Bulletin of the Sea Fisheries Institute 2 (156) 2002 - CEEMaR

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Table 2. The density of smelt larvae (ind./m 3 ) in the open part of the Curonian Lagoon
at the end of May and at the beginning of June 1996-2000
1996.05.28 1997.06.03 1998.05.26 1999.06.01 2000.06.02
Station No
Density
Station No
Density
Station No
Density
Station No
Density
Station No
Density
6 0 1 0.7 12 0.7 2 0 12 0
7 0 3 5.3 13 1.3 12 1.8 13 0
8 0 4 8.0 16 1.3 13 6.7 16 0
9 0 5 0 17 0.2 16 5.6 17 0
10 0 7 0.4 18 0.4 17 4.2
13 2.3 11 1.7 19 0 23 0.7
14 12.2 13 28.0 20 0 24 2.7
15 3.7 16 25.2 21 0.2 25 0.9
16 11.3 22 26 0.9
27 0.2
28 0.2
1998.05.26 1999.06.01
8
10
Density [ind./m 3 ]
7
6
5
4
3
0,5 m
1,5 m
Density [ind./m 3 ]
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
0,5 m
1,5 m
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
12
13
16
17
23
24
25
26
27
28
12
13
17
19
Station
21
22
Station
Fig. 2. The density of smelt larvae in different depths layers of the investigated stations.
logical conditions were almost the same (sunny, average wavy motion, southeasterly prevailing
winds) throughout the sampling period, more detailed investigations are needed in order to
explain the different results obtained.