Table 1 . Sampling location and date, sample size, developmental stage, and river mouth temperature for each analyzed sample.
Category | Sampling locality | Code | Development stage | N | Latitude | Longitude | Day | Month | Year | Temperature (°) |
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SAR7 | Sargasso Sea | SAR_7 | Leptocephali | 48 | — | — | — | — | 2007 | — |
GLASS8 | Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche | GAS_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 48.78 | −67.70 | 14 | June | 2008 | 14.21a |
Newfoundland, Codroy Bay | NF_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 47.85 | −59.26 | 16 | July | 2008 | 15.86a | |
Prince Edward Island, Rustico Bay | PEI_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 46.43 | −63.24 | 3 | July | 2008 | 19.83a | |
New Scotia, St. John’s River | NS_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 45.54 | −64.70 | 25 | April | 2008 | 3.41a | |
Maine, Boothbay Harbor | MAI_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 43.85 | −69.65 | 1 | May | 2008 | 6.22a | |
New Hampshire, Taylor River | NH_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 42.91 | −70.84 | 23 | April | 2008 | 6.78a | |
Massachusetts, Parker River | MA_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 42.69 | −70.79 | 16 | April | 2008 | 7.04a | |
Connecticut, Taylor River | CO_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 41.41 | −70.55 | 5 | May | 2008 | 10.44a | |
New Jersey, Patcong Creek | NJ_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 41.17 | −72.23 | 4 | April | 2008 | 7.79a | |
Pensylvania, Delaware River | PEN_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 39.89 | −75.26 | 1 to 5 | May | 2008 | 9.50a | |
Delaware, Millsboro Pond Spillway | DEL_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 38.35 | −75.17 | 5 | February | 2008 | 7.00a | |
Virginia, Wormley Creek | VIR_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 37.21 | −76.49 | 28 | March | 2008 | 10.01a | |
North Carolina, Black Creek | NC_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 34.46 | −76.48 | 5 to 7 | February | 2008 | 10.44a | |
South Carolina, Cooper River | SC_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 32.55 | −80.00 | 13 | February | 2008 | 17.19a | |
Georgia, Altamaha River | GEO_G8 | Glass eel | 22 | 31.18 | −81.28 | 8 to 23 | January | 2008 | 15.46a | |
Florida, Guana River | FLO_G8 | Glass eel | 40 | 30.00 | −81.19 | 28 | January | 2008 | 18.09a | |
OYO9 | Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche | GAS_E9 | Elver 1+ | 35 | 48.79 | −67.70 | — | June | 2009 | 0.16b |
Massachusetts, Parker River | MA_E9 | Elver 1+ | 39 | 42.69 | −70.79 | — | April | 2009 | 5.62b | |
Pensylvania, Crum Creek | PEN_E9 | Elver 1+ | 40 | 39.86 | −75.32 | — | May | 2009 | 7.22b | |
South Carolina, Cooper River | SC_E9 | Elver 1+ | 29 | 32.55 | −80.00 | — | February | 2009 | 14.68b | |
GLASS9 | Gaspésie, Grande Rivière Blanche | GAS_G9 | Glass eel | 40 | 48.79 | −67.70 | — | June | 2009 | 10.57c |
Nova Scotia, Caledonia | NS_G9 | Glass eel | 40 | 46.04 | −59.96 | — | June | 2009 | 9.55c | |
Massachusetts, Parker River | MA_G9 | Glass eel | 39 | 42.69 | −70.79 | — | April | 2009 | 5.65c | |
Pennsylvania, Crum Creek | PEN_G9 | Glass eel | 40 | 39.86 | −75.32 | — | May | 2009 | 13.57c | |
South Carolina, Cooper River | SC_G9 | Glass eel | 20 | 32.55 | −80.00 | — | February | 2009 | 12.31c |
Ten-day average sea-surface temperature before sampling date (source NOAA: SST14NA).
Three winter months (December through February) average sea-surface temperature (source NOAA: SST14NA).
Sampling month average sea-surface temperature (source NOAA: SST14NA).