Location: 1-2 km offshore from Chincoteague, VA. Depths of 5-7 meters. Caught using an epibenthic sled (363 micrometer mesh). Date: July 2005

Notes:Labidocera aestiva is one of the most common large copepods in nearshore ocean waters and high salinity estuaries of the mid- and south Atlantic coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico. Labidocera often stay near the bottom during the day and migrtate toward the surface after dark.