Investigations of inner continental shelf waters off lower Chesapeake Bay. Part II. Sand lance larvae,Ammodytes americanus

Plankton samples were collected monthly from 22 stations in the Atlantic Ocean and 3 in Chesapeake Bay. Numerous larvae of sand lance,Ammodytes americanus, were taken from January through April, 1960. Larvae were widely distributed over the survey area but were most abundant beyond 25 miles from shore.