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Synthesis of summer flounder habitat parameters Item Type monograph Authors Able, Kenneth W.; Kaiser, Susan C. Publisher NOAA/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Download date 26/09/2021 10:29:26 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30537 Cover il/uslrafr PI: L@ His tory of Sz~nzmerHourader (/czrger view expfni~ledin detail 011 inside hack cover) This publication should be cited as: Able, Kenneth W. and Susan C. Kaiser. 1994. Synthesis of Summer Flounder Habitat Parameters. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 1. NOAA Coastal Ocean Office, Silver Spring, MD. 68 pp. + biblio. + 3 apps. This publication does not constitute an endorsement of any commercial product or intend to be an opinion beyond scientific or other results obtained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 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My Internet address is [email protected]. /~onald Scavia Director NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1:INTRODUCTION Background and Overview Scope CHAPTER 2: DISTRIBUTION AND LIFE HISTORY PATTERNS Geographical Distribution General Life History Stock Identification CHAPTER 3: EGGS lntroduction Spatial and Temporal Distribution Temperature CHAPTER 4: OFFSHORE LARVAE lntroduction Spatial and Temporal Distribution Temperature Substrate CHAPTER 5: ESTUARINE LARVAE lntroduction Spatial and Temporal Distribution Temperature and Salinity Substrate and Behavior iv Table of Contents CHAPTER 6: ESTUARINE JUVENILES lntroduction Spatial and Temporal Distribution Temperature, Salinity and Dissolved Oxygen Substrate Behavior CHAPTER 7: OFFSHORE JUVENILES lntroduction Spatial and Temporal Distribution Temperature CHAPTER 8: ESTUARINE AND OFFSHORE ADULTS 53 Introduction 53 Spatial and Temporal Distribution 53 Temperature, Salinity and Dissolved Oxygen 58 Substrate 59 CHAPTER 9: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 61 GLOSSARY APPENDICES Appendix A. Comprehensive Summer Flounder Bibliography Author Index Subject l ndex Appendix B. List of Experts Appendix C. User Groups List of Figures and Tables Fisures East coast of North America location maps showing summer flounder range. Cumulative egg distribution and abundance over northern and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Egg abundance by month and region over the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Monthly larval distribution and abundance over the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Larval abundance by month and region over the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Transformation stages of summer flounder. Locations of summer flounder studies: (A) Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey; (B) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina; (C) Long Island Sound, New YorkIConnecticut; and (D) Pamlico-Albemarle sounds, North Carolina. Cumulative length- and stage-frequency distributions for transforming larvae in two marsh creeks in Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor. Monthly length-frequency distributions for juveniles in Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor. Seasonal distribution on the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Synopsis of seasonal movements from tagging studies. Seasonal variation in abundance of transforming larvae in Little Sheepshead Creek, Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor. Figures and Tables Seasonal variation in abundance of transforming larvae in Schooner Creek, Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor. Monthly length-frequency distributions for juveniles in four marsh creeks in Charleston Harbor. Monthly length-frequency distributions of juveniles and adults in Long Island Sound. Monthly distribution and abundance of juveniles and adults in Long Island Sound. Seasonal length-frequency distributions for juveniles and adults in Pamlico- Albemarle sounds. Monthly length-frequency distributions for juveniles in shallow marsh habitats in Pamlico-Albemarle sounds. Seasonal distribution and abundance of juveniles and adults in Pamlico- Albemarle sounds. Bimonthly length-frequency distributions for juveniles in Charleston Harbor Juvenile abundance relative to salinity in four marsh creeks in Charleston Harbor. Habitat-specific growth of caged juveniles in Great Bay-Little Egg Harbor. Seasonal distribution of juveniles on the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf. Sampling locations for two inner continental shelf trawl surveys in the South Atlantic Bight. Monthly length-frequency distributions for juveniles and adults on the South Atlantic Bight inner continental shelf. Monthly distribution of adults on the north and mid-Atlantic continental shelf from the commercial fishery. July length-frequency distributions of adults in Great Bay from the recreational fishery over a 10-year period. Figures and Tables Tables 6.1 Characteristics of marsh creek habitat for juveniles in Charleston Harbor 6.2 Characteristics of marsh creek habitat for juveniles in Chesapeake Bay. Acknowledgments Numerous individuals and agencies contributed their time and/or resources toward the completion of this project. Special thanks go to the following individuals who provided unpublished data sets and base maps used extensively in this synthesis: M. Fahay (National Marine Fisheries Service, Sandy Hook Laboratory) for offshore egg and larval distribution data; T. Azarovitz, G. Shepherd, M. Terceiro and B. O'Gorman (National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole Laboratory) for offshore adult distribution data; P. Howell and M. Johnson (Connecticut Bureau of Natural Resources - Marine Fisheries) for juvenile and adult distribution and length data; R. Jesien and C. Hocutt (University of Maryland, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory) for tagging data; L. Daniel Ill (Virginia lnstitute of Marine Sciences) for habitat data on juveniles in marsh creeks; J. Musick and J. Desfosse (Virginia lnstitute of Marine Sciences) for tagging data; L. Mercer and J.P. Monaghan Jr. (North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries) for juvenile and adult distribution, length and tagging data; C. Wenner (South Carolina Marine Resources Center) for offshore South Atlantic Bight adult distribution and length data and habitat data on juveniles in marsh creeks. The following individuals provided unpublished data that supported our work: A. Burnett and D. Byrne (New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife); P. Carlsen (American Littoral Society); J. Casey (Maryland Department of Natural Resources); M. Fonseca (National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort Laboratory); T. Lynch (Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife); K. McKown (New York Department of Environmental Conservation); S. Michels (Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife); C. Powell (University of Rhode Island); C. Epifanio, K. Malloy and T. Targett (University

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