Table 5-1 



Relative Abundances* of Megafaunal Species 

 at the WLIS Disposal Site 



Mound "A" 



Mound "B" 



Gastropoda 



Busycon carica (Giant whelk) 

 Loligo pealei (Squid) 



Decapoda 



Cancer irroratus (Rock crab) >200 



Paqurus longicarpus (Hermit crab) >150 



Pagurus pollicaris (Hermit crab) 4 



Homarus americanus (Lobster) 2 



Cranqon septemspinosa (Sand shrimp) 1-2/m 



Mysidacea (Shrimp) 12-20/m 

 Libinia emarqinata (Spider crab) 



>200 



1 

 1 



Pisces 



Tautoqolabras adspersus (Gunner) 

 Psuedopleuronectes americanus 

 (Winter flounder) 

 Peprilus triaranthus (Butterfish) 



1 

 12 



Number of individuals recorded by divers while documenting 

 physical and biological characteristics. 



45 



