 



Rock crab 



Jonah crab 



Spider crab* 



Hermit crab* 



Blue crab 



Winter flounder* 



Summer flounder* 



Skates 



Oyster toadfish 



Scup* 



Cunner 



Tautog 



Sea raven 



Wlielks* 



JORDAN COVE 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



Spider crab 

 Hermit crab 

 Winter flounder 

 Summer flounder 

 Scup 

 Whelks 



( + ) 



(--) 



(--) 



INTAKE 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



Spider crab 

 Hermit crab 

 Winter flounder 

 Summer flounder 

 Scup 

 Whelks 



(--) 



(--) 



(--) 



(--) 

 (--) 



(--) 



( + ) 



TWOTREE 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



Spider crab 

 Hermit crab 

 Winter flounder 

 Summer flounder 

 Scup 

 Whelks 



(--) 



(--) 

 ( + ) 



(--) 



( + ) 



(--) 



(*) Species having a significant (p<0.05) effect on CPUE. 



(--) Significant (p < 0.05) negative or ( + ) positive effect on CPUE. 



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