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Technical Report
New Jersey Estuaries Finfish Resource Assessment
Phase I: Literature Summarv..,
Kenneth W. Able and Susan C. Kaiser
Det.-ember l W4
Marine Field Statiun ...... d Coastal St:tences [nstitute ot Manne a_n .. f New Jersey 1 Rumers. The State U mverstty l K087 • Tuckenon. New Jersey 0
Contribution g4-xx TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES ii
LIST OF FIGURES ii
I?'JTRODLCTION
SCOPE
RESULTS 2
Finfish Literature Summaries by Estuary
Fiufish Literature Re'View.~ by E~tullfy
LITERATURE CITED 60
APPENDIX 1: Checklist of New Jersey Estuarine Fishes 69
APPENDIX II: List of Unavailable and/or Marginal Literurure 77 LIST OF T.-\BLES
TJble i. List llf estuanne syo.;rems ror finfish literature summaries 3
Table 2. List ot common and scientific.: names of fishes in summaries 5
Table 3-1: Finfish literature summary for Hudson River 9
Table 3-2. Finfish literature summary for Newark Bay 17
Table 3-3. Finfish literature summary for Raritan River & BayiNew York Harbur 18
Table 3-..J.. Finfish literature summary for Sandy Hook Bay 20
Table 3-5. Finfish literature summary for Shark River 23
Table 3-6. Finfish literuture sununary fm Manasquan Ri'fer 24
Table 3-7. Finfish liter..tture summary for Barnegat Bay 26
Table 3-X. Finfish liter..tture summary for Little Egg Harbor 34
Table 3-lJ. Finfish literature summary for Mullic.:a River & Great Bay 38
Table 3-10. Finfish litemture summary for Brig-..tntine 45
Table 3-ll. Finfish literature :mmll14lry for Great Egg Harbor 47
Table 3-12. Finfish literature summary for Corson\ fnlet ..J.X
Table 3-13. Finfish literJture summary for Townsend's Inlet 49
Table 3-14. Finf~h liter..tture sununary for Hereford Inlet 50
Table 3-15. Finfish literature sununary for Cape May Inlet 51
Table 3-Io. Finfish literature summary for Delaware River & Bay 52
LIST OF FIGURI<:S
Figure l. Locations of estuarine systems for finfiSh literature summaries 4
ii INTRODlJCTION
.\Jew Jcr.·.~y"s estuaries are under continued pressure as more and more people utilize rhe coasra1 zone tor housing. recreation and industry. This increased utilization is often accompanied by decreased water yualiry and degradation of habitat. At the same rime. rhese estuaries are important habitat for many finfishes that are economically important for borh commercial and recrearionaf fisheries. In fact. the finfish resources in New Jersey estuaries are composed of a diverse army of fishes represented by 9R species in 46 families (Appendix n. These species vary in their life hisrories and in rhe manner in which they use estuaries. They include residents. which spend their entire life cycJe.s in the estuary. as well as migrmts. The latter comprise an especially important component becau~e rhe~e ·s'f)ecies dominate the fisheries for the region (e.g .. summer tlounder. weaktish. ere.). This rich fauna with a diversirv of life histories and modes of estuarine utilization make management of . ~ these resources difficult without an adequate assessment of our current knowledge. [n addition. the variety of estuarine types that are found in rhe srare make gener.tfizations about finfish resources difficult.
[n this report. we have assembled the available liremture (both gmy and primary) on finfish resources in New Jersey estuarine systems in order to provide resource managers with an easv-ro-use reference that identifies the literature available for ~ . each estuarine system. To this end. we have divided the esruarine waters of New Jersey into 16 systems (Table l. Figure I). For each estuary we describe each litemrure source wirh respect to rhe type of ;.tssessment. sample region. duration of study. number of stations. frequency of sampling. deptll sampled. environmental pammeters measured. gear used and the number of specimens collected. Throughout the report the common names of fishes are used. however scientific names are al~o provided in Table 2.
SCOPE
Our literature review focuses on papers that contain temporal and spatial information on New Jersey estuarine fishes. The extent of the covemge varies somewhat with each estuary. For example. only a small portion of the Hudson River is in New Jersey territorial waters. As a result. we emphasized the information from New Jersey waters but also listed papers that contained
1 1nformanon on migratory species that. of necessity. pass rhrough the New Jersey portion or the lower Hudson River on rheir way upstream. In other instances. the estuaries a,re discrete bodies of water te.g .. Shark River. J\:lana.squan Riven while others such as- back bay estuaries te.g .. Corson's Inlet and Townsend's Inlet csruaries 1 are somewhat arbitrarily defined. Pertinent literarure that we were nor able to obtain for review as well as papers that are marginal ro our focus tiacking ·'Patiat and tempomi information) are listed by esruarine system in Appendix II for the sake of completeness. Numerous genemi works on finfish in New Jersey waters that are nor estuarine specific are also listed in Appendix II.
The available literature varied greatiy among estuaries. Those esruaries with nuciear power plants (i.e .. Delaware Bay. Barnegat ay were ex e s· of the required environmental impact statements and monitoring activities. Other estuaries have received additional attention because they are surrounded by large hwnan populations and associated impacts (i.e .• Hud-;on River. Raritan Bay and River J. The small size of other estuaries probably accounted for the small amount of information available (i.e .• Shark River. Manasquan Riven. In some estuaries. the location of field stations associated with academic institutions. such as the Hereford Inlet estuary (Lehigh University) and Mullica River & Great Bay (Rutgers University). have fostered more intensive studies. ln general. the back bay estuaries south of Great Bav. have received less attention. Ft.!w svsrems. are so well known that the effect of human impacrs (i.e .. dredging. oil spills. ere. I could he easily assessed. We do not consider the listing of litemrure complete. In large part. this is due to the relative inaccessibilitv of much of the !!rJ.V litemrure. In order to make . ~ . this list a') complete as possible for future reference. comments on any errors or omissions in this report are welcome and may be addressed to the senior author.
2 f;Jble i. :...::-.ring of rhe l 6 'iew J~rsey estuarme systems ;J:-, defined r"11r rhe finfish literature 'ummary.
I. Hudson River 1 lower pnnion adjacent w New Jersey 1
ll. \iewark Bay 1indudinl! Hackensack River. Passaic River. Arthur Kill. Kill van Kulll
liL Raritan River & Bay 1 New York Harbor 1including Upper ami Lower New York bays)
IV. Sandv Honk Hav lindudinu Swimrnini!/Navesink and Shrewsburv riversJ ... a. - .... •
V. Shark River
VI. \fanasquan River
VII. Barnegat Bay 1induding Metedecunk River. Kettle Creek. Silver Bay. Toms River. Cedar Creek. Furked River. Oyster Creek!
VIII. Little Egg Harbor 1including Mill Creek. Westecunk Creek. Tw.:kenon Creek)
IX. \fullica River & Great Hav cindudinc Bass and Wudinc riversl . ~ -
X. Brigantine cinduding Little Bay. Reeds Bay. Absecon Bayl
XI. ( ;reat Egg Harbor River and Bay 1induding Lakes Bay. Scull Bay. Patc.:ong Creek. Great Egg Harbor River. Tuckahoe Riven
XII. Corson's Inlet I including Ludlum.'i Bay)
XIII. Tuwnsend's Inlet Cinduding Great Sound)
XIV. Herefurd Inlet Cinduding Grassy Sound. Jenkins Sound. Taylors Sound)
XV. Cape May Inlet finduding Jarvis Suundl
XVI. Delaware River & Bay (including Dennis Creek. East Creek. West Creek. Maurk.-c River' Estuary. Dividing Creek. Oranoaken Creek. Cedar Creek. Back Creek. Cohansey River. Stow Creek. Madhurse Creek. Hope Creek. Alloway Creek. Salem Creek. Oldmans Creek. Woodbury Creek. Rancocas Creek. Crosswick Creekl
3 Figure I. Locations of sixteen (I-XVI) New Jersey estuarine systems identified for the finfish literature summary phase of this program.
4- Table 2. C.11nmon names or ri:-:hes mat appear in literature su111rnarv rabies and their scientific names 1i:>J.,ed on Rubbins et ;.d. llJLJ ll.
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
alewife AW.sa pseuds!harent,:us American shad AJ.asa sapjdissima Atlantic croaker ~~~,~Mjci-{lJj!'ll:onias"JJDfliililltfS-_~~- + • ·------~---- ~- --·------·------Atlantic menhaden Breyonrria tyrnnnus Atlantic silverside Ylenjdja menjdja .-\tlantic scurgeon Adpenser oxyrbym;bus bay anchovy Ancboa mitrbi IIi black drum P 5 Finfish Literature Summaries bv Estuar:v file rntil~'.ving accuums broadiv chac.u.:rerize rhe finfish literature w~ ilave summarized for the tn ~'tuarme s\·srems listed in Table I. L Hudson River. Spedes-speciiic studies primarily focus on striped bass and white perch. lrnpmgemenr and entrainment mortalities in power plant st:reens are examined tor both species. as well as r'or Atlantic torncod. Ameril:an shad. alewife. bav anchovv. and bluebm:k herrinc . .'vlnreover. species composition and distribution. PCB a~cumulattun. population dynamics. and life history studies are presented for many of the aforementioned species. Other geneml studies include macrofauna! ichthyopiankton surveys and review studies involving fisheries and tish habitat use. .. II. Newark Bay. Species-specitic studies include the use of the Hackensack River by Atlantic tomcml and contaminants rn .~triped bass. Other studies are surveys or reviews of prior work that fucus on r'ish distribution and habitat use. and tisheries. III. Raritan River & Bay I New Yurk Harbor. Studies in this system focus on the presence of conraminant'\ and disease found in food tishes as well as a number of reviews examining tish distribution. habitat use and fisheries. MacKenzie's 1<)'}2 book (see Appendix II> provides a useful historical overview of the fisheries in this system as well as Newark Bay and Sandy Hook Bay. IV. Sandy Hnuk Bay. Studies in this system are largely species-specific. :\spect-: of the billlugy (disease und anomalies). distribution and earlv life history (If two commercially and recreationally important species. summer and winrer t1ounder. represent the majority of findings. More geneml -;tudies focw; (Ill macrofauna! and ichthyoplankton surveys. habitat use ami tisheries. V. Shark Rh·er. fhc only srudies we have located have examined various aspects of the distribution and biology of winter flounder. VI. Manasquan River. Most studies examine aspects of the distribution and biology of winter and summer tlounder with one geneml study. an ichthyoplankton survey. VII. Barnegat Bay. Species-specific studies are numerous for this system and include aspecrs of the biology. distribution and/or early life history of bay anchovy. mummichog. inland silverside. nunhern searobin. spotfin killifish. striped searobin. summer tlounder and winter flounder. Surveys targeting juveniles and adults of aU species in che upper bay system and in salt marshes were found. Many studies examine the impacts of power planL'i to early life history stages. Extensive. long·tenn data are available from environmental impact repons that were produced to assess the influence of the Oyster Creek Generating Station on the ecology of the bay (Ecological Analyst<~ Inc. 1<;XO·X4 and Ecological Analyst-; Sdence Engineering & Technology fnc. l986a. 6 i lJXnb: k::rhyolugicai :\~~' 'Cl \"fll. Liufe E~g Har--bor. :)p;!t.:Je:Hpecirk studies wrget bluefish. 'Pllttin killifish . .-.ummer rll>Under :.mu winter flounder. :\ number of these. as well as urhers rhat examine aspects of 'pecres t.:l!mpositiPn and disrriburion. are habitat-specific. H..tbiwrs examined include estuarine !Jeaches. :o.Jit marsh sun·ace. marsh creeks and submerged ve~etation. Extensive long-term data Jre ava1iable from the environmentai impact studies conducted in the early lSl70s in response w a proposal (l) build an etectnc generating Station offshore or Little Egg Inlet (Ichthyological .-\ssocicues 1m.:. 1Y73a.b. !Sl7.+a.b.c. llJ75a.b. llJ7nc and 1 ····JI. ___l\-luUi~_ijiyer.~.Greatfi~y; __ :::j:pe_cje:s:~~pecific.~gdies.t.u~ger-bluefi~lt."fl'lummichng:nrotbem·:--- .. -· ,.;:arobin. wadfi.sh. striped bass. striped searobin. summer tlounder. t:.~uwg. winrer tlnun<.ler and 'arious sharks. Many studies surveyed tin fish in various stages of the life hiswry including egg. larva. JUveniie and udult H:.~bimt-speciric ~tudies include bt,th species-specific studies and faunal -;urveys that focus X. Brigantine. The studies lol.:ated are largely habitat-specific surveys. Species-specific studies rarget summer and winter tlnunder. Environmental impact studies condut.:ted in response to the proposal w build an electric generating station offshore of Little Egg Inlet provided long-term data pr(lvide 1 lchth yo logical A.,sociares Inc. IIJ73a.b. llJ74u.b.c. llJ75a.b. llJ7fic ami I ()77a l. XI. c;reat Egg Harbor River & Bay. Most studies are macrofauna or ichthyoplankton surveys. XII. Cnrsun's Inlet. Twn surveys and one study on spotfin killifish were lot·ated. XIII. Tuwnsend's Inlet. Only one study. on winter tlounder abundance. has been located. XIII. Hereford Inlet. lchthyoplankton and maLTOfaunal surveys are fairly detailed for portions nf this sysrem. XIV. Cape May lnfet. A II studies located for this system are species-specific and address aspectc; of the life history and biology of summer tlounder. bluefish and winter tloum.Jer. XVI. Delaware River & Bay. Species-specific studies target alewife. American shad. bay anchovy. Atlantic croaker. blueback herring. toadfish. spot. striped bass. summer flounder. 7 ,-~akfish. '.\ nire perch. Strioeu b:.tss :.tnd surruner iioumier. [Wo cconornicaily important .~pecies. :1:.~ve been ernoha~ilzed 111 rhe Jirer:.trure . .'-\.11 arrav or' 'urvevs rocus on :.~Jllife hiswrv sta!!es of ·infish. 1-Lbir~Hpecir"ic ~rudies :.tre nor commo~. hPweve~. broali-.,cale s:.tmpiing. ~vhich included :he en me :engrh ot rhe bav. ,cgmems of rhe river w rhe fall line. :.tlld many tributaries. are ;JUmernus. Two Jung-rerm env1ronmenraJ impact srudies cunducreli in the vicinity of the Salem G~neraung .Sr:.~rion provide :.1 great deal of fintish dara 1Jchrhyolo~ical Associates fl)70a.b. l <.n Ia ~- l Y7n<:~.b :.tnd I Y77d.e: Public Service Electric & Gas IYX4 Finfish Literature Reviews by Estuary The following rabies list the tinfish literature we have reviewed for selected New Jersey estuarine __ -~S[f:1'!1S_1_~ec= Ta_ble_l~y,nd f_igure tt:ur .a list of es.ruaries and the ltH.: -- -~-- - J '' Table 3-1. System I. lludsun l{iver. -- 1'ypeof Sample lluratinn Number ut" Frequency uf Depth Emi unmcnlal : Fish Sampling Number ur Suurn: A!i~sment Regiun Scatiun~ Sampling Sampled l,ara ntlcr~ liear S11crimt·u~ Mea... lrt'd J ( 'ulla:rt cd ------.. ·-- - -· I Survt=y along Dubbs ferry ltute-Aug 12 111 1'Jo4 :i lllllC~ Ill ~hllfl! ... ~l!IIIC ( 15lll. 1.11 l'o.:llllllllll:l -~· -·- -·-- shon:.s to Catlikill 1964 & &XiuiiJo'i J·Jti4.; lllllL'~ ·_ . em mesh 1 t:l ill 1<1117 Jl)fl5 Ill 19(\5 Striped bass ----- 1':>W-19o3 ---·------taggmg ~tuJy h.ll7l) ( ·t:u 1-. I 'liJ/i SC:.tSOIHil ---·---. illVlll\ iug :u1~1...-~ ~~~g~l..!d !•IS movcmems ICI::IjliiiiL'd - --- PCB lower river spring I'.J77 2 S2 t'ctll:tk I';,_,, ..:I ,., .II. ------~--- -· ···----! ·- ---··-·-. ltt:CUIIlllbti to fresh i water) ;'' l Scri~d bass M;mhattun 10 Mar-Dec 12 regi11ns weekly <31ll>6 len\{11: r;atur.: . · Tucker trawl ( 1.11 ---·- lky l'lSI monuli1y & Alh Striped bass 70 km stretch 1976-11}77 gill nets 5 shore hy Iagg111 g stmly. 5.219 McLtrl'll cl ----·--···- -- -·-·-·~--- movemems of lower river days p.:r scilll! & l- gill net1> ('JI m. t;aggcd al. l '1/'i I wc..:k. ~.:ines 10m by Ill.~ -17 .X Clll ' .S.: t:<)lllllh!CCio.cl gilllll!t : mc~lal. gear Cllltlllll!ft:litl gall unsp.:c ificll : , nets (23-B'.J m. • I- 11.4-35.6 nun ·mesh). seandol & 274 m. I.'.J- 10.2 em mcslll ' ~ ---- . --·· - "- "" "-" - ~~-· 'fable 3-l (cuntinuedl. System I. lludsun l~h·cr. I Type of Sample l>uratiun Number nf Frequency of' Depth En vi IIRIIIt!ntaf I lo'ish Samptin~ Number uf Suurrc A~St!!lsment Region Station~ Sampling Sampled f>ara ntlt!r~ c;tar SjlCt:illll.'ll!-o f\lc;t~ 1lrtd ( 'ullcl'tcd -~-~ ··----"" lmpingcml!lll fl)wl!r river 1974·1Y75 7 pll\\el' ---·------' UllfHilgcm..:m - 2 llllllitJII U.UIIIlhlll~t: stullil!s of wllih.: pflllliS M.:rccu~ cl .Jl_ !•IX I perc It ------l!ntire system review I symhcsrs Bh1h1gy 1)1' ------. - -·---' -" - lkt~ ,\ H~~tl:ntn- R;~riwn ul exis1i11~ I",., 11111 .,, with t!mphasis i111nrn mt inu l'IH:'i 1111 lishcs - Fi~hing pier lower river O..:c llJK2· -35 quarterly -2.4-4.3 setlim "Ill\. rrawl (-t_•; 111. o.-t- II"''' !•;•~ ,., I li~SCliliRitlll f Baynnnc hi D..:c 19M3 tcxd~~thug nr turhi1 if). I'J.IIIIIIIIIIl'~lll. ;,L I•JX il· Pil!rrnnnl Wlllll!rJ ICIIlj'll. r;nurc. Indiana trap net Marlihl !.iilllll y& (4.\) Ill. 12"7 flllll 1 tl1~S1JI ~""' lltcshJ & gill ne1 UKYl!•ll 161 111. :U-1 i.2 1:111 mesh 1 i lower river FaliiYHI I I 511 W!urt:,·t;tl. PCB studies in ------~--- --··"'----~ --. strip.:d ous:; IN)'aL·k. New l'l:i" Yurk) ' ----- S1 ri(ll!ll b:1s11 river lalliu April llJH3 ------·-·------tJ!llainctllish :!X fru111 I";Jilrlll•• Sl Impingement lnwer & 1973-IY77 (l power every 24 ------·---- ' impi llgCI\ICIII -1)5 B01rnllh>ll~c s1mJies of whitl! upper river phlllh llulifS. lllll: 111 ~l.TCCII) "'iII i1111 & V;m p.:rch. sui pc\1 (tidal r:utgc: 1 "'''rc days per bu1;s. Atlamic week "'"'"'I'l'JI\~ tmnc.ld. : Americmt shad. alewife&. I bluehad: herrin!! 10 - .. ·- ·------~-·-- -- Table J-1 (cuntinued). System I. lludsun l~hcr. l ---· ( Typ~ur Sample Uurarion Numb~r uf Frequency of Depth En vir mm~ntal Fish Sampling Number ul" Suurrc 1 Aue.smcnl Regittn ShU inn!> Sampling Sampled l ara11 t:ICI'~ 1 I tl~ar SJlCl'illll'll!'t I I Me as fl'd , , ( 'ulle ~JkLIC:O. l'l'jlllll<:·l :til• t!!I.!IIIL'I .. i. Entrainment lower river 1974-1915 3 puwer ------' tmpin~..:metll lluiL'Ill:lll ,\ m.,rtaliry ior pi allis ;~~rcclb { j, lo hI) \";11 [ mifk!d hass. i I'IXX while perch. Arl:uuic romcod. Americ;m shad, alewife. bluchack herring. hay r I ltlldiUVY i DbrrihUiion of esruary I 974·1 'J1'J 12 wc..:kly from shoal ----· ------cpihelllhk sh.:lJ .. -·- - II• •rL'IILH• .\: t: mhi-Angu~l ,,r h:ss1. : I. ( l·J~~ uf striped bass 1 m..:sh 1u~k..:r .:hanncl . lrawlll.llm. :\ll'i h ~url;1n! strata Fi:;h (ll)pulnriun lllWcr &. I tJ74-1 <.J77 1-45 weekly frum I'll llllllll ----- ... ·-- !lung seine em 5 lllllftslt (j(:adlh:ll L'( d)'!.\umic~; middll! .~pril- Ill). ullcr II'>~ WI Sf'CI j._;~ ;al. I'IX~ c:!lllilrY (km Dc.:cmh..:r ( ll5mJ. ltJ·klll 122) mid water trawl IIi ml . (: ------·----~----.- - ' 1 -· -- -· ... -~ - Table J-1 (cuntinued). System I. lludsun Hh·cr. i ' i -----·· Type ur Sample Uuratiun Number ul' Frequency ut' Uepth [nvin nmental 1-'ish Samplin" NumlJcr ul' Suun:c Asse:.smenl Regi11n Sraliun~ Sampling Sampled l'aran t:ltr~ .c;ear : Spct:imcn~ Meas1 n·cl 1 ·.. u.~d,·d ---· ·- --- St,~~:k lllWI!r river l'-J16·1'J19 4 -1-h ;g•llu..:ts. lu111l 2 UKKI ;t;!•· ------.. -- .. - lit>! I l'l .11. char3l'll!ristics llf Jay'/11 ..:ck. ·s..:iucs (~:\-1-N 111 II s .ol.kt l'l:-i1-\ lilriped bass lllld-Mitrch hl :hHtg. I I .4- .15.( I lat..: June inu 111\!sll 1 : -- - Life hislllry llf 243 km in 1912-1~1':) 1 w.:ckly Apnl------·------\ou.:r traw I. - XX.YilO K l.utd,t ,., .11 whit!! p..:rch estuary [),·..:l.!lllller :!~lll'ldu! l~.t\1 I. ..:;!!,!~ pn l•l:vi •o..:adl ~..:111..: IHI..1 h!lli Survival tlf lower river 197S-IIJK I 2 Olllhipk ------· i Ill pi ng..:lllclll - 21UNhl tlluc~'·l:! ,-, fish.::. ailt!t ~.un pies 11\·cr i~O:rco.:n~ al I•I~S impi n~t.!mcnt on a 24 hllllf ' travdiu!,! screens (lCfhtJ, Ollt.:c )l Population es1uary 1974-1 ')1l) 12 1'11-WI!t.!l;.ly sh,trl! -- a•--·---- ocad1 seine (.\11.5 -112.1)00 Yuung ..:1 .d. estimatt.!s hlr .-\l'ul hl mi,l· llllle. m. ll.4X ..:111 inJtvi•luab I•IXX juvt!nilo: stript:d D..:c..:m n.:r h 12 ----~------~ --~------·-· 1 I Table 3-1 (continued 1. System I. 1-ludsun l{i\'cr. -· 1')•pe of Sample l>uraliun Number ut· Frequency of Depth Envir• omental . nsh Samplin" Number ,;r Suurce .~!lsessmenl Regiun Station) Sampling Sampltd l>aran tU!J"!'\ (;~ar SIII!Cilllt II~ 1\lt!aSI rtcl ~~~~l'lt:ll ------··-- Rclaciw lower rivtr 1975 I ~by-Juno.: . .. 2.-nt oll:<:.ill \l;ut Witti-k --- - ·---- . ---- :------·--- ~·- concrihulillns 11f ft~li. I iL ..:1 ;tl. (·IX:i slripcd hass river lt~h Sltll:ks 111 the At Iamie coast O :~raw I. gdlnct. 51!7 Srriped bass ----- spring 191!4 ------Lthtll '" L'l stocks & PCBs & I\J85 J'litUid llo.:l. hl\tdi ;d. I ~I'll .:>cin...:s Toxic effects on river north to ------r...:vicw I symhcs1s -----·-·- I "l:!'il' 1'>'~1 ft:.hcs Piermulll ••I .::~isting illlt)fnlillhlll i Marsh ·-·- Fish~ri~s riwr norrh l\l ____ ..... ___ r.:vi..:w I synth.:sts ~-kEm.,,. ,\ ------·--- ··-·- ··---- P~o:ruhllll ,,1 ..:xi~tin~ \v ....oll!,· ... l Marsh inltlrlll Survey of finfish river lltlrlh ltl ------····------· r.:vicw I symhcsb \V ... ,,n •• -... 1 Pto..:ri!Hllll ;,,j .:x !~Illig ,.,.,1 Marsh inltlrm;uion Habitat use by riwr norch Ill review I sylllhe~is ------·--··------·--·-- ·- -. W'"'dh..:dd finfish Pi...:rmonl 111 ...:x i~l iug & 1\kEIIrolo' Marsh inform:uinu J'Jl)J Movements t>n estuary llJ79-19K4 lhovd 1'1'12 ------· ------i------· ~ -- immature stripeJ bass Distribution of esruary l983-1988 12 ----- bouom ouertrawk 136 G...:ng.h..:gan slwrwosc: cpihcmhit.: sll!t.J cr al. IlJlJ2" sturgeon ( 1.0 m). beam trawl n.n rnl n ! -- Table 3-1 (continued). System I. lludsun khcr. -- ! Type of Sample Uuraliun Number uf Frequency uf Depth 1-:nvir .nmental ' · Fish Sampling Number i1f Suun·e A~s"'smenl Region Statium SamJ)Iing Sampled l'ar uncommon 1rawl. ilrawl ('.J.IluJ ..Ui- I v.cd:lv 7 .t. 1:111 Jllc:;h J murine fishes ----- shoals& · hcam lrawl C2.0 <'I Ah1mdancc of lower river 19N6 ------··-·· --- ·-- 1\h:lt;!l'l h;ty ;m..:hovy. hl)(ll)Ol Ill I. lnd,.:r lfa\·.1 al I ')•I ~ Alhuuic bass. ( 1.01111. whill! perch & t:[llbl!llllllc ~h:•l A111crican shad . ( l.ll1111. pu~hu~·1 in previously ( 1.111111 unsampletl regions Comparative river ar August· ------tempe alllfl!. .seine - -- ... -- Buddcy ,., swimming Buchauan. S.:p1emhcr nxyg~· 1 ;&I_ I'~:-\) ~lam inn. New York IIJMI t:llllCI!I ICII hill t'lit.X:hcmkal compositi\lll. mcdmnil:al prupcrt ics & hisanpalhnlogy nl' _juvcnik :suifli!J hass Gn1w1h river 19N3-IIJK6 cnmmcn:ial arap ---·--· ------~--- ·------.. Fahnll'' invariam ! lh!lS. gillucls. I •IX7.1 t.lillcriminalion & tlrifl 111!11>. (llhllld I classification of II CIS. Slripctl htiSS clc.:1n II i~lllu;! Sllll:ks gear. ~cines. &. , hooks & lincli Immunological river 1986 ------15 St:hill& dbc:riminalion uf D.u-;Jthl 111 ripcd basll l 'Nil _st~'!Cks I I .I -- I Table 3-1 (cuntinued 1. System I. lludsun l{h·cr. -·- Type ut' Sample lluratiun Number ul' Jo'requency uf llepth Em·in mnental •Fish Sump lin!( N11111 her nl' Suun·c A~ose.smenc Rtlliun Stat inn~ Sampling Sampled l'aran Cit!&"~ Clear SilCdllll'll!-. l\lcas1 rt·ll -----·····------( 'ull•·•·~t·d Rm1gc dynamic~ 2:-i.hlo/ csllliii'Y 1984-19MM ------&· .. - -. ···-- . Waldtll.lll<"l ------:------.- Ol Slfip.!d biiSS 'llip.:.ll•."'· ;II. I'J'ill t•l·mg rhc ···1-!~l.:ll Arlanric C Ahuntla1ICe .:sruary ------.... - ... ---- !-----·---- Wdh <'1.11 lf~altls in wlllh! I'~''~ nerch -- Predation by estuary Jui·N•w 31 hiweekly ------·-- l'lca~:h seine 1(J I \7-1 J 11:1111.:\ l'l .II. 11ge-ll hluefil>h l~lW (Ill llluc11~h 1•.1<1 \ on ag.:-tl unadromuus lishcs ~ I 15 -- ·- Table J-2. System II. Newark Uay. --~--- Type uf Sample l>uratiun Number ut' Frequency of Depth •:n"ir'omental Fish S;lmf•ling Number tir Suurl'e A~s~smenl Reglun S1a1iun~ Sampling Sampled l'.ara1 elcr~ ': c;ear Spetinwn~ ~lea~• n•cl I ·ullt~l'letl ------·-- .. --~- ...... UriliLation of the Had.cusack I':IH7-I':JHK ll llhllllhly ------ Fisheries hay & riven ------·------··------review I sy111hes1s --·-·-. f\ h: Emu,· ,\: HI( .:~iMill;! '"··•l review I syllllh.:sis w ... "llit:.ul Survey nf finfish bay & rivers ------· ----· ------... ----- . -·- - ul cxi~lilli:l 111'>1 · illh1rma1 i11u ------H:abhuc use by bay & rivers rcvicw I s y111h..:s1s \\',,.,,l(ll';ld ------·-~------~- finfish 'Ill l!l\1~1 itlc; .X /l.kbll·• 'illlllflllali•lll 1•1 11( Fi:.h distribution bay ILJM7-l':IXM 12 llhllllhly ------··--···- .oucr lr;twl & ~ill X.lllOI1sli. \\'til .\ surv.:y Ill.! I :'x ~l'n·•,·~ ll.•ll··l"li ------1'1'12 I ""'' 16 •e·-~---- -· ".';;;.,__ - -·- . --~ ·---· ···- Table J.J. Syslem Ill. Raritan River & IJ ' Type or Sample l>uratiun Numll~r ul Frtquency nf Depth Envirc nment~l •·ish Sampling Numh~r uf Suurc:c .4!iSI!Iismenl Region Staliun~ Sampling s~mpled J•arau Cltf~ C;~llr SJlCcillltll!> !\I casu rtcl ------( 'ullel'lcd - ----·- Stri(ll!d ha:n; ---- 1959-1963 ------wggmg swll y ft.h7'J t'brk l'illl\ Sl!lUIOill1l ;illVlllVillg iUlgkl, lag~..:d j·l:-; ffillVI!ntl!nls rcl·;,ptun:d ------ trawl 1\ltlrd~o:l;uu• Hishlpathl1logy bay (also Mar tn3------estuary· ------·---·- 40 li>h "'ed (lf fin wt m sampli11g in Jun I ':174 munthly. f,,, 'llld) I'-' 7 'i wintl!r ll t11lcr lrawl (7 .X & Fin rot in winter bay (also 1973-1977 ------csluary------·--- 1\lun:lld.tn•• n.lulldcr- ~ampli ng i 11 nhmlhl r. lli.'7 Ill. I.J <.:Ill &: synthesis ,,r f•mr ocean. Sandy tH.:(:all- ~ll\kllJ lllo.!,lll Z"l.. ,,._ ,) , y\:al'li of s1uuy Ht>•lk Bay & ... cas<)llal l'~K2 Grcm Bay --- Polynm:lc: ( 17 . - Table 3-3 (cnnlinued). System Ill. l I Type uf Number ul' Frequency nf Deplh Envin 4 Sample Duraliun IIIOt:IJiaJ 11 ish Samplin~ Numhcr 111 ScHII"l'c Ass~smenl Regiun Srarion' Sampling Sampled l'ara111 eten. :c;ear StiCtilliCII!> Mcast rtcl ( ·ullcrr ell ---·. ·--- Biology of «!nlir«! sysl«!m ------·---- .. ------;n.:v 1cw I sy11lhc~1s .. Bc1g& Hw..lson-Rarilan ;ut cxb1iug I.e'\ llllt•lo I . . . with «!mph~~Sis \llllllCIII !r.:vi..:w I sy111ht.:s1s Fi:sheries river. bay & ------···-·- . .. l'vh:bu·"': S; harhur ul ..:xi~llll::! w..... llll'.al .i ur.mn;u inn l'l'l l I Survey of tinfish river. hay & ------··------Jrcvicw I symh..:sis \\ 1 ohodl,,·.~ol harh11r 1ul t.:~isllll:.! ·····I :iII l'or 111;11 i;lll ----·-· Habilal use by river. hay & :rcvicw I sy111hcsi, \Vt~t~dli<':IOI ------··-·--- -- ··--· --- finl'illh harhor ------:ol ..:x isliug & 1\kl:ur.•,· ·. i 11 furma1 ion I'IIJI Fish~ric:s thruughoul ------· ------· ······---- ;n.:vicw -·--·--- --··-- 1\I,,,·K.:IIII<' I 'J'~ ~ HI Table. 3-4. System IV. Sandy llunk Uay • ' Type ur Sample Uuraliun Number ul' lo'requency ur Depth li:nvir nmentul ,..ish Samr11in~ Number Ill" Suurcc Aue~~smcnl Regiun Srariun:~ Sampling S;tmplcd Parau crcr~ :(;ear Spcritllt'lb Mcas1 rtd t ·,.u,~rfl'•l ------·- .... - . lduhyl>phmkton Navesink Ocr 1960- 0 \1 .:.:l..ly. ----- ICIIIPl'f' llllf.:& .Piallklolll 11..:1!; l•i-1 l';.!~!\ .\: ( ..... ~..,., ,.,, .., ~llfV~)' River. bay&. lkt llJ61 nll•lllhly & :.all,;u (llj & 1.11111. 1.11 ~-Ill) 1••• ' ;t.· o~can sh\lr¢ cvl!ry 12 day:. iuun m..:l'hl ufhu\lk J.:pcu,Jinguu : st:Jil•lll~ I Jay & lll:!hll ' Striped bass 1959-196) ·ragging sm,Jy o.f1 7') l'l:ul.. l'lc,:-; ------·~~·---- Sl!il:illlliil --- \iiiVtl)Villt: 011lgk1~ li:l!!gt:d 1'1>\ ffiliVCRli!IIIS ICL':tjlllll'l.:d ------Tagging srudies Leonardo Sep-Ocr 3ur..:a:~ ------huuom ------;colllllll..:rL·i:•l ••11.:1 l;tggcol 1\luLtll \I.J on :.umnacr shurc & 19611.Jul- :rr:.wls 1 111.2 o:m :1.o 11,. ""··· I ':1711 lh)undcr Rarililn Bay Aug 1961. 'l:t>Jcud wo.::-11 1 (IIVO.:IIik~ ~ Eas1 Charutd Juu-.'\ug ;,dull~ l'iM :' Disrribution of bay l')ti2-l _. .. " ~ 19 -~---- I Table 3-4 (continued). System IV. Sundy lluuk li•a~. Typenf Sample Uuraliun Numbcr ul' Frequency uf Depth Em•irc nmcnlal ft'lsh Sampling Number uf Suurrc As~sment Regiun Statiunll Sampling S;&mph:d l,aran th:r~ ( ie khthy.,plankttm Swimming&. Apr li.JM- 5 hiweekly surface..... llcpah. urhiJity. ,plankwu net m.'i ~Ill C Di.:t & condition Hurse!'lhlll! Jun-Scp I weekly ------·------···---- )hts J_, >f!;ut I ')•) I ------·-·-- ·------~------· t'bhes ;ol t.:llistillg 'i11t'urmatitlll Fishcri\."S llay & rivers revi..:w I synthesis McEnwc & ------~- ol cxiMiug Wuudlt.:iJJ infnrmatiun l'NI '){\ - Table. 3·4 (cuntinuedl. System IV. Sandy lluu~ Ba) . -- Type of Sample lluraciun Number ul' Frequency uf DepCh En vir mmt:nral · Fish Sampling Number ltl' Suurcc As~smen! Region Statiun~ Sampling Sampled l•ar;u t t:ICI'~ fitar s lll!cillll: If), ~h~a~• ntl C·ullt·d~tl --·------·· - Tempural & Nav.:~ink & Dec 19lJU· Ill hlllhllllhly (I 2-6 Ill th:plh. lllrhtdlly. \ hllllJ:!ll lll!IS 1211 11:2i l!f!;!\ SL·arl.:u :rpatial Shrewsbury Apr 19~1 chh. I iluou) IClllpo.: ;Hurc. ll Clll. IUOS 111111 ~ I9'JI;t dis1rih111ion of river nwin ~;alanu ·& • mc~hl & 1-1 I I l;u{ .tl' wimcr llow1der L"hanncls lii:>S•ll ,·J ' cpit"lcllllll..: sh:d Ltll sp..-ucs l spa Wiling \lXygc 1 . (4).7 ).. ~11.5 1:111. (indm.le:i •llhcr i IUti~ 111111 nac~h 1 t.oedcs) : -- Survey uf fishes ...... _, .. : ro.:vto.:w I ~yutho.:sts hay & rivers ------·------__ .. \\' .. •hllll'.hl ·llf CliiMill!;l I' I• II 'inf,)rmati\lll --· Habitat use by bay & rivers ------·---- n:vicw I symho.:sis -·------... v,:,hhlltt:;lll finfi:;h ! ur cxi~lillg S: f\kbtro~,· : iuhmnatiun 1'1')1 Gnlwlh of YOY unvegelated. May Jl)'JII I l <1m till<~l r; lgt.:. seine (o Ill. o &IIlii 2:\ S••:,!a&d ,\: wimer flounder sandy hulllllll scllnu Ill~ illo.:~h I Al>k 1' 1'1.:· ba~.:tl •10 owli1 hs I 21 ~~-- I Table 3-5. System V. Shark River. ' Type uf Sample Ouratiun Number uf Frequency uf llepth En vi unmental Fish Number uf Suun:c A!isosment Region Stalinnll Sampling Sampled l•ar; IICICI"la SaOlJllin~o~ SJlCl'illiCII~ 1\lca urtd ( it~ilr ( 'ulli•t·tc«< -. ·--· MtlYilnllllliS. channds winters of ------· -- ··-- lfiiWI\·t~ Ill), .. SL'arkll ft,ud habiiS & I'JH2-I 'lK5 P.:h!f~•lil tlisl-. l')l'\ll 11gc ut' Wlnlcr lags t1uundcr Abundance of navigalional Ntw llJH7- 3 flll)lllhly 1.8-3 .0 111 dcpll . 1rawl (-UI 111. 144 SL';u·IL'u \\ i111cr iluuJu.lcr ch:IIIUCIS Apr I ')Xli h!lllp 'LIIlll\'. :1.x--t A ~:n1 )'l'llh ::.a lin I)'& mc~hl dil>S< \\'ll llX Yl! ·II Temporal & inlet to <3 Dec 1~91- 4 - bim.uuhly 1.5·6.8 m Jcp1l. hungos(21l l.7.'o cg~~ St:arl.:ll spa1iul uaulic;tl miles Apr I •.N2 h:lllp 'f.lllll'<:. 1:111. 11.1 n llllll & -Nil 1'1'1 ~ tlistrihulilln of ~:11111 I)'& lll\!Sh) & larvae I Willlcr Jloouder i..li~St lwd C(lihclllhiL' skd (illdtld..:~ li(lawning oxy~· 'II (45.7 ),. 30.5 ullh.:r ( indutlcs <)I her ~.:n1. IIJ63 nuu ~p<:t:h.:~) spcl!i~s) m.:~h 1 I 22 \ Table J-6. System VI. Manasquan l{i\·er. 1'ype of Sample Uuratiun Number uf Frequency of llepth Em "runmental t'ish Numbt:r ul' Smarcc Asse!lsmenr Regiun Stat inn~ Samplin" Sampled l»ar IIICICI"!> SaiiiJIIiu~: SJlCtimeu~ 1\lc: ~unci Cit·ar ( 'ullt~Ut·tl 1 DcscripiH.lll of fish pouud~ new carangid ( lt~ltcrm:ul !ip..:cics !l lduhyuplankton inlet Apr llJfiH nm:c every 6- surf:tcc 111 I Jcpta. plallkt Movemems. channels winters 11f 4.lJ m trawl & s~·ar!cll rl.ltld hub its &. IIJH2-IlJH'i Pct..:rMIIl J,,~; 1'11\(l ug..: ui wimcr lags I111111Ukr Early life history river (data I LJK4-I Ahundance uf navigathlll Nov I ----~------=~~~------r---~-~- 'fable J-6 (cuntinued). System VI. MannstJlHlll I{ her. .------r------,------,------.------~------.,-+------.~------~~----~,------Type uf Sample Uuratiun Numbu ul Frequency of Veplh En irunmenlal• Fish Numhcr ul Suun·c A:.se~~sment Regiun Stat inn:-. Sampling Sampled l';a ~llllt:lers Samplill!-l Spccitm·n~ Me a:-.nrt:d ( .it:ar I "ulll~l·fl~ll Tc:m(ll)ral & inh:l hl head Dec l'NI- 5 - Olllhllllllly 1.5-o.llm d..:p h. huug<~s 120 !.Till C;!!1' .Scarkll :lpatiltl Apr 1\)112 ICllllc'l.llliiC. l'III.IU n 111111 ~ -1'111 I 'I'J ~ llistribution ot' ~ah Ill)' & m~shJ & larva.: winu:r llounder Lh~~~~h.:u cpihcrlllllc ~kd (illdlllk,, Sp:IWIIillg ?4 Table J-7. System VII. Barnegat Uay. ( - .. Type nf Sample Uuratinn Number uf Frequency nf Depth .,E ~'·irunmenhil Fbh Numhcr ul Suurn.· AUt:llsmenl Reg inn Srariun) Sampling Sampled r;untter:. Samtlliug Spcdm~u~ p, casurtd Cot·ar ( "ullcd~d -·- -· -····~· ... ---- .. Survl!y {summary wcsh.:rn shon~ Oct llJM- .... Wunt I'~<•" ------·--- - -.. - of prillr work - fwm ah<>v..: Scp 1%7; sampling J..:r:lils f,Jrk..:J River Ck• t'.lo7- nul included! hi hdti\Y St:p I'JM O~·ster Crc..:k. including rlu:sc IWtl - Egg survey Oyster Crc..:k. May-Ot:l ') 41imcs per ---- II! 1\(lt.:fillllfC & plaukhm 11.:1 :'i.KXI q.!f!' Wu111 l'lill I ':1711 (fcjhlll v.cck 11111y (Wist.:••u,ill (May :\11;!1 Ftlrked River. ~· Cedar Creek. ..1nly •lll slykl Bamegal Inlet May-Au~ & ha~ sampling_) Egg survey Oy~1er Creek. Mlly-(kl 9 4 times per ---- 1..: 11p..:nuurc & plauklollliCl n.2ll4 c~::' Wurtt 1'>11 F•lrkcr.l RIVer. IY7llln:p••rl v. cck )>< hnlly I Wist.:uw.lll (1\by (kit Ccdtlf Creek. presents full ~lykl Bamegat lnl<=t d:11a s..:1 & hay pamally wmlytcu 111 ( Wurlt Jl)71)) Fi!ih & crnbs Snpplcmem 111 .. Wullt l'll2 --···------. -·· -·------·-·- . -· ------+------·· hnpi11ged on puw~.:r pr illr r..:pml pl:u11 scre..:ns; w11h no llllOll"!er live vs. samplmg dead 1.l..:1ails Survey belllre & Oyster & 19M-IlJ6lJ K momhly- •~ upcralllrc. seine 1Ill. 7 l\lan.:dlus ------·------ailcr uperillion or Ptlllcr's creeks. scmimmuhly ~; 111111)'. Ill. ' IIIII I 1':172 genemting station Furked River. u ~sulv.:.l nh.:shl Waretl)Wn & l) Y!:!<=ll. U<=Jllh \ SlllldS Pllilll Beach ?i ! -· Table J-7 (cuntinued). System VII. lharncgal Ua). Typeuf Sample Uuratiun Number uf Frequency uf lleplb Et \'iruumenral A11s~smena Fi!lh Numlll'r ul Suurn~ Region S1a1iun~ Sampling Sampled I'· ramtl tl'!> Sllml•liu~ Spct:illll'll' ~ ca:-.urtd I :car ( 'ullcdcll ·-~ --- -·--- Surv~:y upper system D~:c IIJ71- 11 ~..:Ill.:. 211 llllllllhl )' lo.: ----- •p.:r;nurc. sL'iuo.: 17 .Ct 111. 2X.nhli Nc\1 k1 ~'~\ indulling Nu\ IY71 1ra,\J!).;. I ~,. ...Ill) 11.7 111111 ( w tile' ,\. lkpl l·u, upper hay. planl.l\lii I1Io.:-;h 1. If,,,, I II'.J\1 \-,1., th >I l'r. II. I q i \1' MC:h!UI!~l)IIK. U.7 111. 12./- lqlltll Tums & ~5.4 111111 pl:tll~ Ioiii I, Ft~rkc:d ri\.:rs. I IIIL'Sitl 1\.culc. Cedar pJauJ,. I• Ill IlL' I & Oystl!r t I 111 creeks & Silver tli.tllll'IL'f I Bay .. Population study of Oys1~:r Creek. Aug ILJ72 • 5 mnmhly lc npcra1urc hallhtllliJ'aWI 2.c1·n Wunt l'li ~ Arhuuk m..:nhado.:u hlrkct.l River. ----- Jan I ~74 IU111 South Br;mch 1\h •111111. Flnked River h..:;un IJ';Iwl & S1ou1s Crc.:k I {O.IIII lcu~lhL ~·II Ill! IS ( ]ll.:i Ill. 1.. \- \.X Llll ; 1\IL'.,h) I ..,,. ·---- -~------i' - I Tnhle J-7 (continued). System VII. Harnt!g \ Type ur Sample lluraliun Number uf Frequency of lleplh E ,·irunmental Fi~h Number ul' Au~smenl Regicm Suun:e Staliun~ Sampling Sampled rauu:ter:. ••• ' Samt•liul!. StJcriuu·u~ 1\1 ·a~urt'd (;cilr f 'ullt~l·tcd - - E..:ulugicill surv~y. ( >yst~:r Crc:c:k I 975·1 'J7M hm~dly ---· ~. ···- lit hldlly. 11':1\d 1-l.'IIIL impingement & Nucll! Dis1rihu1ion l\l. ink."t. hay & l%2-1973 --- ·----- J~ llh. Milh.:r lu~h 1.\ l:trvac & sunuucr tloundl!r Cl!diirCrcek (variahlc ------1\lur~• '' ·'~ 1 tc up<·r:uur..: 0.: ~ spc-:d 19:'1 larvae & juvenile~ l ~ jlll'l'lllk' :.c:1~•mal S;t IIIII)' Sillllpkr. effti[\S) pla11khu1 u..:h ( l.l I Ill di.Uil<.:ll:l'l. \IIICI lrawl 1\.7111). hcallltrawl. slcJ lin\\ I & sciu..::. ~ 7 .I•- 111.:\ Ill. (1,-l· 1:!.7 111111 mcshJ ' .,.., ' - - Table J-7 (continued). System VII. Uurnt:gal lht). ----·- Type uf Sample Oura&iun Number uf I l<'requency of Depth E \ irunmenl~ Au~smenl Regiun l<'ish Number ul' Suun:c Slaliun~ Sumplinu Sampled ramtlers Samt,liug ••• : Spcdmcn~ "J ·a~urtd ticar ( 'ulkt'lcd --··········---- Ag.:. growth & lit'.: bay & Oyster Oct llJ75- :!4 Vilii 2~ I , Table 3-7 (cunlinued 1. System VII. Uarncgnl Ua). ·-- l'ype of Sample Uunuiun Number of Frequency of Uepth E 'irunmental •·ish Numb~:r uf Suurce AsHnmenl Re~tion Saaliun~ Sampling Sampled .. , r;uue&er:. Sam11liu~ Spcc:inlt:ll!> IH •a:.urt:d (;car ( 'ullt!flNI -----·- --·· ·- lcluhy\lfauna & Furkcd Rivc:r. Jan 1971'1· j llhllllhly ----- ll:l l(l SJll!cil!ll wcslem bay Scp I 975- 13 ------t.kplh. (lls.:d dala - - Ta1llatll l'l CliOIJlllSilillll. & bclWCI!II Aug I 'l7X IC ll(lt'L lillie & II •II II :11. I'IX I scllstmal abundance nHllllhs ,,f ~illllll)' prc>i••ll~ wllh life histories Cetlar & rcpor&sl or targcl spc:cics Douhll! creeks, (turgcl spp: Atlalllic eus&crn hay menhal1en. Allamic shoals & inh!t silvcrside, hay anchuvy. bluefish. Dt1nhem pipc:lish, ~ weakfish. winter flt.1und~r) I 29 --~--~··· Table 3-7 (continued). System VII. llarncgal Hil). -- 'l'ype ot' Sample Uuraliun Number uf Frequency uf Uepth E 11 virunmentul Fish Number ltf Smu-rc As5e!>sment Rt1\lUR SliUilllll> Sampling Sampled I' r;tautltrl> Samplin~-: SllCl"illll.'lll> ca,urtd C;t:ar ( 'ullcl"lt•{l ___ .. ____ " - Lifl! hislory of Callus island Oc1 1':.17K- '.lo llhHIIIJI)' ----- Lh plh. so.:inc 111 .. \:'i fl7:'i c,,,,,q ,·1 ..J. i1lland silversides Sep l980 h: liJlt:t .llttl<: & llllll 111 '. Movemems. food channels wimcrs ,,f ------·--·------1 lr:tWI (ot.'J Ill) ---- .... s,.uku hahi1s & age uJ' l1JK2-l Bay anchovy life Forked River. Sc:p IY75- 5 monthly. s3.7m 1c upcralun:. seine I 12.2 --- ... Vuu;!ltl•••' hililllry & Oysll!r Crt:t:k Aug I ~li I i m: lmkll . Sl lullly. Scl..'dtii Ill. II.Ol'lll Cl ;tl. I '1;,! popula1ion Ol!lll!raling llay/niglu Ll, p1l1. ,ltssolvt:'d mc:.IIJ & dynamics Sullit>n. Cetlar. I) }gcn & pH ' lrawll4.•1ut. OyMcr& 1.3-lli C:lll Duulllc cr..:d:s Oli.!Sh 1. SL'Il'Cil ha~k~.:h I Ill. 7 IIIII I lllo.!~h I variuus-Liala 1rav.l~. 1.11'.1 t\hk ,., .• 1 Early life hislory of hay 1976-IIJKII lhf•Hit!lt•IUI ------·········---· pnw..:r I I summer lllmnLI..:r t.Jn,wn !'rum pl;un ~-Tt·..:u~ I 'I'JII pn:vinu~ \\'llrk ·-- 30 ··-·· -- l Table J. 7 (continued). System VII. Uarnegal lht). -- Type of Sample Durutiun Number uf Frequency uf Depth •n1·irunmental Fi!>h Number ul' Suun·c A11sosmen1 Regiun Slaliuns Sampling Sampled I aramth:r:~o Samplin1~ S JlCt:illlt'll!'> Pllca:-.urtcl ( ;,~ar ( ·ullct·ll'd ------.. - - life history Of Sllll Cilltl&s lshmd Oct llJ7K· I h1w.:d:l)' !$;II.~ Ill d ·pth. planJ..t"ll m:t Ahk 1•1•111 - mar:;h lillifishcs Scp I '>XII I 1lllll'1.11111.: &: 1111 ..:Ill !-. huuy lliam.:t~·r. 11.5lli 111111 1111!~111. dtp llcl ( I :'i ~ :!II cm.IU111111 lllC~Ill. ,'(: pi I I ! ll'iill (ll.2'i Ill :O.•I· :-. ll. I :'i 111 lb:p. ll..lilllll mesh 1 Communhy wes1embay Scp I'J7S- 13 various ------·--- vari11u~ ... ···-·- Kc11111Sh tmalysis of pri,,r hl!lWCCII Aug 19XI lll,ll>.:ll·•ll j•l•Ht survey m•luths llf Tatham .:t al. Cellar & I'Jtl4 &. Dlluhlc cr~ks. Vlllll;!lil Anthropogenic vicinity tlf -- vari uus ( h:1sc KclHllsh ------· -·------~·------·· -·- tffc.:ls of Jltlwcr OyMcrCrcck llll pri,,r I 'l•J2 pl:uu in li ~hcs Nuclear swJics) Gcncralill!1 St:uion Grow1h of YOY unvcgetulcd. Muy IIJ~I I I <1m tU:~l nmge, IICillC ( 6 Ill, 6 24 I S11gilnl & wimer nounoor unJy bolhJlll S UilllCill l)'(lC nun ml!~hJ Ahk l'l'J~ hased 1ln t)h)lilhll I "' - - -~·· ·- Table J.7 (continued~- System VII. liarncgal Uu}. I --- Typeuf Sumple Uurauiun Numbtr uf •·requency of l>eplh E rn·irunmental •·ish Number ul' Suurre A'se.smenl Re,ciun Sr;uiun~ Samplin" Sampled •• rauu:rcr!> SilmJIIin~ SJICCillll'll!\ ~ COI!\Urtd licar ( 'ullerll'tl ·-*---··--- Abumlanc.:. mai nllulll sill..: 1972·1~75 4 tli\h!CkJ)' l.)f ------·. - ···-·-- 1rawl1-t'.l 111. 1 I 1\ld:lnd,· ,\ distribution & of bay & ..:uhcr m,uuhl)' I I 111111 Allie 1'1"~ r..:pn)duclion of !Iitle of inlc1 mc~h J. ~,·u": nurthcrn & 111ripcd l-h.7 111.1) !\l!;unbins lllnl l!lc!>h i & ll''" cr p1.1111 irllakc ~.;rcc11.' (I I 111111 1lh.:sl11 I """"" '2 ...... Table 3-H. System VIII. l.ittlt! Egg llarbur. Type of Sample Uuraliun Number frequency uf Depah ~nvirn amental Fish Sampling Numhcr ul" Smarrc An4!!1smenl Rtttion uf Sampling Sampled I> a nun tt:r~ (lear Spcrimcu~ St:atiurh Mc:hn Nl ( 'ulll!l"lc!l ·- .-..-----··· ·------... --· St\)mach C\llllent ...... 01 Apr ~.:111.:. tlllt:r trawl. l."lhh .. ------· ... --- h:~ta l'~"l•• analysi:s l'H6·31 - gill net & l·f~7 ... tl Mar 1977 S11mmary of soulht:m 1/2 I'>12-1 ':)75 thnmglhlut vari\lUS· temper;~ urc. ~.:Illes. trawl(4.7 h:lull)" ------··---- I t:\:•lhlgical \)(\lay ;,,.;._·mJiug 111 ~ahnity. & 7.611\). I< 'i~·,· .II st mlies f,lr gl!ar t.li~s,,lv,d lllut!linc. ;\~St •l·i.Jh:•. pr11ros<.:d tlX )'g\..'ll (\lanl..t•lll u.:a~. (u,·. I•J i 7.1 nffsll\lre (luug•ls gcnl!rating station sl!ine. uucr trawl. F.:s1:1 I'J7•J Fish forage base Lillie Egg unspecified through IIlii OILlnthJy ---- tl!mpt:r:a ure. ------·-. Inlet. Mill 2 yr pcri\)J salinity. gill nd & IH111k I Creek. \lay, Ji~s,llvo.: I l!nc Iidul pu<)lll & ,,xygcu ~ ha!!lhlns hllllllnl IYil<.! Occurrence of Bem:h Haven Oct l97M- 6(+ ------seine (6 nun 3o3 t+ Ahkci al. sp.lllin killifish W.:~t. Cullar Oct 1979 lllh(l!.:c·lll.: m.:sh 1 un~pcul ,_.,I t•Jx; Rtul. ll numhc r 1111111hcr c,,llinslllwn. llf fruau Ketul Man;h. 11)\IS & Popular ~liC~) ~IIC~I Puint Composition & Cellar Run & Apr-Scp 4 hiwcl!ldy S 0.5 m hum au pl:lllkllllllh!l (20 1.1-12 ·(';,(hot 8.: distribution uf Bc;ach Havl!n llJMII ••llcrari 'II. \I.1J..:r en• di&nll~.:lcr. Ahk I'-JX-1 lan-·a~ & West depth. I tic. IJ.:ltl:l lllllllllCSIJ). I juvcuileli in high lt:tllpcr illlh: & dip llCI I() X 111 maNh saltnuy em. 11.3 1tma '""" rill!~h). & pit trap (11.2 5 Ill l'ii.J X 11.15 rn llecp. ILl mm nii!Shl ~'\ ------· - I Table J-8 (continued). System VIII. l.itllc Egg llarhur. - Type of Sample Durutiun Number Frequency or llepth Enviru menral Fish Samplinu Number uf Suurrc A!l~sment Region ut' Sampling Sampled l•ar;.unt len. (;ear Specimen!'> Slariun' Mcasnr Cll ( 'ullc~flctl -· - ·--- Speci.es Beach Haven Oct 1978- 0 llhllllhly ---- liLbl fill gc. seine W.9 m.ll.o 2x.o6i T;!lh Species hay. ncar Jul 19H6- I OlllOihly in <')I) em h:Oipcfil ure & ~:ylintlcr trap > 2.1Klll :\Ilk .:1 ;1! CllRI(lOSiliOII. Ham Island ~l:~r 19Hl! ~110101\!f. ( ht:ight nf l>ilhllily (0.87 Sl( 111. Y'.l (illdll Life hisll)ry llf Collins10wn Ocr 197K- I hiwc:ekly s 0.9 m tidal r;u gc. plallkh>n ncr I 20 Ahk 1'1'111 sillt Ill :ll:;h ( kl llJ7lJ lcrtll'l'l' i 1111\' .S: 1:111 JiiUIICil!L II.) lillifishcs ~altniry inm mesh). d1p llt:IIIUnutl IIII!Sl\). pil lfil(l (11.25 ~lllli. 11 .. \ hun mc~lll Species eelgrass near II.JHIH991l 2 mmnhly 11.6-1.2 m sedim~ 1 \llll!f lniWI (4.lJ ------· Able& composition & Ham & ..:ump,, .iii• Ill. Ill. 6.4 lllllllll ~ 1 ( ~ ~~ . ~ ~ . - - ·- - ····------·· Table 3-8 (continued I. System VIII. Utile Egg llm·Jwr. Type of Sample lluracicm Number Frequency of llepth •:0\·irtl mtmlal •·ish Samplin~ Number ul" Suurcc Asse!.smenc Reglun ut' Sampling Sampled l'ar.unt tcr~ tiear Spcl'imeu~ Slatiulh 1\ I CiiSIII td C'ulkl'lcd ! ------AhtuuJance & estuarine May-(kt 2 cv.:rr 2-.i -- . ... ·-- ~cadi tidllc no -~ ~-lX 1\ k llrnk~ ,\: ----- ( gruwu1 of beach hahitat l'i!H7 & w.:ck, 2m. 3-o 111111 llllLilldc·., C,>ihllt.:l spring· & near IYM8 ritc~hl ~illll(lhll~ Ill 1'1') I. summer· Tuckcrhlll (ir..:.u Bay 1\kllr~tk spawned YOY & C'up•.: i'J~N hlul!fish M•• ,l Ahum.lance of navigational Nov I':JM7· 3 mnmhly 2.7·3.ts m ucpth. ,r.,wc <4.lJ m. :\.x- h S.:.uh:ll \1. iutcr iloumlcr chlllmel:~ Apr I o.JliX ICill(lCI':t urc·. 4.4 1:111 uwsli 1 i'l'llh !iilllllll)' ~ ui!>Slllvu.J llXygcu temper<~ urc & s .• g:u·tl &. Epibenchlc eelgniSs near May-Sep 3 biweekly ---- 1~1ruwtrap CI :itt -···· ···--·. fishes in various Ham& 19HX l!iL !.alwily ill) Al>l.: I'I'JI habitats Marshclder l 'l81J isl:mus 1/1. Foxh1•ro Cr.:.:k M:tcrofauna Flllthoru & Apr-Nov 2 hiW\!~kly. s3.11m depth. Wdr (o.4 mm M-U04 I{ l>lllll l'l't.: ,\. survey N..:w ~:reeks I~HX. Apr- induJcu temper; 1111'1! & llh:~ll I & S\!IIIC (llllhlliC' Ahl..: 1'1'1!., (suhtidal. O~:t llJ~(} uay/niglll salinity (6.1 Ill. 3.2 11\lll ~alllphug 111 pulyhulillcl mc~hl Cireal B Summer Fuxhur,1 New Aug \ ~I' ... I Table 3-H (continued). System VIII. Lillie Egg llarhu.-. I ' - Type of Sample Uuration Number Frequency of Uepth Enviro ~mental f.'ish Sampling Numbtr uf Suurn: Assessment Region ot' Sampling Sampled r•aram 1er~ IIear Spc1~inu:n!'o Stariulh Measu td ( 'ullt~rlctJ -··------Juv~:nile growth eelgrass ncor summers of ::! hmcddy ]11-411 em s~:Jimc11 lhr.lwlrap II stl Sol;.!:u·ll in lli rferclll Ham& 19~~& :tl hlW tide l:•llYtP•l. lUdU. in) 1'1')~ huhirats Mar~heldl!r I\IH9 tcmJ'k!r; tun..: & isla.ru.ls suhmt~· Growth & suhriJal N<>v llJMH- III!+Kiu various· 11-7m Lkplh. jllauklllll ncb ( I 717 Stc•dhll:ly.:l t~:mpcrarurc .:reeks. Ck1 lYI:lY Lilli.: E_,!g a.:L'• lfl.liug 1<1 ICiliJll:r: 1111\'& Ill JiitlllCICf. I .II (Uidiitk' e1 al. I""~ im)uccd mudtlars & H.nl1ur & gear 11ahniry 111111 llll!sh l. •111cr ~iiiiiJllillt! Ill monlllily of .:hamtels in I l)lh h· 1re 1 trav.lt4."> Ill. h.'\ l.iult.: Eg 12 YOV summer hay llllll \:ouell\.1 ll.u·h·•l' & tlounJer 111..::-hJ & hh1<.·" ufl~lhll.!l llt!IS t:\2 -~ ] Ill. O.cH 11101 111o:sh J I I 36 "''"" ' : Table 3-9. System IX. Mullica River & (ircilt UitJ. l Typeuf Sample l>uraliun Number nt" Frequency of Depth F.nvir mmenlal l<'ish Sampling Number uf Suurre Atsesanent Regiun Suuinn~ Sampling Sampled t•araa tlt:r~ (;ear Sj)Ct'illlt'\l!'o Mt:as• rt'd C'nlleHc11 T~>udfisb food rivcr 1952-1957 lll'l 1\ kl>o.:J 111•111 bahias \llldiid,·, I ':lh-l Silllljlltllg Ill Dd.1wan; Bay) Foulhooking riv~ &. bay wint..:rs of li!nlfll! aturo.: Mur:111 ~~- 1 prublem in I 91'15-1 •Jtl'J llJ(·Nh suiped bass. distribution &. behavior Survey river & bay 1969-1970 IU monthly li!ffipl! illltfC. llcinc (') 1.4 111. 123.11M4 N..:w Jo.:rs..:y :.alinit·& . ~.5-IS.Y 111111 Do.:pl. !:11\'. wo:ath r mesh) & l'rnL I'! ill C < Ill uimnclcr. 2011 i& 51lll.r m..:slll Fall & wim~r sahmarsh s~p llJ72· wcekly 1iJc. ; :-;o.:ino.: ( :lm-cho.:ck. Gallt l'JH popu lm ilm pul1h1 in Fo.:h llJ71 to.:rnp..: :Jilll\'. : to.4 llllll lll<'~h 1 dynamics uf Tucko.:nllll salinll ·. 011111\lllidJOg n1caduw11 ckval •HI. d"uJ ct~vo.:r. wo.:.uln.:r Oilnrihution of huy & I I!.Jfl2·1 tJ73 uo.:pth. Miller high SJ"ll!Cd 2 juvo.:mh:s tvlur;Jwshl summer tribulury (variahle IO.:Illpc :IIIII ,. ,\ sampkr, plaukhllt l'J7t flliUru.lcr larva~ SO.:O!Mlllal ~itllllil Ill.! Is ( I.IIIII & juvenilts ci'f ,., Table 3·9 (continued~. System IX. Mullica l~h·~r & C;rcat Bay. I .------"T------.------r------r------.r------.----+-----r------r------r-----·--· Type of Sample Uuratiun Number ut Frequency ul" Depth f.;n,·ir tOIIlefllial Fish Sampling Number uf SUIII't'C A.ss~sment Regiun Station!~ Sampling Sampled ,.,., ... ICit'I":O. , (iear Spctillltll~ M!!as• rrd ( 'ullt:t'ICtl Hhaopathology Great Bay Mar 1973· ------\!~lllilf)"------·--··· ·--- : tr.twl 40 I i~lt 11~-:d l\lurd1d:ul" of t1n rot in (al:oo Jun 1974 llhllllhl>' & f111 ·'""I) I ~7) wiml!r tl,lUnJcr sampling in tit:nk B:1y & Oreal Bavl i Fin ~:rosion in On:;u Bay Mar 1973· .:stuary ; trawl 1.1'JI- lj ~I.. II\I ,j._ I wmtt:r tlt.Jundcr (also to.by 1~7-1 n~<•tllllly & Fin ror in winter Great Bay liJ73·11J77 ~:stuary· • uucr tritwl17 .X & 1\lur..:h,•l;nl\\ nound.:r· (also IIJlllllhl>· & IH.?u1. L!m1 &. !iynthe:ois 111' f11ur sampling in llt:.:an (tJdcnJ llt Summary or iul..:t.hay& I'J72 -I ')75 thrnughuut vari•liiS· l..:mpc ·;uurc. • scin..:s. u-awls klllltyll· I.."CI)Itlgi.;al ri-...:r (& at:..:ttrl.ling I•• !oOihlllll' & 1-I.•J& 7.6111). l"f!ll".ll sllldi~..-s for uffshun: l gear dbs,•l -,,J luuglilll!. .-\~s,,..:l;u,·~ prupos..:J llXY[!lll planl..tuu lll.!l!o & lite. off!lhure : hung•ls 1'17 b.h. genl!rOtling 1'17-1 a.h.~. llilliOll 1'17 'i:t.h. I'J7nc & llJ77;1 3K .. 'l'ahle J-9 (continuedt. System IX. Mullice~ River & (treat Uay. r I ' Typeuf Sample Uuration Number uf Frequency uf · Depth. 1:-.:nvirc nnu:nlal · ..'ish Samplin~ Number ul' Suurcc A!iset.sment ReginR Srariun!l Sampling Sampled l,anm c:ltr!> tl~~tr Sill!cill\l' II!> \ l\lca"c n-et ( 'ullt~c·h•1l ------. ~. .. ----- Agl!. grow1h &. hlwl!r rivl!r. Jan llJ74- lhhiU~Ih>UI ------1.:1111"1\: alllh:. 1rawls (4,'.) & 7.6 "\I 14 I l;uub I •J 'K lifl! hishlry of hay & Big& Ma}' IIJ75 ~alum ·. • Ill). s.:iucs 14.h. wimer llouncJ.:r linle turhidi y& 7.n & 7n.2 1111 .s.: Sheepsh.::.ll1 llbsul\ .:d gillnc~ cnu .. ,, crcl!kll liX\'!!l'l Sharks collects: Fi sh.:s of the river & :~amp ling sal in it .pH& vari,•us g.:ars 11.1~1111;!' -----~. ··------· ··- .. Mulli~a Riv..:r. trihu1ari.:s l\173-llJK::! currcn "l'l'l'd fr~.m1 lit..:ra11u·-: & I l'li'i-1 Iih.:raturl! fmm su.ltlll fn•m I lcralllr.: seines lr,llll symb-:si~ & fresh wmer . "" samplutg sumpling Creel survey of bay Jun-Aug 32lS pri-.·all: imcrvicwc:d 2 ------·-----·----- i uugliug .UI2 S..:hllchki Sllllllllcr IYM7.Juu- & rcllllll 31) Table 3-9 (cnnlinued). System IX. Mullica Hh·cr & C;rcul Uay. r------~------T------,------,------,------~r---~----~------r------~~------·-- Type of' Sample Uuraliun Number ul' Frequency uf Oeplh Envir• nmenlal '•·ish Samplillft Numb~r ul' Suurc~ .4.~s~smenl Regitm Slatiun!o Sampling Sampled l,arau eter!> . Clear Spcrimt·u!'. Mt!asa reel ( 'uller led ~------~------~------~------·------~r------i·~--~~-----t------·~~~~--11-----·---- Spcd~:s bay during Jul lYKfi 1\hllllhly '" < ')') ~1\\ 11!111('\!r 1l111'1: & ~.:ylind~:r 1r01p > 2.1100 :\hk ..:1 ;,I composition. low lillt.: Mtu- 1\IHH ~umml!r. (hlligllltlf ~allllll) (!l.X7 SL!llll \lllh ( tudu,(,··, I '):-\'J dislrihution & ninh)Oihly in sampl..:r) Mat:li<~n :-;arnph.:r ~amphng 111 ullunJ:uh.:c i 11 Iall ((lj 111111 lllc~h I l.iut..: E;!;! vcgclalcJ II. II hdl'l 1 hahili!IS ~~~------~------~------~------1------~------r---~------i------·------·------· Allundancc: & estuarine May-Ocl 2 ..:v..:ry 2-3 ------beach seine nu :'{ i-lli ~kBrid,· gruwlh uf beach habilat 19M7 & w..:d:s .2 Ill. 3-6 111111 (llldiid,·, IWi'J spring-&. near 19K8 :mcshJ ~:IIIIJlhllg Ill summ..:r Tuckc:nun l.iull! Eg~ spuwned YOY ILuhttr & hlul!fish CaJIC ~lay1 Spc."Cic:S sand flat 1988-1990 momhly 0.6-2.0 m scdimc u oucr arawl (4.':1 Ahlo.: 6:: cump Ahund:mcc: ot' naviguaional Nov l'JK7- 2.0-3.3 m depth. ar:awl (4.1.J 111. 3.K· S\.·arku wiua..:r lluuullt.:r channels Atlr I'.IMM le111J1l!Lllllr,•. 4.4 \.'HI mesh 1 Jl)•) 1h salini1 & ui~sohcd Bpibendlic sea leuuce in May-SI:p 2 hi weekly temper uure &. 1hrow1rap (I SlJ SugarJ & fishes in various buy& 19SM. May l>illitlil) m) Ahl..: l'''Jl habira1s Hmlield Scp l'J89 Creek __ ..;______~~--·--·~-- ··--- I ""''" Table 3-9 (continued). System IX. l\·1ullica Ri\'cr &. t irt:al Uay. J Type uf' Sample lluratiun Number uf Frequency uf Depth En vir mmental Fish Sampling Number uf' Sllltrt't An~smenl Reglun Station" Sampling Sampled 1•ara1 ltiCflt 'Ciea•· Spcdmcnlt P.lt!itS rt'd C't•llct·tt•d IL -·· ---··-.. ··- Macf\l(awta Sdtooner Apr-Nov I hl\\"1!\!kly. $3.Um d..:pth. weir (6.4 mm s1mly 1u1al RutuHn·c ,\ survey Cre~k I 'IH~ . .'\pr- iu..:ltu.ling Jar tclllpe .111110.: . .s.: nu.:~h) &. SCIIIl" 6X·LI11·1 Ahk 1'.1'12:• (subliJal. Oct J'}!i9 /ni~hl :.ahnil (I'd Ill. 12 111111 (indutl.:~ pulyhalinc) mesh) ~:unpliug 111 Lillie Eg;! ll .. rh<~rl Feeding. growth Schooner Aug IIJ87- I irr~gnlnrly sHim -- --·--- ' weir (6.4 mm sludy htlal 1{, lllttH..:,· S: &:. lclllpmaltiS~ Creek Oct t•JMlJ Aug-D.:.: mc:>hJ. sdue th.l ·hii Ahk 1•1'1~1· of lmh marsh (suhtiJal. I'JM7. Ill. 3.2 111111 I mdud..:~ creeks by put y bali n~) biw.:dly mesh 1. gtllu..:l ~:uupl111g 111 juvenile summer Apr-Nuv (.\IS 111111 111\!SIII. l.iuk E)!g nounder I •JMX & Apr- · gig. & T-har llarh••rl Nuv 191<9 audulr tags lindud~d llayhti !!hi I I Lenglh- Schooner Apr-N1lV 3 hiwl!cldy d~plh Wl!iC ( n.4 111111 - ---·····. R•n•ulr.:,: ,., fr!!qucuq d;lla Creek I~KM. Apr- -- (CillflC ·;uur.:. m.:shJ & s.:iue al. 1•1•.1~ from (suhtidah & 2 Ocl I'J~9 :.;tlinity t6.lm. 3.2 l\llll macrnf:tuna trihwari~ m..:~l\1 liUC\ICV tintcrtiJat 1 Survey b:ty May-Nnv 9 1rawl. ] llllllllhly ----- dcplh ll'awl 14.lJ 111. ll.t'l- 24.11'.10 Sl·;trleu ,\ l~lJI seine tempt. r:uur..: :Uit:lll lllesht. (1rawl ,\: [),,h;ur-• sahni y. seine 1~4.4 111. 1.11 ~CIIll!) 1'1'.12 lll~:ill lv..:d ~I\\ l\ll!sh 1 nx Y!!l II Juvenile growth sea lenuce in summers uf I 311-41lcm !'il!llill (I S11gart1 hiwcl!kly 1'111 lhruwlrap stt ---- ·-- -- -· rates in uifll!f\.'t\1 bay I'JMM & hJWti<.Jc t.:IIIIIJ l ·~ill -- dl I Table 3-9 (continued}. System IX. 1\·lullica Khcr &. t;rcat Uay. Type of Sample l>uratiun Number ut· 1-'requency of Depth Envir omental 1-'isb Sampling Number uf Suun:c A,se,smenl Regiun S1aciun!l Sampling Sampled l,ilrau ttcr!t tieilr Sllcdmt·n!t l'tlcast rrd <. ·ullct·tc•l Early tifl! history riv.:r. hay &. 1972-19lJO 3 \ari;,hl..: ti-!S m • phml;.ltln nets 21 tan ac . ..:. S"!!ard ..:l al. of IIlli Iug inl.:l a~t:olrdiug 111 (11.5 & I m ~~ JUit•Jllk~ l'llJ2 gear diantl!h:r. 0. S-1 'bungus 1211 &. \h 1.'111 Jialll.:lcr. 11.5 lllllllllc:;hJ. 11lruw trap ( I St(lll J & Growth & subtidal Nov 19K8· Hl (+K iu variable 0-7m depth, plank11m uc1s 1 I 717 Stcdhu;,y.:r lcmpcrmwe cn:ckli. fk1 I~H~ Lillie Egl! ac,ording 1o1 h!lll(lCI.lllU~' S;_ 111 Jian1c1o:r. I (llldllol .. \ .:1 al. I ''''2 induced mudl1ms & Harh••r & I gear salinil mm mcshJ. ,mcr !>amphng 111 monalily nf channels in ulTslhlr.! I i lf01\l.l(4.lJ Ill. 6.3 Lillie Egt! YOYsnmmer bay llllh t:tllh!IIJ H;ull,,r& tluund..:r llll.ll;lll. llhll.:k ll..:l~ ulhhu1Cl (11.63 mm mc:.h I Mel ilflll.lfllhosi s Lillie Nov IWU weekly, night tempe HIUTC & plank ~om no:1 I I 111 0(11 + .\1 Kc..:fc .S: or larval swnrncr Sh~pshcad Nov llJ'J I ll•.l~llltidc~ l'ilhnil diallll!lcr. I llhll la\1-r,·ar,·,(i Ahk llJ•J; n,•under Cr.:ek llll!:>hl C:.nhtiJ;tl. Jl 42 Table 3-9 (cuntinued). System IX. Mullica Rh·cr &: (;real Uay. Type of Sample IJuratiun Number uf Frequency ot' Depth Env· onmental Fish Sampling Number uf Suurt:e Asse;sment Region Sratiun!l Sampling Sampled Par<~meter~ (;ear Spccimtu!. l------l------+-----1-----·------lt-----·_:.;.;=iF-=---+------t------Mea urtd ( 'ulll•t·h:d --·--·-·--· Tracking of Scb,>Oner Aug-Scp Sdhl Aotu1uance. lower river & 1972-1975 hiwcekly& sltore- 1.kptl . 111rhiui1y. lrawls(4.lJ&7.o 121 1\kBrid.: ,\:. llilitriblllion & miu-bay Ollllllhfy 15.4 Ill temp ·1 awrc. 111. t:l 111111 mesh 1. Ahlc I'J'l-l reproduction of ~alinity & ~cin..:~ (4.o·76 111. nunh\!m & UI~Sll ~.: Mummichog Oreal Bay Oct l'.JMM 2 creeks & l! -daily 0-3m Type of Sample l>uratiun Number ut· Frequency nf I>epth Envi unmental t'ish Samplin~ Number uf Suurce Alisessment Region Srarinns Sampling Sampled l,ara nerers (lear Specimens Mea. ured l'ullecred Summary of Brigm11ine & 1972-1975 variable lcmp ·raturc. ~cines. 1rawls (4.') h:lilhy.l eclllttgkal Ah~c~:un acnlnling hl ~ali111 y. &7.0111) lo>gkal studies fllr Inlets. Lillie gear UiSSll VCd longlinc. r\ssoci;u.:s. propos.:d & R!!cd hays uxy~·u plankl 43 ·-·····- ... ~~---· Type of Sample Uuration Number uf Frequency of IJepth En vi unmcntal lt'ish Samplin" Number ur Suurn· Ass~sment Regiun Stations Sampling Sampled J>ara m1:1er~ Clear Specimen~ Mea: ured Cullcttcd T.:ntpcrillutc: C\liiCI:IhlOS Jan-1A~ .. ~~:u1c & trawl klully" ---·.. -- .... - ·-··-~·------I prcfcrcm:c. ncar llJ7() (.,;:It .II hllcrrutcc & Brigaminc r\ss,lri:ll•··, ~wimming speed Island & lt~t·. I'Ji 7t of mrge1 species expc:rimcms Cmrgcl spp: in Brig:ullinc: Atlamic Expt:rimemal mcnhudcn. bay Lahorawry anchovy. black sea bass. blul!fish. red hake. weaklishl Age. growth & inlet, Jan 1974- 3 ------lemp ·nnurc. trawls 14.lJ & 7.6 3114 Dauila 1'17X liic: hililory of thorofare May 1975 sa lin· 1y. S~:rdti m). ~eiucs l4.6. wimer llounder beach & Llcp1l & 7.6 & 76.2 Ill) & imruc,,astal Llisso vcd gill net 274.:1 Ill) walerwiiY_ nxyg '11 Survey hack hays {lo Mar-Dec 16 trawl. 13 hi weekly------trawl ( 16 11.11.5- ----··- -··-- N~.:\1· Jers~: y & indttding 1':.177 seine. X !;!111 llllllllhly 1.25 111 mcs1t). lkpi £::11\ Onmr Egg &4 scitll:s (~)·l )lilt. Pr,,t. 1'17'' Harhur lnlcl l plankhm 11.4-11. ~ ill llll!~ll). gillu..:t 11 'ill fl. 1.::! & :l illllll'siiJ & p1an\..hlll lll!IS I ( I & ll.:'i 111 '"'"' lliamell!r .II.~ 111111 mc~hl Disrrihurion & Absecon& Mar-Nov 2 hiW!!I!kly- ---- sali1 tly plitnktnu n..:1s 10.264 Hi111~hak ahundan~c uf Reeds bnys 1977 llhllllhl)' (11.5-l.llul (indullc' I'IX2 larvae: & ylnmg diameter. ll.:'i 111111 sampling 111 mesh) Brigantin..:) Early life history Allamic City 1975-1977 ------·--- plunktun nel !0.5 <6 Ahll!cl al. oCsumm~:r area & J m diruncrer, I 44 Table 3-10 (continued). System X. Brigantine. Type of Sample Duralion Number uf Frequency of Depth Env ronmental Fish Sampling Number uf Suun:c A~sessment Regiun Stations Sampling Sampled Par01merers (iear Specimens Mea ·ured ( 'ullctlcd S[!~!cit:li Lillie Bay 19M!l-19M9 I lll~lllthly 11.9-1.5 Ill scdil ICIII uuer truwl (4.lJ Ahk& composition & (sl!a l..:uucc) I: Epihc:mhic Little Bay May-Sep hiwl!ckly temp ·ratun.:. throwtmp 1 I SlJ Su~arll .S: fishl!s iu various (sea lcllUCI!) 198M & sahn y Ill) .-\hk ) Juvenile growth Liulc: Bay summers biweddy 311-40-cm scuin Cllt ll1rowarup I I sq Sugard flilcli in different (sea lcuucc) l1f IYMH & low tide Cl•mr <~siti.nt. Ill) 1·1~)2 babit:u:~ 19MIJ temp< ·rat uri!. salini1r Table 3-11. System XI. Great Egg Harbor River and Hay. Type of Sample lluration Numlu:r 1-'requency Depth En irunmenta Fish Sampling Number ul' Suun:e Alisessment Reglun uf of Sampling Sampled I P• rameters tiear Specimeu!> Stathm., Me sured Culler led bay summl!r 18X7 seine (20 Bean lXXX fillhlllll~) Macrofauna & river & bay St:p I ~70- H seine. ':1 nhlnlhly temperature & seine ( :1.2 m. .ll.:BI N..:w J..:r~..:y icluhyoplanktoll Aug PJ71 trawl.·4 s"li uy ').7-1 i.'.lllllll im•enik~ S: DcpL b1\. survey phmkl 45 ~-..;..______Type of Sample Uurution Numlu:r Frequency Uepfla En~ irunmenta l'illb Smupliu~ Numhcrrul' Suurrc A5H!Isment Region ut' of Sampling Sampled I 1• rurnl!h!rll Cl~:ar Specimens Staliun:o. Mtasured Cutlet: ted Dh1tribUlion & iolet & lakes Mttr-Nov hiw..:..:kly- salnity phmktun n~.:ts to.:u .. ~ lliu~t.:hal.. ahundan~c llf Bay tabM 1977 111\llllhly (tl.:'i-l.Otu (tuduJc··. l'lX2 larvae & young sumpled in diiUlli!ICL (1.5 sampling 111 Brigruuine & mm mesh) Brigalllinc) Delawar~ svstemsl Abundance of navigarional Nov 19K7- 3 monthly 2.M-5.5 m dcrth. trawl (4.~ m. () Scar kit winter lll1tmdcr cltauncls Apr I':JHH tell pcr;uurc. :u~ --t .4 mm I 'I'J lh sali lily & mcshJ Ji~ .• ,lv..:J l)X \ 'Cil 46 -- -.. ~ Table 3-12. System XII. Cursun's Inlet. l'ypeuf Sample Duratiun Number Frequency Depth En vi lrunmental 1-'ish Samplin~ Number nl' Suun:c Assessmenl Region ut' of Sampling Sampled Para nt~ter~ (lear Specimen!> Sf;Uiun., Mea.· urtd ( 'ullcrlcll ------lduhyoplankton inlet Apr I'J6M· I uncc C\'ery ~urra~c Ill lkpll. planktllll net 1 I 211.17')+ f\ldJ.:nu .. rr survey Mar 19711 n-Il Jays 1)11 lm ICillp '1:111111! & Ill olalllelcr. l)j cgt!" .S: IY71 night llllllll sulin ty mm mcshl 16.:-<2:-<+ tilles larvae (indudcs 1 t-.Lmasquau Inlet '"'""' ~ample.,, Occurrence of Seaville Oct 197M- I ------lici nc 16 mm 2111 Able .:t :rl. SPllllill killilish Oc~ llJ7'J - mesh 1 t•J:n Species Seavilh: Oct I'J7X· I munthly ---- tidal illlgl!. seine (O.lJ m. 2.WlJ Talhur.:t .rl. ct>mposith.>n llf Oct I')7'} temp ·ra1ure & (1.6 .:rn mesh 1 I •.IXh fish~:s in altered & 1mlin I)' unaltered sail rnunh I '"" 47 .. -- - f "'"'" Table 3-13. System XIII. Tuwnsend's lnlcl. Type of Sample Region Uuratiun Number Frequency l>epth •:nvlronmental Fish Sampling Number uf Suun:c Asse;smenl ut' ufSamplinu Sampled l•ar~lllCICfl> (;ear S(lccimcn~ SI I 4ti I -~- - Table 3-14. System XIV. Hereford Inlet. I Type of Sample Dura lion Numberut' Frequency uf Depth Eqvirunmental •'ish Sampling Number ut' Suurce Assessment Region Station~ Sampling Sampled r~[ame&er::. (lear Specimens 1\1 •asurrd ( 'ullcc I cd lmmunochem- inlet iUld Mar 1973- 3 weekly subsurt'a~:e ICl~lpcratHrc, plankton n..:t - -- .. Keirau~ leal assisted bad.:bay Sep 1974 S survey or inl-:r. """' ox g.:n & Jl, •w mch:r including we tiller Oldnum Creek & Scntch Bonnet Survey back b:1y JW\ 1973- 4 primary. every 10·14 ---- bat hymctry. trawl (4.1J m. ------·. Allen ..:1 ill. D-:c I IJ77 many days II.! I tpcr:uun.:. 12-3Xmm l'J7X suppl.:mo.:lll· sal nily. pH. mesh). scinl!s al dis ~·•lwJ ( IIU-311.5 111. ox gcn o.4-12.x mm mesh). gill nets ( 15-2!! m. 25- 14 mm nwsh). fykc llct ( 12.X mrn mesh). lish lr;ms 49 ------I '"'"" Table 3-lS. System XV. Cape 1\·lay Inlet. Type of Sample Region IJuratiun Number f.'requency Oepth E virunmenta Fish Samplin~ Number nl' Suurcc Assessment nf .,r Sampling Sampled ILtrauu:tcrs (iear Spccimt:n!\ Staliun~ M ~asurcd l :ullccted Tagging summer from city of Sep-Oct I rcgi•lll ----- hlllhlnl ...r---··---- ~uuuncrciul tagt!cd Mura\1 ~k1 t1oundcr Ca(ll! May 111 1960. Jul· oucrtrawh :l.n5'J "'' 1.-r 1'.!711 Herl.lfnrd Inlet. Aug llJfd. ! IO.::!l'nt juvcnit..:~ & 1-3 miles off Juu·Aug t'lll.ll!llllllh.:sh l aduhs ~oast 1960 Abundance& es111arine bc!uch May-< let 4 c:very 2-3 ------··------b:al'h scmc l.111 "i-Hi McBnd,· gntwth of hahital ncnr IYl'\7 & week~ X } Ill. "·(l 111111 (lllclud,·, I '.IX'> spring· & Ca(ll! May I'Jl\8 llle~hl ~ampltnuu' .:r spring- & Ca(ll! May 1'188 nlt!Sh) sampling 111 I ')'J I summer- l.iuh: Eg~ spawn..:d Y< lY llarh•ll' & hlnciish Or.: ttl Ba' J AhunJanc~ \II' navigation Nov 19M7· 3 Dlllllthly 3.0-6.8 m de 11h. trawl !4.1) m. II Sl·arku wimer ilound..:r chanuels Apr I'}~~ lCI llll'f:lllll" l\X ''-!~II Growth of YOY unvegetated. May I'JlJII l I <1m lid tl r;111g..: & seine (flm. tl 22 S••garJ & wint~r flound..:r sandy bottom ~Cl unc111 lypc mm 111..:~h 1 .A.hk ,.,.,~ hasl.ltl un otoliths I 511 .. .. ----··------· . ~-- . I Table 3-16. System X VI. Uchrwarc Hivcr and Hay. Type or Sample Region l>uratiun Numbl!r Frequency lleprh En ·irunmental Fisb Sampling Number ul" Suun:c A!lsessmenl ur 11f Samplinu Sampled Jlar amtli!r!! llear Spcrim~n!'> l------+------+------t-..;..S..;..t;~ll~i•_•r_l~--t-----+-----I--'~~~;..;C+I..;..SI;.;.Ir;..;t;..;'d;;__ __11 ______c_·,_,l_h•_r_ll'_tl __ _ Tllatlfi£h l"olld bay & tributaries llJ52 -IIJ57 llh 1\h:ll..:nll• oil habils lilidu.i···. I%~ ~:1111(11111!,! Ill 1\lullica R 1\ er-(ir..: :11 Bal') Dislribution llf lower riv~r & Aug 19M· ll SCChlrS wcckly-1wo tent rcral life, Suipcd bass 1~59-1~63 -·-- -· ---·--- taggmg study fi5~K SC Summllr lower bay J&Ul 196M· momhly li.:lll rcr awre &. llllllr trawl (l}.l Daiher & 11llUmkr Jun 1969 sal i uty 111. 5.1·7.r'lclll Suulh lwrulali S1ripcJ has:; below May-Jun 26 v;lfiahlc 11.9-7.6 m tide pJaukhlll IICI~ IYlura11 ~~~ egg~ & laiVae Chesapeake & 19n2-l %5 mlw telll ll'f:tlllfC. (ll. ~ m U~Jt!l~ll Summer bay 1lUl 19M· 12 llllllllhly 11.6-20 m tlcp h. uuer trawl 15.1- Smith I'Jh'' 0\lUIU)er Ser I Yfl7 te111 w1 :~ture & 7.61:111 m.:sh1. !l ___...:______51 ..... Tahle J-16 (cunlinued ). Sys&em XVI. Uelaware Hhcr & Hay. Type of Sample Regiun Uuratlun Numher Frequency llepth ~-:j,·irunmental Fish Sampling Number ul' Suun:c A!lst!llsntenf nf nf Samplinu Sampled I'· r;unclea·~ (iear S!lct:iuwu.. Sf;ICiuu-. 1\1 •••~urt:d ( 'ullcl·kd -·----· Ev<~lumiun llf hay 11J67 ~~~h~amph.: pur~..: nets 7 7.X2X Whit.:& ------~---- Atlantic (+l Ecological lower river, Jun-Dec - 22-72+ weekly. shl)re-13 m d.:r 1h. 1urnilli1y. tr;1wls (4.'.1 & 15o.D5+ h.:luhy11- survl!y iu upper hay. IIJ?O trawl& niweckly & len pctaturc. 7.1•111. 12.7-lX (all g.:ars1 l,,~ic.tl vicinity of Chcsapcakl! & - 10-1~ nllllllhI y ~al nity. 0101 IIIC~h J. As~··.:i:th:' Anil"iciallsland Delaware Canal seine lllay & dis ·ulv.:d sl!iu.:s Lt 5-711 1'17 Lt-.: & Appoqtlill- niglul liX '1;!1.!11. \ll.!alhcr m. 1.2-'l.'i 111111 t:ll'" imin1. Bln~:k- & tahit:u m.:sh). gilln.:J:- I •llt•.t.h hin.l. Alloway&. 1.\-o m. ~-~'-1-l ~)·l"}!d,•t Hope creeks mm mesh 1. Clarl...: Buuqu'' plallkl,,ll salllph:r 10.5 1111\lllii!Sit) OC )llallkllllllli.!IS tle sdn.: klllh)'ll· Temperalure lower estuary in I 1JtW-llJ7U th. ·------.... -~ .. ---- ~------wlcrmtcc ,,f river - ll!l 1 pcr:nur.:. l11~! j,· .II while p!:n:h & l>:d llll)" & liglll Ass•l(;i.n,·~ striped bass lc\ ·I I'J711 \ (include!! othc!r I soCt"ies\ I """' 52 ------· ... ·- Table J-16 (continued). System XVI. llelinnare l~hcr & Hay. I Type of Sample Region l>uration Numbtr Frequency Depth .:nrronmental Fish Sampling Number uf Suun:c Assessment ut' ufSampling Sampled t•a illnt:Jer!> fiear Spcdmcn~ Staliun~ f\.h;ISIJrtd ( 'ullcrJt•d ----~----- YllUatg black vicinhy of May l'J6lJ- wt:ckly- -21 ---- ICII pcr;uur..:. St!llh!S ( 7.fl- J.05 ~01 Thtllll:t~ c\ dnun in low Anificiallslaml. lui I'J70 hm t:d-1: ~ill 1111). Ill. 3-b 111111 Slltllll I •17 I salinity waters ApplX}uinimink. dis 'lll\'..:d tlh:sh ), tra\\ I Blm.:kbinl. llX ·g..:ll. (-t.'J Ill. 12.7 Alloway & wr idrry 111111 IIII:Sh I Hlli1C (;reeks American shad h:ry & river bdore review 111 --·- .. Clurr..:n S~llle 53 Table 3·16 (cuntinued). System XVI. Uclawnrc J{i,cr & Bay. Type of Sample Region Uuration Number Frequency Depth E~;imnmenO.I Fish Sampling Number ul' Suurcc .~sse5sment uf of Sampling Sampled Pa Jllltlers (iear Specimen~ Staliun~ M ilSUrtd C ullcl· t cd I Surv~y Maurie!! Riv~r Oct 1975- 7 rrawl. 3 biweekly- 0.3-4.5 m ut.!~lh. rrawl (4.'J m. 7.57o Nt.!w J<.!rso.:y &Covl! Scp 1971'1 SO.:IJI\!, 7 llllllllhly 1cubp,., :11111o.:. 12.7-ll.H tlllll ( tr;n, II. l>o.:pl. hi\. gill & 4 ~atlnuy. mesh). seuu.: 1-l11 3 5.1l1JII Prnl. l'lii'i plankhm dt:o.h Srriped bass river from C& late: Apr- 13-21 variable -2.0-16.4 de~t11. rurbiuiry. hnngus (20 .:111. 57 eggs. 25 Hiuu.:hak \'I sp&~wni•tg & including) miu Juu & 111 ten po.:rarurc. 511~ .. lll<.!sliJ larvae & 2'i al. I •)X I recruitment Ches:~('\'!ake & early Sep- salJniry. oller tra\1- I (-l.'J juveni J..:s .,f Delaware Canal late Nuv jj~~.,lwd Ill). s Selected marine w~r~mbuy J :Ul 11.)7':)- 11 nwnthly ------de] ~h. tide. •llll:r trm\ltl'i.5 .... -- S111i1h fish pnpulations Nu1. Jl)~1 ICII )'ll:ratllrc. Ill. :!'i· 7flllllll I'IX l.1 ~al 1111 y. lllo.!Sh) I'JX2. I·~~ i Lhsko~h,,·lf b: I •JH-l ""1\!o.:ll I' Early life history Chesapeake- Apr-Jut ------c:mall0.7 de~ tit. lrawls n-7 .0111. ------Kcrudtallcl of slfi~d bt~ss Dehtwarc Canal. I'-J7:\-1 1J77 - m;~tmlw ten pn:uurl: & 0.51-nA tmn ul. l'llil riwr Clll ·ent lluw mesh; also h•IX trawl I. s.:iucs I C\-15 Ill •.1.2-flA 111111 n Il.!sh ). nlaukillll net 54 I Table 3·16 (continued t. System XVI. Uelaw:u·e Hhcr & Uuy. Type of Sample Region Uuration Number Frequency Uepth E~\·irunmenlotl Fish Sampling Number uf .Suun:e As~smenc of of Sampling Sampled l'al amclcr!> (ic:otr Specimen~ Stalinu~ 1\1 asurt·d ( 'ulll•t·h.-d ~···------··-·-·- ~-· His1l1rical survey fl!VIl!W uf ------·-··. ~------·- l'vldlut!l' - lilcrawrc & IYXI t:<>llllll<:r~·lal/ rccrcalitnlal I amlin us data Shore zone Jul-Sep 4 monthly lit.! . IO.:IIlp.:raiUrl! seiuc !JOj 111. upper bay - ·-- -·- S111111i fishes survey 1~7l) &. .1liui1y 'J.S 111111 ll1Dhl I'IXIb Occurrence of hay ll1 upper l X17 -llJil) ------···· ··-·-·- cumpih:d all 1.9Xo BrtuH!a1-!<' ,\ !ihunnusc riwr iu vicini1y - Utlt.:lllllCiliO.:tl l\k;ulu\1 ~ sturgeon of Larnhcnville llt:t.: urrcncc~ , •I I')X2a s[l\!cics Distrihulion 8t upp~r Maurice Oct 1~75· 4 hi weekly ----- sal ·nily planktun net~ I I o.Y5o lllllh.:h;,l-.. uhundan~~ ur River (alsll S!!p I ':176 mliiautclcr. ll:'i l Juvenile fish WCSII!fll bay & Apr-Oct 34 llllllllhly ---- t.l!![ 111. 1iu.:. oucr uuwl (4.Y 2lJ.521 Sl!agra~c' SllJCk asseslimctu lowcr river 111 llJ!il ' ll!l 1 J"k:t"alurc. !Ill I'.IX2 Ches;1pcakl!- ~al",nity & Delaware Canal uis. ·lllvctl IIX l!l'll Juvenile finfish wesll!rn bay & Apr-(kl 35 11\lllllhly ----- dcr h. tide. llllcr 1rawl (4.\.1 2114.1-llJ I S..:agrc1v~~ survey lowc:r river hJ I'JH5 ll:ll~("k:!illllrc & Ill) llJX:l & Chesapeake· Mlli HI)' llJH.t &. Delaware C:utal (\lk!!l.tl. ll)l\5 & I'JHo 55 I -----·-· -- .. Table 3-16 {continued). System XVI. Delaware Ui\'ct· & Bay. 'fype of Sample Region Uuralion Numl..lu Frequency Deplh ..:. \'irnnmental Fi.!ih Sampling NumiJer nt' .Snurrc A~~smenl ut' uf Samplinu Sampled I'• r;mu:tcr~ IIear Sjlcciuu·n~ Statiun' 1\1 ·a~urtd ( 'ullt:l'lcd -~---·----- Gill&"k:lling Pon Mahon. IIJH2 w~ckl y ------.,..._ .... ··-- gtiiiiCIS .. S.::q!LI\ ,·~ " Bt>wers Bea~o:h. J,l\."k~t.k ----- I Rudd.uhl Mispillion & illlcrvicv. I 'IX~ Lewes-lnt.l ian of fisher- River Illell Occurrence of Goshen Oct II.J7H· 2 seine l6 mm 21o Ahkd :tl. spotlin killilish McaullWS & (kl 1971} ------llh.:~h) I'IX 1 MMrc's Bench &:ological vicinity of l~68-I~M2 variahlc from vuriahle let lpcr;uure. •Hicr trawls (.tl) vuriahll! Puhhc s&udy-targc& spp: Salem llhllllhly . ~it niry. d.:tril;tl & 7.6111. 1:?.7- weakfish, bay Servin· Generating hi weekly h); Jmg. hiocidc, JK Htm mesh). anchovy. white Ekl:tn.: ,\:: S&utilln Jcpcndcn1 ~cr ulllptu fix.:t.llram.: perch. striped P" ( ias c .... (Alloway & - on suhslut.ly lrttwl (4.6 fl. bal;s. hlut:buck l'JX-I;H. Hofl'! cret:ks) 7 .~-6.4 Ill Ill h.:rring. alewife. I'.IXia.h nu:~h). pbnkhm American shad. IICl ((I.S Ill spul & Alhuuic lliwll~lcr. II.) cruakcr (juvc- llllll llh:sli ). nil.!. aJuh & Nicls1lll (I ~.2 larval survey, Cllll fisl1 punlp age & gruwth. & 11.:1-ill-lanl.. mark-recapture. cn&ntinmcn& & Hhlniii Type of Sample Region Duration Numbt:r Frequency Depth E~virunmental Fish Samplin~ Numbt:r ul" Suun:c Asst!!isment ut' of Sampling Sampled Pa~arne1ers (;ear Sp~~imtns Sial inn~ MJ;~surt:d I 'ullcl·l~d Spcd~s Oosben Oct 19711· llllllllhl y lid~l range. J;cinc (II.~ m. 1155-J Talh Patllllhlgy & river belween Oct llJK6 &. I (Ocu. 8 1.2-ISm deph. gilln..:l <5.0K- 1.3117+ lld.twalc tissue tm:ics Marcus Hook & May-Jul (May& ICII pcr:uurc. 2(U2 1:111 111CShl K1vcr 1!:1~"'' (large! spp: Tremon 19H7 Jun) & 2 sal nil)' c,ulnlll~ hmwn hullhead. (Jul l dis 'ltlvt:d Sl 57 ___ _;______---- -, Table 3-16 (continued). System XVI. Delaware l{ivcr & Uny. Type of Satmple Region l>unuiun Number Frequency Depth En virunmental l<'ish Sampling Number nf Suurt:e As!ieSsment llf of Sampling Sampled l,a ameters llear Spccinien~ Sial inns M a~ured ('nllcl'lcd ------Environmental ------·------!--· -·------·--- -- .. - -- V.:rsar. 111..:. impact technical - - l'JX~ review uf lhcrmal cffl!cts of Salem Nuclear Generating Station Early life= history Maurice= Rivc=r 1930s-l 'J77 ----- variahh: ------·------phlllkhlll IICIS --- Able ..:1 al. of summer &bay .. a.:c11nling t•l !O.S & I m l')')ll flounder gear-data diamch!r.ll.) llrawn from 111111 m.:slt ). previous ll"itWb works I I I Striped bass below mill Jul-mill 15 hitn Dcvelupment. laboratory (uscll u.,slhlfll & ------t------·<-- ~------··-·- survival & lah-spawncJ & - - L::piLtlllll growth of larval rear ell larvnc J I')'Jih weuklhh at lI c.lillercnt prey --1 I •thunllam."tN 58 Table 3-16 (cuntinued). Sy.stem XVI. Uclilwarc Hin.:r & Uay. Type of Sample Region lluratinn Numb~r Frequency Depth E+irunmental H'ih Sampling Numbt!r ut' Suurcc Assessment uf ofSamplin~ Sampled l,a atm:terl> tiear Spedtncnl> Stariun~ Mt asurt:d ( 'ullct·tcd --·--· Coastal & w~:stem bay & Mar-Nov 4'.1 lll~llllhly ----- Jcf lh. 5") LITERATURE CITED -\i'he. U. R. l ~,r,~. A.n evaluation tll the tish poputauons of rhc Delaware River cstu~trv. M.S. Titesis. Universuv ot Delaware. L..:wes. <~ nn. . ~,!e. K. W. i'NCI. Ltfc hiswry pauerns 01 New Jersey salt marsh killifislli:s. Bulletm utthe New Jersey Academy ot Sciem;es J5(2): 21-30. -\tole. K. W .. :mti 5. C. Kaiser. l':JIJ I. Species composition and abundance ot fisl1cs :UJd select~o.-d decapod crustace:uts in southern New Jerscv t!el1,!rass hahitat: a comparison with sea leuuce and unvegerated submate. Publication No. I} 124. Rutgers Universuy. Institute ol Marine and Coastal Sciences. New Brunswtck. New Jersey. 27 pp. -\1"-le. K. W .. R. E. Matheson. W. W. Mnrsc. M.P. Fahay. and G. Shepherd. 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Rulletln nl"rhe "ew .Jersey 1\<"ademv nf Sdence .47( 11: 1·111. whil"h was b.. ~t suMy un the available literature. ===~===:======~======("lass CEPHAl .ASPIDO:vtORPHI Order Per n>myzom uormes Family l'.:rromyzonmJac rlampreyu Pcemmyzon ~ Linnaeus. Sea Lamprey. Ana I "lass ELASMOBRANCI-IfO:vtORPHI 0~ Lanmrfonnes Family Can:harinrdae 1requrem sharks 1 ~ ~ t.'vlitchilll. Smooth dogfish. Estuanne-mann.:: abundant 1Nichols and Bn:der. 1926: Bigelow and Schroeder. 1948: Milstein. 1978: Rounm::e and Able. 19921. Carcbartljnus ~(Nardo!. Sandbar shark. Marine-esiUanne: abundanrm summer 1Bigelow and Schroeder. 1948; Milstein. 197ft!. ( lrder Rajifonne5 Family Prisridae t•awlishesl l'nstjs ~Latham. Smallroorh uwhsh. Estuann.:: ran~ tl'nwl.::r. 1'.1:\~: Big.:luw and Scllroeder. I'J53a!. Family Raj ida.: tskarest ______.f:l..liil''g!anh:na Hose. l.'kamose skat.:. Mnriru:: ahunda~.!..-.~~~5 and Hr.: Order El<>('ililmtes Family Elopidae !tarpons) Elm:!Ui!ll.ll!! l.iMaeus. LadyfiSh. Esruanne-marine; rare !Nichols and Breder. (\126; Hilt.lchrant.l. J%:11>1. ~~ Vi!kncieMes. Tarpon. E,tuannc-m;mn.:: mr.: tUil 1 ln.kr Alhulirnoncs Famtly Albulidac tbnneltsh.::sl tJl:!ll.li yulp('s 1l.innaeust. llunetish. Es1uanne-nlanne: r:trc tllilll.::brand I %~:11. ( ln1.::r Angutlliform.:5 Family Anguillidae !fresh-er eels! Aw:llll.ll.lll.ili:illll 1Lesu.::urt. American eel. I ·aradntmous: ahundant (Wang and Kcllll!hau. 1979: Able etal.• 1989). Family Congnda.:: (conger ee!SI !:Jmmoceamcus (Mirchilll. Cong.:r.::el. Marine-estuarine:: o:ununon !Nichol• and Bn:der. 1'126: Hood .:1 al •• 1988: Levy er a( .• 19881. Onkr Clupcironnc:s i Family <."lupcidae th.::rringsl .AWm1ixllia (Mitchilll. Blueback h.::rring. Anadromous: abundant !Hildebrand. l963d: Wang and Kem.::han. 1979: Milslein. !981: Mayo. 19112b: Anrtfl~·mous 1911-tal . .AW medjocris tMirchill!. Hickory shad. Anadromous: conunotl !Hildebrand. 19Mdl. Abwl m.;udohpg;pgus (WillUlOI. Al.:wife. Anadromou5: ahundanl !Hildebrand. 19f>~d: Wan!J and K.::mehan. 1979: Milstein. 1981: Mayo. 19K2a: Anonymous. 198-tbl. AJ2a •apjdjnjmn fWil•onl. Amc::rican shad. AnadmmnU5: lhrcatell<."tl 1Hild.::hrand. l%3d: Milstein. 1981: Pacheco and Dc::pres-Par:mjo. 1\1112). 69 llr.;'''"'"'" 1\'Tannu' tLalr ( lrder Salmonrformes Family Osmeridae um.:hsl ~ Illl!l:l!u (Mitchilh. Rainbow smelt. Atllldi1Milt1Us: rltreate~d (;\;idtnls and Bred.:r. 1926: Bigelow and Schroed.:r 1 ( lrder Aulupiformes ------______r'llllllly.1iyJl!lliuntida.:iliza.rdttshcll ------~~tLinnaeus1. lnsh.ore lizardfi~h. Estuanne-marine: occasional 1Nid10ls and Bred.:r. 1'.126: Anderson et al .. 1966: Milstein and Tit Onler Gaclifunnes f-amily< iaclidao: (ettdhsh~J Mjcrogas!us~ (Walhauml. Atlantic tnmcud. EstUanne: common in Hudson t:'liichols and tireder. ln6: Klauda d al .. I ( lnlcr llarradtnt Order Atherinifu111l<.'s f-amily Belumdae f ru:c 70 ~J2il.ll:.il1Bauu and (junnlt. l<:nn•vatcr krllilish. btu;rnnc: C'lllllllllR I l"alhot anu Al>l~. ('IX~: T;tlbot ~~ al .. I r lrder ( iasrcrostettonncs r:arntly U•tst.,I'OIItet<.lae t snckleback:s 1 ~ guadrncus t.'vlitchtllt. Fourspme sucldeback. Esruarinc: ,_,,mmon !Ni<..itols and Breder, 11)26; de Sylva et al.. 1%2: Wang and Kemehan. 1'179: Tall>ot er al .. I'JRf>t. <1as(erosreu3 ~ tlinnaeust. Htrcesptne srickleback. 1\nadromou•: common !Wang and Kemehan. IY79: Talbot et at.. IY8(;: Rountree and Able. l9CJ21. fU.D&Wl&UIIIlll:1LIIU tLiMaeust. :-.iinesJ>ine llicklehack. Freshwa1er-manne: rare 11-'nwkr. 1'152: single 'J"'Cimen: twn mh"r •pectmens recently collected. K. W. 1\hlet. Family Syn!!nathidae lf'tp!tishes and s~ahonest !ljpoocanmus~ Perry. Ltncd scalt Order Scorpaeni(onnes r:amily Trigli<.lae (searobins) fl:islD!wu~ tlinnaeust. Nunhem s"an•hin. Marine-esruanne: :1l>undant !Nichuls and Hreder, 1'126: Fowler. I\J52: Bi~elow and Scbn>edcr. 195~b: de Sylva et al .. I'JI'l2: Wang and Kemeban, 1979). ~.ll.X.!U.iw.t tlinna.,ust. Striped seambin. Marine-.,~ruarin": abundant I Nichols and 8reder. 1926: Fowl~r. 1'152: Bigelow and Schmetkr. I f lnler l'crctfunncs F:tmtly l'cn:rchrhyid.1e llclllf"'ralc bass"'' ~ amgncanat< irudtnt. Whir.: Jlt!rclt. Esruanue- freshwat"r: abun<.lant Ide .Sylva .:1 al .. 1%2: Anunymnus. I'JH-kt. ~~tWnlhaumt. Srrip.:dbass.,\nadrctiTious: ahundanltW:rn~ and Kemch:m. I'J79: Smith. 19HZ: Anonymous. I'JR~dt. Family Serrnntdae I sea bassest I '.:ntmprism 11J:iiua tlinnaeus 1. Olaclc sa bass. Marine-estuannc: abundant 1Nichols and Br.:d.,r. 1926: de Sylva el al .. I %2: K.:ndall and M"rcer. 1'.1821. Fan1ily l'onuuomidae tbluefishest l'nma10mus al.l.nU:iA (Linnaeust. l:tluefiAh. Marine-estuarin.:: ahwuJam INit.."hoos and Ureder. 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