New England Fishery Management Council 50 WATER STREET | NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS 01950 | PHONE 978 465 0492 | FAX 978 465 3116 John F. Quinn, J.D., Ph D., Chairman | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director OMNIBUS ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT AMENDMENT 2 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Appendix B: EFH supplementary tables, prey species information, and spawning information Intentionally blank January 2016 Page 2 of 127 Appendix B: Supplementary tables, prey and spawning information Contents CONTENTS................................................................................................................................... 3 Tables........................................................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations Used in Supplementary Habitat Tables................................................................ 7 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 8 Supplementary tables ................................................................................................................... 8 Prey species ................................................................................................................................. 8 Peak spawning periods .............................................................................................................. 10 HABITAT, PREY, AND SPAWNING INFORMATION BY SPECIES .............................. 11 Acadian redfish .......................................................................................................................... 11 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 11 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 12 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 13 American plaice ......................................................................................................................... 13 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 13 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 14 Spawning ................................................................................................................................ 15 Atlantic cod................................................................................................................................ 16 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 16 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 18 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 20 Atlantic halibut .......................................................................................................................... 20 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 20 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 21 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 22 Atlantic wolffish ........................................................................................................................ 23 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 23 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 24 Habitat associations and spawning ......................................................................................... 24 Haddock ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 25 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 26 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 27 Ocean pout ................................................................................................................................. 28 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 28 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 29 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 30 Pollock ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 31 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 32 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 33 White hake ................................................................................................................................. 33 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 33 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 35 January 2016 Page 3 of 127 Appendix B: Supplementary tables, prey and spawning information Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 36 Windowpane flounder ............................................................................................................... 36 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 36 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 37 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 38 Winter flounder .......................................................................................................................... 39 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 39 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 41 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 45 Witch flounder ........................................................................................................................... 46 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 46 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 47 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 48 Yellowtail flounder .................................................................................................................... 49 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 49 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 50 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 51 Silver hake ................................................................................................................................. 52 Supplementary table ............................................................................................................... 52 Prey species ............................................................................................................................ 53 Peak spawning ........................................................................................................................ 56 Red hake .................................................................................................................................... 57 Supplementary table ..............................................................................................................