. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Distribution and Abundance ofFisties and Invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico Estuaries Volume I: Data Summaries Introduction This report presents information on the spatial and temporal distribution, and relative abundance of 44 fish and invertebrate species in 31 estuaries along the Gulf of (Mexico coast of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui- siana, and Texas. Its purpose is to disseminate data developed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat
. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Distribution and Abundance ofFisties and Invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico Estuaries Volume I: Data Summaries Introduction This report presents information on the spatial and temporal distribution, and relative abundance of 44 fish and invertebrate species in 31 estuaries along the Gulf of (Mexico coast of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui- siana, and Texas. Its purpose is to disseminate data developed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Estuarine Living Marine Re- sources (ELMR) program (see inside front cover). The ELMR program is conducted through a series of joint regional studies by the National Ocean Service (NOS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The presence, distribution, and relative abundance of each species and the time period it utilizes each estuary are the primary data compiled. The data and framewor1< presented are illustrative of the nationwide ELMR program. This report, Volume /, combines information presented in earlier reports for nine estuaries in Texas (Monaco et al. 1989), 13 estuaries in Florida and Alabama (Wil- liams et al. 1990), and nine estuaries in Louisiana and Mississippi (Czapla et al. 1991). However, several species have been added, and the graphic depiction of relative abundance has been improved. Volume II (Pattillo et al., in prep.), to be published in 1993, will present life history summaries for 44 fish and inverte- brate species, and focus on how these individual species utilize Gulf of Mexico estuaries. The objective of the ELMR program is to develop a consistent data base on the distribution, abundance, and life history characteristics of important fishes and invertebrates in the Nation's estuaries. The Nation- wide data base is divided into four study regions (Figure 1). The data base contains the relative abun- dance and monthly occurrence
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