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Diet table for Bering Sea Walleye pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus, collected in 2016
Number of Full Stomachs : 3,339
Number of Hauls: 270

Prey NamePercent WeightPercent CountPercent Frequency
Euphausiacea 42.00 4.00 58.47
Copepoda 12.62 1.00 37.56
Crangonidae (shrimp) 6.07 7.00 9.55
Misc Crab 4.89 0.00 17.69
Walleye pollock 4.55 2.00 0.64
Misc Teleost 4.53 32.00 10.21
Gammaridea 3.80 1.00 11.75
Chaetognatha 3.55 0.00 14.20
Mysidacea 2.63 0.00 8.89
Polychaeta 2.42 3.00 6.04
Hyperiidea 1.47 1.00 13.87
Cumacea 1.42 0.00 6.16
Pandalidae (shrimp) 1.41 2.00 1.12
Misc Gadidae 1.14 2.00 0.82
Misc Shrimp 1.13 2.00 5.34
Paguridae 0.78 0.00 3.34
Misc Worm 0.75 0.00 0.69
Ammodytidae 0.42 0.00 0.34
Osmerid 0.40 0.00 0.14
Misc Brachyura 0.40 0.00 0.74
Zoarcoidae 0.38 0.00 0.36
Misc Org 0.28 0.00 2.18
Offal 0.26 0.00 0.02
Stichaeidae 0.26 0.00 0.17
Cottid 0.25 0.00 0.10
Misc Anomura 0.25 0.00 1.87
Clupeoidei 0.21 0.00 0.24
Misc Non-teleost fish 0.20 0.00 0.04
Northern rock sole 0.18 0.00 0.06
Hippolytidae (shrimp) 0.18 0.00 0.42
Teuthida 0.15 1.00 0.67
Misc Crustacea 0.12 0.00 1.71
Misc Flatfish 0.10 1.00 0.33
Opilio Crab 0.09 0.00 0.02
Cancridea 0.09 0.00 0.04
Isopoda 0.06 0.00 0.07
Misc Decapoda 0.06 0.00 0.05
Misc Mollusca 0.06 0.00 0.12
Bivalvia 0.04 0.00 0.30
Flathead sole 0.04 0.00 0.02
Pteropoda 0.03 0.00 0.71
Misc Majidae 0.03 0.00 0.03
Capreillidea 0.03 0.00 0.30
Misc Cephalopoda 0.02 0.00 0.09
Brittle Star 0.02 0.00 0.24
Gastropod 0.01 0.00 0.17
Tunicate 0.01 0.00 0.12
Misc Bird 0.01 0.00 0.26
Cnidaria 0.01 0.00 0.03
Misc Lithodidae 0.00 0.00 0.11
Pacific Cod 0.00 0.00 0.05
Unid Eggs 0.00 0.00 0.23
Fish Eggs 0.00 0.00 0.14
Octopoda 0.00 0.00 0.03
Cyclopteridae 0.00 0.00 0.02
Misc Amphipoda 0.00 0.00 0.02
Chionoecetes spp. 0.00 0.00 0.04


Sample locations for Bering Sea Walleye pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus, collected in 2016


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