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Review of Aquatic Sampling Programs in DE River Estuary from 1958-1979,w/Special Ref to Capture of Shortnose Sturgeon
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I Review of Aquatic Sampling Programs in the Delaware River Estuary from 1958-1979 with Special Reference to Capture of Shortnose Sturgeon, A. brevirostrum.

Prepared for Public Service Electric & Gas Company Newark, New Jersey by Ichthyolog.ical Associates, Inc.

Middletown, Delaware Contents Page Pref ace............................... ~..................

1 Table 1.

Summary of fishery and ecological studies reviewed for shortnose sturgeon capture data **.*****

2 Temporal and Spatial distribution of sampling effort in Artificial Island Ecological Studies 1968-1979.**

3 Table 2.

Annual temporal and spatial allocation of sampling effort with 16-ft semi-balloon otter trawl by zone in ETS r1oni toring Program Study Area, RM 40-60, June 1968-March 1979 *.*.**..******..******

4 Table 3.

Temporal and regional allocation of sampling effort with 16-ft semi-balloon otter trawl in 316(b) type (in 1978) and Program (in 1979) Sampling, R~1 0 - 7 3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. * * * * * *

7 Figure 1.

River trawl zones, ETS sampling program, Ju n e 19 6 8 through r1 arch 19 7 9. * * * * * *. *. * * * *. * * * * *. *..

8 Table 4.

Recorded captures of shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrurn Le Sueur, in the Delaware River Drainage......................................

9.

Summary of shortnose sturgeon captured by the Delaware River Basin Anadrornous Fishery Project............................................. 10 Literature Cited......................................... 11 January 9, 1980 Revised January 21, 1980 soo2040 s-ro Pref ace This paper is presented as a supplement to 1) a Section 7 Consultation by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species,

~-issued in December 1979; 2) an affidavit by Robert P.

Douglas, of Public Service Electric & Gas Company of New

.Jersey, which discusses design and operation of the Circulating Water System (CWS) intake facility at the Salem Generating Station~ anCT. 3) an affidavit by Victor J.

Schuler, of Ichthyological Associates, Inc., which discusses aspects of the anticipated biology of.the shortnose sturgeon; Acipenser brevirostrum, in the Delaware River Estuary, and references documented and anecdotal captures.

All four sources present information pertinent.to consideration of the potential for involvement, and its significance to the population, of the shortnose sturgeon with the Salem CWS intake.

NOTE':

This January 21 revision incorporates changes in data presented in Table 1 (page 2), Table 4 (page 9), and (page 10) for the years 1973, 1975, and 1977, relevant in data referenced IA Newbold Island and DRBAFP.

These revisions are based on personal communications with Joseph Miller (DRBAFP) and Donald Danila (IA) and are unpublished corrections on data presented in and available to the January 9 draft.

IA 1/21/80

Table 1 SUllllll8ry of fishery and ecological studies revieved*for *hortno*e stur~on capture data.

No. of 1 Shortnose l"D Shore%one Fishes Su:c"Vey D1ngell-Joh:ison F1s1'e=y Surv!!ys

"!)d !l!v!!r Basin A..,ad=c:cus 71shery s~rvf!y

..E!.!!

Aug 1958-Feb 1960 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1969-1977

!chthyological 1968-mid 1978 Associates, Artificial osland S:udies Ichthyologkal Associa:~s, Edg~~oor Pc~e= Plant St~dies Ich:hyclogl.cal Associa:es, Del~arva Ecological Stu~y Ich:hyological Assoc1a:es, E~~ystone Ge~e=a:i:ig Station Studi!!s "rch:hyological Assocl.at!!s,

~ewbold Island Studi!!S

!!a=t1n ~ar1etta lch:hyological Associa:es mid 1978-present Jao 1974-Sept 1975 1973-1977 1971-1974 1971-1973 1975 1978 Location Del Bay, lower Del (RM 0-40)

Del ilay River Del Bay and River (RM 28-149) lower Del River (RM 40-60)

Del Bay, lower Del River (R.'I 0-73)

Del River near Wiloington, Del (R.'I 69-76)

C & D Canal, Del River near Pea Patch Isl. (RM 61),

Northern Chesapeake Bay, Elk River Del River near Chester, Pa (R."I 85-89)

Del River, Newbold Island to Trenton N.J. (RM 120-135)

Del River near Newbold Island (Rl1 125)

Del River near Trenton, N. J.

(R.'1 130)

Principal Gear 4 x 60 ft seine 30-ft botto11 trawl Cillnets, 16-ft bottom trawl, lS0-750-ft seine, intake screen monitoring 16-ft bottom trawl, Surface gillnet, 10-, 25-, 200-f t seine, intake screen monitoring 0.5 m plankton net, 16-ft bottom trawl, intake screen monitoring.

0.5 m plankton net 16-ft bottom trawl 10-, 25-ft seine Surface gillnet 0.5 m plankton net 16-ft bottom trawl, 10-ft seine, 25-ft bottom and midwater trawl, 10-f t plankton trawl, 0.5 m plankton net, Bottom g1llnets 16-ft bottom trawl, 15-, 25-ft seine, intake screen monitoring, 0.5 m plankton net 16-ft bottom trawl, 25-ft surface trawl, 15-, 25-ft seine, 0.5 m plankton net Gillnet 16-ft bottom trawl, 25-ft seine, 0.5 m plankton net, intake screen monitoring 1

~here shortnose sturgeon captures are 1nd1cnted detalle are given in Table 4

Data r~viscJ l/21/&J.

sturgeon taken KefeTence July, Aug, Oct, Dec, Feb 0

DeSylva et al, 1962 Aug-Dec Jan, Har,May-Sept,Dec Jsn-D!!c March-Dec Feb,Apr,May,Jul,.-Dec Jan, Feb, April-Nov Mar-Dec (llee Tables 2, 3)

(eee Tables 2, ))

Jan-Dec, *crawl aod seine spring gillnetting Jan-Dec trawl and seine; spring gillnetting; spring-fall pl.i!nkton collections Jan-Dec 0

0 0

0 17 0

3 0

0 0

Jan-Dec 7

March-April 2

Aug-Sept, 2

trawl and seine; spring, plankton studies; Jan-Dec, intake screen monitoring Daiber and !loclley, 1968 Da~ber and Wockley, 1968 Ds!ber and Wockley, 1968 Daiber sod Smith, 1970 Dalber and Smith, 1971 Daiber, 1972 Pera. Co..,,, J. Hiller, DRllAFP (see attachment,l)

Schuler et al,, 1969a,b; Schuler,1971; Schuler and Spangler,1976; R.~ode and Schuler, 1974 a,b,c; Grieve et al., 1977; Beck and Grieve, 1977, PSE&G, 1978; PSE&G, 1979 Molzhan et al., 197S; Horrisson et al., 1975, 1976; Precd1ce,1974a, b Bason nnd ~eirsey, 1974; Bason et al., 1975,1976; Ke1rsey et al., 1977; Shirey et al., 1978 Bason, 1971; Potter and Bar.oon, 1973; Potter et al,, 1974; Harmon and S:.ith, 1975 Ansel11ini, 1974 a, b, c; 1976 Martin Marietta, 1976

c. II. Mils~G!in, pers. coe.:1..

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I I

Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Sampling Effort and Description of Gear and Procedure in Artificial Island Ecological Studies 1968-1979 During June 1968 through December 1979, 11,464 16-ft

-=-bottom trawl samples were taken within the Delaware River Estuary by Ichthyological Associates, Inc. (Tables 2 and

.3).

Some 10,096 of these were taken between RM 40-60 (Fig. 1).

In addition, 1,314 sampl~s were taken in ca. 100 randomly distributed zones between RM 0-40 and RM 60-73 during July 1978 through December 1979.

Also, 54 samples were taken in a study of the area near the Cohansey River (RM 30-40) during June-September 1974.

All of these samples were taken with a 16-ft semi-balloon otter trawl of the following dimensions:

16-ft headrope, 19-ft footrope, nets made with nylon netting of the following size mesh and thread:

1 1/2-in stretch mesh No. 9 thread body, 1 1/4-in stretch mesh No. 15 thread cod end, and innerliner of 1/2-in stretch mesh No. 63 thread knotless nylon netting hogtied to the cod end.

Head and footropes were hung on 3/8-in diameter Poly-Dae net rope with legs extended and wire rope thimbles spliced at each end.

Six 1 1/2-x 2 1/2-in Ark floats were hung on the headrope and 1/8-in galvanized chain was hung loop style on the footrope.

Trawl doors used with the above net were 2 ft in length and 1 ft in width, made of 1-in mahogany lumber,

~- x 1/4-in steel straps and braces, 3/8-x 2-in bottom shoe runner.

Doors were set with 2/0 galvanized chain and one 5/16-in swivel at the head of each bridle.

During 1968 and 1969 warp (tow line) length was 50 or 75 ft depending on depth to be sampled.

During 1970 through June 1978 warp length was 100 ft in all except channel zones where warp length was 150 ft.

Beginning in July 1979, coincident with the revision of scope to include population estimation and the expansion of the study area to include the entire Bay and lower River, a 6:1 ratio of warp length to water depth was maintained to better ensure adequate sampling in the deepest waters.

Trawls were hauled at 3-4 knots in the direction of the current.

Hauls were of 10-min duration in all zones except SSC (5 ~in) and the five channel zones (20 min).

In adnition 13 samples were taken with a 25-ft trawl of the same mesh sizes between RM 40 and 60 during 1968 ana 1969.

Table 2 Annual temporal and apatial allocation of *ampling effort vith 16' eemi-ballOOll ottar trawl by zone in !TS Monitoring Program Study Area, Rlt 40-60, June 1968-t!an:h 1979, SEO S!l ru. 5!3 ~ ~ !:.! !-3 ~ !-5 !-6 ru NE2

~

QIA2 CHA3 ~

QIA5 !!!..!!! m !!! !:! v-2.!tl *. ~ ~ m 1968 Jon 1

2 3

2

.1 2

2 13

. *'Jul 6

1 15 5

2 1

1 6

2 1

2 2

44 Aug.

25 13 1

13 15 7

17 13 9

3 2

2 39 18 19 17 21 234 Sep 1

2 3

3 2

5 1

10 6

8 8

49 Oct 6

2 5

4 3

-1 2

3 4

2 z

2 4

5 4

49 lloY 2

3 2

1 2

2 3

2 16 Dec 1

1 1

2

_e 412 In additions

- 10 hauls were taken vlth a 25-ft otter trevl.

1969 J11n 2

2 1

1 1

1 2

10 Feb 1

1 1

5 Har 1

1 1

2 3

1 1

12 Apr 1

l 3

3 2

1 1

2 5

2 z

3 6

5 5

42

~fay 5

2 4

6 6

6 5

6 4

3 3

4 3

5 3

6 6

1 2

88 Jun 8

7 12 11 6

11 10 lO 7

6 6

6 7

6 z

9 11 11 11 1

4 168 Jul 4

4 8

12 9

12 13 14 u

12 3

4 3

4 6

8 10 u

12 ll 4

177 Aug 4

4 10 10 10 9

10 10 10 10 6

4 8

8 4

8 8

11 8

8 6

166 Sep 2

2 8

10 8

7 9

9 5

2 2

6 9

8 6

6 2

123 Oct 1

1 2

5 6

s 5

5 3

3 3

4 2

3 4

6 5

4 1

68 Nov 3

5 3

4 3

4 1

l l

1 4

3 3

3 39 l

1 1

7 Dec 9oS Ia addition:

- 125 hauls were taken at night from June through October in zone* adjacent to Artificial leland and weet of Reedy Ieland Dike,

- 3 hauls vere taken with a 25-ft otter trawl.

I v

~

1970 Jan 0

I Feb Hor 1

3 1

5 A?r 1

1 2

1 1

9 Hay 1

2 3

3 1

1 1

2 2

1 26 6

6 6

9 3

9 5

5 4

5 7

7 4

4 4

6 6

6 7

121 Jul 4

s 6

9 8

7 10 8

8 6

4 4

6 6

6 4

6 7

6 4

4 128 Aug 5

5 5

9 5

9 6

6 4

4 5

5 4

4 s

4 5

4

5. 5 4

107 Se;>

2 2

3 4

1 4

4 4

2 3

2 2

3 3

2 51 Oct 2

4 2

4 3

3 2

2 3

3 2

2 2

2 4

4 4

3 4

55 ttov 1

1 1

1 2

1 1

2 1

14 Dec 1

i 1

1 1

9 m

In addition:

- 135 hauh were taken at night fro* June through November in zone* adjacent to Artificial Ieland and veet of Reedy I*land Dike.

1971 Jan 0

e Feb' 1

1 1

1 2

1 1

1 9

Har 2

2 2

2 z

z z

z 2

. 34 Apr 4

4 4

3 z

3 4

4 3

4 4

79 Hay 4

4 4

4 8

4 4

4 6

4 2

1 1

4 4

0 4

4 4

4 5

4 107 Jun 6

6 7

6 6

4 6

4 4

4 1

z z

l 6

6 7

6 6

126 Jul 4

4 4

4 2

4 4

3 4

6 6

6 4

1 1

3 4

4 4

6 6

4 4

100 Aug 4

4 4

4 1

z 2

l 1

6 6

4 6

6 6

4 6

6 106 Sep 6

6 6

6 1

1 4

2 6

6 4

4 4

2 z

110 Oct 2

2 2

4 4

2 2

2 1

2 2

2 1

2 4

2 2

4 4

4 74 lioY 4

4 4

4 4'

4 l

1.

1 2

2 2

4 4

4 4

4 68 Dec 2

2 2

2 1

2 l

2 2

z 2

2 116 ill Ia addition:

- 101 hauls vere taken at night fr011 June through October in zones adjacent to Artificial leland and we*t of Reedy Ieland Dike,

-~ ~-,.ln) hauls were Ullten in zone W-3 during almultanwous seine and trawl sampling, IA/AI/80

5-min hauls H

20-..in hauh

Tabla 2 Continued S!O Sr.t 5!2 S!J !-1 ssc* z-2 E-J E-4 B-.5 !-6 mu N!2 aid* md*at.J*cmt* ai.J* au llI2 SVl 11112 V-1 V-2.v-~*- 1Dtl 11112 Tot 1972 Jan 2

1 1

1

1.

1 1

2 1

1 1

1 16 Feb 1

2 1

1

~*

6 Xar 2

1 1

1 I 7

Apr 4

4 4

4 2

2 2

z 4

4 4

4 2

z 2

66 May 4

4 5

4 4

4 1

2 z

z 2

4 4

4 5

3 4

4 4

6 95 Jun 4

4 2

4 4

4 2

2 z

2 2

3 3

4 4

4 3

4 87 Jul 6

6 6

4 4

4 6

6 4

4

1.

1 1

4 4

6 6

6 5

4 4

4 110 Aug 4

4 "

6 6

4 4

4 3

3 3

J 3

6 4

4 4

4 105 Sep 2

2 2

2 "

4 4

2 2

4 2

2 2 "

4 4

4 70 Oct 4

4 "

4 4

4 "

4 4

3 2

2 2

4 4

4 93 Nov 2

2 2

2 1

1 1

3 2

2 2

2 44 Dec" 2

2 2

z z

2 2

2 20 no In addition:

- 99 haul* vere t*ken at night fro11 May through October lo zone* W-1, SW-21 E-3, E-2, and SEJ.

50 (S-:11in) haul* were taken in zone W-3 durillll: eimultaneoua aeine an~ travl 111111Dli11.K.

1973 Jan 0

Feb 0

Mar 2

2 2

2 22 Apr 2

2 2

2

2.

2 2

2 *z 2

2 z

z 2

4%

May 4

4 4

4 1

1 1

4 4

4 89 Jun 6

6 6

8 6

6 6

6 2

2 2

6 6

6 138 Jul 2

4 4 "

4 4

4 2

2 2

2 4-4 2

4 4

4 z

86 Aug 4

4 4

4 2

2 2

4 4

4 4*

4 78 Sep 2

2 2

4 4

2 2

2

2 2

2 38 Oct 4

4 4

4 z

2 4

4 4

56 Nov 2

2 4

6 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 z

4 4

59 Dec 2

2 2

2 z

2 2

z 2

1 31 m

In addition:

69 hauls were taken at night fro. Ha7 through September In zonH W-1, SW-21 E-J. !-2,* and SEJ.

I 37 (S-..in) haula vere taken In zone W-3 during aimultaneoua aeine and trawl a1111pl1ng.

U1 I

1974 Jan 2

2 6

4 4 "

2 2

2 4

4 2

2 2

58 Feb 2

2 2

2 z *2 2

2 2

z 24

!-!ar 2

2 4

4 4

2 4

z 40 Apr 4

4 4

2 2

z 2

2 2

4 4

z 2

z 62 May 4

4 4

4 2

2 4

4 4

z 2

4 4

4

~

Jun 6

6 6

6 8

4 6

4 4

4

.4 4

UCI Jul 7

8 10 8

10 4

4 4

12.S Aug 3

8 6

8 8

6 8

4 4

4 2

2 2

4 4

6 6

4 4

4 113 i

Sep 8

8 8

8 10 6

10 6

6 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

6 4

4 4

12S I

Oct 8

10 10 6

10 6

8 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 6

6 6

6 4

U4 Nov 2

2 2

6 6

5 6

4 4

2 4

2 2

2 61 Dec 1

2 4

5 5

2 2

4 2*

4 3

4 m

In addition:

e

- ca. 50 experimental. (non reported) haul* were taken at night,

- 64 (5-mln) hauls vere taken in zone W-3 during slmultaneoua aeina and travl u11pl1q, 1975 Jan 2

4 2

2 2

2 26 Feb 2

4 4

4 6

6 2

2 2

44 Har 4

4 4

4 2

2 2

42 Apr 2

2 2

4 4

4 3

4 4

2 2

4 4

4 65 May 4

4 4

10 4

4 4

2 2

4 4

4 2

4 68 Jun 8

8 8

8 10 7

B '

4 5

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 1

4 6

4 4

4 ll9 Jul 8

8 8

8 6

8 B

4 4

4 2

2 2

1 5

4 2

102 Aug 5

8 6

6 10 7

4 6

6 6

1 1

1 4

4 1

7 6

2 4

3 110 Sep 6

4 4

2 5

4 2

2 2

2 1

1 1

5 z

6 2

2 Sl Oct 4

3 8

4 2

4 1

2 1

2 2

4 6

2 4

4 59

-;ov 2

4 4

6 2

4 4

1 1

2 1

2 4

4 47 Dec 2

2 8

4 2

2 1

1 1

2 4

4 33 71.R In 11dd!t1on:

- ca. 50 experimental (non-reported) haula vere taken at night,

- 6' (5-.iln) hauls were tak~n In.zone W-3 during simultaneous aei~ and travl u11pling,

S-..1n h8uls IA/AI/80 u

20..,.ln hnuh

. Table 2 Continued I I S!O S!l 5!2 SU !-1 ssc!'-* z-2 !-3 !-4 !-5 !-6 K!l KE2 c:RA!* ** **

CRA2 CRA3 CRA4 CRA5 lll U2 lfl'l SW2 lJ-1 V-2 V-3 llV1 1"'2 Tot 1976 Jan 2

4 6

4 2

1 l

2 4*

2 28 Feb 2

4 6

4 8

4 2

6 2

2 1

3 2

l 1

4 4

2 II 4

2 6

4 112 Kar 2

2 2

4 4

8.

6 '

4 2

2 z

1 z

1 2

2 2

4 4

2 ' '

73 Apr 5

2 2

4 4

8 6

4 5

4 4

2 2

z 2

z z

2 5 '

3 4

6 '

4 4

2 98 Kay 2

2 4

4 '

10 ' '

4

2 2

2 1

6 6

4 6

9 4

6 2

94 Jun 2

6 2

4 4

12 6

4 2

2 4

z 3

z 1

z 2

4 2 '

II 2

2 4

86 Jul 4

6 4

6 8

14 10 6

4 4

6 3

3 3

2 z

3 6

6 5

6 8

II 4

6 4

141 Aug 4

4 4

6 4

8 2

6 5

6 8

4 z

2 3

J J

4 6

11 '

6 4

6 6

II 2

131 Sep 3

7 4

6 8

11>

10 6

8 6

J 4

4 4

4 8

8 5

5 8

II 6

8 160 Oct 4

4 2

10 6

4 4

4 4 '

2 l

2 2

2 4

4 4

4 8

4 '

4 97 Ii*.

8 8

4 8

6 8

6 6

6.*

4

~

J J

2 3

J 4

4 4

8 5

4 6

6 2 136 Dec 2

4 2

2 2

l l

2 2

2 34 1160 e

In addition:

- ca. 50 exper_i11ental (non-reported) haul* were taken at nigbt.

56 (5-min) hauls vere token in zone W-3 during simultaneous aeine and trllVl *a*plina.

1977 Jan 0

Feb 4

4 2

.LlO Har 2

4 4

4 4 "

4 4

4 2

2 2

4 4

4 '

114 Apr 4

4 4

4 4 "

4 4

2 2

4 4

4 '

4 "

2 86

~ay 4

4 4

4 2

2 2

z z

4 4

82 Jun 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 '

82 Jul 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 ' '

4 4 ' "

116 Aug 2

4 4

4 2

4 "

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 4

4 4 ' '

4 112 I

Sep 4

4 4

4 2

2 2

I 4

4 4

82

~

Oct 4

4 4

4 "

4 4

4 2

2 2

4 4

82 I

Ho*

4 4

2 2

4 4 "

4 4 " " '

2 94 Dec 2

2 1

1 2

2 10 In addition:

780

- ca. 50 experilllt!ntal (non-reported) haul* vere -taken at,night.

- 36 (5-min) hauls vere taken in zone W-3 during eimultaneoua seine 111111 trawl H*pliq.

1978 Jan 0

Feb Har 2

2 2

2 0

2 1

1 1

2 2

2 49 Apr 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 4

911 Hay 4

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 4

98 Jun 4

4 4

4 "

4 4

4 "

4 4

2 2

2 4

4 4

4 4 ' ' ' '

911 Jul 4 " '

4 4

2 2

4 4

4 96 Aug 2

2 2

2 z

2 2

1 1

l l

l 2

2 2

z z

z 39 Sep 4 ' ' '

4 4

2

2 2

l l

2 2

4..

4 4

z z

118 Oct 4

4 4 ' '

4 '

4 4

4 '

4 2

2 z

2 2

2 4

4 4

92

!iuY 4

4 4

4 '

4 4 '

4 2

2 2

4 4

4 94 Dec 2

2 2

l i*

1 1

1

.2 2

2 2

z 2

2 2

2 49 Iii addition:

8oI

-.24 (5-iain) hauls were taken in zone W-3 du~ing_ai11ultoneoua **ine and trawl H*pliq.

1979 Jan 2

l 3

Feb 0

Kar 2

2 2

2 6

2 4

2 2

~

2 1

1 l

l l

2 2

z z

2 z

z z

z 55 Ta ln a~ditlon:

- 8 (S..,.in) hauls vere token in zone W-3 during ai11ultoneoua *eelne and trowl H11pUq 0

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5-min haula

- 20-..ia haul*

' Table 3 Temporal and regional allocation of sampling effort with 16-ft semi-balloon otter trawl in 316(b) type (in 1978) and Program (in 1979) Sampling, RM 0-73.

Note:

1978 sampling done in addition to ETS Sampling.

Samples collected within RM 40-60 durin0 May through September 1979 served both ETS and 316(b)

Program requirements.

River Miles 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-73 Total 1978 July Aug.

Sept.

1979 nay June July Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

42 84 44 76 82 80 81 79 42 52 36 38 73 36 64 73 75 70 67 24 25 14 40 78 39 44 44 38

'38 25 21 27 7

9 18 9

4 4

4 5

4 129 253 128 510 188 203 197 194 171 87 104 61 1,205 IA/AI/80

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24 1969 Mar.-Apr.

1971 May 6

Aug.

10 Sept.

7 1972 Oct.

16 Oct.-Nov.

1973 Apr.

11 Apr.

1975 Mar.-May July

?'.a r

Aug.

1977 June 1978 Jan. 12 June 26 Aug.

15 1979 Apr.

24 July 27 Oct.

Table 4 Recorded Captures of Shortnose Sturgc?n, Acipenser brevirostrum Le Sueur, in the Delaware River Drainage.

Methods of No.

Location Capture S~ecimen*

Length (TL in mm)

Area River Mile Scudder's Falls, N.J.

(138+)

hook & line, snagged 2

826 ancll 554 Little Creek, Del.

(28) gill net 10 Bordentown, N.J.

(ca. 129) 16' trawl l

526 oordentown, N.J.

(ca. 128) 16 I trawl l

645 Trenton, N,J.

(ca. 133) 16' trawl 1

626 Between Bordentown & Triltn.

(129) 16' trawl 3

694 Philadelphia, PA (102-124) gill net l

Newbold Island, N.J.

(124) 16' trawl l

Pea Patch Island, Del.

(52-69) gill net 1

~orrisville-Yardley, Pa.

(ca. 135) l Lambertville, Pa.

(149) seine 2

Pa. Turnpike Bridge (121) dead on shore 1

762 Newbold Island, N.J.

(125) gill net 2

Philadelphia, Pa.

(101)

Del. Station intake 1

616 Trenton, N.J.

(131) gill net 2

644 and 769 Artificial Island, N.J *

(50)

Salem intake 1

545 Artificial Island, N,J *

(50)

Salem intake 1

626 Trenton, N.J.

(130) 16' trawl 2

. 686 and 711 Artificial Island, N.J.

(49) gill net 1

991 Artificial Island, N.J *

(51) 16' trawl l

862 Ocean City, Md.

Southeast 80' trawl 4

of Bay mouth TOTAL 40 DRBAFP - Delaware River Basin Anadromous Fishery Project (attachment 1)

Compiled 10/25/79 J Revised l/9 /80 1 I Revised 1/21/80 Source Hoff, 1965 DRBAFP Anselmini, 19761 Anselmini, 1976 Anselmini, 1976 Anselmini. 1974c DRBAFP Pers. Comm. L. Anselmini DRBAFP A. Sexton (in DRBAFP attachment)

DRBAFP Pers. Comm. R. Howells Martin Marietta, 1976 DRBAFP DRBAFP I.A., Inc.

I.A., Inc.

. I.A., Inc. (Pers. Comm. c. Milstein)

Pers. Comll'.* N.J. Com. Fisherman I.A., Inc.

e Pers. Com:n. Md. Com. Fisherman 1 Incorrectly listed as!:.:... oxyrhynchus in Anselmin1, 1976, identification corrected 3/28/79 by R. Meadows and B. Brundage.

IA/AI/80 I \\0 I

c Attachment_! *. summary of shortnose sturgeon captured by the Delaware 'iver Basin Anadromous Fisher~ Project~ Received

from J. Miller, DRBAF~, December 1978.

-DElAHARE. RIYER. BASit(iuw>Rot<<>Us nsHERY PROJ£ct:*-~;..,-~O!'.* BOX 95 :.. ~OONT.. "** J. 08556.:-

~0M CATCH.. - Da.AWARE RIVER:.1969-1977..

loc&tien.

Cul" ~serl;:tion.

S

Fhh1ng Effort

Shortnose,

euon_:.:.*....,Other Days Stu~eon ***>..

19~9 Little C~t (R.~ 2~)

Z.700 ft. ~ength x 10 ft.

Mar-Aprt; d~th. *10-; r1.11t1f11aioent.

s.o~. 5.25, S.50 stretch.

~9su~ *. *!s~ed 24 hr/da1, C'-e11..-t*e lHver lE' ft. sr.!*balloon otter Oct*HOY. "*'.... fil bot.t0.

t!"awl -

fh~et: on bott.cr.I

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a;>;>rc7. ~. h*siday.

1974 Burli!iston ?~

-.Intake.Stl"!!l:S (~,.

Phnt t~: 11Si

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150-750 f

. leng* 6 ft.** *: ;,:'llr;,May_:*:~,

. :.* * (R.'4 1'9)

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Additional records 1975 Delaware Power (RM 101)

2.0, J.fl,.!.O,S.O _1nch '.

Intake Screens August 1

1977 Trenton, N.J.

6111 net June 2

I At1antlc

. Stur9fCl\\

. ~st.S

'. 1. *.

. z *.

1. *.

l (R~~ 131)

Specimen listed as a shortnose sturgeon 1as actually an Atlanttc sturgeon (Pers. Comm. J. Mtller).

..,,.* :Source of Infon:'.a~fen..

I Personal recall J. W. Frledersdcrfr

Personal recall.J. 1f.

Frt~~orff

~

Unpublished data

Or'".B.\\FP U~?u~l1shtd ta~

C!\\S.r.FP Un?u~lished da~

.'*-:: DRBAFP Ur.publ1stied dat.al DBBAFP Unpublished data DRBAFP Unpublished data IA/AI/80 I b I

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