New England Fishery Management Council 50 WATER STREET | NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS 01950 | PHONE 978 465 0492 | FAX 978 465 3116 E.F. “Terry” Stockwell III, Chairman | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director OMNIBUS ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT AMENDMENT 2 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Appendix B: EFH supplementary tables, prey species information, and spawning information Appendix B: EFH supplementary tables; prey and spawning information Intentionally blank. November 25, 2013 Page 113 of 113 Appendix B: EFH supplementary tables; prey and spawning information Table of contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 7 2.0 NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES (GROUNDFISH) ..................................................... 10 2.1 Atlantic cod...................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 10 2.1.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 12 2.1.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Haddock ........................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 14 2.2.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 15 2.2.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 16 2.3 Pollock ............................................................................................................................. 17 2.3.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 17 2.3.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 18 2.3.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 19 2.4 White hake ....................................................................................................................... 20 2.4.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 20 2.4.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 21 2.4.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 22 2.5 American plaice ............................................................................................................... 22 2.5.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 22 2.5.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 23 2.5.3 Spawning................................................................................................................... 24 2.6 Atlantic halibut ................................................................................................................ 25 2.6.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 25 2.6.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 26 2.6.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 27 2.7 Winter flounder ................................................................................................................ 28 2.7.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 28 2.7.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 29 2.7.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 33 2.8 Windowpane flounder ..................................................................................................... 33 2.8.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 33 2.8.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 34 2.8.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 36 2.9 Witch flounder ................................................................................................................. 37 2.9.1 Supplementary table.................................................................................................. 37 2.9.2 Prey species ............................................................................................................... 38 2.9.3 Peak spawning .......................................................................................................... 39 2.10 Yellowtail flounder ...................................................................................................... 40 2.10.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 40 2.10.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 41 2.10.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 42 2.11 Acadian redfish ............................................................................................................ 42 2.11.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 42 November 25, 2013 Page 113 of 113 Appendix B: EFH supplementary tables; prey and spawning information 2.11.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 43 2.11.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 44 2.12 Ocean pout.................................................................................................................... 45 2.12.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 45 2.12.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 46 2.12.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 47 2.13 Atlantic wolffish ........................................................................................................... 47 2.13.1 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 48 2.13.2 Habitat associations and spawning ................................................................... 48 2.14 Silver hake .................................................................................................................... 49 2.14.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 49 2.14.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 50 2.14.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 53 2.15 Red hake ....................................................................................................................... 54 2.15.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 54 2.15.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 55 2.15.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 57 2.16 Offshore hake ............................................................................................................... 58 2.16.1 Supplementary table.......................................................................................... 58 2.16.2 Prey species ....................................................................................................... 59 2.16.3 Peak spawning .................................................................................................. 59 3.0 MONKFISH ...................................................................................................................... 60 3.1 Supplementary table ........................................................................................................ 60 3.2 Prey species ..................................................................................................................... 61 3.3 Peak spawning ................................................................................................................. 63