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Major bays 
Figure 10 
Differences in annual mean abundance (indi- 
viduals collected/hr, mean ±standard error), 
averaged over twenty years of trawl data (1987- 
2006) for sand seatrout ( Cynoscion arenarius) 
collected in bays with direct access to the Gulf 
of Mexico. (SL = Sabine Lake, GB = Galveston 
Bay, MB = Matagorda Bay, AB=Aransas Bay, 
CCB = Corpus Christi Bay, and LLM = Lower 
Laguna Madre). 
17.5 
15.0 
12.5 
10.0 
7.5 
5.0 
2.5 
17.5 
15.0 
12.5 
10.0 
7.5 
5.0 
2.5 
Sand seatrout 
(bays with passes) 
Sand seatrout 
(bays without passes) 
Major bays 
17.5 
15.0 
12.5 
10.0 
7.5 
5.0 
2.5 
17.5 
15.0 
12.5 
10.0 
7.5 
5.0 
2.5 
Major bays 
Figure 11 
Differences in seasonal mean abundance (individuals collected/hr, mean ±standard error), averaged over twenty years 
of trawl data (1987-2006) for sand seatrout ( Cynoscion arenarius) collected within bays with passes (black bars) and 
without direct passes to the Gulf of Mexico (gray bars) (SL = Sabine Lake, GB = Galveston Bay, EMB = East Matagorda Bay, 
MB = Matagorda Bay, SAB = San Antonio Bay, AB=Aransas Bay, CCB = Corpus Christi Bay ULM = Upper Laguna Madre, 
and LLM = Lower Laguna Madre). 
