ML072150335

NMFS - Guide to Essential Fish Habitat Designations in the Northeastern United States

ML072150335
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/17/2007
From:	US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Davis J NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-3835
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10' x 10' Square Coordinates: Page I of 2 Summary of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Designation 10' x 10' Square Coordinates:

Square Description (i.e. habitat, landmarks, coastline mnarkers)." Waters within the square east within the Atlantic Ocean and west within Barnegat Bay, affecting from just north of Surf City, NJ., north along the northern part of Long Beach past Harvey Cedars, NJ., Loveladies Harbor, NJ., Barnegat Light and Barnegat Inlet, the Sedge Islands to Island Beach including waters affecting Clam Island, Vol Sledge and High Bar, and along with the entrance to the Forked River on the mainland, Slope Sedge, Sandy Island. eastern Carvel Island and eastern Harvey Sedges.

Species Eggs Larvae Juveniles Adults SAtlantic cod (Gadus morhuac) ]

haddock (.lentehogIammus aeglefinis)]

pol lock (Pollchius viiens) whitinlg (Ilerluccius bilinearis) offshore hake (Alerluccius albidhs) red hake (Uroplhcis chuss) X X white hake ('UrophYcis lenuis) redfish (,S'ebustes.fisciatus) n/a witch flounder (G1)vpbocephluh(s cvnoglo.ssus) X winter flounder (Pleuronectes anericanus) X X xx yellowtail tIounder (Pleuronectesferruginea) [ X windowpane flounder (Scopthahnus aquosus) X X Xx American plaice (Hippoglossoidesplatessoides) ocean pout (Alhicrozoarces americants)

Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossushippoglossus)

Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecteninagellanicus)

Atlantic sea herring (Clulpeu harengus) ] X

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monkfish (Lophius americanuns) X bluefish (Pomatounts saltlarix.) X long finned squid (Loligo pealei) n/a n/a short finned squid (llhex iliccebrosus) En/a n/a It II I littp://www.iei-o.noaa.gov/licd/STATES4/tiewjersey/39407400.litiii 7/17/2007

10' x 10' Square Coordinates: Page 2 of 2 Atlantic butterfish (-'eprih/s iriucanihtus) X Atlantic mackerel (Scoulber scombrus) summer flounder (Parelicthyvs (entaluts) x X X scup (Sleno/omus chrvsops) ila n/a N N black sea bass (Cll -nptristtts

,ws/ia/) [ /a ] x surf clam (Spistla solidissima) n/a n/a X ]

ocean quahog (-*Irica islhdic rn/a n/a spiny dogfish (Squalts ac(nthia.s) n/a n/a tilefish (Iophohtilius chciael/eoniiceps/)

king mackerel (SconIberomnorits cau/hXia)

Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorutsnuacilh4a1us.) x x x X cobia (Rachicenlroncane11n1) N3 N N N tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuivicri) F dusky shark ('Chatrchalr'misobsc'uriti) X sandbar shark (Charcharintusplunmbetus) X littp://.NYww.iier-o.tioaa.gov/hcd/STATES4/iiew Jersev/39407400.hitm ilI720 7/ 17/2 00 7