NRC-2009-0390, Comment (7) of Elizabeth Koniers Brown on Behalf of Delaware Riverkeeper and the Delaware Riverkeepter Network Opposing Draft Supplemental Geis for PSEG Relicensing: Difference between revisions

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Resource Adequacy Impacts of Potential US Environmental Regulations, October 20,10, at 57)EPA's new rulemaking is expected to set significant new national technology-based performance standards to minimize AEI. Current industry predictions expect EPA to favor performance commensurate with cooling towers. (NERC at 57) This regulatory process (combined for phases II and III) is anticipated quite soon -a revised draft rule is expected by February 2011 and a final rule by July 2012. DRN also notes with interest a recent news report that NJDEP and NYDEC "have begun forcing scores of their largest water users to either retrofit their plants with modern cooling systems which won't kill billions of fish annually or cease operating." Oyster Creek decision shows focus is on cooling systems, New Jersey Newsroom, 3 December 13, 2010 at http://iww.neiwierseynewsroom.com/scieiice-updates/ovstcr-creek-decision-shows-focus-is-on-cool ing-systems.
Resource Adequacy Impacts of Potential US Environmental Regulations, October 20,10, at 57)EPA's new rulemaking is expected to set significant new national technology-based performance standards to minimize AEI. Current industry predictions expect EPA to favor performance commensurate with cooling towers. (NERC at 57) This regulatory process (combined for phases II and III) is anticipated quite soon -a revised draft rule is expected by February 2011 and a final rule by July 2012. DRN also notes with interest a recent news report that NJDEP and NYDEC "have begun forcing scores of their largest water users to either retrofit their plants with modern cooling systems which won't kill billions of fish annually or cease operating." Oyster Creek decision shows focus is on cooling systems, New Jersey Newsroom, 3 December 13, 2010 at http://iww.neiwierseynewsroom.com/scieiice-updates/ovstcr-creek-decision-shows-focus-is-on-cool ing-systems.
The NRC DSEIS does not call for compliance with the Clean Water Act as it relates to best technology available, and even fails to acknowledge the significant environmental impact occurring in the absence of this technology.
The NRC DSEIS does not call for compliance with the Clean Water Act as it relates to best technology available, and even fails to acknowledge the significant environmental impact occurring in the absence of this technology.
Every year the Salem Nuclear Generating Station kills over 3 billion Delaware River fish including: , Over 59 million Blueback Herring/ Over 77 million Weakfish/ Over 134 million Atlantic Croaker/ Over 412 million White Perch/ Over 448 million Striped Bass V Over 2 billion Bay Anchovy The Salem facility is already clearly having a significant environmental impact on the Estuary, and another twenty years of this destruction will lead to further significant impacts.Adequacy of Public Involvement DRN objects to having been given less than 60 days to comment on this complex document, in particular in the midst of the holiday season. It is unreasonable that public review of the DSEIS should be forced into a compressed time window and it is unclear why NRC has taken this approach.Age of GEIS NRC Staff uses a 1996 License Renewal Generic Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437  
Every year the Salem Nuclear Generating Station kills over 3 billion Delaware River fish including: , Over 59 million Blueback Herring/ Over 77 million Weakfish/ Over 134 million Atlantic Croaker/ Over 412 million White Perch/ Over 448 million Striped Bass V Over 2 billion Bay Anchovy The Salem facility is already clearly having a significant environmental impact on the Estuary, and another twenty years of this destruction will lead to further significant impacts.Adequacy of Public Involvement DRN objects to having been given less than 60 days to comment on this complex document, in particular in the midst of the holiday season. It is unreasonable that public review of the DSEIS should be forced into a compressed time window and it is unclear why NRC has taken this approach.Age of GEIS NRC Staff uses a 1996 License Renewal Generic Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437
("GEIS").
("GEIS").
However, the GEIS is inadequate because it is more than 10 years old.The National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") requires that federal agencies take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts of a proposed action. This includes assessing "significant new circumstances or information relevant to the environmental concerns that bear on the proposed action or its impacts." To facilitate this process, NEPA requires a GEIS to be updated 4 every 10 years. 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B. Moreover, evidence exists of material changes affecting the baseline environment since the GEIS was written, including heightened risks of terrorism, the failure of a permanent nuclear waste disposal solution, changes in population density, and progress in the viability of renewable energy technologies.
However, the GEIS is inadequate because it is more than 10 years old.The National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") requires that federal agencies take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts of a proposed action. This includes assessing "significant new circumstances or information relevant to the environmental concerns that bear on the proposed action or its impacts." To facilitate this process, NEPA requires a GEIS to be updated 4 every 10 years. 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B. Moreover, evidence exists of material changes affecting the baseline environment since the GEIS was written, including heightened risks of terrorism, the failure of a permanent nuclear waste disposal solution, changes in population density, and progress in the viability of renewable energy technologies.
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==Dear Messrs. Holian and Wrona:==
==Dear Messrs. Holian and Wrona:==
The National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] has reviewed the essential fish habitat [EFH] assessment and supplemental information provided within the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's  
The National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] has reviewed the essential fish habitat [EFH] assessment and supplemental information provided within the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
[NRC]'Generic Environmental Impacts Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3' [dGEIS], and its attendant appendices.
[NRC]'Generic Environmental Impacts Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3' [dGEIS], and its attendant appendices.
These documents evaluate the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for Indian Point Energy Center's Units 2 [IP2] and 3 [IP3] for a period of twenty years. The documents include a brief description and analysis of adverse effects to a variety of diadromous and estuary-dependent fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates, as well as EFH that is designated in the immediate project vicinity.
These documents evaluate the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for Indian Point Energy Center's Units 2 [IP2] and 3 [IP3] for a period of twenty years. The documents include a brief description and analysis of adverse effects to a variety of diadromous and estuary-dependent fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates, as well as EFH that is designated in the immediate project vicinity.
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We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments at this time in accordance with Mr. Wrona's letter of 21 September 2010.The current licenses for the two Indian Point nuclear generation facilities are due to expire in 2013>and 2015, respectively.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments at this time in accordance with Mr. Wrona's letter of 21 September 2010.The current licenses for the two Indian Point nuclear generation facilities are due to expire in 2013>and 2015, respectively.
Because IP2 and IP3 withdraw and discharge water into the Hudson River, a navigable surface water body, their operations are subject to Clean Water Act oversight.
Because IP2 and IP3 withdraw and discharge water into the Hudson River, a navigable surface water body, their operations are subject to Clean Water Act oversight.
In New York, this oversight is administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which issues Clean Water Act §401 Water Quality Certificate  
In New York, this oversight is administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which issues Clean Water Act §401 Water Quality Certificate
[WQC] decisions under its State Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System [SPDES] program. The New York State Department of State also has a bearing on these proceedings in that it is responsible for any decisions relating to the consistency of the proposed action with the state's Coastal Management Program. Entergy Corporation  
[WQC] decisions under its State Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System [SPDES] program. The New York State Department of State also has a bearing on these proceedings in that it is responsible for any decisions relating to the consistency of the proposed action with the state's Coastal Management Program. Entergy Corporation
[Entergy], the current owner-operator of the Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] generating units, has made application for the necessary state and federal authorizations and has requested that they are issued to run concurrently.
[Entergy], the current owner-operator of the Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] generating units, has made application for the necessary state and federal authorizations and has requested that they are issued to run concurrently.
Since these state actions may effect EFH, the NMFS is invoking its option to share our comments and recommendations to the involved state agencies on their activities.
Since these state actions may effect EFH, the NMFS is invoking its option to share our comments and recommendations to the involved state agencies on their activities.
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The Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] is a three-unit power station located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Village of Buchannan, Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. Only two of the generating units are operating.
The Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] is a three-unit power station located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Village of Buchannan, Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. Only two of the generating units are operating.
IndianPoint Unit 1 was permanently shut down in 1974 because the emergency core cooling system did not meet regulatory requirements and therefore posed an unacceptable public risk; IP2 and IP3 continue to operate and are the subjects of upcoming license renewals requested by Entergy. Indian Point has a long presence in-the Hudson and is one of the facilities included in the 'Hudson River Settlement Agreement'  
IndianPoint Unit 1 was permanently shut down in 1974 because the emergency core cooling system did not meet regulatory requirements and therefore posed an unacceptable public risk; IP2 and IP3 continue to operate and are the subjects of upcoming license renewals requested by Entergy. Indian Point has a long presence in-the Hudson and is one of the facilities included in the 'Hudson River Settlement Agreement'
[HRSA] agreed among the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency and five New York electric utility companies in a controversy regarding coastal habitat and water uses, fish kills and ecological damage in the Mid-Hudson region.Under the HRSA, the power plant owners and operators made several concessions to stakeholders representing various environmental interests in exchange for them agreeing to withhold imminent pursuit of forced installation of closed-cycle cooling at Indian Point and several other once-through cooled power plants in the mid-Hudson region. In particular, Consolidated Edison abandoned its plans for developing a major pumped storage [hydroelectric]
[HRSA] agreed among the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency and five New York electric utility companies in a controversy regarding coastal habitat and water uses, fish kills and ecological damage in the Mid-Hudson region.Under the HRSA, the power plant owners and operators made several concessions to stakeholders representing various environmental interests in exchange for them agreeing to withhold imminent pursuit of forced installation of closed-cycle cooling at Indian Point and several other once-through cooled power plants in the mid-Hudson region. In particular, Consolidated Edison abandoned its plans for developing a major pumped storage [hydroelectric]
facility at Storm King Mountain, and the various plant operators agreed to collect data and analyze impacts their facilities were having on living aquatic resources for a period of ten years. Subsequent modifications to the HRSA extended the study period by another decade and have allowed these plants to continue withdrawing about a trillion gallons of river water or more per year. Total river water consumption.
facility at Storm King Mountain, and the various plant operators agreed to collect data and analyze impacts their facilities were having on living aquatic resources for a period of ten years. Subsequent modifications to the HRSA extended the study period by another decade and have allowed these plants to continue withdrawing about a trillion gallons of river water or more per year. Total river water consumption.
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A high pressure spray-wash system removes debris from the front of the traveling screen mechanism and a low pressure spray-wash system flushes impinged fishes off the screen and into a sluice system that returns them to-the Hudson River.Under the HRSA, the former owners of Indian Point conducted impingement monitoring between 1975 and 1990 using a variety of techniques; however, neither the previous nor the current owner-operators have performed validation studies to evaluate the actual performance of the modified traveling screens.The EFH assessment Table 6 contains impingement data for IP2 and IP3 collected between 1981 and 1990. Revised data populating this table were provided to the NRC in December, 2009. Upon NMFS'request, these data were provided for our use on October 01, 2010 and were used in our review.Entrained organisms are not removed from the cooling water stream and instead are carried into and through the plants' cooling systems, as they are first collected by the circulating pumps, and subsequently passed through the plant intakes into the condenser tubes used to cool the turbine exhaust steam. Within the condensers, the organisms are subjected to mechanical damage and shear stress, thermal shock, and exposure to chlorine, industrial chemicals and biocide residues.
A high pressure spray-wash system removes debris from the front of the traveling screen mechanism and a low pressure spray-wash system flushes impinged fishes off the screen and into a sluice system that returns them to-the Hudson River.Under the HRSA, the former owners of Indian Point conducted impingement monitoring between 1975 and 1990 using a variety of techniques; however, neither the previous nor the current owner-operators have performed validation studies to evaluate the actual performance of the modified traveling screens.The EFH assessment Table 6 contains impingement data for IP2 and IP3 collected between 1981 and 1990. Revised data populating this table were provided to the NRC in December, 2009. Upon NMFS'request, these data were provided for our use on October 01, 2010 and were used in our review.Entrained organisms are not removed from the cooling water stream and instead are carried into and through the plants' cooling systems, as they are first collected by the circulating pumps, and subsequently passed through the plant intakes into the condenser tubes used to cool the turbine exhaust steam. Within the condensers, the organisms are subjected to mechanical damage and shear stress, thermal shock, and exposure to chlorine, industrial chemicals and biocide residues.
Both the entrained organisms and heated effluent streams then exit the generating plant and are returned to the Hudson River through a shared discharge channel. According to the dGEIS, the prior Indian Point owner-operators periodically conducted entrainment loss studies for IP2 and IP3 since the early 1970s. The most recent data of this nature reported in the dGEIS are from 1990.Environmental Setting: The Hudson River Estuary supports an unusually large and diverse assemblage of fish and shellfish, and has long been recognized as a valuable national and regional resource.
Both the entrained organisms and heated effluent streams then exit the generating plant and are returned to the Hudson River through a shared discharge channel. According to the dGEIS, the prior Indian Point owner-operators periodically conducted entrainment loss studies for IP2 and IP3 since the early 1970s. The most recent data of this nature reported in the dGEIS are from 1990.Environmental Setting: The Hudson River Estuary supports an unusually large and diverse assemblage of fish and shellfish, and has long been recognized as a valuable national and regional resource.
That is in part because the Hudson makes large contributions not only to local aquatic resource communities, but also to coastal and offshore fisheries that are supported by prey and other nutrients emanating from the estuary. Some of these fishery resources are managed by on an inter-state basis by the AtlanticStates Marine Fisheries.Commission  
That is in part because the Hudson makes large contributions not only to local aquatic resource communities, but also to coastal and offshore fisheries that are supported by prey and other nutrients emanating from the estuary. Some of these fishery resources are managed by on an inter-state basis by the AtlanticStates Marine Fisheries.Commission
[ASMFC] and others are managed federally pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery.Conservation and Management Act [MSFCMA] or the Endangered Species Act [ESA]. All of these aquatic organisms as well as non-managed species such as forage species and other lower trophic level organisms receive consideration under the federal Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [FWCA] as NOAA trust resources.
[ASMFC] and others are managed federally pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery.Conservation and Management Act [MSFCMA] or the Endangered Species Act [ESA]. All of these aquatic organisms as well as non-managed species such as forage species and other lower trophic level organisms receive consideration under the federal Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [FWCA] as NOAA trust resources.
Morethan 200 fish species have been recorded from within the entire Hudson Watershed, and approximately two thirds of these occur in the estuary itself for all or part of their life cycles. More specifically, the Buchanan reach of the Hudson River is a tidally-dominated habitat that serves as a migratory corridor, spawning habitat, and nursery area for an unusually diverse species assemblage of resident or diadromous fishes, crustaceans, shellfish, and many lower trophic level prey items (Smith and Lake 1990). Ambient salinity conditions vary seasonally, and generally tend to lie in the mesohaline or oligohaline ranges. The immediate project reach is within the EFH designations for the Hudson-Raritan estuary and is.significant with respect to the resources under the stewardship of the agencies mentioned above. As is true of other estuarine habitats, local temperature and salinity regimes, water depth, bottom type, sediment load and current velocities all influence the distribution and function of aquatic communities.
Morethan 200 fish species have been recorded from within the entire Hudson Watershed, and approximately two thirds of these occur in the estuary itself for all or part of their life cycles. More specifically, the Buchanan reach of the Hudson River is a tidally-dominated habitat that serves as a migratory corridor, spawning habitat, and nursery area for an unusually diverse species assemblage of resident or diadromous fishes, crustaceans, shellfish, and many lower trophic level prey items (Smith and Lake 1990). Ambient salinity conditions vary seasonally, and generally tend to lie in the mesohaline or oligohaline ranges. The immediate project reach is within the EFH designations for the Hudson-Raritan estuary and is.significant with respect to the resources under the stewardship of the agencies mentioned above. As is true of other estuarine habitats, local temperature and salinity regimes, water depth, bottom type, sediment load and current velocities all influence the distribution and function of aquatic communities.
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For instance, on page 4-3, the NRC considers altered currents at intake and discharge structures and finds: "Altered current patterns have not been found to be a problem at operating nuclear power plants and are not expected to be a problem during the license renewal term".2 We note that the U.S. EPA generally has determined that operation of industrial scale cooling water intakes results in a wide spectrum of undesirable and unacceptable adverse effects on aquatic resources including entrainment and impingement; disrupting the food chain; and losses to aquatic populations that may result. in reductions in biological diversity or other undesirable effects on ecosystem structure or function.
For instance, on page 4-3, the NRC considers altered currents at intake and discharge structures and finds: "Altered current patterns have not been found to be a problem at operating nuclear power plants and are not expected to be a problem during the license renewal term".2 We note that the U.S. EPA generally has determined that operation of industrial scale cooling water intakes results in a wide spectrum of undesirable and unacceptable adverse effects on aquatic resources including entrainment and impingement; disrupting the food chain; and losses to aquatic populations that may result. in reductions in biological diversity or other undesirable effects on ecosystem structure or function.
See 66 Federal Register 65,256, 65,292 (December 18, 2001), 69 Federal Register 41,576, 41,586 (July 9, 2004). In addition, 3 Described in NYSDEC's April 2, 2010 denial of Entergy's water quality certificate and also in the NRC's Supplement 38 to the generic Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed re-licenseing of IP2 and IP3 4 Given the large volumes of water consumed at Indian Point each day and the relatively narrow configuration of the Hudson River at the project reach, it seems plausible that under full operation, the plant could induce noticeable changes in the current regime or perhaps induce changes in the local erosion and accretion rates that have unintended adverse effects such as losses of submerged aquatic vegetation, chronic disturbances that discourage settlement of tiny prey items, and similar effects.Although NRC regulations do not compel the project proponents to provide plume modeling or field studies, our EFH regulations compel us to assume the worst case scenario that the effluent is creating a barrier to migrating fishes and other .unacceptable environmental conditions that would adversely affect the amount and quality of available EFH. We understand that the plant operators have been using various measures to partially mitigate for these effects, but the lack of a detailed study that 1) evaluates the impacts of once-through cooling at Indian Point and the three other generating units and 2) clearly demonstrates that the measures they have been implementing are functionally equivalent to the installation of closed-cycle cooling leaves their position on the Clean Water Act § 316(a) and 316 (b)provisions as unsupported assertions.
See 66 Federal Register 65,256, 65,292 (December 18, 2001), 69 Federal Register 41,576, 41,586 (July 9, 2004). In addition, 3 Described in NYSDEC's April 2, 2010 denial of Entergy's water quality certificate and also in the NRC's Supplement 38 to the generic Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed re-licenseing of IP2 and IP3 4 Given the large volumes of water consumed at Indian Point each day and the relatively narrow configuration of the Hudson River at the project reach, it seems plausible that under full operation, the plant could induce noticeable changes in the current regime or perhaps induce changes in the local erosion and accretion rates that have unintended adverse effects such as losses of submerged aquatic vegetation, chronic disturbances that discourage settlement of tiny prey items, and similar effects.Although NRC regulations do not compel the project proponents to provide plume modeling or field studies, our EFH regulations compel us to assume the worst case scenario that the effluent is creating a barrier to migrating fishes and other .unacceptable environmental conditions that would adversely affect the amount and quality of available EFH. We understand that the plant operators have been using various measures to partially mitigate for these effects, but the lack of a detailed study that 1) evaluates the impacts of once-through cooling at Indian Point and the three other generating units and 2) clearly demonstrates that the measures they have been implementing are functionally equivalent to the installation of closed-cycle cooling leaves their position on the Clean Water Act § 316(a) and 316 (b)provisions as unsupported assertions.
After several extensions of the HRSA, the situation remains fundamentally unchanged with regard to fish stocks and the plants are potential triggers for lost EFH in the form of direct habitat loss compounded by lost productivity in designated EFH.There is similar concern in the statements for many of the other bullets in this section of the dGEIS, notably as regards the potential release of chemical or thermal pollution  
After several extensions of the HRSA, the situation remains fundamentally unchanged with regard to fish stocks and the plants are potential triggers for lost EFH in the form of direct habitat loss compounded by lost productivity in designated EFH.There is similar concern in the statements for many of the other bullets in this section of the dGEIS, notably as regards the potential release of chemical or thermal pollution
[and attendant adverse impacts to fishery resoUrce movements, etc.]; entrainment of phytoplankton and zooplankton; induction of low dissolved oxygen; and other line items that would reduce the quality and quantity of designated EFH as described in the implementing regulations for the MSFCMA. As such; it is difficult for us to dismiss these topics so easily as problems that could be thoroughly assessed in our overall FWCA and .EFH coordination.
[and attendant adverse impacts to fishery resoUrce movements, etc.]; entrainment of phytoplankton and zooplankton; induction of low dissolved oxygen; and other line items that would reduce the quality and quantity of designated EFH as described in the implementing regulations for the MSFCMA. As such; it is difficult for us to dismiss these topics so easily as problems that could be thoroughly assessed in our overall FWCA and .EFH coordination.
Along these same lines, existing entrainment study results from IP2 and IP3 collected from 1981-1987 do not seem to include hard data or discussion of the entrainment implications for fish. eggs and larvae, copepods and other invertebrate prey items that are described clearly as prey in the EFH vignettes included for red hake, winter flounder, windowpane, bluefish and Atlantic butterfish.
Along these same lines, existing entrainment study results from IP2 and IP3 collected from 1981-1987 do not seem to include hard data or discussion of the entrainment implications for fish. eggs and larvae, copepods and other invertebrate prey items that are described clearly as prey in the EFH vignettes included for red hake, winter flounder, windowpane, bluefish and Atlantic butterfish.
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:Stri '&Bla~s Is-DNRC Juvenile Trawl DCau. 1991-2002White Perch DN.EC Juvenile:T,, aWiData.1991.2Q2 1Sp6t .DNREC Juvnl&.TaWl Data i.'991:2002 Atlantwi&
:Stri '&Bla~s Is-DNRC Juvenile Trawl DCau. 1991-2002White Perch DN.EC Juvenile:T,, aWiData.1991.2Q2 1Sp6t .DNREC Juvnl&.TaWl Data i.'991:2002 Atlantwi&
Ce ik- r.DNREC. uvenile. Tbiw1. Dat:
Ce ik- r.DNREC. uvenile. Tbiw1. Dat:
Armerican'shiad.:
Armerican'shiad.:
DNREC JuvenileTraW-ta, 1991-202 Alfewife'CJuieniile:TfAwi 1.aa 19919':20102 gBluebatDk-Herring DNREC JuvenileýTrawlDat' 199,1-2202 Ba 4kfi'dlovr DNREC, Juel Traw Data 1991-202 `-Ahtai Sivrie'Llist of Attachm enftst A T T C H E N T 1 tat st c al A n ly s s f' B y w -F is D ta 1.0- Introduction lhe. P'Ublic Ser-vice, Electric :;and, ýGas Cortpany'  
DNREC JuvenileTraW-ta, 1991-202 Alfewife'CJuieniile:TfAwi 1.aa 19919':20102 gBluebatDk-Herring DNREC JuvenileýTrawlDat' 199,1-2202 Ba 4kfi'dlovr DNREC, Juel Traw Data 1991-202 `-Ahtai Sivrie'Llist of Attachm enftst A T T C H E N T 1 tat st c al A n ly s s f' B y w -F is D ta 1.0- Introduction lhe. P'Ublic Ser-vice, Electric :;and, ýGas Cortpany'
:(PSE&G), Saleffi, Ndt1edf.Gn~rating:Statihr,(S'ýleni"or  
:(PSE&G), Saleffi, Ndt1edf.Gn~rating:Statihr,(S'ýleni"or  
'Statibt) is; lbcated a:bneg fihe, Delaware, Riv'er at..A.tifi .ial" IsIand, Rir Mile '5 the eYstefr:sh6oe of ,the Delaare' Riwer i:Salem Counyit, 'New. Jersey;..'Th'e Salemh':faciity .c6nsists of AtW9o x~iih'o~e~hf~gs, Slfi 6isprnifted t6-.,with'df'aw"3'.024ý,"billibiT ,gall6nis~grdayibf Watrjrýbn,*,,the Estuah, forc6oli-g thrOjg 12 psataft inati bas: Aproixiael.
'Statibt) is; lbcated a:bneg fihe, Delaware, Riv'er at..A.tifi .ial" IsIand, Rir Mile '5 the eYstefr:sh6oe of ,the Delaare' Riwer i:Salem Counyit, 'New. Jersey;..'Th'e Salemh':faciity .c6nsists of AtW9o x~iih'o~e~hf~gs, Slfi 6isprnifted t6-.,with'df'aw"3'.024ý,"billibiT ,gall6nis~grdayibf Watrjrýbn,*,,the Estuah, forc6oli-g thrOjg 12 psataft inati bas: Aproixiael.
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etabishe, pid , r ,commumty, plantOeiisii~s,, :,by,,,Phragidte.,an6d other Thndesirable6  
etabishe, pid , r ,commumty, plantOeiisii~s,, :,by,,,Phragidte.,an6d other Thndesirable6  
'speces, utiliiatioh of th& marshes bgj ,,nith potefitilF f6r the rmaishes,.,toiiicreas fish lpbphlatinsin the DeiaiVfre.E~tiiar:.
'speces, utiliiatioh of th& marshes bgj ,,nith potefitilF f6r the rmaishes,.,toiiicreas fish lpbphlatinsin the DeiaiVfre.E~tiiar:.
2" Fish ladders were. installed io pr6vide Adult riyet herring passage; adult herring , p'awvnirig in imppuhdt-ent  
2" Fish ladders were. installed io pr6vide Adult riyet herring passage; adult herring , p'awvnirig in imppuhdt-ent
: ad wibuiari~es; and juVenile herring deve1bpmerit, in; 'dhd emigratfion fromf the', j-hpud-nent, GEA ealuated eý,isting data i. an attempt to of berfing khave been or. ca.j be established' as. a result of ,fihlh .nwhethef the.increasein P.ipatiOn Pof~rive, herfing'have-b-t  
: ad wibuiari~es; and juVenile herring deve1bpmerit, in; 'dhd emigratfion fromf the', j-hpud-nent, GEA ealuated eý,isting data i. an attempt to of berfing khave been or. ca.j be established' as. a result of ,fihlh .nwhethef the.increasein P.ipatiOn Pof~rive, herfing'have-b-t  
,.,ilI p ovidAdddifi6ttal f6rage for the ppfedat -pbptii' ns.The vahatins ontine 'ik tis.ieptt etebass uon* documentatioii
,.,ilI p ovidAdddifi6ttal f6rage for the ppfedat -pbptii' ns.The vahatins ontine 'ik tis.ieptt etebass uon* documentatioii
*pro'ided ,by'PSE&:G rgjssooraOn f.efforts; informanon- ,obtaTet ffimth&, scienfific-lite e feg'ardi'gfiat, iiiiarsh-restoiatiah andthe, i&e.,offfsi,1adia fr~m.viiual 0bs&rvtiYinsý of the iniAishes durifi the sufhMiet-, Ss'6fi:- 'No dN iii'-stneie  
*pro'ided ,by'PSE&:G rgjssooraOn f.efforts; informanon- ,obtaTet ffimth&, scienfific-lite e feg'ardi'gfiat, iiiiarsh-restoiatiah andthe, i&e.,offfsi,1adia fr~m.viiual 0bs&rvtiYinsý of the iniAishes durifi the sufhMiet-, Ss'6fi:- 'No dN iii'-stneie  
.tefior othie'r, bli6a{ "s s m en t ativt... w-t ,- fod'ted.E o of ft tiar The Dei awfe, Estuaiy stretdhesi .or 3"4 nDii6s' from he moul"of>Deiaware  
.tefior othie'r, bli6a{ "s s m en t ativt... w-t ,- fod'ted.E o of ft tiar The Dei awfe, Estuaiy stretdhesi .or 3"4 nDii6s' from he moul"of>Deiaware  
'nay'.resjdeens' ayibnigratoryz.fSh.  
'nay'.resjdeens' ayibnigratoryz.fSh.
:R[eiW':spe'c-es liVe-W~itlipn  
:R[eiW':spe'c-es liVe-W~itlipn
:the 'estu i~f~tall.
:the 'estu i~f~tall.
a'spe~ts.o,.heir :ife;hstorvy; Anadromous:
a'spe~ts.o,.heir :ife;hstorvy; Anadromous:
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-, d hs6,iiU s tages of r -s and, Sifyrtebrsitel s4pecies, aAnjsed :f6t spa bysre s,:v ' Marsh(ares ,aJ so'mipo~t f~nde gý-an...e.itig grounds 1,6r rmaniy' 6rd is,and :6thef veqitebrate s~ecies.York tate; S~l. M& rsk, Rsh.,k orati~o'n anc Monitong Guidelihes, .N v k. Yo Sta-.k DepartMpent ofState and New York StateDepdrtment.
-, d hs6,iiU s tages of r -s and, Sifyrtebrsitel s4pecies, aAnjsed :f6t spa bysre s,:v ' Marsh(ares ,aJ so'mipo~t f~nde gý-an...e.itig grounds 1,6r rmaniy' 6rd is,and :6thef veqitebrate s~ecies.York tate; S~l. M& rsk, Rsh.,k orati~o'n anc Monitong Guidelihes, .N v k. Yo Sta-.k DepartMpent ofState and New York StateDepdrtment.
of Ehvironrnnial, Corservatioi, Dec elnbeý 15. 2000 PSB&G ;hasidettited:
of Ehvironrnnial, Corservatioi, Dec elnbeý 15. 2000 PSB&G ;hasidettited:
repiesenaii  
repiesenaii
:impfrtantspecieso(tlIS),)fo the -Delaware Estufary wAhibha tsinpngeiintimand 4ettraing enptsamplifig.
:impfrtantspecieso(tlIS),)fo the -Delaware Estufary wAhibha tsinpngeiintimand 4ettraing enptsamplifig.
RS .fifsh-.sb&6&ies-5fe_
RS .fifsh-.sb&6&ies-5fe_
Amierican Sha4d Atlanitic, ý. ker.;,bay'I -ah'ch6VY, bld~back' eriiisosdebs;w~~~hai Thtpr h.Secieswrcs e PSEGnidered"ahetb.be',represena4iaive of 6 plarikton, ,eatng:ad:.,sh.,eatnngior'i'sm s lil1it adiefledtiiiitiji adiiect.:ýiddirect edffects bfhe S~lei-fkii'~iiy~
Amierican Sha4d Atlanitic, ý. ker.;,bay'I -ah'ch6VY, bld~back' eriiisosdebs;w~~~hai Thtpr h.Secieswrcs e PSEGnidered"ahetb.be',represena4iaive of 6 plarikton, ,eatng:ad:.,sh.,eatnngior'i'sm s lil1it adiefledtiiiitiji adiiect.:ýiddirect edffects bfhe S~lei-fkii'~iiy~
Thss~islo e a comiher 1loi....... ota~ ,-energyo  
Thss~islo e a comiher 1loi....... ota~ ,-energyo  
ýithlinkth,eati~onal ,to& :humans, or are r inthe.nf?,:system'.:.  
ýithlinkth,eati~onal ,to& :humans, or are r inthe.nf?,:system'.:.
:Blow is,'a .,br i~f e6ife' historyo the 1NS$andof.tO idditkioal 4i~s '6&iiinini~c og and Aýihtisi~lvefside Whi-tii: htseiy hare j :,sgnificatit nsalt ýfmairshes and pro-ide ,animportant food source fdr predatoqspe ies., g -.de she DelaarEsuay  
:Blow is,'a .,br i~f e6ife' historyo the 1NS$andof.tO idditkioal 4i~s '6&iiinini~c og and Aýihtisi~lvefside Whi-tii: htseiy hare j :,sgnificatit nsalt ýfmairshes and pro-ide ,animportant food source fdr predatoqspe ies., g -.de she DelaarEsuay  
..2. WeiakfsW W6ak fisl ir~e Ian 6qeafirnigraht ,gen irll irihabit the fuary frpom Apx~i'through Nbember. mfo akfislressued by the ASMEC in 1991.:, Adu'I s4a~win and feed ih,.the lower esiitaf' r,(belwR`r~l~1)
..2. WeiakfsW W6ak fisl ir~e Ian 6qeafirnigraht ,gen irll irihabit the fuary frpom Apx~i'through Nbember. mfo akfislressued by the ASMEC in 1991.:, Adu'I s4a~win and feed ih,.the lower esiitaf' r,(belwR`r~l~1)
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...i .... sh~ef-, ... .....:s 0uth ' 0 Vi iia;g ....... ...ma,,. iere &- th ',{y..,.isa~wn-rom Spawning ' appearsto6c' kifis6t6fis&
...i .... sh~ef-, ... .....:s 0uth ' 0 Vi iia;g ....... ...ma,,. iere &- th ',{y..,.isa~wn-rom Spawning ' appearsto6c' kifis6t6fis&
bIffhi6e.
bIffhi6e.
La ;afid'k6-trnpre~d by 'cffent towafd estuari&iti&irisery ardAs. Datarindicates thfa~t thefirst rerUits ,into the DelAwei.6 would, be about two to four rmohiths ofage. Jueiiles .are dispersed andly the est .p, .tend: to 'becomeY cgncentrated in.wtidal' pmprshes a araeas of reduck d Wher'etheY.,remain through6t.it  
La ;afid'k6-trnpre~d by 'cffent towafd estuari&iti&irisery ardAs. Datarindicates thfa~t thefirst rerUits ,into the DelAwei.6 would, be about two to four rmohiths ofage. Jueiiles .are dispersed andly the est .p, .tend: to 'becomeY cgncentrated in.wtidal' pmprshes a araeas of reduck d Wher'etheY.,remain through6t.it
:the t$imeri reufig ,to ,the ýocean ýto ove'rwiniter.
:the t$imeri reufig ,to ,the ýocean ýto ove'rwiniter.
Adults-also ,move into th&, estuiaies ahd nearsh6r&
Adults-also ,move into th&, estuiaies ahd nearsh6r&
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Mu'mich g and Stiiped'.
Mu'mich g and Stiiped'.
Kililfish, Army Corps of iEgineers, and U.,S. and Service Biological[`Report 82(11.40), June 1985).2.10 Atlantic Silver"side Atlantic silversides are abundantinsaltmarshes, estaries and tidal creeks and arethe most abunddant species found-in.,these.areas.
Kililfish, Army Corps of iEgineers, and U.,S. and Service Biological[`Report 82(11.40), June 1985).2.10 Atlantic Silver"side Atlantic silversides are abundantinsaltmarshes, estaries and tidal creeks and arethe most abunddant species found-in.,these.areas.
Spawninig from late March through June in 'the intertidal  
Spawninig from late March through June in 'the intertidal
:zones:of  
:zones:of
:estuaries.
:estuaries.
Juvenile and adult silversides live in intertidal creeks, nm'rshesi and Shore. zones of bays and tributaries iii spring;summer and fall, moving towards the deeper warmer waters of the ocean to overwinter'.
Juvenile and adult silversides live in intertidal creeks, nm'rshesi and Shore. zones of bays and tributaries iii spring;summer and fall, moving towards the deeper warmer waters of the ocean to overwinter'.
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,,and VUS Fishl' and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS82/1i.O,l October 1983).3.0 Im)pact of Salem Generaiing Plant on Delaw-areEstuary Fish Populations Aquatic orgarnisms drawn into cooling water intake s-iucturesat the Sal em facility c eitýher be impinged ooncomponent the coolng water intake structure or entrained in the cooling waterF system itself., Entrainmentoccurs when ,organisms:
,,and VUS Fishl' and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS82/1i.O,l October 1983).3.0 Im)pact of Salem Generaiing Plant on Delaw-areEstuary Fish Populations Aquatic orgarnisms drawn into cooling water intake s-iucturesat the Sal em facility c eitýher be impinged ooncomponent the coolng water intake structure or entrained in the cooling waterF system itself., Entrainmentoccurs when ,organisms:
are, drawnl through the cooling water intake 'structiire into the'. cooling system.. O;rg:aisms that become entrained are norimally relatively small' in 'size, (i.e. fish latrve and juveniles, invertebrates, plankton,, zooplankion, phytoplakop, shellfish species).  
are, drawnl through the cooling water intake 'structiire into the'. cooling system.. O;rg:aisms that become entrained are norimally relatively small' in 'size, (i.e. fish latrve and juveniles, invertebrates, plankton,, zooplankion, phytoplakop, shellfish species).  
'As entrained organismns  
'As entrained organismns
:pass thrugh a- plant's: cooling systetrri they :ae subject -to mechanical, thermal, antd ',tqxic stress, The mtotality rate' of entrained organismss is high. Iripiigeinent'curs  
:pass thrugh a- plant's: cooling systetrri they :ae subject -to mechanical, thermal, antd ',tqxic stress, The mtotality rate' of entrained organismss is high. Iripiigeinent'curs  
'when 0rganismis-are trapped against screening de'iicýs by the, foree~6f tlhe water passing through the co1Ing W"ir take structure.
'when 0rganismis-are trapped against screening de'iicýs by the, foree~6f tlhe water passing through the co1Ing W"ir take structure.
fmpfringemetui 9:
fmpfringemetui 9:
ca aI m tesult,.,invstar)va0na' d
ca aI m tesult,.,invstar)va0na' d
Asphykiationb and descaling., j' either case., -a..'sUbstantial number of. these organiiIsms nare. killed di .subjectedt6 sighificant, harni, .result, (65R, 49059, Nation6d, P-6lluiantDisdzhrge Elimination  
Asphykiationb and descaling., j' either case., -a..'sUbstantial number of. these organiiIsms nare. killed di .subjectedt6 sighificant, harni, .result, (65R, 49059, Nation6d, P-6lluiantDisdzhrge Elimination
:Systmn, coolingi Watre'lnake,  
:Systmn, coolingi Watre'lnake,  
'New ddiR zoes,, A ugust 101 0). If thv._ dildiies PropedP1 ' 0 2000" fý4~urviveth npingenfent or! entrainrnenit, man~ &f these, sbecies ,die:shortly afe th't1,ettiate d2 at ovJtire bilio ýfi'h v&re infigd afidj. ~ ined at ~the ,a'inX .fWi'liiy in' 199.8: (thiis' Anal. s bas d 'uoif g sli ... ', f:"S '? n tii5~th S_ eca"nI , fe sS a perili:k&iy' (ihdeiur te/ptegets, tie fftimb 6f fish Tsbi-e ,3A-h -sumaries estmaed ~itanei~n mpingeneieti-boss,, ýaf h'ern, faci~ty., ,Table.3:-2 .chp'ares' .a~pprkimat.e::nuthbers' "of 'fisI ,nan~ed -aod ianLmnged'to, A ta total,-albunifdaeas,, detetm'ed' by pSB&G iný appicatoh.
'New ddiR zoes,, A ugust 101 0). If thv._ dildiies PropedP1 ' 0 2000" fý4~urviveth npingenfent or! entrainrnenit, man~ &f these, sbecies ,die:shortly afe th't1,ettiate d2 at ovJtire bilio ýfi'h v&re infigd afidj. ~ ined at ~the ,a'inX .fWi'liiy in' 199.8: (thiis' Anal. s bas d 'uoif g sli ... ', f:"S '? n tii5~th S_ eca"nI , fe sS a perili:k&iy' (ihdeiur te/ptegets, tie fftimb 6f fish Tsbi-e ,3A-h -sumaries estmaed ~itanei~n mpingeneieti-boss,, ýaf h'ern, faci~ty., ,Table.3:-2 .chp'ares' .a~pprkimat.e::nuthbers' "of 'fisI ,nan~ed -aod ianLmnged'to, A ta total,-albunifdaeas,, detetm'ed' by pSB&G iný appicatoh.
As oan'be seen itna e', the.gratpr thet to'al bay-wide:pop ulationi, the tl-igher ',ass-es, ement;*a ftdenffairm-'n..[
As oan'be seen itna e', the.gratpr thet to'al bay-wide:pop ulationi, the tl-igher ',ass-es, ement;*a ftdenffairm-'n..[
fPS5& 6S .assloWnt 4thapeaKsiq m; eet.ahid ntri'tihent 1osses ;correilateclo'sDly to peaks' 'inp'd'lation, fJot exaMpljp.
fPS5& 6S .assloWnt 4thapeaKsiq m; eet.ahid ntri'tihent 1osses ;correilateclo'sDly to peaks' 'inp'd'lation, fJot exaMpljp.
qfor sftripdd: ".b ss .fe.-wereI pp alc'fintte stin4" bsspoptdixi in, 198ý 9 i91093, ad i ,bdthf, 19`9:nd 1993 ,-there Werd al:so, peaks, ini fth-- of str"iped:  
qfor sftripdd: ".b ss .fe.-wereI pp alc'fintte stin4" bsspoptdixi in, 198ý 9 i91093, ad i ,bdthf, 19`9:nd 1993 ,-there Werd al:so, peaks, ini fth-- of str"iped:
:basset,;nradin'ed,-ad;'
:basset,;nradin'ed,-ad;'
pingd.. .(T ..e peak wasn seeni ... causein, ethat ar Sale ws',;dundefg6ifig matiAteijaiice 4and Aid fot-'.@ei, ; i cýadity,)
pingd.. .(T ..e peak wasn seeni ... causein, ethat ar Sale ws',;dundefg6ifig matiAteijaiice 4and Aid fot-'.@ei, ; i cýadity,)
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.4A,0; 'EVAuitiaOn-,of Salt MarshRtstian"Vegetatve Success: y "e§ y: an.. .T he ,wetland' restor'ation, proj ect included. ares't of dhked 'w, etlandts ,f(f~rier'4.,33.8~  
.4A,0; 'EVAuitiaOn-,of Salt MarshRtstian"Vegetatve Success: y "e§ y: an.. .T he ,wetland' restor'ation, proj ect included. ares't of dhked 'w, etlandts ,f(f~rier'4.,33.8~  
'cie 'of ~'etIh, 6-:ifbl D ie`wi.e 'Wetlands'restrt6rationv
'cie 'of ~'etIh, 6-:ifbl D ie`wi.e 'Wetlands'restrt6rationv
;sffo~rs~a Wit' -ttotal o s 'sites, tre &,of'vWhich A.,fihe :diked6,i§lt hiy.1`0 farr's/lower 1bay sit~s' (Cormmnercial; Dennis :.nd, Miurice River Towshlips), the..remaindei Md. of ýhich ,are. Phr'ciarites  
;sffo~rs~a Wit' -ttotal o s 'sites, tre &,of'vWhich A.,fihe :diked6,i§lt hiy.1`0 farr's/lower 1bay sit~s' (Cormmnercial; Dennis :.nd, Miurice River Towshlips), the..remaindei Md. of ýhich ,are. Phr'ciarites
:dominated sites',of tlieý uppe' (New 'Jersey: Allway ,reek Watershed  
:dominated sites',of tlieý uppe' (New 'Jersey: Allway ,reek Watershed
:anad C6hahsey RiVer Watershed atd Dela ware: Cedar Swamp,. ~L'ahg Rocks, oSilver, Rut anid. Beac-). Two,' eference mnashes' have ýbeini desigrnated (l)4h& ,id'a Sptiha-doinifated  
:anad C6hahsey RiVer Watershed atd Dela ware: Cedar Swamp,. ~L'ahg Rocks, oSilver, Rut anid. Beac-). Two,' eference mnashes' have ýbeini desigrnated (l)4h& ,id'a Sptiha-doinifated
:rbarsh Moores Beah"in thoweIb-y, Serovir'g, asj eferehce fors'alt:
:rbarsh Moores Beah"in thoweIb-y, Serovir'g, asj eferehce fors'alt:
hay farrm iamatioh;.
hay farrm iamatioh;.
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'natrall-y'ii 1-992. 'PSE&G ,subseqe unfe st6raii6,n eff6rtsb'eganf,ifij199,6i do, Pirqvoides fish 1it4- thered -i s thka the4 qality '6fthe ýhabfjtatfis-reduced due to the dpienserko'ot matj anid poo~rer'., putritional
'natrall-y'ii 1-992. 'PSE&G ,subseqe unfe st6raii6,n eff6rtsb'eganf,ifij199,6i do, Pirqvoides fish 1it4- thered -i s thka the4 qality '6fthe ýhabfjtatfis-reduced due to the dpienserko'ot matj anid poo~rer'., putritional
* ,uaiities of. PtIfagmites:.
* ,uaiities of. PtIfagmites:.
lRstdtatlon  
lRstdtatlon
:efforttSatth,.
:efforttSatth,.
Ph"akites dofni-atedi sgiies. d'incude 'herbicide.lapphftl-  
Ph"akites dofni-atedi sgiies. d'incude 'herbicide.lapphftl-  
.ani t. pre~s.criied b'ufin'g to eiiiate PPh, gfi} ':ih~s ~siff. R-st6P'tonr the Phrdagiaes-donn'ateld "sites. in 'Nbew,. Jersey Arg still 'mn pr6gress.
.ani t. pre~s.criied b'ufin'g to eiiiate PPh, gfi} ':ih~s ~siff. R-st6P'tonr the Phrdagiaes-donn'ateld "sites. in 'Nbew,. Jersey Arg still 'mn pr6gress.
Ijtial'III I efforts to ,control Phrdgmnites inV0lved aerial application 6fRodeo and su'factant in late 1.996 an'd' 1997 and controlled  
Ijtial'III I efforts to ,control Phrdgmnites inV0lved aerial application 6fRodeo and su'factant in late 1.996 an'd' 1997 and controlled
:burning in, tieý spring, of 1.£998:.;Annuial, applic ations. of 6h~icide, and/or.  
:burning in, tieý spring, of 1.£998:.;Annuial, applic ations. of 6h~icide, and/or.
:iannualy  
:iannualy
:thereafter.
:thereafter.
As,.of-2002., aniual 6nging 'activ es include fllow-,up:
As,.of-2002., aniual 6nging 'activ es include fllow-,up:
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'aetivtes  
'aetivtes  
-.at' thle 'ei'bf7iin, seasons jheý !sie si,', shduildý Thch, an' interim, vgtae oi gbalnc'Phrgngiie  
-.at' thle 'ei'bf7iin, seasons jheý !sie si,', shduildý Thch, an' interim, vgtae oi gbalnc'Phrgngiie  
;vegeiation) ,of 45%:, .6f r'6-sc0r taifi, actiyqi~js' Vvere, conmpleted  
;vegeiation) ,of 45%:, .6f r'6-sc0r taifi, actiyqi~js' Vvere, conmpleted
:at Commercial,,,Towt#sip in .cembp 19,97., De'nnisi Tpwiiship  
:at Commercial,,,Towt#sip in .cembp 19,97., De'nnisi Tpwiiship  
';vas compieted Atigist,:of.
';vas compieted Atigist,:of.
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~b~Bi~1v ihiiiberland~ut~,NJ._ý  
~b~Bi~1v ihiiiberland~ut~,NJ._ý  
~ThIe~iie.
~ThIe~iie.
is corngm isdd ac~esif'~wetland, forested uplands .ndebbpen'fields.  
is corngm isdd ac~esif'~wetland, forested uplands .ndebbpen'fields.
:ProrAto 14 I' "iet6ration acfivitieSih i99B6 the site conisted of7% Spar-tina and, ..4-24:6%,Phragihites.
:ProrAto 14 I' "iet6ration acfivitieSih i99B6 the site conisted of7% Spar-tina and, ..4-24:6%,Phragihites.
Th6erestoration requiredthe 0n!3truct"bt of ten inlets aloiggthe'existihgdike andani ,egffinated 75,500,linaear feet.o-fie Thetlbutari ies were*cobstructedat tvo fe-t mean, sea, level toienrisute' inudation durinig ldwt'("ide.
Th6erestoration requiredthe 0n!3truct"bt of ten inlets aloiggthe'existihgdike andani ,egffinated 75,500,linaear feet.o-fie Thetlbutari ies were*cobstructedat tvo fe-t mean, sea, level toienrisute' inudation durinig ldwt'("ide.
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erage and the'Phra'gi~ites, h-b1dling at'2'.3 .,reched' the .iihteriin,'g6Ad, SIby Sparii. d The' 12 yep goals:b )f-7 6,--verageby, spda:naM d,4oN-e6e b Phaguteswerealo  
erage and the'Phra'gi~ites, h-b1dling at'2'.3 .,reched' the .iihteriin,'g6Ad, SIby Sparii. d The' 12 yep goals:b )f-7 6,--verageby, spda:naM d,4oN-e6e b Phaguteswerealo  
.the, firstns*.ye ars',,.reachg-the lVels :[ .:seenolnthe.
.the, firstns*.ye ars',,.reachg-the lVels :[ .:seenolnthe.
reference ma at 'lyoores Beach: See Figure 4-3l Tennis dwnship peent irand' e y rnngen 4.1.6 V1 er T6 nship Maufi'cRiveri" :Township Salt"JHay, FarmWetlands-'Rest6-ratinn'Site-ncoýmpasses, i',e3s.a'n-td' Mrc~p lf,6ic'RiveY Townsh arsnniiniow , ,(.,bnerlahd",,Co.6i  
reference ma at 'lyoores Beach: See Figure 4-3l Tennis dwnship peent irand' e y rnngen 4.1.6 V1 er T6 nship Maufi'cRiveri" :Township Salt"JHay, FarmWetlands-'Rest6-ratinn'Site-ncoýmpasses, i',e3s.a'n-td' Mrc~p lf,6ic'RiveY Townsh arsnniiniow , ,(.,bnerlahd",,Co.6i
:Nl The..per :di~ke/. were.' ,br gd ;in'ý. th W-intef: of; "1092-,'l993.'  
:Nl The..per :di~ke/. were.' ,br gd ;in'ý. th W-intef: of; "1092-,'l993.'  
.'hii, r&siiltd6  
.'hii, r&siiltd6  
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or.:gfihff .tedbth&, fiiist appblicatifio again, ge6dc i 4pits, 6fR6de6-pi&.
or.:gfihff .tedbth&, fiiist appblicatifio again, ge6dc i 4pits, 6fR6de6-pi&.
Wl.erea s Ph~agmites..that:
Wl.erea s Ph~agmites..that:
x~eresomewhlat damaged ,by ,thle first, apphiaatin  
x~eresomewhlat damaged ,by ,thle first, apphiaatin
({ones tthat grew ~back.,stunited~
({ones tthat grew ~back.,stunited~
ddr'rdt flower) receiveca rate :of only half that cmch'(2 piitscey.)..  
ddr'rdt flower) receiveca rate :of only half that cmch'(2 piitscey.)..  
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Phgmgait'esiWere sprye;d stiunted plafits ,wEre not. 4AdI difipoaili iifObr-na'tiOn Was'.
Phgmgait'esiWere sprye;d stiunted plafits ,wEre not. 4AdI difipoaili iifObr-na'tiOn Was'.
t-e 1699 120 plas for, Cedar Swamnp and The :Rocks, No;aadditiorial':forffation was,,av'ailable regardih~g reaafgDiaaes:e  
t-e 1699 120 plas for, Cedar Swamnp and The :Rocks, No;aadditiorial':forffation was,,av'ailable regardih~g reaafgDiaaes:e  
.In: t1999.CQda abou6t 10O moreb acres of spu-ay and plannedto apily:235  
.In: t1999.CQda abou6t 10O moreb acres of spu-ay and plannedto apily:235
:moe in2000, The Roc -.,received about 3 acres o 66 in 99ffd pl aned1a131-acre Jsra orth e riex~t. dr, n for the othe the Diare s res:W~'o pro~ eor 1 9,99dchbgh:
:moe in2000, The Roc -.,received about 3 acres o 66 in 99ffd pl aned1a131-acre Jsra orth e riex~t. dr, n for the othe the Diare s res:W~'o pro~ eor 1 9,99dchbgh:
002, 42.2. Aliloway CreekSpray and.Burn Re-Ults-Wii-6,theigaih  
002, 42.2. Aliloway CreekSpray and.Burn Re-Ults-Wii-6,theigaih  
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Ini 1996 the ,.Sp~a rdna d' ed -S , 'i 1, ih -ýpq, ,e fge;i.d, ,mcr'ehasd&to  
Ini 1996 the ,.Sp~a rdna d' ed -S , 'i 1, ih -ýpq, ,e fge;i.d, ,mcr'ehasd&to  
.5% atre PhrdiitO :I/!&reased.
.5% atre PhrdiitO :I/!&reased.
o 60:9%-. 'hThlrff*xt y)ear the'Sp&Yina increas~fo  
o 60:9%-. 'hThlrff*xt y)ear the'Sp&Yina increas~fo
:55.2.>%,and  
:55.2.>%,and  
'inaly <58.-,ha 6%" e t6talareain 1'98'. At,.iesame:,time, the.,PhraghM te" s decreas!ed  
'inaly <58.-,ha 6%" e t6talareain 1'98'. At,.iesame:,time, the.,PhraghM te" s decreas!ed  
't2qo20% taiid tfiefihnalfy,,5-1` :%. Noddnitidnat: ,ffiohitoringzdata lS:aalabl  
't2qo20% taiid tfiefihnalfy,,5-1` :%. Noddnitidnat: ,ffiohitoringzdata lS:aalabl
: e. fbrithis,i:er .te;. i erim.goal, o coVer4age, pbdi.Sartina'was achieved at'thisite bi998. ,SI&I'Fiif&#xfd;re4,.i-9SU.iveri.ke ,erc ent, 41aad Cyieage.4,2.6 Lang Tract't anag' "ract.intaliy 0,"iQ17 %, Spara '6Vyr &#xfd;ge.and&90-6.6%.
: e. fbrithis,i:er .te;. i erim.goal, o coVer4age, pbdi.Sartina'was achieved at'thisite bi998. ,SI&I'Fiif&#xfd;re4,.i-9SU.iveri.ke ,erc ent, 41aad Cyieage.4,2.6 Lang Tract't anag' "ract.intaliy 0,"iQ17 %, Spara '6Vyr &#xfd;ge.and&90-6.6%.
9f'tlie d omniiated 5
9f'tlie d omniiated 5
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_the I2ear goal Por 24  
_the I2ear goal Por 24  
.Phrgmniteslcoverage.
.Phrgmniteslcoverage.
However., the sustaingbility 6f. the Phragnmites  
However., the sustaingbility 6f. the Phragnmites
:reductin appears1 ,to be,.dependent ornia4nual herbicide treatment.
:reductin appears1 ,to be,.dependent ornia4nual herbicide treatment.
The true success: of the. Phragrnites
The true success: of the. Phragrnites
&#xfd;Con6t61,pograifnxcafinocbe determified tmrtilh&#xa2;rbiide and' efforts such as buitninig.
&#xfd;Con6t61,pograifnxcafinocbe determified tmrtilh&#xa2;rbiide and' efforts such as buitninig.
haVe been discontintued SJO, F~ish Resp'onse`atRest&red.Marshes&#xfd; T-he: puirpose!of theiqah' r enhance fish prducbid6 hin'tiheD1a-ware y Biologicali'mouitbrig 6f~theres'marges beganu:il Aidiat repormsdocumefited irifgr atibn regarding  
haVe been discontintued SJO, F~ish Resp'onse`atRest&red.Marshes&#xfd; T-he: puirpose!of theiqah' r enhance fish prducbid6 hin'tiheD1a-ware y Biologicali'mouitbrig 6f~theres'marges beganu:il Aidiat repormsdocumefited irifgr atibn regarding
:t.gefieh cOmpirisons of, abiin'ance, size dand' Specierichbness.
:t.gefieh cOmpirisons of, abiin'ance, size dand' Specierichbness.
dd~nhiiit~d, sites wdre ahdlyidd a&atel'v~fr61i~tjhn&#xfd;gt.hAy fai~ -i~stor'e~d-l'st&-s.''TheIi 1aritgreek ortchaMnhlfsare tA yiy~e, sepaiateIy from, the I' cre6ksaidfnads`h-.plqih ,At ,both,,tfhe sdtalt&#xfd;iafArmsitLes-and the treated Phragmte-~
dd~nhiiit~d, sites wdre ahdlyidd a&atel'v~fr61i~tjhn&#xfd;gt.hAy fai~ -i~stor'e~d-l'st&-s.''TheIi 1aritgreek ortchaMnhlfsare tA yiy~e, sepaiateIy from, the I' cre6ksaidfnads`h-.plqih ,At ,both,,tfhe sdtalt&#xfd;iafArmsitLes-and the treated Phragmte-~
Line 675: Line 663:
feedig, &#xfd;and growh '6 ~sk~te ~were 4ssesds. !aiht use, red eonnici 1pattders -were determined' w'i'th mar&#xfd;k-recptur telhnuqfs, &#xfd;fh si&#xfd;ptd bass, Atlantic.... "r! -.5r.crw kr, !soeeptdo,, iiw aftd miise hprg.. i.I.Y.es.,w erd ZOndUUc &#xfd; pr ;:a.'- alimi.d ti(M-e frihf (99649099)i they', 'w i1 b'&, dis.ss&d&e~p~artel~y the n.6oxpied frot th: Annual Repots 25, 4 5.1 FishsResponse at Restir"ed" Salt Hay Farm Sites Oince. a desirable, hydro0period was set up tfuirfgh the breaching of .thesalt, h(ay'far. dikes, ,fisti a4. other. aquatic species ,0u!d o ti l iu .the sflt ma-rgh ogca oI ring pf tp 'rtstofalio,'nad, ref-rcnce sites byPSE&G began.in 1996, to determine h6wrihe fish potIUatlins ofb thebay ete newi'b; 't s6t d Isalt Mdirsh sites.Of the .thfee,-s5it, ha. Ihdlfa .rtoitio&#xfd;i ,sites two; Deni's Tdwn.hjp and COirimercial Tjns h'IP'hfve,:b mohftgrd for fi~hats- e agss Si`c 6 1996.. M f-iCe.Pd.ver ihas ifot,,be~
feedig, &#xfd;and growh '6 ~sk~te ~were 4ssesds. !aiht use, red eonnici 1pattders -were determined' w'i'th mar&#xfd;k-recptur telhnuqfs, &#xfd;fh si&#xfd;ptd bass, Atlantic.... "r! -.5r.crw kr, !soeeptdo,, iiw aftd miise hprg.. i.I.Y.es.,w erd ZOndUUc &#xfd; pr ;:a.'- alimi.d ti(M-e frihf (99649099)i they', 'w i1 b'&, dis.ss&d&e~p~artel~y the n.6oxpied frot th: Annual Repots 25, 4 5.1 FishsResponse at Restir"ed" Salt Hay Farm Sites Oince. a desirable, hydro0period was set up tfuirfgh the breaching of .thesalt, h(ay'far. dikes, ,fisti a4. other. aquatic species ,0u!d o ti l iu .the sflt ma-rgh ogca oI ring pf tp 'rtstofalio,'nad, ref-rcnce sites byPSE&G began.in 1996, to determine h6wrihe fish potIUatlins ofb thebay ete newi'b; 't s6t d Isalt Mdirsh sites.Of the .thfee,-s5it, ha. Ihdlfa .rtoitio&#xfd;i ,sites two; Deni's Tdwn.hjp and COirimercial Tjns h'IP'hfve,:b mohftgrd for fi~hats- e agss Si`c 6 1996.. M f-iCe.Pd.ver ihas ifot,,be~
nernii6defd:
nernii6defd:
M6bei-egBeach  
M6bei-egBeach
:was. chds~n as a: * ,rox~i'mityxto.b6 ites., 5., 1.1 Large fMafshi. Cie Re.or' ... a Restoratibi&,iff6r's at ih i.S:Thi 'ns1Pp site-wre :fOrnpl6el.
:was. chds~n as a: * ,rox~i'mityxto.b6 ites., 5., 1.1 Large fMafshi. Cie Re.or' ... a Restoratibi&,iff6r's at ih i.S:Thi 'ns1Pp site-wre :fOrnpl6el.
i& hii" " St 1996 j an at heCbin~cia Tor-t i~it;i 1997. P'reit~est,.
i& hii" " St 1996 j an at heCbin~cia Tor-t i~it;i 1997. P'reit~est,.
Line 696: Line 684:
Tw&nshi~psite .afid th rer en .ra.r eean b tweent r str es Size Poffish lcole& wasoa-" siiiiia-r beween ,Denis ToWnship and M6ores fBiapch ,&#xfd;,With large :flsh se&#xfd;n;.at.
Tw&nshi~psite .afid th rer en .ra.r eean b tweent r str es Size Poffish lcole& wasoa-" siiiiia-r beween ,Denis ToWnship and M6ores fBiapch ,&#xfd;,With large :flsh se&#xfd;n;.at.
th-e: Cgor riai Toinship site;nO02,2 fish abudance Awkasder.
th-e: Cgor riai Toinship site;nO02,2 fish abudance Awkasder.
t th6,restoied  
t th6,restoied
:CohherMiafiid.D&nnig:sitpes;
:CohherMiafiid.D&nnig:sitpes;
',th-n atI t.e.M/opres B f site. in tMores, Beach' had' -the ,high.hes~t abuhdipies  
',th-n atI t.e.M/opres B f site. in tMores, Beach' had' -the ,high.hes~t abuhdipies  
Line 702: Line 690:
fferences wereseenp]betpWe,&#xfd;tie ipei..of fis&#xfd; thiaf .were.d.lriifigfibetwen:, the, reffeene -site. a-nd. ,th&e,.restorid-, 2-7 parse. &#xfd;W4th i .tiadt .Cr-oa k'er the,-m~st abtindan-t*'speciesat ,all thrfee: siites. PSE&G&#xfd;deteimindeid  
fferences wereseenp]betpWe,&#xfd;tie ipei..of fis&#xfd; thiaf .were.d.lriifigfibetwen:, the, reffeene -site. a-nd. ,th&e,.restorid-, 2-7 parse. &#xfd;W4th i .tiadt .Cr-oa k'er the,-m~st abtindan-t*'speciesat ,all thrfee: siites. PSE&G&#xfd;deteimindeid  
'that.hespiS assemblage was mpnresilarb'etWe6en f6e-ie,stoeqdjites Than.betweent&#xfd; the::eithef6f'-
'that.hespiS assemblage was mpnresilarb'etWe6en f6e-ie,stoeqdjites Than.betweent&#xfd; the::eithef6f'-
t&#xfd;e restod the' erf6rence  
t&#xfd;e restod the' erf6rence
: .marsh at, M`66res, Beech., inI adifon dffrece wre senintesz,class of th;fs on n ereernce,,marh
: .marsh at, M`66res, Beech., inI adifon dffrece wre senintesz,class of th;fs on n ereernce,,marh
.,
.,
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19967200Z ,Figures, 5-18 through 5-20 compare, the nunibers of ,each%.of'he  
19967200Z ,Figures, 5-18 through 5-20 compare, the nunibers of ,each%.of'he  
'target sp*cies with&#xfd;iui each individbal site.*As wYas &#xfd;senr intr, the -lArge .marsh .creeks, Veimis, T0<wnship ,had the.,  abundance t.of fi~he9, i~n rfidst yerS- s~fnpled.
'target sp*cies with&#xfd;iui each individbal site.*As wYas &#xfd;senr intr, the -lArge .marsh .creeks, Veimis, T0<wnship ,had the.,  abundance t.of fi~he9, i~n rfidst yerS- s~fnpled.
Aceordiuig to, the anh~ial repoi~s &#xfd;'the, overallgreatercatch ra tes, and b restored saiihvay-farm' at, DOer.is' T6,wA41hip "iihdicagte.manmch richer fAuna, pbs ibly.:diiU inh iart. to, i-:greater-am-oulntof floding andi.icreased hydripriod at t oeloVeflexvation Within'that Ssi~e,' .: :Overall,  
Aceordiuig to, the anh~ial repoi~s &#xfd;'the, overallgreatercatch ra tes, and b restored saiihvay-farm' at, DOer.is' T6,wA41hip "iihdicagte.manmch richer fAuna, pbs ibly.:diiU inh iart. to, i-:greater-am-oulntof floding andi.icreased hydripriod at t oeloVeflexvation Within'that Ssi~e,' .: :Overall,
:repo idiiaie that fhfe,sAlt1ay spondijgpw,,vello the eestoratidi iffbrts&#xfd; andare ,being &#xfd;umzed by :fish i"ia'filar mariner to ,the xrfefice marsh;:5.1.3 Supeeiieii(ael' StidiisuCbiidted by TPSE&G Sjpepl#eintlj  
:repo idiiaie that fhfe,sAlt1ay spondijgpw,,vello the eestoratidi iffbrts&#xfd; andare ,being &#xfd;umzed by :fish i"ia'filar mariner to ,the xrfefice marsh;:5.1.3 Supeeiieii(ael' StidiisuCbiidted by TPSE&G Sjpepl#eintlj  
~tudier &sect; ' &coiidudted' by PSE&G. to m .c~mp re, fish h cipe'i ,composmoin,,hlif hisl:0yr stage;, size growthin*
~tudier &sect; ' &coiidudted' by PSE&G. to m .c~mp re, fish h cipe'i ,composmoin,,hlif hisl:0yr stage;, size growthin*
Line 756: Line 744:
p?-rih'c'u'l'rl, .-M'po-r~td'Hft:
p?-rih'c'u'l'rl, .-M'po-r~td'Hft:
be6au&#xfd;& th&i'e~r 'dg diffe6fedhc66s, 32 b*'iween thie 166ations, and, sginit'ies of the' ftea-ted sites (Brons t anpd Mi~ll Cr~ek)ad! he rffie6:site;(M'd' H6rse,'Creek) 7rhakihg 6oln pAihs' bet.,ee6t thfbr-firfeed:e&:
be6au&#xfd;& th&i'e~r 'dg diffe6fedhc66s, 32 b*'iween thie 166ations, and, sginit'ies of the' ftea-ted sites (Brons t anpd Mi~ll Cr~ek)ad! he rffie6:site;(M'd' H6rse,'Creek) 7rhakihg 6oln pAihs' bet.,ee6t thfbr-firfeed:e&:
site-arid the'ltf&ate&'sfies  
site-arid the'ltf&ate&'sfies
:dffifkdit,...,Actdin'gto thfiP&#xfd;S&G aiihai p.eitspthan-yf of the, differpedYc-:
:dffifkdit,...,Actdin'gto thfiP&#xfd;S&G aiihai p.eitspthan-yf of the, differpedYc-:
Wi' richn -; .iii ahd:' abundahce-,am', h "the Uipe bay bdsit'sy ' e (o assemblage, differences iestilihg fom a strng gradient in this parita:~~~~,, &#xfd;&#xfd; a ienf, a ,7 of th :, sai range, en f sh l a ftunanie .is -les' .atv.The ,upe :bayi Isttes,:thadn  
Wi' richn -; .iii ahd:' abundahce-,am', h "the Uipe bay bdsit'sy ' e (o assemblage, differences iestilihg fom a strng gradient in this parita:~~~~,, &#xfd;&#xfd; a ienf, a ,7 of th :, sai range, en f sh l a ftunanie .is -les' .atv.The ,upe :bayi Isttes,:thadn  
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v.vit-th1 the 'refrende site. at"&sect;d- a Htrs& 'Ciek H&&sect;i r' gthe" ncond, a Restbred 'Brown:s.Creek iadftihe loWiest I Bynchyy, lb'inat'd ait,1j 'upPer, -bay' ,sites;, sb4t different -astemnblge& .f: 'is&#xfd;h :wereee sit S .n,;.ic g- .iiiar,, w..ith Mill 2chayfxigi:5 diffitse '.s andS.Run and M.d; HMd1se. Creek each havigg -I3 species. Based upon rnk..buddinde;  
v.vit-th1 the 'refrende site. at"&sect;d- a Htrs& 'Ciek H&&sect;i r' gthe" ncond, a Restbred 'Brown:s.Creek iadftihe loWiest I Bynchyy, lb'inat'd ait,1j 'upPer, -bay' ,sites;, sb4t different -astemnblge& .f: 'is&#xfd;h :wereee sit S .n,;.ic g- .iiiar,, w..ith Mill 2chayfxigi:5 diffitse '.s andS.Run and M.d; HMd1se. Creek each havigg -I3 species. Based upon rnk..buddinde;  
'A'ron ' te oway, Creek. stes ttiere,',as gimni'' l-eeen ,the SpaIli gref i,,eesifte iand, the. tjreatd site, thI .with ihe 1hdgjnites;, sit.. Size'difderen  
'A'ron ' te oway, Creek. stes ttiere,',as gimni'' l-eeen ,the SpaIli gref i,,eesifte iand, the. tjreatd site, thI .with ihe 1hdgjnites;, sit.. Size'difderen  
.i'oh" ,thie oIwer ':bA sites',,;as: gs pat0t tfhe; different:asSerb]ag'es~feilnd ateath st, rather tha'n d'sirnlar sihzes 'oT"fIhe' same: 'speces:.  
.i'oh" ,thie oIwer ':bA sites',,;as: gs pat0t tfhe; different:asSerb]ag'es~feilnd ateath st, rather tha'n d'sirnlar sihzes 'oT"fIhe' same: 'speces:.
:'Diffienesin richness, size eand catch per 'unit eff&, (CPUE) .rig the upp--,b~:y, ISitfres c s ,-y ,, tsraemblag e-differerices resulling  
:'Diffienesin richness, size eand catch per 'unit eff&, (CPUE) .rig the upp--,b~:y, ISitfres c s ,-y ,, tsraemblag e-differerices resulling
:frotni aliniWt gradi~ets.
:frotni aliniWt gradi~ets.
No app nt seen by PSE&G in fish abundance:
No app nt seen by PSE&G in fish abundance:
in th-'Pipirmbay n"2002.- "Within.
in th-'Pipirmbay n"2002.- "Within.
jNe..i P-hmg t-s 1site .h'd ftsl.4'Fi~Sh abi  
jNe..i P-hmg t-s 1site .h'd ftsl.4'Fi~Sh abi
:,and.Sp'dfinasites was !Iower. than 'atMthe ;ihrg e'Si s site,.'butsiiI-arite6ech fit .Fi-sh ubiinine at:tlie'Phtragmites  
:,and.Sp'dfinasites was !Iower. than 'atMthe ;ihrg e'Si s site,.'butsiiI-arite6ech fit .Fi-sh ubiinine at:tlie'Phtragmites  
..... " .d.sife...A...  
..... " .d.sife...A...  
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&sect;ites;,'with Ibay ahcl6i&#xfd;vw; Nhiie perdh, Atda''i'c croa'-ker and 'hp~g thpkdr tfi&' f6uE most, Tables5-7 thdghl shoxi" the-fnidmb~ts otf ish C6lleC'ted at the larg&#xfd;enash..crees Pgrs5.- 1,thfogh&#xfd; 5-2' copr 'heniub~s'; -fe~achp thletfe-s't~
&sect;ites;,'with Ibay ahcl6i&#xfd;vw; Nhiie perdh, Atda''i'c croa'-ker and 'hp~g thpkdr tfi&' f6uE most, Tables5-7 thdghl shoxi" the-fnidmb~ts otf ish C6lleC'ted at the larg&#xfd;enash..crees Pgrs5.- 1,thfogh&#xfd; 5-2' copr 'heniub~s'; -fe~achp thletfe-s't~
~~6l'ffbm''i iii' 'te her6OQ2' 'Fig '5re 2'8 t4,0gil5&#xfd;33t(ipr-h' nDUrb',er,-S o'f each&#xfd; Tifthd-,tar~
~~6l'ffbm''i iii' 'te her6OQ2' 'Fig '5re 2'8 t4,0gil5&#xfd;33t(ipr-h' nDUrb',er,-S o'f each&#xfd; Tifthd-,tar~
speT Wit1hih4"ath ifidi'vidu'ai The bes~t "M~ea~s4&#xfd;&#xfd;&#xfd;  
speT Wit1hih4"ath ifidi'vidu'ai The bes~t "M~ea~s4&#xfd;&#xfd;&#xfd;
:o&#xfd;f 'the s&#xfd;ucce~ss of the P hrta mift's~ restoratkin program i, 6anhncingz fish t ifi~at'ion of "the marshes appea'~ &b tin~oparison of'fish util iZation.'~fthe thrt iffrii'le,, ) Allo.w ay C-r&#xfd;&;. In t1iree, f the fo~iryears-Anaiyze at &#xfd;d'A q 'q~lie, hid5icat-'ift 4 0p&#xfd;grThijT jPi .sn9 ,anffmay, no-t 'IPese'o .&#xfd;Ublhrshes.q S. 2.,2 Small Ma'rshCrek Anu'a'l Rep ortlDati'In 199,;d' 'h' hihst dbiind an6f ihsAdtegr-et Pce'rich'w 'e'd'fl,"W~th*
:o&#xfd;f 'the s&#xfd;ucce~ss of the P hrta mift's~ restoratkin program i, 6anhncingz fish t ifi~at'ion of "the marshes appea'~ &b tin~oparison of'fish util iZation.'~fthe thrt iffrii'le,, ) Allo.w ay C-r&#xfd;&;. In t1iree, f the fo~iryears-Anaiyze at &#xfd;d'A q 'q~lie, hid5icat-'ift 4 0p&#xfd;grThijT jPi .sn9 ,anffmay, no-t 'IPese'o .&#xfd;Ublhrshes.q S. 2.,2 Small Ma'rshCrek Anu'a'l Rep ortlDati'In 199,;d' 'h' hihst dbiind an6f ihsAdtegr-et Pce'rich'w 'e'd'fl,"W~th*
b.r at'a'^CNii&  
b.r at'a'^CNii&  
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&#xfd;BA ns Ruiin adthe, greatet ,abuidane.
&#xfd;BA ns Ruiin adthe, greatet ,abuidane.
ofvfishi'ithe .Sm'fiarsh.
ofvfishi'ithe .Sm'fiarsh.
&#xfd;crek.Abh the All~bwa,,v-Cie~ks~its, -,the-it'ea ed site shwdw,&dthe jih~ bui~6 itlihSjatiii--i'tethe  
&#xfd;crek.Abh the All~bwa,,v-Cie~ks~its, -,the-it'ea ed site shwdw,&dthe jih~ bui~6 itlihSjatiii--i'tethe
:ioWt .Mfinffiichog domijhtkd at all,.ita bit Mad H&i& :C-egk, ,re,.Atlafitic menhaden dopinate.
:ioWt .Mfinffiichog domijhtkd at all,.ita bit Mad H&i& :C-egk, ,re,.Atlafitic menhaden dopinate.
Mill :Creek aid,'the&#xfd; .Jlbaw f&wer'species hahhedther" t~vo, sites, with cbnly ;fivef&#xfd;ish-species'  
Mill :Creek aid,'the&#xfd; .Jlbaw f&wer'species hahhedther" t~vo, sites, with cbnly ;fivef&#xfd;ish-species'  
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of fi oh..leldted  
of fi oh..leldted  
'ht! the 'sinali na~sh igfires::5-3.4 .through:
'ht! the 'sinali na~sh igfires::5-3.4 .through:
5-40 compare the nunmberS, of&adl-h:  
5-40 compare the nunmberS, of&adl-h:
{ffh:i' tNrgei,'spels,.
{ffh:i' tNrgei,'spels,.
colledtedi  
colledtedi
:ii- i.h&. 'r~ks .andi the refrrelice ,sites 2... "iurs .4...-'Msitoh46,cbnsii , o tget t ofsitete:Letqst' 36  
:ii- i.h&. 'r~ks .andi the refrrelice ,sites 2... "iurs .4...-'Msitoh46,cbnsii , o tget t ofsitete:Letqst' 36  
-5.2.3 Supplmental Studies Conducted by PSE&G Suppleiental studies were, cohduit~ d 'by PSE&G to c6hdpar&-fisbh species:cornpositi'b, sizt afid growffin.
-5.2.3 Supplmental Studies Conducted by PSE&G Suppleiental studies were, cohduit~ d 'by PSE&G to c6hdpar&-fisbh species:cornpositi'b, sizt afid growffin.
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'wul&hae 'be*:e~stryed obr reduced~ yat:~~itu~o o the.imerit't T_- hay-, when.the iAext, generation  
'wul&hae 'be*:e~stryed obr reduced~ yat:~~itu~o o the.imerit't T_- hay-, when.the iAext, generation  
'of  ,eturnd tbtliej rnatal; Waters, and thus are more hIely'to:use..l 1eaddets.
'of  ,eturnd tbtliej rnatal; Waters, and thus are more hIely'to:use..l 1eaddets.
No.increases mn returngin cad6ili.ri&r  
No.increases mn returngin cad6ili.ri&r
: hefing, frm fis .,iddeKis uodion are e id' fo&rd 'at'~stre'e;to. ,f.ir years .afer stockhg efforts w~hen .t~Ib:jiheiiiie:
: hefing, frm fis .,iddeKis uodion are e id' fo&rd 'at'~stre'e;to. ,f.ir years .afer stockhg efforts w~hen .t~Ib:jiheiiiie:
y fitish. which' -wgre.spawned upmstre m ,ofeda r ea 'PS beganlstoking ,tlii:p~ndg df~th& fi~h laiddeis sin .i996 >and,'has dohtifii~d timeto~'.estalbihsha  
y fitish. which' -wgre.spawned upmstre m ,ofeda r ea 'PS beganlstoking ,tlii:p~ndg df~th& fi~h laiddeis sin .i996 >and,'has dohtifii~d timeto~'.estalbihsha
:arget:abundance, rae:.of5 fish pea cre.To d~eterm the ofth fish ladder projet, pSE&G chas 'bn cnducting' inc diqntqg qu'antifyit g 'the ahdu i& iif. h r.iihg, is 6f, tih:fislhiladders', Thntri~ i~;hrih p _~~ suc~ess_ by- Uaipi f6 r. 'fi hef fliji eggs 'and, a ini' Ih6 An'oi-hdhuet nd, f66der, tribiitarib S;,, adfi Ao6i6iueting, "year 'dls&#xfd;,deve!opmnqn b Sa ii"g for jbvyenil!es'-.
:arget:abundance, rae:.of5 fish pea cre.To d~eterm the ofth fish ladder projet, pSE&G chas 'bn cnducting' inc diqntqg qu'antifyit g 'the ahdu i& iif. h r.iihg, is 6f, tih:fislhiladders', Thntri~ i~;hrih p _~~ suc~ess_ by- Uaipi f6 r. 'fi hef fliji eggs 'and, a ini' Ih6 An'oi-hdhuet nd, f66der, tribiitarib S;,, adfi Ao6i6iueting, "year 'dls&#xfd;,deve!opmnqn b Sa ii"g for jbvyenil!es'-.
P SE&G0. '.i's i qji4rd to  
P SE&G0. '.i's i qji4rd to  
'the addilt. iiger. hieri'g. pass4a&ge  
'the addilt. iiger. hieri'g. pass4a&ge  
-:up the,.eiawing.';i  
-:up the,.eiawing.';i
: n. the, inp6undmefit6, jnd' JtmhjU'_enileherring qdeeopmnei ikion firm' the irnP6unridments. fish laddeis-'by, adultsigagd'by trapping, jhe ,hernig ' the~ exi ._,e 1 rs..Teauts~ann 40 is tracked. by cdllectirg eggs d and- larvae. _fgo the:boattom of the impoundments with nets'. This. is.,a, difficult way to obtain-data; it does not provide an accurate assessment.
: n. the, inp6undmefit6, jnd' JtmhjU'_enileherring qdeeopmnei ikion firm' the irnP6unridments. fish laddeis-'by, adultsigagd'by trapping, jhe ,hernig ' the~ exi ._,e 1 rs..Teauts~ann 40 is tracked. by cdllectirg eggs d and- larvae. _fgo the:boattom of the impoundments with nets'. This. is.,a, difficult way to obtain-data; it does not provide an accurate assessment.
tof the: argout, of spawninig, but, only 'illustrates whether thdre is .ny'spawriing at all.,Ac.rding toQ PSE&G,. noquantititiVe anaiysis can 'be conducted bhaed upon h egg,"i .~~latvae  
tof the: argout, of spawninig, but, only 'illustrates whether thdre is .ny'spawriing at all.,Ac.rding toQ PSE&G,. noquantititiVe anaiysis can 'be conducted bhaed upon h egg,"i .~~latvae  
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61,2' .:Siver .Lak.i'The..'Silvr, '.Lak& hfish laddedp, was. iistalled -Ii :4"996., Rela-tve'I f.i-Ut'h We ''* dbgetred itiizing th" 'fish' adder .in thm-fiist two yyar, 'aer. 'ontrfitionf(1 in ise,'da fish di e~tg" n:curta4i p g of~fish, houg the 'laddert .Stockinqgatthis 1ate-bgan, i 1998& ad on'tinded il0ugh,20b02r;io ,teach',.9~82..%  
61,2' .:Siver .Lak.i'The..'Silvr, '.Lak& hfish laddedp, was. iistalled -Ii :4"996., Rela-tve'I f.i-Ut'h We ''* dbgetred itiizing th" 'fish' adder .in thm-fiist two yyar, 'aer. 'ontrfitionf(1 in ise,'da fish di e~tg" n:curta4i p g of~fish, houg the 'laddert .Stockinqgatthis 1ate-bgan, i 1998& ad on'tinded il0ugh,20b02r;io ,teach',.9~82..%  
'ofhe goal of. 1,000 spawing 'fish' in; Table' 6-i1.sIumxnAize&#xfd;&#xfd;fith s0*ickii 0ig ot~s :thrbugh 2002. Table '6-2 su f fishpage iru-ogh 2002,. Figure64 depicts stockingand tfieadult riverpassagethrogh' 2002.., 41"1 Very, few:larvae and juveniles have been collected  
'ofhe goal of. 1,000 spawing 'fish' in; Table' 6-i1.sIumxnAize&#xfd;&#xfd;fith s0*ickii 0ig ot~s :thrbugh 2002. Table '6-2 su f fishpage iru-ogh 2002,. Figure64 depicts stockingand tfieadult riverpassagethrogh' 2002.., 41"1 Very, few:larvae and juveniles have been collected  
'at this 'sitesince  
'at this 'sitesince
:1996. Table:6-3 and Figures 6-5 and 6-6 depict eggs, and juveniles collected..
:1996. Table:6-3 and Figures 6-5 and 6-6 depict eggs, and juveniles collected..
t i6.1.3, Moores Qopeation of th6 fish"ladderat' Moores Lake 19099. In12001, a concrete diversion fluime was, constructed to guid&spawning fish -from a wooden weir at the exi th t of the spill p6ool Sihce tht time;, adult fish passage through the fish ladderhas, Sbeen successful, exceedingt*he target goal of 135- fish. Fish stocking occurred irn 1999 anid 2000. 'Thiibe. g61i surifarizes fish stockiang efforts through< 2002'. ?Table 6-21 summarizes fish passage through 2002 Figuid 6-7 I tocking arid the adult rivers I passage through~ 2Q02 Samplingi for fishlar-vae andl juveniles has s:,hownb f the spawning'is occurring in'Moores Lake. Table 6-3 And Figurs :6-8.ard :6-9 depict eggs, larvae and jveniles S 6o~lectedthirough 2002.6.1.4 Pond T [McGinnis:Pod fish ladder&#xfd; in 1996, ite,,`a gtogk~d.from `1998through 2001. N-o additional stogkig was conducted in 2o02.0 , Initiaily, fish, pasage was hindered by veoities withinf the structure 2nd the entrance, configuration.
t i6.1.3, Moores Qopeation of th6 fish"ladderat' Moores Lake 19099. In12001, a concrete diversion fluime was, constructed to guid&spawning fish -from a wooden weir at the exi th t of the spill p6ool Sihce tht time;, adult fish passage through the fish ladderhas, Sbeen successful, exceedingt*he target goal of 135- fish. Fish stocking occurred irn 1999 anid 2000. 'Thiibe. g61i surifarizes fish stockiang efforts through< 2002'. ?Table 6-21 summarizes fish passage through 2002 Figuid 6-7 I tocking arid the adult rivers I passage through~ 2Q02 Samplingi for fishlar-vae andl juveniles has s:,hownb f the spawning'is occurring in'Moores Lake. Table 6-3 And Figurs :6-8.ard :6-9 depict eggs, larvae and jveniles S 6o~lectedthirough 2002.6.1.4 Pond T [McGinnis:Pod fish ladder&#xfd; in 1996, ite,,`a gtogk~d.from `1998through 2001. N-o additional stogkig was conducted in 2o02.0 , Initiaily, fish, pasage was hindered by veoities withinf the structure 2nd the entrance, configuration.
.'Modifications to the laIdder were com4letniet in 1999&sect;,, which allowed increased pa~stge of adut, fish tbhough the ladder. Adult `fish .usage of te ladder has .incraed steadily ladde hina inceaed t9d ,since 1999. In 2002, 773 adult herring ,wre'e obser-Ved pjassingthroligh the ladder., With, 513 allowed to passinto the pond, exceeding the target goal of 157 spawners, Table 7l-I I su g2ariz0s fish ,fforts sthriugh 20021, Table 6-2t summarizes fish throgh 2002. Pigurfe- 610 '1pict scknand the adult river passag&_ to gh202 42 Samppling&#xfd; for, fish 1 -rae nd Jir~eniI'es, 'h's shown thie .spaiwnitg  
.'Modifications to the laIdder were com4letniet in 1999&sect;,, which allowed increased pa~stge of adut, fish tbhough the ladder. Adult `fish .usage of te ladder has .incraed steadily ladde hina inceaed t9d ,since 1999. In 2002, 773 adult herring ,wre'e obser-Ved pjassingthroligh the ladder., With, 513 allowed to passinto the pond, exceeding the target goal of 157 spawners, Table 7l-I I su g2ariz0s fish ,fforts sthriugh 20021, Table 6-2t summarizes fish throgh 2002. Pigurfe- 610 '1pict scknand the adult river passag&_ to gh202 42 Samppling&#xfd; for, fish 1 -rae nd Jir~eniI'es, 'h's shown thie .spaiwnitg  
-is, (tcufiqig.
-is, (tcufiqig.
Tadbe:&:3, 'anPd Figres"6-i1 Ad 62 )dep-dt eggs; lat.ae ,and~juienites  
Tadbe:&:3, 'anPd Figres"6-i1 Ad 62 )dep-dt eggs; lat.ae ,and~juienites
:oiiected, thr6igh~A di'tIfMh 'pAs'age.'at  
:oiiected, thr6igh~A di'tIfMh 'pAs'age.'at  
&#xfd;tfi's 'site,&#xfd; hasy b'~ed stfbccessfi)i  
&#xfd;tfi's 'site,&#xfd; hasy b'~ed stfbccessfi)i  
Line 913: Line 901:
&#xfd;Lake&#xfd;'$Uns&t Lake` bec-fie ,e',6 oi ii.,1,&sect;&sect;7 nim&6 'niie~eig -chaunge-s io-r~.1c)iti''s tWtn teisfish kidder, ,weje siiated :iii i98Yand soi-pl!tedf Th 999., *site-06 "99ced; idnl 1998: s ihd. obtimfed through 2002., The oal tof' , siterng;, a i 2002 the fish'utihzig sfie h lade andd thed.sf&kd ifish.i Tabelge, '6- siariiws- , fish: t&#xfd;Sge .eb rts: 6th2 Taleh;SUnM1z& 4ish p ~~~throu&h 2&#xfd;QO2; .]&#xfd;ipr&;6A-d&i- t ht~ig'&#xfd;&#xfd;fd the,e adqlt&#xfd; iiVe L ~~ Sa4ln fnjfsj larvae aiad' ,juveni&,fras glown thab' 6cufrihg Tbe63 n Fig r .e ,23, d: ~-24 &:cc &s, 6., Cndiusion,:F`i :dfth" igh1d~ "I h ~l PodC e~Jdd innisp doid, e &#xfd;S.qare) .r&#xfd;Orking  
&#xfd;Lake&#xfd;'$Uns&t Lake` bec-fie ,e',6 oi ii.,1,&sect;&sect;7 nim&6 'niie~eig -chaunge-s io-r~.1c)iti''s tWtn teisfish kidder, ,weje siiated :iii i98Yand soi-pl!tedf Th 999., *site-06 "99ced; idnl 1998: s ihd. obtimfed through 2002., The oal tof' , siterng;, a i 2002 the fish'utihzig sfie h lade andd thed.sf&kd ifish.i Tabelge, '6- siariiws- , fish: t&#xfd;Sge .eb rts: 6th2 Taleh;SUnM1z& 4ish p ~~~throu&h 2&#xfd;QO2; .]&#xfd;ipr&;6A-d&i- t ht~ig'&#xfd;&#xfd;fd the,e adqlt&#xfd; iiVe L ~~ Sa4ln fnjfsj larvae aiad' ,juveni&,fras glown thab' 6cufrihg Tbe63 n Fig r .e ,23, d: ~-24 &:cc &s, 6., Cndiusion,:F`i :dfth" igh1d~ "I h ~l PodC e~Jdd innisp doid, e &#xfd;S.qare) .r&#xfd;Orking  
&#xfd;Well wih.1dr&nube6fdilfsh 1iigt uh 44 ladder; with.liinited Thie fish.ladders at SUiiret. Lake and Silvet' Lake &#xfd;are also&#xfd;suppoting adclt fish paSsage, with the nurnbers:.6'ffish utiiizing t.e; S&inset Lake ladder, ,incrasfihg.
&#xfd;Well wih.1dr&nube6fdilfsh 1iigt uh 44 ladder; with.liinited Thie fish.ladders at SUiiret. Lake and Silvet' Lake &#xfd;are also&#xfd;suppoting adclt fish paSsage, with the nurnbers:.6'ffish utiiizing t.e; S&inset Lake ladder, ,incrasfihg.
sinc6e engie'i gchesxe co'ifeI.thoug i~asg a at Grris~n La.:in 2O0,t fishr l.dd6er'"id bdenrsedt  
sinc6e engie'i gchesxe co'ifeI.thoug i~asg a at Grris~n La.:in 2O0,t fishr l.dd6er'"id bdenrsedt
:ih 2001 Lid 2Q02 Thefish. Iae to L"Coopers  
:ih 2001 Lid 2Q02 Thefish. Iae to L"Coopers  
' e esnot app ear to be sutp6rtijggfis11 pa~ag basd upn th ~, Offshbefved-utilizi'ngtat. ,ite&#xfd;slince, Consfrucionwas in &,oplete..Eyvidene of spa.wnng6 yas. seen'!n allsktes:excep.t:Garsbn .Lake:. ItdQes'ot.
' e esnot app ear to be sutp6rtijggfis11 pa~ag basd upn th ~, Offshbefved-utilizi'ngtat. ,ite&#xfd;slince, Consfrucionwas in &,oplete..Eyvidene of spa.wnng6 yas. seen'!n allsktes:excep.t:Garsbn .Lake:. ItdQes'ot.
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effort,&#xfd;'have' been';sucessfulin est _ihsng theremrnof' Offsr~otefs adr sites'.,~he ofthfq<st s Piitf f~g nubes f'fih utilizing tie, Iaddersr'eie-edlimitedgstocking 3 miatng t5at the fish utitiniig tihe.fi&#xfd;hsl dtfisd 'flikil' hi66fieeks, tfislh oi ,ffspiiing, of stocked',figh., Te iptes that ha'eiec&#xa3;ived th lagestnuiiniber&sect;s stdked iflsh cOntiniuieto 0iii ted.ase'6f the i shidde i's byvtadiuli
effort,&#xfd;'have' been';sucessfulin est _ihsng theremrnof' Offsr~otefs adr sites'.,~he ofthfq<st s Piitf f~g nubes f'fih utilizing tie, Iaddersr'eie-edlimitedgstocking 3 miatng t5at the fish utitiniig tihe.fi&#xfd;hsl dtfisd 'flikil' hi66fieeks, tfislh oi ,ffspiiing, of stocked',figh., Te iptes that ha'eiec&#xa3;ived th lagestnuiiniber&sect;s stdked iflsh cOntiniuieto 0iii ted.ase'6f the i shidde i's byvtadiuli
_..0' Analyss of Baywide FishData ,A inbdf'of.fihhiAbian  
_..0' Analyss of Baywide FishData ,A inbdf'of.fihhiAbian  
-e Studi&#xa3;S, h' beeh *'diid-ted Wittii the DeIwiae ding stdisconducted  
-e Studi&#xa3;S, h' beeh *'diid-ted Wittii the DeIwiae ding stdisconducted
:by the Dela e Dparmieft:ofNatural Resources.
:by the Dela e Dparmieft:ofNatural Resources.
cobnti: (DNREQ), Diisi fi&#xfd;Fiih biid, Wildlife P.SE&G.a ,iidItle ,lPNewer-s'ey, ,Depo a -nt. of' -n----e-nal Protectioa(iNJDEP).
cobnti: (DNREQ), Diisi fi&#xfd;Fiih biid, Wildlife P.SE&G.a ,iidItle ,lPNewer-s'ey, ,Depo a -nt. of' -n----e-nal Protectioa(iNJDEP).
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*vas,.pi6ide iii theapp icatinl t6 the: ysNen 'gtowded rregadtidg'.1' 6hm regtios eth fish: were.: c-aW~h~t:
*vas,.pi6ide iii theapp icatinl t6 the: ysNen 'gtowded rregadtidg'.1' 6hm regtios eth fish: were.: c-aW~h~t:
aii.:ff ifak~tgi iip6gglb t :stkoig, CI! fd~it:. a~~~&e~rage. .cgtches~per.-jiail.
aii.:ff ifak~tgi iip6gglb t :stkoig, CI! fd~it:. a~~~&e~rage. .cgtches~per.-jiail.
W:itho0utt!he inforffiatin:.thi wne inito[h~eiav~erea),eit~qs; jtnpossible  
W:itho0utt!he inforffiatin:.thi wne inito[h~eiav~erea),eit~qs; jtnpossible
:f.t whetr'PSE&G-s., results &#xfd;,arek accurate.,"lwee Elable:,to btain idata fomn D -NRECfor fa-young,., th6: yeai-al "venI-e traw d~a.t!.r add ttonal analysis of abunidance trends w.thi thiEtuary.-W,& ::a, ez&tfie& dAtlantic silversid'e.
:f.t whetr'PSE&G-s., results &#xfd;,arek accurate.,"lwee Elable:,to btain idata fomn D -NRECfor fa-young,., th6: yeai-al "venI-e traw d~a.t!.r add ttonal analysis of abunidance trends w.thi thiEtuary.-W,& ::a, ez&tfie& dAtlantic silversid'e.
Mumichog-was not.anaiyid dile.t6 its pied~senein;t~e~Juven-ie Trawl data ifcaUghonlyvone indii"dua  
Mumichog-was not.anaiyid dile.t6 its pied~senein;t~e~Juven-ie Trawl data ifcaUghonlyvone indii"dua  
' Was" aught O a, O-i p i ana pysistoop into-accouhilithjefadt;tha bthe Silfi facilit riintnnce from May-;iie "TO995 ,thughiAri" 19,98.;Therefo6re  
' Was" aught O a, O-i p i ana pysistoop into-accouhilithjefadt;tha bthe Silfi facilit riintnnce from May-;iie "TO995 ,thughiAri" 19,98.;Therefo6re  
,":~iee::np'ard eddta ;frfr 19295!-:1994jand:  
,":~iee::np'ard eddta ;frfr 19295!-:1994jand:
: '.y, ~eaf.'beinsdfi, Xpfi 'tiL d t6 of the "T~abl?7,i: ,aid''Figures" 7-1 t flough'..7,9-Sl0,w DNRC Wdatag fofi -1 ,Th' :s iatis~i'clIl:
: '.y, ~eaf.'beinsdfi, Xpfi 'tiL d t6 of the "T~abl?7,i: ,aid''Figures" 7-1 t flough'..7,9-Sl0,w DNRC Wdatag fofi -1 ,Th' :s iatis~i'clIl:
{. .~anIYSisis t't 1.[ iai S., narVy~o'f*
{. .~anIYSisis t't 1.[ iai S., narVy~o'f*
then'd- ndsfsbenby P.i&Gtllxugh 199,9; `vit7a7 iial:V a~fii1ysis$ ,DNRBdaf prei tb,,d tehanini-if :fn~~*iar~hd8tiiiiSn:
then'd- ndsfsbenby P.i&Gtllxugh 199,9; `vit7a7 iial:V a~fii1ysis$ ,DNRBdaf prei tb,,d tehanini-if :fn~~*iar~hd8tiiiiSn:
p i s~rhAfii.hagg ,g  
p i s~rhAfii.hagg ,g
{ -rnpic :on T.figih~~
{ -rnpic :on T.figih~~
pul~tioifl  
pul~tioifl
:Within;, the Delaw&#xfd;reEsni asPa whole.,g.. ...... .7' 1'- "h '" &#xfd;W _A ? &#xfd; ''s a i tc l 46 7.1 Wakflsh-&#xfd;PSE&G&#xfd;fifdi ngs: PS IE&G ,co'icludd thatDNRE'C data'sshowt thatji.vetiile,\veakf&#xfd;ish hadVe ihcreasecf in "ih& E~t' 4.sih'e-l 1"980.'CeEA, fi9,dif-g7s:I DN ,E. 1 o 2 s increas.ew197,howexer  
:Within;, the Delaw&#xfd;reEsni asPa whole.,g.. ...... .7' 1'- "h '" &#xfd;W _A ? &#xfd; ''s a i tc l 46 7.1 Wakflsh-&#xfd;PSE&G&#xfd;fifdi ngs: PS IE&G ,co'icludd thatDNRE'C data'sshowt thatji.vetiile,\veakf&#xfd;ish hadVe ihcreasecf in "ih& E~t' 4.sih'e-l 1"980.'CeEA, fi9,dif-g7s:I DN ,E. 1 o 2 s increas.ew197,howexer  
,4 the~ata shows.,a deche in w eakf sh,,abuhdance kaftdr 14&sect;%,'St al iai&#xfd;naly~is of ,weakfigh data froih ~991--,9 9 Canhd'dat-2Q00,1 shOws :no&s'tatistically sgiifcat dffreii6:
,4 the~ata shows.,a deche in w eakf sh,,abuhdance kaftdr 14&sect;%,'St al iai&#xfd;naly~is of ,weakfigh data froih ~991--,9 9 Canhd'dat-2Q00,1 shOws :no&s'tatistically sgiifcat dffreii6:
Line 951: Line 939:
i -tdtfat peh ,es C eI~teith hep.eyes'of the..striped.
i -tdtfat peh ,es C eI~teith hep.eyes'of the..striped.
bass :opulatmin ,n;Chesap eak'eB B' (stried bass t .ve.r ...hesaeake Ba to-thed.eawara-EstMaty thiirh h , ,iele :&,i nal),b.`CEA`.findings:':
bass :opulatmin ,n;Chesap eak'eB B' (stried bass t .ve.r ...hesaeake Ba to-thed.eawara-EstMaty thiirh h , ,iele :&,i nal),b.`CEA`.findings:':
DNREC jv v .j-e g4 1at,.,fso tho~wglf20Q1 Sh6W pebksr i e ,Sti'ip~ed bass poulatioifi i1996a.id&deg;d2000.  
DNREC jv v .j-e g4 1at,.,fso tho~wglf20Q1 Sh6W pebksr i e ,Sti'ip~ed bass poulatioifi i1996a.id&deg;d2000.
:Overall';
:Overall';
tstrid'etlbass; Populaton ,remaeist inerease 1i 2Q0; and ,a.,shklit, eli ... ,2.0. Statitinal -o " s d,s p9._1994 ass data froml;I998A200 sigmficnt,  7it cWit , en s chbb.,PSE&G;!findiigs, .incm ased inbej b tiary. sc th ` bidin fr.o 19.0e perch populationis Naiabe.Atha~peak:year fo1lowed by udecreaei numbersit , -a e te.pe ich abu, nda2c00w' 1seenetxeen 1991 ai,97, 47w with ,ade'ine~iii fhe poplation from '1997 0to'2001'..
tstrid'etlbass; Populaton ,remaeist inerease 1i 2Q0; and ,a.,shklit, eli ... ,2.0. Statitinal -o " s d,s p9._1994 ass data froml;I998A200 sigmficnt,  7it cWit , en s chbb.,PSE&G;!findiigs, .incm ased inbej b tiary. sc th ` bidin fr.o 19.0e perch populationis Naiabe.Atha~peak:year fo1lowed by udecreaei numbersit , -a e te.pe ich abu, nda2c00w' 1seenetxeen 1991 ai,97, 47w with ,ade'ine~iii fhe poplation from '1997 0to'2001'..
Line 961: Line 949:
Boththe'NJDEP Beach lSeihe 2 suvey anditheDNREGjtui letr aw1 sUrvey'show;,statistically
Boththe'NJDEP Beach lSeihe 2 suvey anditheDNREGjtui letr aw1 sUrvey'show;,statistically
'dsignifitat dec-lAes in spot 'buidance ftn, 1980' to. a qgt.Odng.;td.PSE&,G Atiaysls.-
'dsignifitat dec-lAes in spot 'buidance ftn, 1980' to. a qgt.Odng.;td.PSE&,G Atiaysls.-
CE'A, fitfidings  
CE'A, fitfidings
:-, d ata frorfi, :i9 i hit1g'tindicats, ihatrtbe  ij} ,i5populatit~n withii4.the& Estuary peak y.~r`  
:-, d ata frorfi, :i9 i hit1g'tindicats, ihatrtbe  ij} ,i5populatit~n withii4.the& Estuary peak y.~r`  
;a ve. r'e "thet"iihe;periiod, valiuat6d, osp6t.Ju -b"s-,pe.ed in 1.994.'Oxeralr,, sgpot num ers, appear to have dechinedfrom' 1991 to 2001 .o,6fs:&#xfd;pot.,abunlaficedataOfrihf 199.1i994 an1d&sect; -ata from 'o19-'20OI tow n6 tt ay ficant Cdifference liv spot abundanc.
;a ve. r'e "thet"iihe;periiod, valiuat6d, osp6t.Ju -b"s-,pe.ed in 1.994.'Oxeralr,, sgpot num ers, appear to have dechinedfrom' 1991 to 2001 .o,6fs:&#xfd;pot.,abunlaficedataOfrihf 199.1i994 an1d&sect; -ata from 'o19-'20OI tow n6 tt ay ficant Cdifference liv spot abundanc.
Line 1,007: Line 995:
Young.'f t1ie year, 'fish assernblages&#xfd; werpe sifniar etween t re sestored salt ;mrarhes Aiad: the-efei-enes", fiiashs- .ificluditg -ize ,o sition. se 6sn1% patterns of aii:oin '.rdda s uc-as -striped bass- a4 Wern .aos Th[ufud, t, :ti!izmg, the &#xfd;Stwr! hay far, rmatshes, with. ,a- higihrie div9it,'f s~if s and a-ihighf detsiyi of pre4dator  
Young.'f t1ie year, 'fish assernblages&#xfd; werpe sifniar etween t re sestored salt ;mrarhes Aiad: the-efei-enes", fiiashs- .ificluditg -ize ,o sition. se 6sn1% patterns of aii:oin '.rdda s uc-as -striped bass- a4 Wern .aos Th[ufud, t, :ti!izmg, the &#xfd;Stwr! hay far, rmatshes, with. ,a- higihrie div9it,'f s~if s and a-ihighf detsiyi of pre4dator  
#.sh as com pa~rd to. thref, e -"Forage, studiheshdiated thatfood habits of thOi fish e'ni th 0:effe ' r6Td: s~ltyrhaqsli  
#.sh as com pa~rd to. thref, e -"Forage, studiheshdiated thatfood habits of thOi fish e'ni th 0:effe ' r6Td: s~ltyrhaqsli  
,,ai fdjt'd r&fefeicd mrngshes -ta indicate that&#xfd; at-lea'st twO Q~~ bfP iP (mu &#xfd;fibho` an&#xfd; dtantxicSifV eirsIde were Utitiizing the' restored, marshes r ,re ir~d'uciii QOth' :,rates,, of. -ybtg- "of ', theyear' fish were sinilar .between the referiic -itesndtahcihre6stofe-d mars hes.-st-ls 'ndt- been,, de6noistrateit ,that t.ie restprati6n of the- Pragmites domiiat seyial :siites 'dorriirta  
,,ai fdjt'd r&fefeicd mrngshes -ta indicate that&#xfd; at-lea'st twO Q~~ bfP iP (mu &#xfd;fibho` an&#xfd; dtantxicSifV eirsIde were Utitiizing the' restored, marshes r ,re ir~d'uciii QOth' :,rates,, of. -ybtg- "of ', theyear' fish were sinilar .between the referiic -itesndtahcihre6stofe-d mars hes.-st-ls 'ndt- been,, de6noistrateit ,that t.ie restprati6n of the- Pragmites domiiat seyial :siites 'dorriirta
: y-b Ph-'--agm`te; Spa~na, ro, uhder cmragmes:-i-eih~qal.
: y-b Ph-'--agm`te; Spa~na, ro, uhder cmragmes:-i-eih~qal.
The.-20"0 -i6h~itoii-iig~shdwed-ta:fit,;xithi h A~lloway ......Teek' '" largemarsi'  
The.-20"0 -i6h~itoii-iig~shdwed-ta:fit,;xithi h A~lloway ......Teek' '" largemarsi'  
Line 1,016: Line 1,004:
and S Patlna. sifes had'- "WWhhil6-  
and S Patlna. sifes had'- "WWhhil6-  
-2002- dalta- stihowed' larger. "abundance in. ---treated" kIqwayy ite;, ' it :al ,.d-o* ated, that the .hb-gtii-:ite`
-2002- dalta- stihowed' larger. "abundance in. ---treated" kIqwayy ite;, ' it :al ,.d-o* ated, that the .hb-gtii-:ite`
had Athe, hiiiest .p'ie&sect; l-i&#xfd;Es-.,-of ,m..u ,hog-and Athntic :silVerside rwas, seen uP -fie.ighrdggmniti dbfinated" site&#xfd; b'th "ribilo, :tO:- fig-the tmetintn Of thi&giiire f ,.d paite wr >, 'a for  
had Athe, hiiiest .p'ie&sect; l-i&#xfd;Es-.,-of ,m..u ,hog-and Athntic :silVerside rwas, seen uP -fie.ighrdggmniti dbfinated" site&#xfd; b'th "ribilo, :tO:- fig-the tmetintn Of thi&giiire f ,.d paite wr >, 'a for
: d. ani d -erd46id:e pOst tr,6 n fe;.asriii -a.i-f 11. -!Sud;i-s also ndate7d that smu eser s bli setoi&#xfd;i: Phrdgmniiei a~ f6od -Sourc&. in ~Phragmi e-s domninatedsit&#xfd;es.
: d. ani d -erd46id:e pOst tr,6 n fe;.asriii -a.i-f 11. -!Sud;i-s also ndate7d that smu eser s bli setoi&#xfd;i: Phrdgmniiei a~ f6od -Sourc&. in ~Phragmi e-s domninatedsit&#xfd;es.
Tee :resqlts:inia&
Tee :resqlts:inia&
Line 1,032: Line 1,020:
not s .dstically;significant., W'eaish aind Whiteperchdcedin numbers I after 1997, although the decline.vwas..
not s .dstically;significant., W'eaish aind Whiteperchdcedin numbers I after 1997, although the decline.vwas..
not statisticaly" signi~ficant.
not statisticaly" signi~ficant.
A decline was. also seeh for spot, bay anch'ovy, Atlantic silversid.e (1994*20041),, &#xfd;arid- Ain"ridan shad, With the. decl ine being statistical y significahn for American-sdhwahe-i Co9rip Apifg 1941..1994 dta to 1!997-20.01 data.. Inftseass  
A decline was. also seeh for spot, bay anch'ovy, Atlantic silversid.e (1994*20041),, &#xfd;arid- Ain"ridan shad, With the. decl ine being statistical y significahn for American-sdhwahe-i Co9rip Apifg 1941..1994 dta to 1!997-20.01 data.. Inftseass
:ha,'e'bden, seehiin bIue.ba(k-, he&#xfd;ring, :althogbg.h,,these: ,increaises areiiot :statistically sigifiiant&#xfd;.:
:ha,'e'bden, seehiin bIue.ba(k-, he&#xfd;ring, :althogbg.h,,these: ,increaises areiiot :statistically sigifiiant&#xfd;.:
Thus, the data: to, dat6 d'er6fisisft6s thai the,'gOa16-f ih6reasin -fi-h p-pili-hi6hS-iM. the Delawar'e Esttia&#xfd;r as dffsiflt 0f-the vwetlinds:
Thus, the data: to, dat6 d'er6fisisft6s thai the,'gOa16-f ih6reasin -fi-h p-pili-hi6hS-iM. the Delawar'e Esttia&#xfd;r as dffsiflt 0f-the vwetlinds:
Line 1,053: Line 1,041:
?r~b>se Rdfes, O 2000.Ne -&Yok jState: Salt: Marh R~estora(&#xfd;ibnd M6mn'to.rg, d[e.I.&y Y .ebNk .State;P~~pa~rtm,&hi of Stt-&dNwYr rt~e~itnn~U  
?r~b>se Rdfes, O 2000.Ne -&Yok jState: Salt: Marh R~estora(&#xfd;ibnd M6mn'to.rg, d[e.I.&y Y .ebNk .State;P~~pa~rtm,&hi of Stt-&dNwYr rt~e~itnn~U  
~iofnt~dl CbhPfati&,:
~iofnt~dl CbhPfati&,:
be,6emrb~r 15.;:00 T&eDeIaw~re:IEstua .Plani W aDelafwaei-Esar Programf September 96,.Atlanriii e 861 d:'&#xfd;ss Siudies: 2641 A dumiai Adp$td t :Cbntgress, tNaiiofiol  
be,6emrb~r 15.;:00 T&eDeIaw~re:IEstua .Plani W aDelafwaei-Esar Programf September 96,.Atlanriii e 861 d:'&#xfd;ss Siudies: 2641 A dumiai Adp$td t :Cbntgress, tNaiiofiol
{Marline iFsh&ries&,8elma IdQn.,t U N tted ,e, a n'd WW : 2-f Ser Vi 6 4: I;),;56 TABLES I' Table 3-1:: 1998. PSE&GLoss Esti mates&#xfd;____._______
{Marline iFsh&ries&,8elma IdQn.,t U N tted ,e, a n'd WW : 2-f Ser Vi 6 4: I;),;56 TABLES I' Table 3-1:: 1998. PSE&GLoss Esti mates&#xfd;____._______
_ Ilmpin'e b* .i " Enfiaihment*V, 'T Total..Alewife : 80-37 144 Q80;142 14,4.1719" Amicari.Sfigd-' 0.. 2,2,14 ,Atlantie .r~oak " .2,370,135 132 129,6511 -!34,99,78A6;"Bpy 2;,03;681, ,602. 2,;004,785,728; BlIebac&#xfd;hering  
_ Ilmpin'e b* .i " Enfiaihment*V, 'T Total..Alewife : 80-37 144 Q80;142 14,4.1719" Amicari.Sfigd-' 0.. 2,2,14 ,Atlantie .r~oak " .2,370,135 132 129,6511 -!34,99,78A6;"Bpy 2;,03;681, ,602. 2,;004,785,728; BlIebac&#xfd;hering  
Line 1,063: Line 1,051:
-3,A47,'33M9',89  
-3,A47,'33M9',89  
',3,*152:592;-154-01067A 995 L6ssEstiff~ates TABE-2: -COMDPARISON b OAYWIDE ABUNDANCE'TO IMPINGEMENT AND. 'ENTRAINYMENT LOSSES'SNpieeis d' cide Irnpigmn Ekn trainrn~ent
',3,*152:592;-154-01067A 995 L6ssEstiff~ates TABE-2: -COMDPARISON b OAYWIDE ABUNDANCE'TO IMPINGEMENT AND. 'ENTRAINYMENT LOSSES'SNpieeis d' cide Irnpigmn Ekn trainrn~ent
%of lyealcfish, 1.9millAion 706 .9",q&#xfd;Striped:Bass (I9'0.; 40 fiiillion  
%of lyealcfish, 1.9millAion 706 .9",q&#xfd;Striped:Bass (I9'0.; 40 fiiillion 1.9 nii11ioihi  
 
===1.9 nii11ioihi===
 
-4.75%Whit~JTrch'(i'96t)'
-4.75%Whit~JTrch'(i'96t)'
f9':2 biiibn -464,O06O 2.4 R ~fe.1 996), 8;O000 I{1gbe N~i~1' pt ( -9 8 4 9'8") .3591"in~ifihof  
f9':2 biiibn -464,O06O 2.4 R ~fe.1 996), 8;O000 I{1gbe N~i~1' pt ( -9 8 4 9'8") .3591"in~ifihof  
'1:.'5,niiIi6n!5'8  
'1:.'5,niiIi6n!5'8
: 3. 4114:.8 ,-pj(96aid 198g) ,246 Q0700Q ,21/0'Ai~rfiCrakiNA-  
: 3. 4114:.8 ,-pj(96aid 198g) ,246 Q0700Q ,21/0'Ai~rfiCrakiNA-  
;-5 -niffibhion' NA.(&sect;i~ce1,989)
;-5 -niffibhion' NA.(&sect;i~ce1,989)
Line 1,105: Line 1,090:
~reMrl re~:&#xfd;&#xfd;Iowayy~e~r~a K~e&#xfd;Un(Eif 6rtL~arge&#xfd;,Mars Ci~reeks 196".97 1998 1999" 20v " 01, 02 Ae-. o Mifii' 'Max Altiantiicroakr  
~reMrl re~:&#xfd;&#xfd;Iowayy~e~r~a K~e&#xfd;Un(Eif 6rtL~arge&#xfd;,Mars Ci~reeks 196".97 1998 1999" 20v " 01, 02 Ae-. o Mifii' 'Max Altiantiicroakr  
'.0 10, 0' 6,, '.. .0.31. ,01 333 1:44W d0o0b 6.41 At~antic.~ifversido:  
'.0 10, 0' 6,, '.. .0.31. ,01 333 1:44W d0o0b 6.41 At~antic.~ifversido:  
'o. 6:z ' 00, o.o.11 'o'j' 0 o'o '.6o o Bay anchovy 0 '0, `0' 2.-0,1' 3.22 3:21 -2:0. 1.50, V000 3.22 MUn'rrnichOog t ~ o ..0 tO o 4'.101' .6.00 fb;.oo 6 .0o2 SM 0fi 00 0 0:0 .6 "1 0' 021 0.06 0&#xfd;00 0.21'9!akfisli 0 0 0 '.4' 2.62, '021 0:I 0.491 O 0,O0 2;62 WhV(il Perch&#xfd; 0 0. .01 50 2'3 1.6 4,:05, 1t 80 0.0 5.06:Tqbi6&#xfd;5-12 AllowapC reekef!reiice!S 6ria ie tch Per. Un t-.Effort Largq'MarstCr6eks"-1996-_ 1997" 1998. 1999 _2000 "- 2001'-_ -2002 .Avye: Miii Ma6c Allanritic icroiker.  
'o. 6:z ' 00, o.o.11 'o'j' 0 o'o '.6o o Bay anchovy 0 '0, `0' 2.-0,1' 3.22 3:21 -2:0. 1.50, V000 3.22 MUn'rrnichOog t ~ o ..0 tO o 4'.101' .6.00 fb;.oo 6 .0o2 SM 0fi 00 0 0:0 .6 "1 0' 021 0.06 0&#xfd;00 0.21'9!akfisli 0 0 0 '.4' 2.62, '021 0:I 0.491 O 0,O0 2;62 WhV(il Perch&#xfd; 0 0. .01 50 2'3 1.6 4,:05, 1t 80 0.0 5.06:Tqbi6&#xfd;5-12 AllowapC reekef!reiice!S 6ria ie tch Per. Un t-.Effort Largq'MarstCr6eks"-1996-_ 1997" 1998. 1999 _2000 "- 2001'-_ -2002 .Avye: Miii Ma6c Allanritic icroiker.
: 0. A0 0, 0.AI1 .O.05- 3:67 1:22 ,0.00 4.73 ,tl~ntisllveride: 0, 6 0.06 -0 f0 ,0 .001&#xfd; 0.00 0.06 Bay,;anchovy'  
: 0. A0 0, 0.AI1 .O.05- 3:67 1:22 ,0.00 4.73 ,tl~ntisllveride: 0, 6 0.06 -0 f0 ,0 .001&#xfd; 0.00 0.06 Bay,;anchovy'
: 0. '0 0. '1291 4.15 0603 .08 89 ,.00 603 P .0r .0 -g2 '0 0.040: U0"1. ;0.01 '0.00 .004 S~6t 0 0 ~ 0, 0.07< 0:29 0'.02' o.P 00' 'o66 .02 W10sh'".6'  
: 0. '0 0. '1291 4.15 0603 .08 89 ,.00 603 P .0r .0 -g2 '0 0.040: U0"1. ;0.01 '0.00 .004 S~6t 0 0 ~ 0, 0.07< 0:29 0'.02' o.P 00' 'o66 .02 W10sh'".6'  
..0.2 0.2b 6. :162, .0:1.2!MV  
..0.2 0.2b 6. :162, .0:1.2!MV
:.&#xfd;o 0.721 WhitePrh .h "0-- 0C -301.323 '. 2?45 6' -i 031 '.129 00 321 M z:  
:.&#xfd;o 0.721 WhitePrh .h "0-- 0C -301.323 '. 2?45 6' -i 031 '.129 00 321 M z:  
.Table 3',Ma Horse Creek.Ca t~h' Pcr1.i'ii t;
.Table 3',Ma Horse Creek.Ca t~h' Pcr1.i'ii t;
Line 1,127: Line 1,112:
' IS8 'NS, NS, 0.43 0.0'0 0.-07' o&#xfd;o6 .'.13 0 0 A  
' IS8 'NS, NS, 0.43 0.0'0 0.-07' o&#xfd;o6 .'.13 0 0 A  
....Talie 6-1 dIt Passage Res..site- 1996 1997 1998 1999- -0006 20 .2002 Total SlIv'er Laek 4 7, 1 13 163 65 151 13) 642, 1 25' .48 3 3' 9 774 '982 M ,Colley Pond 115 .177 559 t122 1250 918. 932 5073 Coursey Pond --- 30 459, 1 102 784 1399 153:1 5~305 SurInset Lake'.s- 0 10 60 32 195 166 663 C o'oper R iver ---.. ...___ 3 t 4 11 .. 21 Gairrisons L'ake, ---, .--- 39 70 4 3 ' 116 MoobresLake'  
....Talie 6-1 dIt Passage Res..site- 1996 1997 1998 1999- -0006 20 .2002 Total SlIv'er Laek 4 7, 1 13 163 65 151 13) 642, 1 25' .48 3 3' 9 774 '982 M ,Colley Pond 115 .177 559 t122 1250 918. 932 5073 Coursey Pond --- 30 459, 1 102 784 1399 153:1 5~305 SurInset Lake'.s- 0 10 60 32 195 166 663 C o'oper R iver ---.. ...___ 3 t 4 11 .. 21 Gairrisons L'ake, ---, .--- 39 70 4 3 ' 116 MoobresLake'  
--- -- 95 7 67,0 682 1525, Tota.. '. 120 j ..216 1[ 1169 j....2630, jI2316 '.34.38 J 4438 14. ,,,, 27___Table 6-2 Nurnbie'rof Fish Stocked 8Si te 1996 '199)7 1998 ' 1999 2000~ 2001' -200i2: ll Silver Lake, 0 a 5,47 '687 419' ' 993 865 3511 McGinnis-Pond 0 0 166 171 200 '241 0 7.78.Mcol1sy Plod 0 0 7 11 0 0 0 ' 18 Coursey Pond 0 A ' 154 0 0 0 0 ~ 15-4 0 0 1033" 8"957 501 ,l'337 1 10 4776"Coop'er Rive. 0 O ..623' ..069. 964o 1071 840 6567:Garri'sons Lake' 0,11 0,1 0 3 18 48S 473 432 1271'Moiores Lake 0 0 .0 271 70 0 0 341 Total 0, 0 4530 3422 2202 4115 314 _J41 Table 6.-3 Summary of Annual.RiVer fleprri u Monitoring;.Resul'ts Larvae Suividt &#xfd;Coope Riv'e 'Si'~ Vt~In is Consys.MCI e aisns Moe ,Lake,,Sije LakeSince  
--- -- 95 7 67,0 682 1525, Tota.. '. 120 j ..216 1[ 1169 j....2630, jI2316 '.34.38 J 4438 14. ,,,, 27___Table 6-2 Nurnbie'rof Fish Stocked 8Si te 1996 '199)7 1998 ' 1999 2000~ 2001' -200i2: ll Silver Lake, 0 a 5,47 '687 419' ' 993 865 3511 McGinnis-Pond 0 0 166 171 200 '241 0 7.78.Mcol1sy Plod 0 0 7 11 0 0 0 ' 18 Coursey Pond 0 A ' 154 0 0 0 0 ~ 15-4 0 0 1033" 8"957 501 ,l'337 1 10 4776"Coop'er Rive. 0 O ..623' ..069. 964o 1071 840 6567:Garri'sons Lake' 0,11 0,1 0 3 18 48S 473 432 1271'Moiores Lake 0 0 .0 271 70 0 0 341 Total 0, 0 4530 3422 2202 4115 314 _J41 Table 6.-3 Summary of Annual.RiVer fleprri u Monitoring;.Resul'ts Larvae Suividt &#xfd;Coope Riv'e 'Si'~ Vt~In is Consys.MCI e aisns Moe ,Lake,,Sije LakeSince
:Land, Sifice I,?6d,TSirince -PondSince iP6iid-"Since Lake..Sincei Laike;. Since , ~ e .' ., --' -:_ .I 1- _ -I .-S 19,97, 1'9&sect;8; .1 1996 ' 19 1996 199 ' 1"999'1996 _ _ _ _'6. '6 _ _ __ 8 1.997 ..5_, 4 1!4 9.8. 3' _4~ -~1 ,1 _ 6 _ __1999 } " .i52! 3:: ......"- -5 .... 3 : ..28 j 1' L 2000 6 .+ O 1.4 : 1 14. 17 F_ _'AT. .20011 ..s N N/S N/S ... s v/ss N/S 21002 N/ST N/S. N/s- N/s NS N/S N/S NWS;-Jjuveniles_
:Land, Sifice I,?6d,TSirince -PondSince iP6iid-"Since Lake..Sincei Laike;. Since , ~ e .' ., --' -:_ .I 1- _ -I .-S 19,97, 1'9&sect;8; .1 1996 ' 19 1996 199 ' 1"999'1996 _ _ _ _'6. '6 _ _ __ 8 1.997 ..5_, 4 1!4 9.8. 3' _4~ -~1 ,1 _ 6 _ __1999 } " .i52! 3:: ......"- -5 .... 3 : ..28 j 1' L 2000 6 .+ O 1.4 : 1 14. 17 F_ _'AT. .20011 ..s N N/S N/S ... s v/ss N/S 21002 N/ST N/S. N/s- N/s NS N/S N/S NWS;-Jjuveniles_
_ _ _Sdi&sect;&f', 'Co6fber River Silver'' 'MceGinnis.
_ _ _Sdi&sect;&f', 'Co6fber River Silver'' 'MceGinnis.
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FARM*i.4.1 c&-P. NRGMITES DOMINATED SITES LI EFERENCE MARSHLS.FISH.L-ADDER SITE NEW &#xfd;JEIRSE I.I;*1.IC.,4 GI;NIS DIEAWARE*
FARM*i.4.1 c&-P. NRGMITES DOMINATED SITES LI EFERENCE MARSHLS.FISH.L-ADDER SITE NEW &#xfd;JEIRSE I.I;*1.IC.,4 GI;NIS DIEAWARE*
BEAY R~ef: PSEG Estuary ,,Enhoncement rgmSteLctinMa.frm21 Vrui opt EN1RONNENTAL iPSM iteLcto AO IU'ASSCOA1ES.Anc.
BEAY R~ef: PSEG Estuary ,,Enhoncement rgmSteLctinMa.frm21 Vrui opt EN1RONNENTAL iPSM iteLcto AO IU'ASSCOA1ES.Anc.
PSGEtory~nocrnt rg~ ~CE4& EA ~ENJIS, P.'c.. ,D y DE/NJ S$LJS RM 80 M Transition Zone RM'50 Delaware Bay Zone RM 0 REF- Permit Renewal Applicotion, Public Service ond Gas Compony Salem Generating Stotion, Appendix C Figure 4 i CARPENTER FIGURE 2-1 i ! ENIlRONMlENTAL ASSOCIATES&#xfd;.  
PSGEtory~nocrnt rg~ ~CE4& EA ~ENJIS, P.'c.. ,D y DE/NJ S$LJS RM 80 M Transition Zone RM'50 Delaware Bay Zone RM 0 REF- Permit Renewal Applicotion, Public Service ond Gas Compony Salem Generating Stotion, Appendix C Figure 4 i CARPENTER FIGURE 2-1 i ! ENIlRONMlENTAL ASSOCIATES&#xfd;.
: c. Delaware Estuory Zones *V ,z 11/24/0-C E A CEA.ENGINEERS; P.C. ... , -1,AL NT.S.
: c. Delaware Estuory Zones *V ,z 11/24/0-C E A CEA.ENGINEERS; P.C. ... , -1,AL NT.S.
Figure 4-1 MOores Beach , Reference*1o00 4)0)(U I-0)0 0 C (U-J 4-, C 4)C.)4)_90)80 70 60 50 40.30 10 ,-.,PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G I-nriterim Goal of 45% for desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr-: Goal of 4%Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 19A99 2000 2001- 2002 Year Figure 4-2 Commercial Township Results L.A)0 0 4 A)0)C A)0 L.A)0~1o00 90o 8b: 70 60 50 40/4.0, PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 4 5% for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 0, 1996' 1997 '1998 1999 &#xfd;2000. 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-3__ Dennis Township Results Phragmites 1 Desirable Vegetation 100 90 80 I-'2, U V Cu 4-0 C-, I..'2)0~70 60 50 40 ,30 20 10 0 PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76% for Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for.Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4% for Phragmiles 1,995 1:996 1997 1 998' 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-4 Mau rice River Township 100N Phragmites Desirable, %80"- 70')0 060 03 50 _7,~)40~0-. 30 7-20-10 999:0 0.1 1.996, 19197 1,998, 1999 2000,/egetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 66% for 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-5 Mad Horse Creek -
Figure 4-1 MOores Beach , Reference*1o00 4)0)(U I-0)0 0 C (U-J 4-, C 4)C.)4)_90)80 70 60 50 40.30 10 ,-.,PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G I-nriterim Goal of 45% for desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr-: Goal of 4%Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 19A99 2000 2001- 2002 Year Figure 4-2 Commercial Township Results L.A)0 0 4 A)0)C A)0 L.A)0~1o00 90o 8b: 70 60 50 40/4.0, PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 4 5% for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 0, 1996' 1997 '1998 1999 &#xfd;2000. 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-3__ Dennis Township Results Phragmites 1 Desirable Vegetation 100 90 80 I-'2, U V Cu 4-0 C-, I..'2)0~70 60 50 40 ,30 20 10 0 PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76% for Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for.Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4% for Phragmiles 1,995 1:996 1997 1 998' 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-4 Mau rice River Township 100N Phragmites Desirable, %80"- 70')0 060 03 50 _7,~)40~0-. 30 7-20-10 999:0 0.1 1.996, 19197 1,998, 1999 2000,/egetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 66% for 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-5 Mad Horse Creek -
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-Phragmites 12 -"--Alloway  
-Phragmites 12 -"--Alloway  
-Treated CL AlWay -Sp.rtina*-10 0 L.U CL 67 41-i 0-0 4 2 11996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-41 Mad Horse Creek Reference Site Small MarshCreeks 120 60 IL4- 4 On 197 19 -1996 2000 2001 2002 r1AOeantic.croaker  
-Treated CL AlWay -Sp.rtina*-10 0 L.U CL 67 41-i 0-0 4 2 11996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-41 Mad Horse Creek Reference Site Small MarshCreeks 120 60 IL4- 4 On 197 19 -1996 2000 2001 2002 r1AOeantic.croaker  
...610 1 0,00. 0000: 0.0  1OAtiantic Siiers-ide  
...610 1 0,00. 0000: 0.0  1OAtiantic Siiers-ide
:29.R4-. 'J0 21p ".. 4.25- 13,.-14, 0.71103:04 89:6- 63.75s 52.06 1:.4.5a1..
:29.R4-. 'J0 21p ".. 4.25- 13,.-14, 0.71103:04 89:6- 63.75s 52.06 1:.4.5a1..
0 111 M .Spo It: I 0 1JA.15 0.00}' .:0.06 0.-5 ... 0:.0 lbWeakfish  
0 111 M .Spo It: I 0 1JA.15 0.00}' .:0.06 0.-5 ... 0:.0 lbWeakfish  
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-4 ~ 4. 4 1996 -,
-4 ~ 4. 4 1996 -,
croaker= .* _ -0 1 997 1998-0 0 1999 20,00 , 0300 0.06&#xfd;3.36 f 0.50&#xfd;A&#xa3;0" O Bay anchovy J 0 O 'Mummichog 0 P spo{ 0 0V.Weakfish  
croaker= .* _ -0 1 997 1998-0 0 1999 20,00 , 0300 0.06&#xfd;3.36 f 0.50&#xfd;A&#xa3;0" O Bay anchovy J 0 O 'Mummichog 0 P spo{ 0 0V.Weakfish  
.0 U. Whiite&#xfd; Perch .__ ._0 a 0 0 0 0 0'0 .0,07 10.'57 0'00 0.00 Year 0.13 200-1 2'00-2 o8 -I 0.09: 0.250,181-23w92" 21T.6'4 0.00o 0.00 0.00 0,00 21.13 I 0.08 0.08 0.18 Figure 5-45 Alloway Creek ReferenceSpartina Sites Small Marsh Creeks 30 [ ... .... i 2520'0 010 C5 5 bD Atlantic croaker ,M Atlantic silverside r Say anchovy 0 Mummichog j spot 0 Weakfish 1, White Perch 1 1- .., 1 997 ,1998 1I999 2010 2001'0.00 2002 0. 14 IAtlanti6,croakee10:00 0.00 EAtlanticsilver'side 0 0 ,0.57 .31i 0.21 0.00 0a .anc hovy 0 0 0 0.14 O.O ' 0.07 0.00.mu.micho  
.0 U. Whiite&#xfd; Perch .__ ._0 a 0 0 0 0 0'0 .0,07 10.'57 0'00 0.00 Year 0.13 200-1 2'00-2 o8 -I 0.09: 0.250,181-23w92" 21T.6'4 0.00o 0.00 0.00 0,00 21.13 I 0.08 0.08 0.18 Figure 5-45 Alloway Creek ReferenceSpartina Sites Small Marsh Creeks 30 [ ... .... i 2520'0 010 C5 5 bD Atlantic croaker ,M Atlantic silverside r Say anchovy 0 Mummichog j spot 0 Weakfish 1, White Perch 1 1- .., 1 997 ,1998 1I999 2010 2001'0.00 2002 0. 14 IAtlanti6,croakee10:00 0.00 EAtlanticsilver'side 0 0 ,0.57 .31i 0.21 0.00 0a .anc hovy 0 0 0 0.14 O.O ' 0.07 0.00.mu.micho
: 0. 0 0 21.00 8.81 { 21.14 -. 28.57_Spot 0 0 o 0.0000.00 )o.oo o 0.00 -0Weakfish 0 0. 0 .0.00 O0 0 ] 0 Q00 -i 0.00 3 rWhite Perth ,0 0 0 0.43 -0.00 0.07 0.00 Year FigUre 5-46 Ailoway Creek Treated Sites Small Marsh Creeks j 450 400.350-u 300 U 250 t:2o 50 0-1998 1999 20-0'0 2001 2002 0 0'.0 000 '0.00 0.00 018.07 513 0.00 M 'Atlantic croaker SAtlantic silverside E Bay anchovy* Mummichog II Spot 1 OWeakfish 1,111 White Perch 1996 1997'(GAtiahtic-croaker IRAtlantic silyerside 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0lBay &#xfd;anchovy-0 i I- -i -0 1.29 6..00 0.. 14 0.00 ,MuMichog 0 o '0o 1o34.29 328.60 391"-43 138,86 0 We~fSpo 0 0, 0, 0.00 0.06 000.0 { 0.00 M White Perch 0, 0.0 0__0."_0_7 0.00____Year Figure 6-1 Garrisons Lake Fish,.Ladder Adult Passage and;Stocking 500 -.-Adult Passage Fish sockedPSE&G 4W0 Target: ... goal of 400 300 Fish r / End of 3 year maturation u02 Opeiationa  
: 0. 0 0 21.00 8.81 { 21.14 -. 28.57_Spot 0 0 o 0.0000.00 )o.oo o 0.00 -0Weakfish 0 0. 0 .0.00 O0 0 ] 0 Q00 -i 0.00 3 rWhite Perth ,0 0 0 0.43 -0.00 0.07 0.00 Year FigUre 5-46 Ailoway Creek Treated Sites Small Marsh Creeks j 450 400.350-u 300 U 250 t:2o 50 0-1998 1999 20-0'0 2001 2002 0 0'.0 000 '0.00 0.00 018.07 513 0.00 M 'Atlantic croaker SAtlantic silverside E Bay anchovy* Mummichog II Spot 1 OWeakfish 1,111 White Perch 1996 1997'(GAtiahtic-croaker IRAtlantic silyerside 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0lBay &#xfd;anchovy-0 i I- -i -0 1.29 6..00 0.. 14 0.00 ,MuMichog 0 o '0o 1o34.29 328.60 391"-43 138,86 0 We~fSpo 0 0, 0, 0.00 0.06 000.0 { 0.00 M White Perch 0, 0.0 0__0."_0_7 0.00____Year Figure 6-1 Garrisons Lake Fish,.Ladder Adult Passage and;Stocking 500 -.-Adult Passage Fish sockedPSE&G 4W0 Target: ... goal of 400 300 Fish r / End of 3 year maturation u02 Opeiationa  
/__period for offspring of initial ,-00,-- __ _ _ __ / I__ _ _oand initial' stocked fish stocking 100 ~~ ~ ~~~- --_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ -----------
/__period for offspring of initial ,-00,-- __ _ _ __ / I__ _ _oand initial' stocked fish stocking 100 ~~ ~ ~~~- --_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ -----------
___0-1999 2000 2001 2002-100, Year Figure6-2.
___0-1999 2000 2001 2002-100, Year Figure6-2.
Eggs and Larvae Collection at Garrisions Lake 1.2 1 018 V cJ U C)~ 0:6 (3 0 z-A- -Eggs 0:.4 0.2, Fish. ladider operational
Eggs and Larvae Collection at Garrisions Lake 1.2 1 018 V cJ U C)~ 0:6 (3 0 z-A- -Eggs 0:.4 0.2, Fish. ladider operational
,.0 1995::1996;1.997 1998.1999*Year=2000 2001 j2002 2003  
,.0 1995::1996;1.997 1998.1999*Year=2000 2001 j2002 2003
:Figure 6-T JUveniles Collection at Garrisions Lake 80 70'0 19 in-4-uvernilesFish ladder operational 1996, 1997 19981 999 2000 2001 2002"Year 2003 1200.Figure 6-4 Silver Lake Fish LadderAdult Passageand Stocking-Adult ,Pssage---&-Fish stocked PSE&G Target goal of fish 1000 800'600 0 400 200 0*-200 End of'3 year maturation period for offspring of initial Fish, Ladder Operational Initial Stocking F 1,0'6 1997 1998 199" 2000b, :.20.01 2002 Year-Figure 6-5 Eggs and Larvae Collection at Silver Lake 16 10 Cu-6 8 6 z 6 -.4 -,.__ _,FiPtsh ladder operational 2 ....... --- ------" , 1995 1996 1997 1.998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Fi, guraie Juveniles collection at Silver: Lake*30 25 ,20 0o z 10 JuveniIes Fish ladder-operational 0 4-O0 .. 2001 2002 2003.1996 1997 1998 1999-,Year Figure 6-7 Moores Lake Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking 800;--Adult:
:Figure 6-T JUveniles Collection at Garrisions Lake 80 70'0 19 in-4-uvernilesFish ladder operational 1996, 1997 19981 999 2000 2001 2002"Year 2003 1200.Figure 6-4 Silver Lake Fish LadderAdult Passageand Stocking-Adult ,Pssage---&-Fish stocked PSE&G Target goal of fish 1000 800'600 0 400 200 0*-200 End of'3 year maturation period for offspring of initial Fish, Ladder Operational Initial Stocking F 1,0'6 1997 1998 199" 2000b, :.20.01 2002 Year-Figure 6-5 Eggs and Larvae Collection at Silver Lake 16 10 Cu-6 8 6 z 6 -.4 -,.__ _,FiPtsh ladder operational 2 ....... --- ------" , 1995 1996 1997 1.998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Fi, guraie Juveniles collection at Silver: Lake*30 25 ,20 0o z 10 JuveniIes Fish ladder-operational 0 4-O0 .. 2001 2002 2003.1996 1997 1998 1999-,Year Figure 6-7 Moores Lake Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking 800;--Adult:
Passage 700 -a-^ishStocked 600o--5001.,460 Fish ladder operation aland initiah &#xfd;ockin-g n*Soo .period. for.offspring:
Passage 700 -a-^ishStocked 600o--5001.,460 Fish ladder operation aland initiah &#xfd;ockin-g n*Soo .period. for.offspring:
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Silyversid6
Silyversid6
.&deg;-'2 Y&#xa5;ear M6zing,.Average_...._
.&deg;-'2 Y&#xa5;ear M6zing,.Average_...._
,2-5"0'AL (190.0.5.. 1i990" 1994 i',996z 1!998 '2000 2002 Year I ATTACHMENT 1 Ir S ttisticalAnalysis of :DNREC Juveniile TVrawl Data Collected fromithe Delaware River Estuary ate 10/,13103 CEANO.0,1067, C 6mrparin ti:teen nthW e m ean` catchperf6ot of fish bdefre ,restoraions  
,2-5"0'AL (190.0.5.. 1i990" 1994 i',996z 1!998 '2000 2002 Year I ATTACHMENT 1 Ir S ttisticalAnalysis of :DNREC Juveniile TVrawl Data Collected fromithe Delaware River Estuary ate 10/,13103 CEANO.0,1067, C 6mrparin ti:teen nthW e m ean` catchperf6ot of fish bdefre ,restoraions
(!,g9l,- 1994), and after restorations were completed  
(!,g9l,- 1994), and after restorations were completed  
,(1998&-'20.1&#xa2;)
,(1998&-'20.1&#xa2;)
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: 6. Q6,*PoO kRUS-AL-"WALI OE'A ANLSIS';OF, VAC.FOR&#xfd;DEPE INDENT VARIABLE -1 S'I W4EEAKJFISH'1.GROUPiING VAR.IABLE IS GROU&P.$8 .CASES F GRO~UP'4 _ 22.: 60Q'4u~ 14.000.e, Tfe's t--0re ,st: MAN~WHIT*EY UTEST 'StATISTIC
: 6. Q6,*PoO kRUS-AL-"WALI OE'A ANLSIS';OF, VAC.FOR&#xfd;DEPE INDENT VARIABLE -1 S'I W4EEAKJFISH'1.GROUPiING VAR.IABLE IS GROU&P.$8 .CASES F GRO~UP'4 _ 22.: 60Q'4u~ 14.000.e, Tfe's t--0re ,st: MAN~WHIT*EY UTEST 'StATISTIC
'PROBABIMITY IS' 0.2_48 C'HI-'SQUARE-PPROXIMATI ON,=1,333 WITH' 1,rD KRUSAL;WALLIS  
'PROBABIMITY IS' 0.2_48 C'HI-'SQUARE-PPROXIMATI ON,=1,333 WITH' 1,rD KRUSAL;WALLIS  
&#xfd;ONE-WYAAYI OF VARIANCE' FOR-'DPENDENT' VARIA BL-E `IS' ACROAKER GOP.I1'G &#xfd;VARIABLE IS, 'GROUP$'8~ CASES, ii'G~UP prerest p~s 6re'COYNT&#xfd; 'RJANK, 'SUN.4'44 125. 0 00 I M ANN-WH ITFN Y 'U &#xfd;TEST~ !STA&#xfd;TISTIC', PRBA 'ITY IS: '0.. 38 CHISQUARE  
&#xfd;ONE-WYAAYI OF VARIANCE' FOR-'DPENDENT' VARIA BL-E `IS' ACROAKER GOP.I1'G &#xfd;VARIABLE IS, 'GROUP$'8~ CASES, ii'G~UP prerest p~s 6re'COYNT&#xfd; 'RJANK, 'SUN.4'44 125. 0 00 I M ANN-WH ITFN Y 'U &#xfd;TEST~ !STA&#xfd;TISTIC', PRBA 'ITY IS: '0.. 38 CHISQUARE
:AP -ROXIkAT.ION:
:AP -ROXIkAT.ION:
06.,73Q'W'ITH 11 D F KYRUJSKAL,-WALLI1S, O6INEK&#xfd;-WAY ANALYSIS.
06.,73Q'W'ITH 11 D F KYRUJSKAL,-WALLI1S, O6INEK&#xfd;-WAY ANALYSIS.
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Bluefish.,Attachint1Fs Abnace Shrvey for~fh6&#xfd;-el'vr s tary 4tAchment Stati Isti&#xfd;41 Analysis&#xfd;'of Baywide`FiSh ata: ii.j::1, S1.0 INTROD6UCION, The Public $rvice Electric and. Gas Company, (PSE&G) Salem, Nuclear Generating Station (Salemfiacility.)
Bluefish.,Attachint1Fs Abnace Shrvey for~fh6&#xfd;-el'vr s tary 4tAchment Stati Isti&#xfd;41 Analysis&#xfd;'of Baywide`FiSh ata: ii.j::1, S1.0 INTROD6UCION, The Public $rvice Electric and. Gas Company, (PSE&G) Salem, Nuclear Generating Station (Salemfiacility.)
is located along the Delaware River ?Estuary, at.Artificial.
is located along the Delaware River ?Estuary, at.Artificial.
Island o6f the, .easlterin shore, of the' Delaware RiVer iii, ISalem .-i'nC t-; New Jersey,. The Salerm, facility conisists of two nticlear-powefrd  
Island o6f the, .easlterin shore, of the' Delaware RiVer iii, ISalem .-i'nC t-; New Jersey,. The Salerm, facility conisists of two nticlear-powefrd
:units with 'once  cooIinfg systems. Salem, has&#xfd;:a cooling water intake capacity 3.2 billion gallons per1 day. Over three. billiln.'fi[hgae kaiilled every year due to SilemV s, cool r'water Jiftake.'From m, ayMJune 19950. 49 Aptil --1.998, Salem was undergoihg'-
:units with 'once  cooIinfg systems. Salem, has&#xfd;:a cooling water intake capacity 3.2 billion gallons per1 day. Over three. billiln.'fi[hgae kaiilled every year due to SilemV s, cool r'water Jiftake.'From m, ayMJune 19950. 49 Aptil --1.998, Salem was undergoihg'-
mtiiennahn d did nft per ate at.tlfcapacityn o.Carpepter>'.'hvirornmentafi:Associat~s, :ic. (CEA) adte Del-awae'Riveikeepier Networki (DN)coducted a survey ocf-local' commierc-ial anid. re'cre ational, fishf'mfrito detennine impiacts :on fishing The i-tent o:f the survey--,uasto .compar&,6 peiiods when the!.Salem -facility  
mtiiennahn d did nft per ate at.tlfcapacityn o.Carpepter>'.'hvirornmentafi:Associat~s, :ic. (CEA) adte Del-awae'Riveikeepier Networki (DN)coducted a survey ocf-local' commierc-ial anid. re'cre ational, fishf'mfrito detennine impiacts :on fishing The i-tent o:f the survey--,uasto .compar&,6 peiiods when the!.Salem -facility  
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the, mail:, and websife.'commerca W.d' reraU'~ gft".Aher i'tiR! 'd~~ibitio  
the, mail:, and websife.'commerca W.d' reraU'~ gft".Aher i'tiR! 'd~~ibitio  
~-o 'sirsuyr -was condiicted' ciuding reditibution of':tre~s telehone' 1611' to c.lafify, f~spbis6s and' to e~hr aditionl iiforfmatibni.l
~-o 'sirsuyr -was condiicted' ciuding reditibution of':tre~s telehone' 1611' to c.lafify, f~spbis6s and' to e~hr aditionl iiforfmatibni.l
'Table 1priovides.'inf oiafoon
'Table 1priovides.'inf oiafoon 4.0 SURVEY'RESPONSE A limited nunibei of responses to the sfrve'ey weie reeived,.
 
===4.0 SURVEY'RESPONSE===
A limited nunibei of responses to the sfrve'ey weie reeived,.  
: Oflhe, surveys.di~stributed  
: Oflhe, surveys.di~stributed  
,, only 43 surveys$ were returned, 41 of which came:,ftom r6c#eatibnal fisherg. Due to the linited' numberof'si-rveys r&#xfd;eceiVed, no :statistical analysis 6f thet respsonses can 'be. cgrcdutedi Th& foiioxing each, pertinent.,question raised s ion the, sUrvey andd provide a bief narrative regading, t _' ge Qf received'.
,, only 43 surveys$ were returned, 41 of which came:,ftom r6c#eatibnal fisherg. Due to the linited' numberof'si-rveys r&#xfd;eceiVed, no :statistical analysis 6f thet respsonses can 'be. cgrcdutedi Th& foiioxing each, pertinent.,question raised s ion the, sUrvey andd provide a bief narrative regading, t _' ge Qf received'.
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;a :imimumrof 2 daysfishing-,t0 a maxftrium 6f:20did'a' TlWie 2- summarizes informatio's feggding the. xnUflt ot'time sent fhhing b q tth flesn ;sb'nden .rs..adpn te survey o Ma vn m sare.reereatioinal.
;a :imimumrof 2 daysfishing-,t0 a maxftrium 6f:20did'a' TlWie 2- summarizes informatio's feggding the. xnUflt ot'time sent fhhing b q tth flesn ;sb'nden .rs..adpn te survey o Ma vn m sare.reereatioinal.
fishers. within the Delaware :Estuary;, inc1luding chiumnming.;.
fishers. within the Delaware :Estuary;, inc1luding chiumnming.;.
trolling.,.bottom fishing, drifting, eels, fy' flihing,, net ; a' ting, dn linig thofds..I &#xfd; The majority of respondents utilized casting and bottomi fighing m'thods, Table 3 Ssumniarites he responses regarding fishing methods.4.4- ANIF ANAL SSO RESPONSES The f6llowving  
trolling.,.bottom fishing, drifting, eels, fy' flihing,, net ; a' ting, dn linig thofds..I &#xfd; The majority of respondents utilized casting and bottomi fighing m'thods, Table 3 Ssumniarites he responses regarding fishing methods.4.4- ANIF ANAL SSO RESPONSES The f6llowving
:sections detail the responses' to :the'siurvey' i&egardii pe&#xfd;ied chan"ge-s in numbers and size of fish during 1,9954997 and. afti 1997.4.4.11199 14997TT-AEFRAIV  
:sections detail the responses' to :the'siurvey' i&egardii pe&#xfd;ied chan"ge-s in numbers and size of fish during 1,9954997 and. afti 1997.4.4.11199 14997TT-AEFRAIV  
".The.
".The.
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-1 althouh -hottotheI"&'se'1n Jiii 1995. Trjgar--fe' leict's'~iaio g-jiandigs';
-1 althouh -hottotheI"&'se'1n Jiii 1995. Trjgar--fe' leict's'~iaio g-jiandigs';
Weomkf199:,2001.
Weomkf199:,2001.
Weakfish lanin gs are 'fi d1 1sh-qW f 6 ffigiire 17.A nu-rnibe-r:sof, species, showe-dcefidcicrIeased's in laadigss s dufing the199t6 to 1998 'iiincluwdi:a (96)bueffil:ish 96as]) c nilei99$b sumer tminde1 1996'g~"a&#xa2;.ldlis  
Weakfish lanin gs are 'fi d1 1sh-qW f 6 ffigiire 17.A nu-rnibe-r:sof, species, showe-dcefidcicrIeased's in laadigss s dufing the199t6 to 1998 'iiincluwdi:a (96)bueffil:ish 96as]) c nilei99$b sumer tminde1 1996'g~"a&#xa2;.ldlis
:99,$ 4es i&#xfd;6 w9ker:,a (199a6): sea bassw(1997, ,,shatks (19OlNtddt)so (98 elih(97~)l -Strpe~bd-'-ba~ss lr'j, S~A ,aresiotics 4e, erbe, e rasandi.ngttay increasess dre entire time perio(-001t9ne
:99,$ 4es i&#xfd;6 w9ker:,a (199a6): sea bassw(1997, ,,shatks (19OlNtddt)so (98 elih(97~)l -Strpe~bd-'-ba~ss lr'j, S~A ,aresiotics 4e, erbe, e rasandi.ngttay increasess dre entire time perio(-001t9ne
' &#xfd;4 h&#xfd;1E OFO BA"'P~~ ATA, iClnt-ol (hN C), Di Sis ion of Fish.  
' &#xfd;4 h&#xfd;1E OFO BA"'P~~ ATA, iClnt-ol (hN C), Di Sis ion of Fish.  
'e 190 'i 19 Table -9 shows the DNREC data.The survey  
'e 190 'i 19 Table -9 shows the DNREC data.The survey
:tjeeieie aiw diithe 19958: 7tt tuefrm s up~' b n~ m -atio avilbl rom.ZNREC Juvenile T-rawl urey sWh wd a spsXph j'veie ted d ass juvenil abundance Tin 199, Fgr'Y9,~. H6,wever,aspke in the 1,juvenile-weakfiAs wvas also seenin19 cotayoth 2 0 q tIb, I t h e s ( 2-0 ) 'T h e A tl a nitiscr `c ro a k e r a b u nd: a nh e w a s v a r i a b e avutlanpkeas ain 9anle.w a ,sdecline.in 1997 (Figuren21 t cne,,0n , to the baywide yand'ance daam, a decrease'inFsumere  
:tjeeieie aiw diithe 19958: 7tt tuefrm s up~' b n~ m -atio avilbl rom.ZNREC Juvenile T-rawl urey sWh wd a spsXph j'veie ted d ass juvenil abundance Tin 199, Fgr'Y9,~. H6,wever,aspke in the 1,juvenile-weakfiAs wvas also seenin19 cotayoth 2 0 q tIb, I t h e s ( 2-0 ) 'T h e A tl a nitiscr `c ro a k e r a b u nd: a nh e w a s v a r i a b e avutlanpkeas ain 9anle.w a ,sdecline.in 1997 (Figuren21 t cne,,0n , to the baywide yand'ance daam, a decrease'inFsumere  
.flounder w as seen from d1995 t19as reported by.th- J-Snd 0ns Fi ,2-2).kThe rease i;iii; tibersZ~fl: , 60in str(gt bsduring the 1 99?d -O t5el6 frme' 'is, suppnrei d y .nfd, atiopr avail able' fro iDNREC. Juvenile Trawi sur eyso , Whh sho~wed A " bsi~ 'inthe juvenile ~striped.
.flounder w as seen from d1995 t19as reported by.th- J-Snd 0ns Fi ,2-2).kThe rease i;iii; tibersZ~fl: , 60in str(gt bsduring the 1 99?d -O t5el6 frme' 'is, suppnrei d y .nfd, atiopr avail able' fro iDNREC. Juvenile Trawi sur eyso , Whh sho~wed A " bsi~ 'inthe juvenile ~striped.
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herring, -spot-, sthpdd 'aassd' ;wa.fis, , ;it-percf.-
herring, -spot-, sthpdd 'aassd' ;wa.fis, , ;it-percf.-
Our ,~tatstica aiiaysi E id n 6t so. a'n'Y.statitticalysgiiat-ag.i The-starisiibal naysi is cuea Attachmeiit,12.
Our ,~tatstica aiiaysi E id n 6t so. a'n'Y.statitticalysgiiat-ag.i The-starisiibal naysi is cuea Attachmeiit,12.
7.0 CO4CLSION, ,7dhn"sitd c&ihaed.i sfro the dis tfibutibm  
7.0 CO4CLSION, ,7dhn"sitd c&ihaed.i sfro the dis tfibutibm
: 6df,: iefishein ii1/2siy*tdi eiito ,vi s4, cbi- to oa&#xfd; cnc usiont egon ci t- a.on"Pr0g6r pelither 6iEpact ofishi die s Ji i Dnelaware.,sua F most of8tim&#xfd;slpeci formwich chatngesSwere noted w(stripd 19 bass weafish, floundeand AtlaiatiS)tha.'e:m changs "teady ordecreases)d ere seen sha erks qfil li mi t o edataro (1998),19e a cfish own)., -s andAtlntc coa er1idgs Asteadl s r~ ov ser. the entre imepria(1#1 0,1 Aalys-istr"h ofbaywid&,tyr sbunedad atao Ashdwed.-
: 6df,: iefishein ii1/2siy*tdi eiito ,vi s4, cbi- to oa&#xfd; cnc usiont egon ci t- a.on"Pr0g6r pelither 6iEpact ofishi die s Ji i Dnelaware.,sua F most of8tim&#xfd;slpeci formwich chatngesSwere noted w(stripd 19 bass weafish, floundeand AtlaiatiS)tha.'e:m changs "teady ordecreases)d ere seen sha erks qfil li mi t o edataro (1998),19e a cfish own)., -s andAtlntc coa er1idgs Asteadl s r~ ov ser. the entre imepria(1#1 0,1 Aalys-istr"h ofbaywid&,tyr sbunedad atao Ashdwed.-
sigmoficantdidIferinc ih baywid abndnc vaueiof &#xfd;,jvenl'shin i -s- ain 'da from 1996"o 1e9:(fclt q ,P ..e, .. ... .. ...n P er: ..... e s n .... in s.. ............ .. .I ....... * ...... ..oea ing atful caaii f6 dat from199I,9 (1998),,y , shut down)~(19R 1 41 6 shk (1997 , ekih&#xfd;-197L 0 &#xfd;~sJnl-g!&#xfd;,r ,k ~ ig.tailyi'&#xfd;4 6:6id (19 7 ifd"tid- k -, Ce.a d'oe, hIfft m ,Amly data &#xfd;~~~,ghWVilsgilgtt-1ifrrc 8'.0 REVERENCES Permit Renewal Application, NJPDESIPermit No. NJ000562, Ptiblic Service.Elcctri, and' GasCo-ipany SaiemnGeneratiig, Stlation, ;March 4, 1999.Final Report,, Coastal Finfish As sessmefft Suvey, April'- 1, 1J998& -Mairch 3K i99;Delaware Departmenf of Naturaf Resources andf Etivironrmnta[,.Control (DINRC)Division of Fish and :Wildlif&1. Annualj Report, C6aStai FinfiSi&#xfd; l .Assessmei-it:Survey, April , -10999 -March 31, .2000, Deawre'Deprtmnt of Natural Resources anid Envfrdnrentzif on trol DN2RRC)~Division'of Fi~sh .andWildlife A&#xfd;nual :Reot 'C&#xfd;stPfiifi'sh'Ass~essmen  
sigmoficantdidIferinc ih baywid abndnc vaueiof &#xfd;,jvenl'shin i -s- ain 'da from 1996"o 1e9:(fclt q ,P ..e, .. ... .. ...n P er: ..... e s n .... in s.. ............ .. .I ....... * ...... ..oea ing atful caaii f6 dat from199I,9 (1998),,y , shut down)~(19R 1 41 6 shk (1997 , ekih&#xfd;-197L 0 &#xfd;~sJnl-g!&#xfd;,r ,k ~ ig.tailyi'&#xfd;4 6:6id (19 7 ifd"tid- k -, Ce.a d'oe, hIfft m ,Amly data &#xfd;~~~,ghWVilsgilgtt-1ifrrc 8'.0 REVERENCES Permit Renewal Application, NJPDESIPermit No. NJ000562, Ptiblic Service.Elcctri, and' GasCo-ipany SaiemnGeneratiig, Stlation, ;March 4, 1999.Final Report,, Coastal Finfish As sessmefft Suvey, April'- 1, 1J998& -Mairch 3K i99;Delaware Departmenf of Naturaf Resources andf Etivironrmnta[,.Control (DINRC)Division of Fish and :Wildlif&1. Annualj Report, C6aStai FinfiSi&#xfd; l .Assessmei-it:Survey, April , -10999 -March 31, .2000, Deawre'Deprtmnt of Natural Resources anid Envfrdnrentzif on trol DN2RRC)~Division'of Fi~sh .andWildlife A&#xfd;nual :Reot 'C&#xfd;stPfiifi'sh'Ass~essmen  
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..5-09-120"0.  
..5-09-120"0.  
`Followup ,jc:hmtS!Witf-.
`Followup ,jc:hmtS!Witf-.
news, pap~ers.5-1A4-2002, up calls to fishing groups.5-202Q002" Stop -theSalem Fish-,Slalugl-ter..,Campa gn"  
news, pap~ers.5-1A4-2002, up calls to fishing groups.5-202Q002" Stop -theSalem Fish-,Slalugl-ter..,Campa gn"
:su yy--D'itcusse, surme 'ahdsent coPy .with pre.s.reaseto:.new sp~per, N'otibe aaboutssurvey:
:su yy--D'itcusse, surme 'ahdsent coPy .with pre.s.reaseto:.new sp~per, N'otibe aaboutssurvey:
patblishedlin ,the' J~ulyissuef:',The, RTvivr.' ' e.lysl Delaware Rie 'Ei herimign's, a sociatiOn;,
patblishedlin ,the' J~ulyissuef:',The, RTvivr.' ' e.lysl Delaware Rie 'Ei herimign's, a sociatiOn;,
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* D-ifting-  
* D-ifting-  
'Fly {g Sein__. ...... Fi.ii.....iug 911 i :....sh ............
'Fly {g Sein__. ...... Fi.ii.....iug 911 i :....sh ............
'I...... .. A----- ---... .1 .... .. ..... 1 .1 1..11j I_ I 17: J,...1. ....__19-1 12.1:; .... ._ _. _ _2 0.. .1. --. .'. ...-217~: .2 2 ,:. ." i .i ., / ] 1 .: 1 _ __77 .'f ] 5 : .:'' ... .": 1 :_ _ 2 5 1 .3 238>291. '11"29'..".'  
'I...... .. A----- ---... .1 .... .. ..... 1 .1 1..11j I_ I 17: J,...1. ....__19-1 12.1:; .... ._ _. _ _2 0.. .1. --. .'. ...-217~: .2 2 ,:. ." i .i ., / ] 1 .: 1 _ __77 .'f ] 5 : .:'' ... .": 1 :_ _ 2 5 1 .3 238>291. '11"29'..".'
: -" -, i;' -I: " ': "i I I. ." -"> __-__'_.. -i -.... .__. ...__ .....3 2 .
: -" -, i;' -I: " ': "i I I. ." -"> __-__'_.. -i -.... .__. ...__ .....3 2 .
Table 4: Preferred Catch and Actual Catch Species of fish Preferred Catch Actual Catch Alewife 1 1: American Shad' 0 I kmericanteis 3 .9 Atlantic Croaker 13 18*Bay Anchovy 0 0 20 .,.1_9 Blueback If-lemng _ 5 -5 Drum' 1 8 Killies 2 4, Mullet [ ... 2: Pinfish: 0 0 Porgies I 4-Shark 6 13..... ,:2 2 ' i-Slversides.
Table 4: Preferred Catch and Actual Catch Species of fish Preferred Catch Actual Catch Alewife 1 1: American Shad' 0 I kmericanteis 3 .9 Atlantic Croaker 13 18*Bay Anchovy 0 0 20 .,.1_9 Blueback If-lemng _ 5 -5 Drum' 1 8 Killies 2 4, Mullet [ ... 2: Pinfish: 0 0 Porgies I 4-Shark 6 13..... ,:2 2 ' i-Slversides.
2 2 .... '..Spot to... 7 " 10.Siriped:
2 2 .... '..Spot to... 7 " 10.Siriped:
Bass 29 26 Tautog 8 7 -' 22 23 W/ite:Perch  
Bass 29 26 Tautog 8 7 -' 22 23 W/ite:Perch
: 9. 107.Flounder ' ' :,: 2P1} ....... .. " .... 19/0ter-Large&#xfd;Mouh Bgass .4 3 Otlih&r-Sfiall M6outhBass 3 3 S.....Other-Carp 2 3 O~.er-Sea P 9 12....: .i .... ...i ..Otheir-Trout 0 0'Other-Chain Pickeral, 0 A-0 Othiefr-Crab  
: 9. 107.Flounder ' ' :,: 2P1} ....... .. " .... 19/0ter-Large&#xfd;Mouh Bgass .4 3 Otlih&r-Sfiall M6outhBass 3 3 S.....Other-Carp 2 3 O~.er-Sea P 9 12....: .i .... ...i ..Otheir-Trout 0 0'Other-Chain Pickeral, 0 A-0 Othiefr-Crab
: ..........
: ..........
_ _ _ __ _ _ _Other-Blowfish I 1___....___
_ _ _ __ _ _ _Other-Blowfish I 1___....___
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__' ____ __ .. .... i J  
$he'olvig L alis~fisl cMmonly found Tvi~A bl ' xpdue WDjl ware s~tuaiy. PLeaA,,Iindiiatc,'icrea~se,, dqas, or. no c zaigeuz' numbers duru1giheb.erit between 1951 &#xfd;c ompared to' eeisyar.al0Y a&#xfd;i, particular~g sjiecie.check "Not F/iAdFo"' .. .% `O f .-. -O f' TOWal' % Of ' % Or'Fish: Species'.  
$he'olvig L alis~fisl cMmonly found Tvi~A bl ' xpdue WDjl ware s~tuaiy. PLeaA,,Iindiiatc,'icrea~se,, dqas, or. no c zaigeuz' numbers duru1giheb.erit between 1951 &#xfd;c ompared to' eeisyar.al0Y a&#xfd;i, particular~g sjiecie.check "Not F/iAdFo"' .. .% `O f .-. -O f' TOWal' % Of ' % Or'Fish: Species'.  
,-)-: Lotal.: -' .. ...~s 'T--"Rsp ud nt * .. ..NO p , o:-. ..:,ndc .*-. j " " No Reso-d nt"Tisb tin'g'hdi  
,-)-: Lotal.: -' .. ...~s 'T--"Rsp ud nt * .. ..NO p , o:-. ..:,ndc .*-. j " " No Reso-d nt"Tisb tin'g'hdi
: s. Nocit M' N &#xfd;At dspoiqritpmN esoideuts..cese t Decr-ease -tNoting.
: s. Nocit M' N &#xfd;At dspoiqritpmN esoideuts..cese t Decr-ease -tNoting.
Nbting.No' Fished! ,N t'Eished, -Response ProvidingiNo I l' hicrease _ _, _ ecrease ;C d ' C ange F6r '.ore' 'Response A: .lewife E .1 6 ' :0'03 , o.~ '-.1. 0 .003: '; 0.70 " 8:. 0!:24-Ame anS.. .0 ' 0.093 ........ 0.09 -"3p ....009: 20 0. 0.6 60 2.{ ... 'An gi'cafiEels  
Nbting.No' Fished! ,N t'Eished, -Response ProvidingiNo I l' hicrease _ _, _ ecrease ;C d ' C ange F6r '.ore' 'Response A: .lewife E .1 6 ' :0'03 , o.~ '-.1. 0 .003: '; 0.70 " 8:. 0!:24-Ame anS.. .0 ' 0.093 ........ 0.09 -"3p ....009: 20 0. 0.6 60 2.{ ... 'An gi'cafiEels  
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-: .,7 "0 '7 97.Q .:.2 ' .. 0". .0. ...: 7"4 .021fa -;i'15,:Z .:'06}.-5.  
-: .,7 "0 '7 97.Q .:.2 ' .. 0". .0. ...: 7"4 .021fa -;i'15,:Z .:'06}.-5.  
.' _:I.&#xa3;'4 ' .Diufrte 0... ": .. .'0 <! 7 Z.01i09 .:5.' V '.2 0.' 5': '4' :i7 :7'.012 ':, : ,i q0.:55. .-'.6' KiS hiel{' 0... .> ' " .o: oo... 8 ' -0{31 ' ' 4 7{":: 'j 0.1)]2 .2! i Z 0iJ ...7 -j'1 ..... _02,18 Khullfai 7h'7i 1 11'. o- 0 .9,001 i0 -3 &#xfd;2' ..'.06. ..23 ,1 7 -4: 02f... .W ia fis }h ... .0, , * '.0 " i 8 --.0 0 : .0 00.. .; 9 3 : .1:( : 'i , V -" 0 :0 2 4 : .0 7 31 ' -: -8 70 ! i24'A" ie 3al ,.H .0-:0.09 '01 3 0.9. B, 1 4 ' 01'Si id s , 1,' '5 -'703. .....00." 7 00 : ... ..L" *'0 4 .9'... .'.2...... d ......'1 ' ! 0'5 ....6 ' ....,0 1 80 3 >- 4 ',l .0 4o 2 " / : .7 > 3 '.1 .00 9 ... ... 1') : .. .. -' 0 03 Q t a~es 'T r gg .s .__:i " 0 ,5 0.0.. 9.),9"03 ....4 '0:12'. 3:I,7 I ,0 .1.0 -'*71 Qi .0 ..8 ] -10. , 0.0 " At'akfiish Crakr 39 .-,461 12"7-'0' ,o 7 V `0 6 0.K 4 ,1 White ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .1 P4ch j: "012 O ' 00 21 5 >,_ 02'.fo n e ' 0;15 7 '.1 '. 3 .,91 0,21' 7 0.1 ' 3- ----41 1 10.091" 0 a'. _ .. .'L0 ...17 ;0.0Q3, .-.i : .0... .'0.0.0'...  
.' _:I.&#xa3;'4 ' .Diufrte 0... ": .. .'0 <! 7 Z.01i09 .:5.' V '.2 0.' 5': '4' :i7 :7'.012 ':, : ,i q0.:55. .-'.6' KiS hiel{' 0... .> ' " .o: oo... 8 ' -0{31 ' ' 4 7{":: 'j 0.1)]2 .2! i Z 0iJ ...7 -j'1 ..... _02,18 Khullfai 7h'7i 1 11'. o- 0 .9,001 i0 -3 &#xfd;2' ..'.06. ..23 ,1 7 -4: 02f... .W ia fis }h ... .0, , * '.0 " i 8 --.0 0 : .0 00.. .; 9 3 : .1:( : 'i , V -" 0 :0 2 4 : .0 7 31 ' -: -8 70 ! i24'A" ie 3al ,.H .0-:0.09 '01 3 0.9. B, 1 4 ' 01'Si id s , 1,' '5 -'703. .....00." 7 00 : ... ..L" *'0 4 .9'... .'.2...... d ......'1 ' ! 0'5 ....6 ' ....,0 1 80 3 >- 4 ',l .0 4o 2 " / : .7 > 3 '.1 .00 9 ... ... 1') : .. .. -' 0 03 Q t a~es 'T r gg .s .__:i " 0 ,5 0.0.. 9.),9"03 ....4 '0:12'. 3:I,7 I ,0 .1.0 -'*71 Qi .0 ..8 ] -10. , 0.0 " At'akfiish Crakr 39 .-,461 12"7-'0' ,o 7 V `0 6 0.K 4 ,1 White ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .1 P4ch j: "012 O ' 00 21 5 >,_ 02'.fo n e ' 0;15 7 '.1 '. 3 .,91 0,21' 7 0.1 ' 3- ----41 1 10.091" 0 a'. _ .. .'L0 ...17 ;0.0Q3, .-.i : .0... .'0.0.0'...  
'_ , '0 ... 0003' 0., .-'1:L .00:0 _. 0.00:oo"0 it rp.~sl~ ' 7 '0" ' ' '{i0:0' ... ' ' .0. 00(" -/. 17O? ; 003 0 .. I' __*:0 ; ,j0.0 -7:i i0.*i00 4Ot'r-gS r1 se, 7 --' ,:0.", 00;.09 0-6i0.00 .. 0' 0.00 1 -0.0,3 0 0.00 ,Oh~r-j~a0B, Q,0.00, ' 04 0700i0.0 1",00.0'.  
'_ , '0 ... 0003' 0., .-'1:L .00:0 _. 0.00:oo"0 it rp.~sl~ ' 7 '0" ' ' '{i0:0' ... ' ' .0. 00(" -/. 17O? ; 003 0 .. I' __*:0 ; ,j0.0 -7:i i0.*i00 4Ot'r-gS r1 se, 7 --' ,:0.", 00;.09 0-6i0.00 .. 0' 0.00 1 -0.0,3 0 0.00 ,Oh~r-j~a0B, Q,0.00, ' 04 0700i0.0 1",00.0'.
 
0.0 Table 6 For theperiod between 1995-1997, didyou notice a change iii the size (ength or weight) of splecfcficsh caught as cdmpared.to pres'io us years? Please indicate whether there was an inhcrease,-
===0.0 Table===
6 For theperiod between 1995-1997, didyou notice a change iii the size (ength or weight) of splecfcficsh caught as cdmpared.to pres'io us years? Please indicate whether there was an inhcrease,-
decrease, or no change offish weight and/or length for the species.Total % Of Total %Of Total % O. I Total %Of O Totall %Of %Of FishSpeies Lgt Respondets Respondents Respondents  
decrease, or no change offish weight and/or length for the species.Total % Of Total %Of Total % O. I Total %Of O Totall %Of %Of FishSpeies Lgt Respondets Respondents Respondents  
.W Respondents  
.W Respondents  
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Woic~ii'~if fo d~aparicu specischeck'.
Woic~ii'~if fo d~aparicu specischeck'.
Not Fished 'Fbr""%Of. -%Of .%Of Total 0 Of " ,.O TtI ....*oa R e'dt: -Total .- .... , .t[gp  
Not Fished 'Fbr""%Of. -%Of .%Of Total 0 Of " ,.O TtI ....*oa R e'dt: -Total .- .... , .t[gp  
're~ d ntsi Fs htaS R p dente Totao '.responden![s  
're~ d ntsi Fs htaS R p dente Totao '.responden![s
:- ; Respondents!
:- ; Respondents!
Not Respoudets  
Not Respoudets  
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C- hange 'or ,For .espose.--A', e'wife"' i 1 _ -0".: :,i, 0.00 1' u[' , 0 _:_ 'O.'0 " -2(4 , 0.7,3 '. ] ''ArnericanWShad-
C- hange 'or ,For .espose.--A', e'wife"' i 1 _ -0".: :,i, 0.00 1' u[' , 0 _:_ 'O.'0 " -2(4 , 0.7,3 '. ] ''ArnericanWShad-
_ .0.03 ' 6 "0.8 k3 .Q O9- .7[39 7' ,058, 4 " 12.. .Atl1ifntic'Ciroaker  
_ .0.03 ' 6 "0.8 k3 .Q O9- .7[39 7' ,058, 4 " 12.. .Atl1ifntic'Ciroaker  
'K 1 -6.> " :0[:48- i2 i : 0..006 ../ 3. : 0:09[* 7 9] .- ... ...... 0 i':~ ~ L," :O!g :- : o..2 Bh*~k-I ii 0.3.. ..0 ' .4..04 ... 21 ,u0i64' :6 "0': I ci.fih -* ; :' ~t ' .! , 0;o6. iK i: -' .'02 1o6i '48, : ._ _3:. -009'A-- "2 I20O ............  
'K 1 -6.> " :0[:48- i2 i : 0..006 ../ 3. : 0:09[* 7 9] .- ... ...... 0 i':~ ~ L," :O!g :- : o..2 Bh*~k-I ii 0.3.. ..0 ' .4..04 ... 21 ,u0i64' :6 "0': I ci.fih -* ; :' ~t ' .! , 0;o6. iK i: -' .'02 1o6i '48, : ._ _3:. -009'A-- "2 I20O ............
:. .01 '- .'.5 .. 1 '0........  
:. .01 '- .'.5 .. 1 '0........  
'".Killie : ... ..!: 0, :0.00;. ._i' .,0 , ,. .0.00 3 -0 Q09 ' ( : .7,0-O 7....... :- .,0.21: i i S .-.0[ : , :0 :0 : 0. o :0.00 0 0 .5 -.0 3 7'7 0 q2 ,..... S- 3,.ygi..s2  
'".Killie : ... ..!: 0, :0.00;. ._i' .,0 , ,. .0.00 3 -0 Q09 ' ( : .7,0-O 7....... :- .,0.21: i i S .-.0[ : , :0 :0 : 0. o :0.00 0 0 .5 -.0 3 7'7 0 q2 ,..... S- 3,.ygi..s2  
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0 '0....~t:is1 A00 .B0s, '0.00 ' 'I _ 0'.o '. 1 0:03':" .' 1 0. 03 ' 0 : 0'.60 ' 0;.00:OO  
0 '0....~t:is1 A00 .B0s, '0.00 ' 'I _ 0'.o '. 1 0:03':" .' 1 0. 03 ' 0 : 0'.60 ' 0;.00:OO  
..: .'0 ... .,900..0 0 ;, 0:00' ,: _O 0 ,
..: .'0 ... .,900..0 0 ;, 0:00' ,: _O 0 ,
0 .=-. '0.00. _: :0: " bo .0 0 0 .:0 ,0o'o , 0. .0o00"iC ' 0. 00 00 ...0 ' .' 00 0 7 00o00 .' 1 0-.03 .3 ' 0:0.0 .-:07 .0_.- "ShaOig rk'. .0' ... 00 -*I 0 000 0 000 7 0 0 "5 .0,T-8. 0. -3 ' 8 0it!-Oslr,0-Si  
0 .=-. '0.00. _: :0: " bo .0 0 0 .:0 ,0o'o , 0. .0o00"iC ' 0. 00 00 ...0 ' .' 00 0 7 00o00 .' 1 0-.03 .3 ' 0:0.0 .-:07 .0_.- "ShaOig rk'. .0' ... 00 -*I 0 000 0 000 7 0 0 "5 .0,T-8. 0. -3 ' 8 0it!-Oslr,0-Si
:aO Bass0 00, ,t3,J 0 000 " 1 '003 ' I i0Y 0 0.00 --'0 0700' 0' 0.00... _'L"-V"0 ,,,... .W -' '- .:Q -% U 05". ...'' .. " .. .... "-8 0,2"4.. ...
:aO Bass0 00, ,t3,J 0 000 " 1 '003 ' I i0Y 0 0.00 --'0 0700' 0' 0.00... _'L"-V"0 ,,,... .W -' '- .:Q -% U 05". ...'' .. " .. .... "-8 0,2"4.. ...
TABLE 9 DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2001 Year Striped Bass Weakfish Atlantic Croaker Summer Flounder Bluefish 1991 0.32 .31 9-722 0.29 "" 1992 A019 .34.13 78.12 01.8 01061, A993 0.72 37-1 T 14.72 0.63 0.06 01994 1.1 53 2 0.30.1 199505 01.57 4 9.25 .53.54 0.65,: 0.1O 1-96 .. 276 .57.29 .73-.83 .2 0.971!997. 0" 63.3 .'30.38 0.23 , 0.19 4998 ..95 0,42 63.45 0.21 0.08 99. 0.58. .33.8 .7 0.21 0.11 20 .0 5.63. 45.66, 19.5 :0.3 0-.425.621 70.22 All dat PorPg.d in Mean Catch',Per fot.
TABLE 9 DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2001 Year Striped Bass Weakfish Atlantic Croaker Summer Flounder Bluefish 1991 0.32 .31 9-722 0.29 "" 1992 A019 .34.13 78.12 01.8 01061, A993 0.72 37-1 T 14.72 0.63 0.06 01994 1.1 53 2 0.30.1 199505 01.57 4 9.25 .53.54 0.65,: 0.1O 1-96 .. 276 .57.29 .73-.83 .2 0.971!997. 0" 63.3 .'30.38 0.23 , 0.19 4998 ..95 0,42 63.45 0.21 0.08 99. 0.58. .33.8 .7 0.21 0.11 20 .0 5.63. 45.66, 19.5 :0.3 0-.425.621 70.22 All dat PorPg.d in Mean Catch',Per fot.
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'a'ndri utry Ladqings 14520 SA 1 K-'&#xfd;panish Makeral 160 140 120 80 4-0:40i'20 Majckeral"o'19.1:996 19'I qRT;~19920b
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-~ -Figure -12, Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 White Perch 1:40000 120000;101000080000.60600 40000 -20000 I t994 SWhite Perch 2002 1995 1996, 1,99,7 998 :19099 200 2001r Figure,'13 Delaware Bay, River and Tributafy Landings, 1995-2001 Sea Bass 5000, 4000 -O&#xfd; 300 20006-1000--.-.Sea Bass.995 1997 1'998 1999:- 2000 -20i. .2002 Years Americn ha'2'5 0OO~2'00000 150000, ,,1 9-Shadl 2-02 1995. !997 1998[ g00 2001T Y6ear4s Figure .15 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 znarKS.25000 -ir~20000 1,0 0 0 -.--~-Sharks 5000 100 2001- 200 1:994- 1995 1996. 1997 1998 .1999 "2000 .200! -2002 Years Figure, 16 Delaware Bay, RiVer andTrributary Landings, 1995-2001 1-4000'0 12b0000 10,0000 6 &#xfd;0000-40000 1:994 19,95, 1996" 1997' 1 9q8 192002001 2002, Years Figure: 17 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary
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OI oi Bottom Fishing Seining El Dredging D Other (Please specify)8. Would you be wvilling to share any log books or notebooks that document your catch by species, measured or estimated size, and time and location of your catches, with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network?. (circle one) Yes No Don't have any 'logbooks 9. The following is a list. of fish commonly found in the Delaware Estuary. Please indicate, if'possible, whether you experienced-an increase, decrease, or no change in numbers during the period between 1995-1997 as compared to previous, years. (Relative to the amount of time:spent fishing) If you did not fish for. a particular species check "Not Fished For".FishLSpecies Alewife American Shad.American Eels Atlantic:
OI oi Bottom Fishing Seining El Dredging D Other (Please specify)8. Would you be wvilling to share any log books or notebooks that document your catch by species, measured or estimated size, and time and location of your catches, with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network?. (circle one) Yes No Don't have any 'logbooks 9. The following is a list. of fish commonly found in the Delaware Estuary. Please indicate, if'possible, whether you experienced-an increase, decrease, or no change in numbers during the period between 1995-1997 as compared to previous, years. (Relative to the amount of time:spent fishing) If you did not fish for. a particular species check "Not Fished For".FishLSpecies Alewife American Shad.American Eels Atlantic:
Croaker Bay Andciovy: Bluefish (including  
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-"sriappers")&#xfd; Blueback herring Catfish, Drum Killies Mullet Pinfish Porg'ies Shark Silvetsides i Spot Striped, Bass, Tautog Weakfish White perch'Winter or Summer flounder Other (please specify)h1crease L.0:[n Decrease nI LI, LI No Change 0L LI Ul Not Fished For E0, LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI Li.]j]]]LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI tl~I.[i[]LI LI 0LI LI7 7 I0 D F1 LI LI LI LI LI LI LI nI 0 other '(pease spIify0 LI
: 10. For the period between 1995-1997, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish caught as compared to previous years? Please indicate whether there was.an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Lengtl Weijobt Length Weight No Not Change Fished Alewife L[ Li IT Li American'Shad -u [] 0 0.American Eels L i Li 01 Ei li Atlantic Croaker O ' L L O H Bay Anchovy w 0 LO H Bluefish, n, 1 0 E) L [](including"snappers")
: 10. For the period between 1995-1997, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish caught as compared to previous years? Please indicate whether there was.an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Lengtl Weijobt Length Weight No Not Change Fished Alewife L[ Li IT Li American'Shad -u [] 0 0.American Eels L i Li 01 Ei li Atlantic Croaker O ' L L O H Bay Anchovy w 0 LO H Bluefish, n, 1 0 E) L [](including"snappers")
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: 14. For the period of 1998-2001, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish Caught as compared to the period between 1995-1997?
: 14. For the period of 1998-2001, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish Caught as compared to the period between 1995-1997?
Please indicate whether therewas an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Length Weight Ljteigoht No Not Chiange Fished Alewife LI F1 L LI LI LI American Shad 1) EI UI LI 'I LI American Eels DI LI LI LI []Atlantic, Croaker LIE EI LI LI LI I Bay Anchovy I LI LI L DL Bluefish LI L .. LLI, (including-"snappers")
Please indicate whether therewas an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Length Weight Ljteigoht No Not Chiange Fished Alewife LI F1 L LI LI LI American Shad 1) EI UI LI 'I LI American Eels DI LI LI LI []Atlantic, Croaker LIE EI LI LI LI I Bay Anchovy I LI LI L DL Bluefish LI L .. LLI, (including-"snappers")
catfish LI L L L L L Drun LI LO LI LI L: L Killies L L L LI L LI Mullet El FTL LI LI LI Pinfish' .I LI LI LI L LI Porgies LI [] LI LI I OI Shark LI LI LI ,. LI Silversides L LI LI .L E Spot D. LI .I 2 L0 El Striped Bass LI LI LI L .LI Tautog. LI LI L L L L Weakflsh LI LI LI LI L LI White perch LI LI LI L L Winter or LI LI L' LI LI LI Summer, flounder Summer LI LI L LI 0 LI flounder Other (please.=
catfish LI L L L L L Drun LI LO LI LI L: L Killies L L L LI L LI Mullet El FTL LI LI LI Pinfish' .I LI LI LI L LI Porgies LI [] LI LI I OI Shark LI LI LI ,. LI Silversides L LI LI .L E Spot D. LI .I 2 L0 El Striped Bass LI LI LI L .LI Tautog. LI LI L L L L Weakflsh LI LI LI LI L LI White perch LI LI LI L L Winter or LI LI L' LI LI LI Summer, flounder Summer LI LI L LI 0 LI flounder Other (please.=
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Comment (7) of Elizabeth Koniers Brown on Behalf of Delaware Riverkeeper and the Delaware Riverkeepter Network Opposing Draft Supplemental Geis for PSEG Relicensing
ML110070274
Person / Time
Site: Salem, Hope Creek  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 01/06/2011
From: Brown E K
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
To: Cindy Bladey
Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch
References
75FR66398 00007, NRC-2009-0390, NRC-2009-0391, FOIA/PA-2011-0113
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RULE1 LS D EL A WA R-E RIVERKEEPER VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Cindy Bladey, Chief Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB)Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWB BOIM U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 SalemEIS@bnrc.gov or HopeCreekEISi)nrc.gov Re: Dockets NRC-2009-0390 and NRC-2009-0391; Public Comment on Draft Supplemental GEIS for PSEG Relicensing 9-?~ c~/e~/2'

Dear Ms. Bladey:

On behalf of the Delaware Riverkeeper and Delaware Riverkeeper Network (collectively DRN), I appreciate the opportunity to provide the following comments.

As you may know, DRN is committed to restoring the watershed's natural balance where it has been lost and ensuring its preservation where it still exists. DRN understands that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff (NRC) has prepared a Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 45, Regarding Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek) and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Salem), Draft Report for Comment (hereinafter Draft SEIS or DSEIS). The notice of availability of and opportunity to comment on the DSEIS was published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2010 (75 FR 66398). Pursuant to NEPA, on November 5, 2009, DRN submitted scoping comments to inform the NRC environmental review in the license renewal proceeding.

~, / ,~~(77j DRN's review of the DSEIS reveals glaring deficiencies which undermine the NRC's conclusion that the environmental impacts of Salem and Hope Creek's operations are not severe enough to preclude renewing its operating license. DRN absolutely disagrees with this determination, and submits that if the NRC Staff had performed the proper assessments, they would have reached the opposite conclusion, in particular with regard to impacts on aquatic resources.

DRN urges the NRC Staff to fully consider and address our comments prior to issuing the Final SEIS for License Renewal of Salem. DRN would like to reaffirm its long-standing position to convert Salem to closed cycle cooling as mandated by Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. The Act states that generating plants such as Salem "shall be required that the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available for minimizing adverse environmental impact." Background Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act requires that the location, design, construction and capacity of cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available (BTA) for minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact. (AEI) AEI is interpreted by EPA to mean the impingement mortality of fish and shellfish and entrainment of their eggs and larvae. EPA implemented three rulemaking phases for section 316(b): the Phase I rule, promulgated in 2001, covered new facilities, the Phase II rule, promulgated in 2004, covered large existing electric generating plants, and the Phase III rule, issued in 2006, covered certain existing facilities and offshore oil and gas facilities.

Litigation followed promulgation of the Phase II rule. Following a decision in Riverkeeper, Inc., v. EPA, (2d Cir. 2007), EPA suspended the Cooling Water Intake Structure Regulations for existing large power plants. And of course, the Second Circuit decision was 2 challenged to the Supreme Court in 2009. The Second Circuit decision held, in part, that use of restoration measures as a means of compliance is not authorized under §316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), a decision not disturbed by the subsequent Supreme Court decision.EPA is now looking to combine and re-promulgate rules for all existing Cooling Water Intake Structure facilities (Phases II and III). In the meantime, EPA, noting that "With so many provisions of the Phase II rule affected by the [2 nd Cir.] decision, the rule should be considered suspended," it developed the following policy: "all permits for Phase II facilities should include conditions under section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act developed on a Best Professional Judgment basis." See 40 C.F .R. § 401. (EPA implementation memo).As noted, the Phase II rule was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2009, the high court held that the Agency may consider cost-benefit analysis in choosing among regulatory options, but did not hold that the Agency must consider it. According to certain industry predictions, EPA has signaled concerns with using a cost-benefit analysis. (NERC, 2010 Special Reliability Scenario Assessment.

Resource Adequacy Impacts of Potential US Environmental Regulations, October 20,10, at 57)EPA's new rulemaking is expected to set significant new national technology-based performance standards to minimize AEI. Current industry predictions expect EPA to favor performance commensurate with cooling towers. (NERC at 57) This regulatory process (combined for phases II and III) is anticipated quite soon -a revised draft rule is expected by February 2011 and a final rule by July 2012. DRN also notes with interest a recent news report that NJDEP and NYDEC "have begun forcing scores of their largest water users to either retrofit their plants with modern cooling systems which won't kill billions of fish annually or cease operating." Oyster Creek decision shows focus is on cooling systems, New Jersey Newsroom, 3 December 13, 2010 at http://iww.neiwierseynewsroom.com/scieiice-updates/ovstcr-creek-decision-shows-focus-is-on-cool ing-systems.

The NRC DSEIS does not call for compliance with the Clean Water Act as it relates to best technology available, and even fails to acknowledge the significant environmental impact occurring in the absence of this technology.

Every year the Salem Nuclear Generating Station kills over 3 billion Delaware River fish including: , Over 59 million Blueback Herring/ Over 77 million Weakfish/ Over 134 million Atlantic Croaker/ Over 412 million White Perch/ Over 448 million Striped Bass V Over 2 billion Bay Anchovy The Salem facility is already clearly having a significant environmental impact on the Estuary, and another twenty years of this destruction will lead to further significant impacts.Adequacy of Public Involvement DRN objects to having been given less than 60 days to comment on this complex document, in particular in the midst of the holiday season. It is unreasonable that public review of the DSEIS should be forced into a compressed time window and it is unclear why NRC has taken this approach.Age of GEIS NRC Staff uses a 1996 License Renewal Generic Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437

("GEIS").

However, the GEIS is inadequate because it is more than 10 years old.The National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") requires that federal agencies take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts of a proposed action. This includes assessing "significant new circumstances or information relevant to the environmental concerns that bear on the proposed action or its impacts." To facilitate this process, NEPA requires a GEIS to be updated 4 every 10 years. 10 C.F.R. Part 51, Subpart A, Appendix B. Moreover, evidence exists of material changes affecting the baseline environment since the GEIS was written, including heightened risks of terrorism, the failure of a permanent nuclear waste disposal solution, changes in population density, and progress in the viability of renewable energy technologies.

Accordingly, the GEIS is no longer adequate to dispose of such issues, and they must be specifically assessed in the environmental review process for Salem and Hope Creek.The Collective Effects of Impingement and Entrainment are not Small The DSEIS concludes that "impacts to fish and shellfish from the collective effects of entrainment, impingement and heat shock at Salem during the renewal term would be SMALL." DSEIS 4-46. This is completely unsupportable position.

As a starting point, NMFS has gone on record that: Evidence suggests that northeast coast estuaries have lost much of their rich former fishery productivity because of habitat degradation or loss, but lack of absolute species abundance data for early historical periods prior to significant human disturbances makes this conclusion somewhat inferential.

Yet the linkage is supported by strong evidence, particularly that stock sizes for most estuarine dependent fishery resources under the jurisdiction of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, New England or Mid-Atlantic Management Councils, or the states of New York and New Jersey fishery management agencies, are not currently over fished, but fall below historic levels (NEFMC 1998; ASMFC 2005). This observation suggests that the Hudson River's ability to support and produce living aquatic organisms has been compromised over the years by lost habitat quality and quantity as humans have dredged, filled, and withdrawn river water for a myriad of uses, resulting in conflicts of use with fishery resources.

Oct. 12, 2010 Letter from NMFS (Colosi) to NRC at 3-4. The DSEIS relies heavily on industry-provided data to evaluate effects of impingement and entrainment.

However, the DSEIS concedes that its analysis is flawed, "due to the differences in methods used during the more than 30 years since Salem Unit 1 began commercial operation in 1978, it is difficult to compare impingement estimates across studies." DSEIS at 4-28. Additionally, study results reported in the GEIS are decades old, with the most recent information collected in 1990. This was 5 identified as a concern by NMFS in a 2010 letter to NRC regarding another facility in the Northeast, noting, "This concerns us on two counts: 1) the data may not accurately depict contemporary habitat usage of the [mid-Hudson region] by fishes, invertebrates, and other aquatic life, and 2) the project proponents have not evaluated the effectiveness of adaptive measures that have been implemented since the original [agreement]

was put into place." NMFS letter at 6.The Draft SEIS fails to consider EPA's 2004 report entitled "Regional Analysis Document for the Final Section 316(b) Phase II Existing Facilities Rule." The report detailed EPA's section 316(b) Phase II benefits analysis and study results. This critical information is missing from the NRC analysis and provides evidence and data challenging the DSEIS's finding that "the Staff concludes that impacts to fish and shellfish from the collective effects of entrainment, impingement and heat shock at Salem during the renewal term would be SMALL." DSEIS 4-46.EPA itself has acknowledged significant impacts from once-through cooling. EPA has determined that operation of industrial scale cooling water intakes results in a wide spectrum of undesirable and unacceptable adverse effects on aquatic resources including entrainment and impingement; disrupting the food chain; and losses to aquatic populations that may result in reductions in biological diversity or other undesirable effects on ecosystem structure or function.See, 66 Federal Register 65,256, 65,292 (December 18, 2001), 69 Federal Register 41,576, 41,586 (July 9, 2004); NMFS letter at 4.Expert federal agency NMFS has also explicitly identified significant impacts from intake structures that are ignored in the DSEIS for Salem. According to NMFS' assessment of the DSEIS for another Northeastern facility: 6 The intake impacts for once-through cooling systems largely surround physical habitat loss associated with construction of the intakes themselves as well as the inability of aquatic species from being successfully able to use habitat within the volumes of water withdrawn from the source supply. These impacts may include changing particular ecological features such as local hydrological patterns as suggested in the foregoing section, but the preponderance of the impacts usually are associated with organism impingement and entrainment.

Impingement impacts tend to accrue to larger species and life stages that cannot pass through the impingement screens nor avoid the intake current, but become trapped on cooling water screens and sometimes cannot escape before suffering exhaustion, injury or even mortality.

Unlike impingement impacts, which tend to exhibit some selective characteristics in that they largely accrue to larger taxa or more mature life stages, entrainment of organisms into the cooling water source stream are relatively indiscriminate and may adversely affect any organism that fits through the screens and cannot counter the suction force of the intake. While the review material indicate that the IP2 and IP3 cooling systems have been retrofitted with dual-speed and variable-flow pumps in order that intake flows can be regulated to some degree to provide some level of mitigation or protection, we note that the dGEIS also indicates that using planned seasonal outages or maximum pump speeds does not eliminate the losses of fishes and other organisms to entrainment.

Regarding these collective intake impact matters, NMFS disagrees with the NRCs approach to presenting and analyzing the impingement and entrainment data. We particularly dispute the NRCs decision to attempt correlating overall population level trends with operation of the Indian Point nuclear generating facilities.

First of all, analyzing the data over the entire range of a species instead of a more meaningful population segment does not follow the spirit of the National Environmental Policy Act nor the implementing regulations for EFH in the MSA because it ignores real and obvious impacts that could adversely affect a local stock.It is rare for the preponderance of a particular species be extirpated unless it already is endangered or threatened, but it certainly is quite plausible that a more local segment of an otherwise healthy population could be effectively decimated in an acute event or after years of suffering chronic or cumulative impacts. Thus, when considering the impacts of cooling water withdrawal on more local stock contributions emanating from the Hudson River and potentially recruiting to a greatly dispersed coastal fishery, the effects of cooling withdrawal even from a limited portion of the total available habitat'(as it is construed in the dGEIS) could be quite profound.

Finally, we are critical of this type of data transformation because it also has great potential for creating undesirable artifacts because it assumes all fishery habitats, regardless of their geographic location, size, and ecological condition, are equally valuable to the living resources that they support. The scientific literature is replete with studies that organisms do not use habitats uniformly over their ranges, and this observation is borne out in our own status and trends data that.7 have been used to select closed areas or to make similar resource management decisions for certain federally managed fishery resources.

NMFS letter at 6-7.Specific to this site, NJDEP reviewed PSEG data as part of its state permit application in 2006. NJDEP's expert (ESSA) found that PSEG's assertions were not credible and were not backed by the data and studies PSEG had presented.

According to the ESSA report, PSEG"underestimated biomass lost from the ecosystem by perhaps greater than 2-fold." (ESSA report p. xi) And "... the actual total biomass of fish lost to the ecosystem

... is at least 2.2 times greater than that listed" by PSEG. (ESSA Report p. 75)ESSA Technologies' 154 page review of PSEG's permit application documented ongoing problems with PSEG's assertions and findings including bias, misleading conclusions, data gaps, inaccuracies, and misrepresentations of their findings and damage. Some examples of ESSA's findings:/ With regards to fisheries data and population trends, ESSA said "The conclusions of the analyses generally overextend the data or results." (p. ix), PSEG "underestimates biomass lost from the ecosystem by perhaps greater than 2-fold." (p. xi) "... the actual total biomass of fish lost to the ecosystem

... is at least 2.2 times greater than that listed in the Application." (p. 75)V' "Incons istency in the use of terminology, poorly defined terms, and a tendency to draw conclusions that are not supported by the information presented detract from the rigor of this section and raises skepticism about the results. In particular, there is a tendency to draw subjective and unsupported conclusions about the importance of Salem's impact on RIS finfish species." (p. 77)Referring to PSEG's discussion and presentation of entrainment mortality rates ESSA found PSEG's "discussion in this section of the Application to be misleading." (p. 13) The NRC's DSEIS fails to take this analysis into account.In concluding Section 4.5.6 of the DSEIS, NRC names several potential mitigation options, but neither arrives at the specific conclusions that the units should be retrofitted with 8 closed-cycle cooling systems, nor selects particular alternatives that they would recommend in lieu of closed-cycle cooling.Moreover, NRC unfairly minimizes its role, and stresses NJDEP's responsibility to issue permits and impose mitigation requirements.

This is completely separate from an analysis of environmental impacts for purposes of NEPA and should not prevent NRC from undertaking a full and fair analysis of the impacts.Atlantic Sturgeon impacts On October 6, 2010, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule to list five distinct population segments (DPS) of the Atlantic sturgeon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In recognition of the many threats to riverine habitat, including dredging, filling, and degraded water quality, facing Atlantic sturgeon in the Hudson and Delaware Rivers, NMFS proposed to list a DPS consisting of these populations, the New York Bight (NYB) DPS, as endangered.

See, 75 Fed. Reg. 61,872 at 61,881(Oct.

6, 2010). We also note with alarm that the Delaware River population of Atlantic sturgeon is more precariously poised than the Hudson River population, according to research on the record. According to the Delaware River State of the Basin Report, 2008, which is based on science collected in the region, the status of the Atlantic Sturgeon is considered "poor and getting worse" with numbers "estimated to be less than 1,000 and probably less than 100 across the Estuary." Furthermore, there is scientific evidence that the Delaware River is home to a genetically unique population of Atlantic Sturgeon, and that this small but distinct population is currently reproducing.

That the Delaware River population is not only genetically unique but also may have a population of fewer than 100 fish makes protection of this portion of the NYB DPS a critical priority.9 This change in status means that a critical piece of information is missing from the DSEIS, and must be evaluated prior to NRC's. issuance of a final SEIS. A lack of sufficient data relating to impingement, entrainment and thermal impacts of Salem on Atlantic sturgeon in the vicinity of Salem leads to an at best incomplete and at worst erroneous determination regarding the environmental impact of relicensing on this critical species. Given the impending designation of the Atlantic sturgeon NYB as endangered, NRC Staff s thinly supported assessment and indefinite conclusions are insufficient for purposes of meeting the obligations of NEPA. Thus, the DSEIS should consider and incorporate all relevant information contained in the Proposed Listing prior to reaching any final conclusions related to the impacts of license renewal of Salem on endangered aquatic resources.

Mitigation at Salem In an effort to mitigate its significant impact on the Estuary, in 1996, NJDEP issued a NPDES permit with special conditions including a wetland restoration and enhancement program, fish ladder project and biological monitoring program. PSEG is required to engage in the wetland initiative until 2012. in New Jersey and 2013 for Delaware wetlands.

The purpose of the restoration program was to enhance the production of fish in the Estuary in an effort to offset losses of fish associated with entrainment and impingement at the cooling water intake structure.

In other words, to mitigate the harms caused by once-through cooling.However, P SEG's wetlands restoration experiment fails to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The experiment has resulted in over 22,000 pounds of herbicide to be dumped over valuable wetland resources.

PSEG has failed to demonstrate that this experiment provides any environmental benefit -The fact remains that there has been no demonstrated increase in abundance values in representative important fish species. And importantly, PSEG has not 10 shown that the wetlands will sustain themselves once the herbicide treatment has ended. This mitigation project is a clear failure, and in no way offsets the cost of the millions of fish lost each year as a result of the PSEG's failure to install a closed cooling system.DRN commissioned a 2003 study that reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the wetland restoration project in increasing fish production

-based on the success of the established plant community, plant densities, invasion by phragmities and other invasive species, utilization of marshes by fish, and the potential for the marshes to increase fish populations in the Estuary.(CEA study at 2).With regard to wetland restoration efforts, the DRN study concluded that although some phragmities reductions were achieved, the sustainability of that reduction was dependent on annual herbicide treatment, and the true success of the program could not be determined until herbicide treatment and marsh manipulation efforts such as burning were discontinued. (CEA study at 24 -25.)With regard to fish response, the study did not support the assertion thatphragmities eradication was resulting in increased utilization of the sites and increased fish production.(CEA study at 39.)For 20 years, PSEG has claimed that the exorbitant costs of conversion make an untenable option. The NJDEP has accordingly allowed PSEG to rely on mitigation practices in order to counter the negative effects of the continued operation of their cooling system on the fish. Since 1993, the DRN has addressed several concerns with the mitigation practices proposed by the PSEG including real data showing that the restoration plans are not working. Whereas, the 2009 Supreme Court decision in Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc. held that the cost-benefit analysis was an appropriate in determining the best available technology for cooling methods, it 11 has not overturned a previous 2007 decision, in which determined that after-the fact restoration measures are not appropriate for addressing the environmental impacts highlighted by §316 (b).This means that, going forward, the failed Restoration measures at Salem should not "count" as valid means of minimizing Adverse Environmental Impact for purposes of 316(b), and should not be considered a positive environmental impact for purposes of NEPA.DRN urges NRC to review the many flawed analyses and conclusions in the DSEIS prior to issuing a final SEIS. Thank you for your consideration of these comments.Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Koniers Brown Director of Strategic Initiatives Appendices:

A -October 12, 2010 letter from NMFS to NRC.B -Carpenter Environmental Associates, Inc., Evaluation of Special Conditions Contained in Salem Nuclear Generating Station NJPDES Permit to Restore Wetlands, Install Fish Ladders, and Increase Biological Abundance Within the Delaware Estuary, December 3, 2003.12

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  • NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NORTHEAST REGION'. # 55 Great Republic Drive'1res of Gloucester, MA 01930-2276 Mr. Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal OCT 1 2 2010 Office of Nuclear Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. David J. Wrona, Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re: Indian Point Generating Unit Nos. 2 & 3 License Renewal;Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-268;. Essential Fish Habitat Consultation

Dear Messrs. Holian and Wrona:

The National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] has reviewed the essential fish habitat [EFH] assessment and supplemental information provided within the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's

[NRC]'Generic Environmental Impacts Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3' [dGEIS], and its attendant appendices.

These documents evaluate the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for Indian Point Energy Center's Units 2 [IP2] and 3 [IP3] for a period of twenty years. The documents include a brief description and analysis of adverse effects to a variety of diadromous and estuary-dependent fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates, as well as EFH that is designated in the immediate project vicinity.

We will elaborate on the affected resources and our concerns regarding continued operations at IP2 and IP3 under present conditions in subsequent sections of this letter. However, upon our review of the available information, NMFS does not reach all of the same conclusions as the NRC with respect to adverse effects that relicensing IP2 and IP3 would have on fishery resources and their habitats.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments at this time in accordance with Mr. Wrona's letter of 21 September 2010.The current licenses for the two Indian Point nuclear generation facilities are due to expire in 2013>and 2015, respectively.

Because IP2 and IP3 withdraw and discharge water into the Hudson River, a navigable surface water body, their operations are subject to Clean Water Act oversight.

In New York, this oversight is administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which issues Clean Water Act §401 Water Quality Certificate

[WQC] decisions under its State Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System [SPDES] program. The New York State Department of State also has a bearing on these proceedings in that it is responsible for any decisions relating to the consistency of the proposed action with the state's Coastal Management Program. Entergy Corporation

[Entergy], the current owner-operator of the Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] generating units, has made application for the necessary state and federal authorizations and has requested that they are issued to run concurrently.

Since these state actions may effect EFH, the NMFS is invoking its option to share our comments and recommendations to the involved state agencies on their activities.

as provided by the EFH implementing regulations.

We do so here by including them in the service list for this correspondence.

The dGEIS and EFH assessment prepared by the NRC evaluate the proposed action of the license renewal for IP2 and IP3 and form the base documentation for consultation between NRC and the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]. The authorities under which we engage in consultation include the ,

NRC's environmental protection regulations in Title 10, Part 51 i "Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions", of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 51), which implement the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA); the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), the Endange'red Species Act (ESA), and the requirements of our EFH regulation at 50 CFR 600.905 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), which mandates the preparation of EFH assessments and generally outlines each agency's obligations in this consultation procedure.

The comments provided in this letter pertain to the FWCA and MSFCMA coordination issues that are part of your NEPA and relicensing processes*)

To summarize briefly, these documents acknowledge that operating once-through cooling systems at Indian Point has resulted in adverse environmental impacts, yet both documents nonetheless conclude with NRC's preliminary determination that the adverse effects associated with license renewal would have only minimal impacts on both living aquatic resources themselves and on EFH designated for federally managed species in the immediate Indian Point area. NRC's analysis of impacts relies upon comparing near field impacts that would occur in the immediate project vicinity versus all EFH designated for a particular species. We frame the issue differently, and instead consider both the adverse effects to the local fishery stocks emanating from the Hudson and the unusually high potential capacity of the mid-Hudson for recruitment of estuary-dependent fishes and production of forage species as important defining issues that lead us to a different conclusion.

Project

Background:

The Indian Point Energy Center [Indian Point] is a three-unit power station located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Village of Buchannan, Town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. Only two of the generating units are operating.

IndianPoint Unit 1 was permanently shut down in 1974 because the emergency core cooling system did not meet regulatory requirements and therefore posed an unacceptable public risk; IP2 and IP3 continue to operate and are the subjects of upcoming license renewals requested by Entergy. Indian Point has a long presence in-the Hudson and is one of the facilities included in the 'Hudson River Settlement Agreement'

[HRSA] agreed among the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency and five New York electric utility companies in a controversy regarding coastal habitat and water uses, fish kills and ecological damage in the Mid-Hudson region.Under the HRSA, the power plant owners and operators made several concessions to stakeholders representing various environmental interests in exchange for them agreeing to withhold imminent pursuit of forced installation of closed-cycle cooling at Indian Point and several other once-through cooled power plants in the mid-Hudson region. In particular, Consolidated Edison abandoned its plans for developing a major pumped storage [hydroelectric]

facility at Storm King Mountain, and the various plant operators agreed to collect data and analyze impacts their facilities were having on living aquatic resources for a period of ten years. Subsequent modifications to the HRSA extended the study period by another decade and have allowed these plants to continue withdrawing about a trillion gallons of river water or more per year. Total river water consumption.

is dependent upon how many days each plant is operating annually and at what output level. Scheduled outages at Indian Point and more sporadic operation of the fossil fueled plants are all determining factors in terms of the actual water consumption levels at any given time.The biological and ecological effects of these withdrawals are somewhat seasonal in that they reflect the biomass and species assemblage present at the time that the water withdrawals are taking place. The extended study period included implementing a variety of measures that partially mitigated for impingement and entrainment impacts, but these individually and cumulatively did not achieve the level of impact reduction that would result from installing closed cycle cooling at Indian Point.The Indian Point generating units alone consume about 2.5 billion gallons of water per day for their pressurized-water reactors.

To meet this need, Indian Point relies upon the Hudson River as a cooling water source and heat sink. Water is withdrawn directly from the-river through batteries of seven intake ESA issues have been coordinated in consultation with our counterparts in the Northeast Regional Office's Protected Resources Division and we do not address them here.2 bays into each generating unit and distributed to once-through condensers and auxiliary cooling systems.Cooling water is drawn into the plants by variable-or dual-speed pumps. As it first enters, the withdrawn water is skimmed of floating debris and subsequently passed over modified, vertical Ristroph traveling screens designed to protect aquatic life by retaining water and minimizing vortex stress. These modified screens attempt to reduce, but do not eliminate, impingement mortality.

A high pressure spray-wash system removes debris from the front of the traveling screen mechanism and a low pressure spray-wash system flushes impinged fishes off the screen and into a sluice system that returns them to-the Hudson River.Under the HRSA, the former owners of Indian Point conducted impingement monitoring between 1975 and 1990 using a variety of techniques; however, neither the previous nor the current owner-operators have performed validation studies to evaluate the actual performance of the modified traveling screens.The EFH assessment Table 6 contains impingement data for IP2 and IP3 collected between 1981 and 1990. Revised data populating this table were provided to the NRC in December, 2009. Upon NMFS'request, these data were provided for our use on October 01, 2010 and were used in our review.Entrained organisms are not removed from the cooling water stream and instead are carried into and through the plants' cooling systems, as they are first collected by the circulating pumps, and subsequently passed through the plant intakes into the condenser tubes used to cool the turbine exhaust steam. Within the condensers, the organisms are subjected to mechanical damage and shear stress, thermal shock, and exposure to chlorine, industrial chemicals and biocide residues.

Both the entrained organisms and heated effluent streams then exit the generating plant and are returned to the Hudson River through a shared discharge channel. According to the dGEIS, the prior Indian Point owner-operators periodically conducted entrainment loss studies for IP2 and IP3 since the early 1970s. The most recent data of this nature reported in the dGEIS are from 1990.Environmental Setting: The Hudson River Estuary supports an unusually large and diverse assemblage of fish and shellfish, and has long been recognized as a valuable national and regional resource.

That is in part because the Hudson makes large contributions not only to local aquatic resource communities, but also to coastal and offshore fisheries that are supported by prey and other nutrients emanating from the estuary. Some of these fishery resources are managed by on an inter-state basis by the AtlanticStates Marine Fisheries.Commission

[ASMFC] and others are managed federally pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery.Conservation and Management Act [MSFCMA] or the Endangered Species Act [ESA]. All of these aquatic organisms as well as non-managed species such as forage species and other lower trophic level organisms receive consideration under the federal Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act [FWCA] as NOAA trust resources.

Morethan 200 fish species have been recorded from within the entire Hudson Watershed, and approximately two thirds of these occur in the estuary itself for all or part of their life cycles. More specifically, the Buchanan reach of the Hudson River is a tidally-dominated habitat that serves as a migratory corridor, spawning habitat, and nursery area for an unusually diverse species assemblage of resident or diadromous fishes, crustaceans, shellfish, and many lower trophic level prey items (Smith and Lake 1990). Ambient salinity conditions vary seasonally, and generally tend to lie in the mesohaline or oligohaline ranges. The immediate project reach is within the EFH designations for the Hudson-Raritan estuary and is.significant with respect to the resources under the stewardship of the agencies mentioned above. As is true of other estuarine habitats, local temperature and salinity regimes, water depth, bottom type, sediment load and current velocities all influence the distribution and function of aquatic communities.

Evidence suggests that northeast coast estuaries have lost muchof their rich former fishery productivity because of habitat degradation or loss, but lack of absolute species abundance data for early' historical periods prior to'significant human disturbances makes this conclusion somewhat inferential.

Yet the linkage is supported by strong evidence, particularly that stock sizes for most estuarine dependent fishery resources under the jurisdiction of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, New England or Mid-3 Atlantic Management Councils, or the states of New York and New Jersey fishery management agencies, are not currently over fished, but fall below historic levels (NEFMC 1998; ASMFC 2005). This observation suggests that the Hudson River's ability to support and produce living aquatic organisms has been compromised over the years by lost habitat quality and quantity as humans have dredged, filled, and withdrawn river water for a myriad of uses, resulting in conflicts of use with fishery resources.

2 As described above in the Project Background section of this letter, water withdrawals for once-through cooling systems that serve the mid-Hudson power plants has been a major conflict of use that has gone unresolved for decades. A total of five units remain in operation in the mid-Hudson:

IP2, IP3, Bowline Point, Danskammer, and Roseton Generating Stations.

All of these plants use one-through cooling *systems. In the interim since the most recent relicensing was completed for the Indian Point plants, most fish species have experienced declines, and essential fish habitat [EFH] has been designated in order to better manage adverse anthropogenic effects on fisheries.

For the immediate Indian Point area, designated EFH includes acreage that produces organisms that are under direct federal stewardship as well as prey items for species further downriver and offshore.

The Hudson River is an important regional source for both harvested stocks and prey, so reductions in its productivity are of great significance to fishery ecology and fishery management.

Given the immense natural productive potential of the Hudson River Estuary, and taking into consideration the staggering numbers of organisms that are lost directly, indirectly and cumulatively through continued operation of electric generating stations that continue to use once-through cooling technology in the Mid-Hudson reach, 3 the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS] suggests that the current Indian Point relicensing process is an appropriate and opportune time to apply the Clean Water Act § 316(a) and 316 (b) provisions regarding large power generation facilities.

We note that the Indian Point generating units comfortably fit under the criteria for being required to ensure that the location, design, construction, and capacity for cooling water intake structures reflect the best technology available[BAT] to protect aquatic.organisms from being killed or injured by impingement cr entrainment.

We provide further rationale for this conclusion in the following sections of this !etter.General Comments on NRCs Exposition of Environmental Impacts of Operation in the dGEIS: Nuclear power plant system operation may create a number of habitat disturbances that range from minor* to major risk to aquatic resources.

The evaluation of these impacts would have been enhanced by a more expanded discussion rather than being distilled to a series of summaries on pp. 4-3 to 4-6. These bullets address topics related to a variety of predominantly physical impacts that the NRC dismisses based upon prior experience at other nuclear plants or on the basis of information presented elsewhere in the EIS. We suggest that the NRC reconsider their evaluation before the GElS and supplement is finalized.

Several of these bullets mention subjects which have a potential bearing on EFH and other aquatic resources of concern, and some modifications would demonstrate adequate support for its conclusions.

For instance, on page 4-3, the NRC considers altered currents at intake and discharge structures and finds: "Altered current patterns have not been found to be a problem at operating nuclear power plants and are not expected to be a problem during the license renewal term".2 We note that the U.S. EPA generally has determined that operation of industrial scale cooling water intakes results in a wide spectrum of undesirable and unacceptable adverse effects on aquatic resources including entrainment and impingement; disrupting the food chain; and losses to aquatic populations that may result. in reductions in biological diversity or other undesirable effects on ecosystem structure or function.

See 66 Federal Register 65,256, 65,292 (December 18, 2001), 69 Federal Register 41,576, 41,586 (July 9, 2004). In addition, 3 Described in NYSDEC's April 2, 2010 denial of Entergy's water quality certificate and also in the NRC's Supplement 38 to the generic Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed re-licenseing of IP2 and IP3 4 Given the large volumes of water consumed at Indian Point each day and the relatively narrow configuration of the Hudson River at the project reach, it seems plausible that under full operation, the plant could induce noticeable changes in the current regime or perhaps induce changes in the local erosion and accretion rates that have unintended adverse effects such as losses of submerged aquatic vegetation, chronic disturbances that discourage settlement of tiny prey items, and similar effects.Although NRC regulations do not compel the project proponents to provide plume modeling or field studies, our EFH regulations compel us to assume the worst case scenario that the effluent is creating a barrier to migrating fishes and other .unacceptable environmental conditions that would adversely affect the amount and quality of available EFH. We understand that the plant operators have been using various measures to partially mitigate for these effects, but the lack of a detailed study that 1) evaluates the impacts of once-through cooling at Indian Point and the three other generating units and 2) clearly demonstrates that the measures they have been implementing are functionally equivalent to the installation of closed-cycle cooling leaves their position on the Clean Water Act § 316(a) and 316 (b)provisions as unsupported assertions.

After several extensions of the HRSA, the situation remains fundamentally unchanged with regard to fish stocks and the plants are potential triggers for lost EFH in the form of direct habitat loss compounded by lost productivity in designated EFH.There is similar concern in the statements for many of the other bullets in this section of the dGEIS, notably as regards the potential release of chemical or thermal pollution

[and attendant adverse impacts to fishery resoUrce movements, etc.]; entrainment of phytoplankton and zooplankton; induction of low dissolved oxygen; and other line items that would reduce the quality and quantity of designated EFH as described in the implementing regulations for the MSFCMA. As such; it is difficult for us to dismiss these topics so easily as problems that could be thoroughly assessed in our overall FWCA and .EFH coordination.

Along these same lines, existing entrainment study results from IP2 and IP3 collected from 1981-1987 do not seem to include hard data or discussion of the entrainment implications for fish. eggs and larvae, copepods and other invertebrate prey items that are described clearly as prey in the EFH vignettes included for red hake, winter flounder, windowpane, bluefish and Atlantic butterfish.

While Section H.1.2 of the dGEIS and its corresponding subsections do provide a short discussion of entrainment, and even casually observe that a wide variety of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and early life stages of fish and shellfish are vulnerable to becoming drawn into the generating plants via the cooling water stream, the review documents do not provide a thorough analysis of impacts to EFH with respect to-their operations.

Losses of this nature would have at least indirect and cumulative adverse effects on EFH not just in the mid-Hudson region, but extending into the marine portions of the coastai zone.Coincidentally, the discussion noted in the foregoing paragraph touches upon the controversial nature of how different stakeholders view entrainment survival, which has' a bearing on how a disagreement like the Hudson River power plant example can take deep root, intensify and perpetuate.

For entrainment, the NRC documents note a-wide range of perceptions on how different stakeholders view the potential for entrainment survival.

As.these documents suggest, the most conservative estimates consider entrainment 100% fatal, while some of the power companies suggest that some species or life stages could fare considerably better based upon 96-hour survival studies. The NRC correctly acknowledges in the dGEIS that the latter studies do not take into account indirect losses that arise to organisms becoming injured, disoriented or less able to forage in the event that they are fortunate enough to survive entrainment initially, and conclude for the purposes of their assessment that such losses are unknown.Consequently, NMFS does not see justification in the gDEIS to support a conclusionthat impingement.

effects are not significant, or that any mitigation attempted to date has been as effective as the BAT for industrial scale operations, namely, closed-cycle cooling. This calls into question any progress claimed to have been. made in implementing the HRSA in part because it gives the appearance that the various indian Point operators did not follow through completely on their commitments under the HRSA.Moreover, it appears the operators are content to continue under the status quo without demonstrating that their mitigation to date has been functionally equivalent to best. available.technology as required under CWA §316(b).5 NRCs Evaluation of Impacts on Aquatic Resources from Operation of the Cooling Water Intake: The intake impacts for once-through cooling systems largely surround physical habitat loss associated with construction of the intakes themselves as well as the inability of aquatic species from being successfully able to use habitat within the volumes of water withdrawn from the source supply. These impacts may include changing particular ecological features such as local hydrological patterns as suggested in the foregoing section, but the preponderance of the impacts usually are associated with organism impingement and entrainment.

Impingement impacts tend to accrue to larger species and life stages that cannot pass through the impingement screens nor avoid the intake current, but become trapped on cooling water screens and sometimes cannot escape before suffering exhaustion, injury or. even mortality.

For the subject re-licensing proposal, we note that the most recent study results reported in the dGEIS and EFH assessment are decades old, with the most recent information collected in 1990. This fact concerns us on two counts: 1) the data may not accurately depict contemporary habitat usage of the mid-Hudson region by fishes, invertebrates, and other aquatic life, and 2) the project proponents have not evaluated the effectiveness of adaptive measures that have been implemented since the original HRSA was put into place. For instance; installation of the modified Ristroph traveling screens as a means of addressing some of the impacts associated with impingement injury and mortality was predicated on assumptions made in a limited pilot study. The review materials suggest that the actual performance of this gear has not been demonstrated in situ. This is an important consideration because gear does not always perform the same in the field as it does in a laboratory setting and its effectiveness can vary based upon the living aquatic. resource assemblages it encounters in different geographic settings.

Thus, we are left without empirical data to estimate the effectiveness of installing the modified screens and other mitigation measures against closed-cycle cooling. While the new gear may or may not have improved a less than ideal situation, neither NRC nor Entergy can definitively state how effectively the new screen designs are performing as a means of justifying an additional license renewal that permits continued use of once-through cooling in a potential license renewal.Unlike impingement impacts, which tend to exhibit some selectivecharacteristics in that they largely accrue to larger taxa or more mature life stages, entrainment of organisms into the cooling water source.:-: stream are relative!y indiscriminate and may adversely affect any organism that fits through the screens and cannot counter the suction force of the intake. While the review material indicate that the IP2 and IP3 cooling systems have been retrofitted with dual-speed and variable-flow pumps in order that intake flows can be regulated to some degree to provide some level of mitigation or protection, we note that the dGEIS also indicates that using planned seasonal outages or maximum pump speeds does not eliminate* the losses of fishes and other organisms to entrainment.

Regarding these collective intake impact matters, NMFS disagrees with the NRCs approach to presenting

  • and analyzing the impingement and entrainment data. We particularly dispute the NRCs decision to attempt correlating overall population level trends with operation of the Indian Point nuclear generating facilities.

First of all, analyzing the data over the entire range of a species instead of a more meaningful population segment does not follow the spirit of the National Environmental Policy Act nor the implementing regulations for EFH in the MSA because it ignores real and obvious impacts that could adversely affect a local stock. It is rare for the preponderance of a particular species be extirpated unless it already is endangered or threatened, but it certainly is quite plausible that a more local segment of an otherwise healthy population could be effectively decimated in an acute event or after years of suffering chronic or cumulative impacts. Thus; when considering the impacts of cooling water withdrawal on more local stock contributions emanating from the Hudson River and potentially recruiting to a greatly dispersed coastal fishery, the effects of cooling withdrawal even from a limited portion of the total available habitat' (as it is construed in the dGEIS) could be quite profound.

Finally, we are critical of this type of data transformation because it also has great potential for.creating undesirable artifacts because it assumes all fishery habitats, regardless of their geographic location, size, and ecological condition, are equally valuable to the livingresources that they support. The scientific literature is replete with studies that organisms do not use habitats uniformly over their ranges, and this observation is borne out in our 6

."1. ::' T. : own status and trends data that have been used to select closed areas or to make similar resource management decisions for certain federally managed fishery resources.

In concluding Section 4.1.5 of the dGEIS, upon which the NRC relies to support its overall EFH conclusions, the NRC posits that "impingement and entrainment from the operation of IP2 and IP3 are likely to have an adverse effect on aquatic ecosystems in the lower Hudson River during the period of extended operation", and goes so far as to name several potential mitigation options, but neither arrives at the specific conclusions that the units should be retrofitted with closed-cycle cooling systems, nor.selects particular alternatives that they would recommend in lieu of closed-cycle cooling.NRCs Evaluation of Impacts on Aquatic Resources from Operation of the Cooling Water Discharge:

As disclosed in the dGEIS,the discharge of heated waterinto the Hudson River can manifest a variety of lethal and sublethal effects on aquatic life, influence local ecological conditions, and create barriers to fish migrations.

Direct effects tend to be thought of as mortalities that occur when an individual is exposed to conditions beyond their upper thermal tolerance limits. Indirect effects can result in changes to reproductive behaviors, changes in growth rate or survival of young, blocking migratory movements, altered predator-prey relationships, and similar community level disruptions.

Oversight of these matters is regulated under a SPDES permit, which imposes effluent limitations,monitoring requirements, and other conditions, to ensure that all discharges are in compliance with New York state code and the CWA. The most recent SPDES permit sets a maximum discharge temperature of 110°F, and limits.daily average discharge temperatures not to exceed 93.20F for a set number of days from mid-April through June.These terms have changed over a series of four consent orders since the original SPDES was let.The NRC bases its evaluation of thermal effects on the status of the SPDES permits for Indian Point.According to the applicant's assessment, IP2 and IP3 are in compliance with terms of a SPDES permit issued by the State of New York as well as further mitigation required under the fourth HRSA consent order. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), which maintains regulatory oversight over this arrangement, concludes that under certain circumstances, modeling-, demonstrates that discharges from the operating units at Indian Point allow greater than the four degree-(F.) over ambient temperature limit, or a maximum of 83 0 F, whichever is less, in certain estuary cross*sections specified under New York State regulations.

These matters have been, and remain, in dispute among the plant operators and the NYSDEC, culminating in the state denying a water quality certificate in April, 2010. An ongoing proceeding with the DEC has not resolved the problem, and the NRC notes in the dGEIS that the matter may not be concluded before the NRC issues its final SEIS: The lack of a thermal study proposed by the NYSDEC or an alternative proposed by the applicant leaves the NRC in the position of having to use existing information to determine the appropriate therma! impact.This resulted in their finding that cohtinued operations with once-through cooling and various mitigation measures would have a small to moderate effect, depending.

on the extent or magnitude of the plume, the sensitivity of aquatic life stages that were present, and related criteria.

In addition to thermal discharges, the NRC considered the potential for plant operations resultingin other impacts to aquatic resources, and* concluded that impingement and entrainment are likely to .have adverse effects. The significance and extent of these impacts remain in dispute among the involved parties. The project proponents hold that existing operations adequately mitigate impingement and entrainment effects because dual- and variable-speed pumps as well as modified Ristroph were installed at IP2 and IP3, but the efficacy of these and related measures has not been verified by studies. The NYSDEC disagrees with their position, and has concluded that closed cycle cooling is the BAT to address the Hudson. River utilities' impacts to aquatic resources.

The NRC considered several additional mitigation options'and determined that wedgewire screening systems are not feasible; and marine life exclusion systems and/or behaviorai deterrents potentially would require further study.7 We realize that the ongoing dispute between the plant operator and the State have hampered the NRC's ability to present a full analysis of additional mitigation options available for the existing cooling system, and its potential utility for conserving or protecting EFH functions and values. Nevertheless, we maintain that our analysis of the severity of the project impacts on NOAA trust resources is compelling, and that our conservation recommendations are necessary and appropriate to address the project impacts.Essential Fish Habitat Comments: Eight federally managed.species with EFH designations within the mixing zone of the Hudson River estuary were identified in the NRCs EFH assessment.

Of these, according to NRCs assessment, "there may be adverse individual or cumulative impacts on EFH in the project area for red hake larvae, winter flounder larvae, windowpane juveniles and adults, bluefish juveniles, and Atlantic butterfish juveniles and adults". However, the NRC went on to say in its preliminary EFH determination that they were of the opinion that none of these impacts would rise to a level of concern because "the proportion of EFH affected by IP2 and IP3 is small compared to EFH for the total managed stock". The NRC also proposed that continued operations of the open-cycle cooling systems for.these units could continue in a renewed license scenario provided that appropriate mitigation measures were implemented to reduce thermal effluent as well as entrainment and impingement effects.While the review materials include examples of measures that have been (or could be) implemented to reduce mortalities, it neither advocates a particular approach nor evaluates the effectiveness of those measures for protecting and conserving designated EFH or other fishery resource uses. We also note that because the EFH evaluation relies on comparing the immediate project waterfront against the total EFH designated coastally for selected species and life stages, it does not give adequate consideration to the fact that occupation and use of EFH is not uniform. The EFH designations are made on the basis of habitat that is supporting particular species and generic life stages, but does not currently discriminate more finely as to how that habitat is used within a designation.

As an example, early juvenile life stages tend to focus on occupation of inshore nurseries and later [but still juvenile]

fishes may be using coastal and offshore EFH that better meet their needs. Thus, we do not consider it appropriate to suggest that EFH for a one or two year old juvenile fish is equally suitable for supporting current young of the year juveniles.

Constraining the analysis of impacts to the immediate Indian Point reach and comparing that information against the habitat available to support the entire population and not the stocks originating from the Hudson River, erroneously creates the setting for not being able to find any impacts to EFH. A more appropriate analysis extends the view of entrainment, impingement and thermal discharge impacts to include the mortalities and reduced productivity of forage species, diadromous species,'

and resident fishes; to assess their impacts on coastal fisheries including species for which EFH is designated downstream; and to discuss how the lost productivity out of the mid-Hudson represents a net reduction in forage opportunities for offshore and downstream resources.

This latter class of impacts is quite relevant in this situation and is not analyzed by the NRCs review materials.

Nonethe!ess, the NRCs EFH assessment concluded thatthere may be adverse individual or cumulative effects of the proposed action on red hake larvae, winter flounder larvae, windowpane juveniles and adults; bluefish juveniles, and Atlantic butterfish juveniles and adults..However, in making this judgment, the NRC did not specify particular impacts of concern in the EFH assessment itself. Extrapolating from the dGEIS, NMFS notes that the primary impacts of concern regarding fishery resources and their habitat generally, and for EFH in particular, that would be associated with -continued operations using an open-ended cooling system would be organism loss and habitat degradation.

We could not enumerate these impacts based upon the materials provided forour review, but note that at over 2 billion gallons of water consumed per day, the amount of prey available to fishes in particular would be significantly diminished through entrainment alone.8

-Fr t, -. 1. , I --While we recognize the impediments associated with lack of newer studies and related information, NMFS does not agree with some of the methods that the NRC used or assumptions that it made in performing its fish impact evaluations.

According to the review materials provided, Operating IP2 and IP3 as they currently are leads to direct impacts to EFH species and their prey in the mid-Hudson region. We also note that the EFH assessment and associated analyses were configured too narrowly to capture the breadth and implications that continued operations would have on living aquatic resources and their habitats both in the mid-Hudson and-to coastal fisheries.

As noted above, we are particularly concerned with the potential for Indian Point operations leading to reduced production or availability of prey, which constitutes an indirect or cumulative adverse effect that diminishes the quality of designated EFH as defined in the MSFCMA. Similarly, it is our opinion that a proper cumulative effects analysis for this situation should have included the adverse effects associated with operations at all of the mid-Hudson power plants that rely on Hudson River water to feed once-through cooling systems. We are not alone in this conviction.

According to the NYDECs Final Draft Fact Sheet NY-0004472, dated November, 2003, regarding Indian Point's Surface Water Renewal Permit Action, "Pursuant to Section 316(b) of the CWA, and 6 NYCRR Section 704.5, the Department has determined that the site-specific best technology available (BTA) to minimize adverse environmental impact of the Indian Point Units 1, 2 and 3 cooling water intake structures is closed-cycle cooling." NMFS agrees with New York that a closed-cycle cooling system would significantly limit the amount of intake flow and thereby reduce impacts associated with especially impingement and entrainment.

It is our opinion that implementing this measure is in the best interest of fishery resources and also is the most appropriate option for meeting our mutual EFH mandates while allowing continued electric generation at IP2 and IP3 in an otherwise sensitive ecological area.Essential Fish Habitat Recommendations:

To minimize the impacts on EFH, pursuant to Section 305(b)(4)(A) of the MDFCMA, NMFS recommends that the following conservation recommendations be adopted in conjunction with the proposed federal action: Implement the-best available practicable technology to mitigate impingement, entrainment, and thermal-impacts. The BAT for Indian Point would be reconfiguring the facilities by replacing the once-through cooling system with a state-of-the-art, closed-cycle design. A closed cycle cooling system would minimize water intake rates and return little to no heated water back into the Hudson River. The reduced water withdrawals and greatly diminished, perhaps even non-existent, plume associated with a closed-cycle cooling system would avoid and minimize what NMFS considers to be highly significant mortalities of billions of aquatic organisms and their attendant impacts to coastal fisheries.

Please note that Secton 305(b)(4)(B) of the MSFCMA requires that the NRC provide NMFS with a detailed written response to the EFH conservation recommendation, including a description of the measures adopted by the NRC for avoiding, mitigating, or offsetting the impact of the project on EFH. In the case of a response that is inconsistent with NMFS' recommendation(s), Section 305(b)(4)(B) o the MSFCMA also indicates that the NRC must explain its reasons for not following the recommendation(s).

Included in such reasoning would be the scientific justification for any disagreements with NMFS over the anticipated effect of the proposed action and the measures needed to avoid, minimize,'mitigate,.or offset such effects pursuant to 50 CFR 600.920(k).

Please note that a distinct and further EFH consultation must be re-initiated pursuant to 50 CFR 600.920(1), if new information becomes available or the project is revised in such a manner that it affects the basis for the above EFH conservation recommendation.

Endangered Species Act: The federally listed, endangered SNS and the candidate species for listing Atlantic sturgeon may be present in the project area. The NRC is currently in consultation with NMFS NEROs Protected Resources Division pursuant to Section 7 of the ESA and the NRC will conclude the ESA consultation with our 9 colleagues in this Division of NMFS. The contents of the above EFH and FWCA coordination does not replace or supersede any negotiations that you may have conducted or will conduct with our PR division, and only pertains to our mutual obligations under the FWCA and MSFCMA.Should you have any question regarding these. comments or need additional information, please contact Diane Rusanowsky at diane.rusanowskyvnoaa..qov; 203-882-6504 Sincerely, Peter D. Colosi, Jr.Assistant Regional Administrator For Habitat Conservation 10

References:

New England Fishery Management Council. 1998. Essential Fish Habitat Amendment.

' http://www, nefmc.orci/habitat/index.

html Smith, C.L. and T.R. Lake. 1990. Documentation of the Hudson River Fish Fauna. American Museum of Natural History, Number 2981, 17 pp.I1 B

EVLUTIN F PENA CODTION CO ,NTAINED IN SALE NUCLEA GNRTGSATION INYPDES PERMITTO RES"TOEETAD, INSTALFIS ,LADDERS, ANT INCREA`SE.

BOGIAAUNNCE, WIT-HIN 4THE, ,DELA,,WAR-E-ESThAR(Y.VWashifkngIz6n~~k Po Ai l4ý8-97'7' Prepared bvCarpenter oavuionm-'a1Asiasnc 70.4I'illtop Roiad,~~s y( NP P7446", CEAJ 6b"oO16 DeeIer320 Table Of Contents 1.0 introduction.;

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2.0 Ecology offthe eDelaware Estuary. ....................

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3 2.1 W.eakfish............

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7 2.6 .American Sha.d... ........ ... ... .... ...... s; 7 2.7 .Rirver Herrng (Alewfe:and Blueback H~rin) ... .... ..... .7....7.2.8: Ba-y An~chovy ....... 8..........

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8 2.10 Atlahtic Silverside

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... 9 Q,3,8 ]p 7of salem;Generatm2 Piau;6n Delaware 9`&0 `Eluati6na of'Sait :M-sh ResoratiS Veetative Ss. ............

10 4.1: Dik'6dSa~tf:Hay F~txn-,R~

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EA x'cavation and Rem-oval of Dikes...........

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o..14 4.4.3 Phragmitesb Eradication:

at Lower Bay Sites..;.

.... ..4 4.4A4 Commer~iai TovnWship, ..... .... ...........

,.... ......14 4.1.5 iu ce , sifer ...........

DennisTo i..p,...4.1.6, Maurice River Tws ip'; 16.... ...4.2 Phragmites, Domliacted Restoiation Sites.,...........................

17.4.211 T,,dl Spyand Burn Plqn......18 4.2,.2 Alloway Cree-SPayan Bu Results ...........

19 4.2.3 Mil Creek Spray and Burn Results ..................

....... 21 4.2.4 Cohnsey :River Watershed

Spray andt ,,Burn Results. o ..............

"21 4.2.5 Silver Run. .................................

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22 4.2.'L Ln g Tract..............

2 4.2;.7 W.oodl'and

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........ 24 5.0: 'Fish Responase at Restored MarsheS;.,.,,.

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5,.1, Fish ...Response at ;Restored, Salt Hay Farm Sites ..2'6..1 Large Mah C ksAnuaReportData.

.. ... ... .... 26, 5.1.;2 Small Marsh Creeks.Annual ReportData.....................28 5.1.3 SpPilemental, Studies: Codcted -by PSE&G .30 5.1.3.1 FishMsemblage........

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....30* , ...- .- ý : .. .... ... .. ..5.41.3.12 Large Fish- Use 'of.'Marshe's.;....

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30 5.1.3. Resbidency Studies .............

..5.1.3.4 Reproduction

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5.134.6 Growth artd Survival....................................32 5.2 Fish Resoneat U er Bay Treated ,PhragitesDominatedMarshes,.;.-..32

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35 5.2.3 Suppemental Studies Conducted by PSE&G..................37 5.2.3.1 Fish Assemblage

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37 5.123.3 F66d Habitsg ....... .............

......38 5.2.3.4 Feeding and.Growth.

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38 5.'3 C onclusions......:.

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..; ;.38 6.0 EvaluatiOn of Fish Ladders:........

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41 6.1,3 MooresoLake,......;.......

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........ ........42 6.1-4 _cGin iPdh .....6.L5 Courey'sPond43, 6.1.7 Coper'River Lake 4 7.0& A~nalysis of Ba~ywide ý Fis Data..........

45 7.1 W eakfish ..,,.v.,,.v,,.

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....47 74. Stripedot ah. si..: ...................

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47'7 .3 ' ..hi... -.A~ ' 7 T.4 Spot; .4 7`5 Atlanti',Croaker

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ýý 199 ý:PSE&GL6ss Esfiihates

'Tabie 3-2:: ComPrison

'o Bay ebundane' t6- Impiigenent and :Enrainen LQsses Table 4 :1: hrage be4,-:. Z erfi SP w ands 'Oathr,

'Marsh VegetatioraPerc.g rLand: K ale5 Dnli onsi Cth~~Untfor areMasCb~k

!11' Table 5-2. 'Cotem6rcial.ToNwnsliip Catch Pei Un it Effbrt Large Marsh Creeks: Table5Z-3:

'Moores Beach

Reference:

Marsh Catch Per Unit Effort Large Marsh Creeks Table.5.4:

Dennis Township Catch Pek U nit Effort Smali Marsh Creeks, Table 5-5: Conmmercial Townsship Catch, Per Unit Efforit Small Marsh Creeks-Table 5-6; Moores Beach Reference Site Catch Per Unit Effort Small Cre&ks Table 5-7: MadV Horse Cr'eekCatchi Per Unit Effort Large Marsh Creeks, Table 5-8: Mill Creek Catch Per Unit Effort Large Marsh Creeks Table 5-9:. Browns Run Catch Per Urnii Effort Large Marsh Creeks Table .5-10: Alloway Creek Reference Sites Catch Per Uinit Effort, Largeý Marshb Creeks Table 5-11:i AllowaY Creek Treated Sites Catch Per Unit Effort Large Marsh Creeks Table 5-12: Alloway' Creek Reference Spartina Sites' Catch Per Unit Effort Large'Marsh Creeks'Table 5413: Mad Horse Creek Catch Per Unit Effort Small Marsh 'Creek ,Table 5-14: Mill Creek Catch Per: Unit Effort Small Marsh Creeks Table 5-15: Brow ns 'Run Catcth'Per Unit Effort Small Marsh Creeks Table 5-16: A9loway Creek Pliagnmites

'Reference Catch Per Unfit' Eff6rt Small Marsh Creeks Table 5-17: Alioway Creek Treated Sites Catch Per Unit Effort Small Marsh Creeks: 'Table 5-18: Alloway Creek Reference Spartina Sites 'Catch 'Per Unit Efforti Smrall Marsh Creeks'Table 61: Adult Passage Results-T-able 6-2: Number of Fish Stocked'Table 6 Sugmary of Annual River; Hrrifng- Monitpring Restilts-Table 7-1 i DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data 199'1 -2001ýFigure 2-'1:ýFigufe 4-1: ,Figure 4-2: Fýigure 4-3: Fig-ure 4-4: Fiaure 4-5': Figure 4-6: Figure 4-7: Fiur7 48 Figure 4-9: Figure 4-19: Fi~gure 4-11: Figure 4-12: Fýigure 4-13: Listof Figures:Site, Lodcation Map Delaware Estuary Zones Moores 'Beach -Reference,, Comnercial Township Results 5 Deninis Township Results Maurice~ River Township" Mad Horse. Creek -Referentced Alloway Creek, Watershed Mill Creek'Cohansey River'Watershed Sihler Run Lang Tract: Woodland.Beach The Rocks, CCed a r S wamýp: iii FIgure 55 31: Fgu re 57, Figure 5-9:'fig ur e 5-14: Figu re 51I 51: Figure58 Figre-5 169ýFigurle 15 Fifgu ,re 5- 12 Figuire 5-214 Figure 5-215 Figu`re 5-216!Figure 5-217 Figureq ý5 ý-18 Fig9ure 52 Figure 52 4'"Fia ure,5 28: Eigure 5-30: Figr 35A'SAlt:Hay ,Farib Restotation;Sites LargpM'atsh' Creeks Atlndtc: Cibaker.Salt Htiy Farmft Rest6tation Sites :Large6Marsh Atlahtjc..Silverside

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,:S HaylFat Rstoriatibfi Sites, LiaOM:arsh Creeks Sip6t'Salt Hay Fam'Restortition,:Slies .Large 'Marsh Creeks W'e~afish Salt Hay FrRestoratio ri Site s m all Maý,s White'S Perch Dernis Township L ytge Marsl CBaeky, ComD ercial Toxn0w hýi'P ge Marsh Creeks Moores- Ret 6v reýMiiahii Large M'a sh Crseks:Salt H-ay Farmn R-esto'r.ifibfSites.

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gt&)Eaig ...,PSa tHay FarfRestor6tion6 Sites Small Marshi, ea ...SalHay :FIargmRestoraftion ,Sites SlMash Creeks, Whitýh& rcdu D~nnis Town ,shipSalMrh res.Cor'netmec idl Township Sma~ll Marsh C6feks,'Moores BahRfrneMrhSalM~~~ek i fragirtes lsRestoration Sites, Largp M4Týh Creeks' Atlantic , Phragmites es Large-Marsh Creek-s Atlantic vi Phragmites Restoration, SitesS Large Marsh Creeks Bay Anchovy Pdragn'tes Restoration Sites Lar ge Marsh. Creeks- Murhichog-, PhraM mites Resalorati-SiteLare Marsh Creeks Spot PhragmitcRestpr.ti.i-!Sip6a,Ld.

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reeks White Pei~h, B~owMA Runia Large- Marh Cre Aoway :Creek Rfrence, PhrAgmtsStsLreMrhCek ,AAlcwa CrekReereceSprtna Sies LargelMarshi~ek

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Ad.ult and Sttcking.Egg~s-and-tg.vae Co.llctibn at Moore~sLake, Ju~enijiles:

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(PSE&G), Saleffi, Ndt1edf.Gn~rating:Statihr,(S'ýleni"or

'Statibt) is; lbcated a:bneg fihe, Delaware, Riv'er at..A.tifi .ial" IsIand, Rir Mile '5 the eYstefr:sh6oe of ,the Delaare' Riwer i:Salem Counyit, 'New. Jersey;..'Th'e Salemh':faciity .c6nsists of AtW9o x~iih'o~e~hf~gs, Slfi 6isprnifted t6-.,with'df'aw"3'.024ý,"billibiT ,gall6nis~grdayibf Watrjrýbn,*,,the Estuah, forc6oli-g thrOjg 12 psataft inati bas: Aproixiael.

4 Q5O,00g~ioisp~~:mhiite (Ipi) 'of Wat~r. im Cwidrw fo'tiby, S.Aelfi, -hith ,equates 1to1appr'ninately L% o-f ,the tidal flw that tpasses ,: th6e'Stati6n ,sw'atef is' ,wthdra~ n, ffis &and' oTher a.4uaict orgamismss are& drawn into he&,Staion~s`iidta1k.stit ctuis a. jnn.-xor .0ns (itr~id br,r ai& jrappdagnt'he

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'watr, intake. Cle0an A);SScti 3:t6.b) reqtuiies':thar-t~he locaftion;,c6s tufi,6n and -'intake:-ntrud!ur' r flect 'oB est Techolog ,AaIW6b (IRTA) ,fOr, mihltiing

qd -envis e nt~aqt The ,adfim instered by'the.'New Jersey. Depaitent
:of

'Eiivironmeta~l iFrotection (N',DE'P).

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Eliniatidn',:S ysthin f D. 6i e: tolog, ai1cbre pr 316(b):'ofthe' Clean 'Water Actwas the peh!tte0 intke'f!ow ofSa~em,.,from' its m~-udstn aaiy to,.its'nmaxinlmun,,adtual:

operation capacity; (2'. m tak, e'scteen~ri0di~fiatins,:and'

'(3) raO d:,deterrdent System'. !in'adIcoi hse sefiimasns a mweantto t'amed grouN the.:?Delawae

'tEstumar, the.:ihistllati'n offiish' ladders; ,arid a,"baywid" bi'ol'gcal'.mornitoriinig progam., Teg stated prp se q&f rest6rlionprog-amaid'th.

ian e ,shscentrain t mentand ilmpi bgemenftiti,,at&

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cooling watet ,intake structure., The presumption is that restoring marshes tidal influencOýeto blocked(6 coAsta matsheis, chnging thedhom'ianr veg~tation

't Phragmies doiriinatedý,mrashes.to Tixed vegetation and're6dctiniA-i, pedimnents to fishImigrati~oi wvitin tlhe .st iar will provide addiiionalor iproved habitat fat fishto. Spawn, forage,:gr ri n s~urvive.Pursuafitt0JtsNJPDES pexit, tPSE&G 'urchased d2.;0,,Op acres of,:lt ft .9do,,N~pecl 'coniditns~ef the p~rerit ,Of:,t1ts land,, 12;459 acres' :were wetlanids.

andi2;:649 acres werer pl'u d buffer,.

ands ihcluded6.47598 acr' sofkdkegs~at ,hay farm~s, 3723 .acres dfP..hr, agmites,-domniiated wetl s iNew rse t, andi4;338,L acrestn df Phragrntes.-dminated wetýldsin Deliare. PSE&G js usig tiN matsh.res6toration nthods ,an::,))' "oemnilg former salt farnsto dal itnundaiti in".o toresiore iaiAi'b;a'

ýco r fitbinati' f h Y~ d ,pIIei ingan ndowing tb PhragitSý4 ffarsh~s-,sasih,ýbrdiý,;fo eiit{- HA ,ai'tlQ oht :ik&t,desir-alle 6-Agettfg ,sp~ie~S dorina~teand giiesareS 95%,oeradicated.& is ,reqire_ to enggge.in,wetlands ihitiatiy ent-4 .202 !ftNew rseyand '20.,3 fot .Delaw are .wetlahds; affer whichh tie~ieli r e .Rer, H ' diin'g acfcivities-c nencd ini PFigutae ,i sho w

and- th&; fish lalder sites., rarpetiter, boEginmenl Assbciates, c (CEA) on befialf .. .the Delaware.I ,erk-eeper

&Neýtwok reV, -we i .and', ..e-IAuated' lthe effdc".eness.

bf ,thie Wet1ntd ,restoration project in ncreasig f fpshin prodtuctn

..o.. Th.. .ffti..n.s.

.... f the. *,eapds.irýtoraifib-niethids:-,Was anhiy£d. lba~ed upOn the siicec':6f;:

etabishe, pid , r ,commumty, plantOeiisii~s,, :,by,,,Phragidte.,an6d other Thndesirable6

'speces, utiliiatioh of th& marshes bgj ,,nith potefitilF f6r the rmaishes,.,toiiicreas fish lpbphlatinsin the DeiaiVfre.E~tiiar:.

2" Fish ladders were. installed io pr6vide Adult riyet herring passage; adult herring , p'awvnirig in imppuhdt-ent

ad wibuiari~es; and juVenile herring deve1bpmerit, in; 'dhd emigratfion fromf the', j-hpud-nent, GEA ealuated eý,isting data i. an attempt to of berfing khave been or. ca.j be established' as. a result of ,fihlh .nwhethef the.increasein P.ipatiOn Pof~rive, herfing'have-b-t

,.,ilI p ovidAdddifi6ttal f6rage for the ppfedat -pbptii' ns.The vahatins ontine 'ik tis.ieptt etebass uon* documentatioii

  • pro'ided ,by'PSE&:G rgjssooraOn f.efforts; informanon- ,obtaTet ffimth&, scienfific-lite e feg'ardi'gfiat, iiiiarsh-restoiatiah andthe, i&e.,offfsi,1adia fr~m.viiual 0bs&rvtiYinsý of the iniAishes durifi the sufhMiet-, Ss'6fi:- 'No dN iii'-stneie

.tefior othie'r, bli6a{ "s s m en t ativt... w-t ,- fod'ted.E o of ft tiar The Dei awfe, Estuaiy stretdhesi .or 3"4 nDii6s' from he moul"of>Deiaware

'nay'.resjdeens' ayibnigratoryz.fSh.

R[eiW':spe'c-es liVe-W~itlipn
the 'estu i~f~tall.

a'spe~ts.o,.heir :ife;hstorvy; Anadromous:

ocean migrants.

such as her rings-an8 ihdlive if.,ocean Wates and' migrgtedto Sh We fres th Watrs of the 'Estuary, to breed'. 'neýspecies,.

the'ATein'aicanee,,1 is ea~iAo0MiOPs;:

fi 11 es in the4fifesh or sbracklSh',waters, .fte Esnianad,:Iriddd iin, 'thie, octp.. Migta- e'ies- are,74'sually dekienient' on. a's '.

grr&un'd nurse!-y :Qther sfcies use- the, 'E'sftiiy drily, as-gro~un. Tti iDeaware, Esnary Progr-am has jidentified oaf ,viety of species-,as:

T being Esu shai-krk, 1ýkatas ,a-iidrr',.

Shormos~e and',Atlantic.

Slg~eoi;',meri'ai Ee',, BluebakJ Herring, Alew'ife; Leiirc~ahý shad'i,:AtlantincMenhaden;,

i Stipbd 'B6's;'BlU-'fih Wa-kfish, .'Spt, I Atlti, 'Croaker; vc' a rious, f ouhdr...s.....

Th * §dare:

rere atiota and/or c6 eirieriai

'figheies'

ýas, wle as.3 playing anj fitegral role. i thqe ,Delaware Estuary fobd. web (e Delaware,:Estuaty Plan, Delawre Estuadry Program,.

Septeimber 1,99.6).FishM P6puýti6nS in t he,.Estl-iy4, thavellb.cen -iinpaqted by. por walter ToFor ,many, years.,the, wat~r§of the Estuary were 6xyq, g.ý4de eted.duing the-sux er db tb orgafiicpollptafit loadi igs, 'Siice thte W960"s there. h gV, been, intp-oyefnets in. v.ate&qultyy. a- i `Mpoeents, in indust~a' wamwte nent haye-cresulted i dces theb~chmic-9 ,oxyen iid, aid~ de'creased.

irnt ý uch as, mft6e ro nd phosphorus;

..G -ha conilidetd at the improyvemfent Of.

yeli-the Estbi. liasjar rsujItaed in. inreasd spawmin mgirajoins, 6f-a adtdNou cipe iih aý,Amnerait*sthad,'blueback.

lherrhig dardl ither resident and -suh as'&h andy sfie. bass 49ve pi'rsed in nfriberi 'sie th e[irmprb~m&thiht26f diss Olvedoxy/gen

~vels:. I h-addditibtoiitipAr'v emenn: hi-:nvater.qualiy, 1:-ishes _ageren} ,pg g haveenýnstwts!t..

restrict copmerciiafl

,!.diggsand

havproduced , nt fr ,fishspe is#ft m 4a.shqs are the primary source of much.,,

ratterfadll a iutfiients fontinkg.Tees:bdsis.of thc'dsald tarie&.f0d'webo As- s~alt marsh' ,egetatin" ,decays,. ,stea-d-s.it of d t"i..th into ' uiig, Wat'r, :..9otiig the ,econd i. pdp.juctign ohf fiffishk; sshelfish, USm tCeans .nd bi ,fisdhes ,in, tidal ,creeks .and! flooded iiafsh areas iinlu~d. AtlAddhtic

si ve.sidse..inow.jan~d um ichog,. Maffyfl4s"h Stecies jesideifi.lt ransheg forM f .their..Jie
cyl.e-, hog,/ ti-iped ki :hd s-heepshbad' AA tltic.siiVersi'.-edesp.n

'if,-. mnrghes..ý 4epend,0nait nah biki assdiajtedj Stidal,:cree .lsand.:aljacentimudflats f6r, nursery, areasi mcluUl winter fiOuidei,, tautog, ,.bass, alewife imehaden, 'bluefish, mullet, sand ,lance; and striped bass. Satti ciiti I, habitrt. :fOthe >. .... .6lar:val

-, d hs6,iiU s tages of r -s and, Sifyrtebrsitel s4pecies, aAnjsed :f6t spa bysre s,:v ' Marsh(ares ,aJ so'mipo~t f~nde gý-an...e.itig grounds 1,6r rmaniy' 6rd is,and :6thef veqitebrate s~ecies.York tate; S~l. M& rsk, Rsh.,k orati~o'n anc Monitong Guidelihes, .N v k. Yo Sta-.k DepartMpent ofState and New York StateDepdrtment.

of Ehvironrnnial, Corservatioi, Dec elnbeý 15. 2000 PSB&G ;hasidettited:

repiesenaii

impfrtantspecieso(tlIS),)fo the -Delaware Estufary wAhibha tsinpngeiintimand 4ettraing enptsamplifig.

RS .fifsh-.sb&6&ies-5fe_

Amierican Sha4d Atlanitic, ý. ker.;,bay'I -ah'ch6VY, bld~back' eriiisosdebs;w~~~hai Thtpr h.Secieswrcs e PSEGnidered"ahetb.be',represena4iaive of 6 plarikton, ,eatng:ad:.,sh.,eatnngior'i'sm s lil1it adiefledtiiiitiji adiiect.:ýiddirect edffects bfhe S~lei-fkii'~iiy~

Thss~islo e a comiher 1loi....... ota~ ,-energyo

ýithlinkth,eati~onal ,to& :humans, or are r inthe.nf?,:system'.:.

Blow is,'a .,br i~f e6ife' historyo the 1NS$andof.tO idditkioal 4i~s '6&iiinini~c og and Aýihtisi~lvefside Whi-tii: htseiy hare j :,sgnificatit nsalt ýfmairshes and pro-ide ,animportant food source fdr predatoqspe ies., g -.de she DelaarEsuay

..2. WeiakfsW W6ak fisl ir~e Ian 6qeafirnigraht ,gen irll irihabit the fuary frpom Apx~i'through Nbember. mfo akfislressued by the ASMEC in 1991.:, Adu'I s4a~win and feed ih,.the lower esiitaf' r,(belwR`r~l~1)

youing o;e~akfis~h.:ise~the, entire. ba~yand-4 or tiver :(betweenf R~er 7,3)'as .a urufrsy4f,--ring .he ýs-unfr.,, Spa',wniig tohccuresb'ntha1tafI

_f" ay;4:9ost]y:

?beIdw ki: ~if toly 6mer ,moe, U:priye ofqlowersaliny which: s easnursery2ar-as..

Feeýingvand;rwtof ,idutiu the t'o hiet:war r o :waters hocean to :oVewiter.

5.

2;2 Stripeod Bass Stripedl bass are an aiadromuotg fish w hichmove into -the ettuý*-4t6 spawn in, Jfeshjbto slightly 15rack-iSh, WAtirs- .Data, haý, shownti that a th&eIýsTriped pbass :ppAfiibnrof'the Dela-' rE afig ifate ithe:Cesdp -dnitra 6t1; fhe, DelaWadrec Es'Tuar thiroughih&

C1C-esa--ake and. D. bawazd- Canalf Xý&D, Cana~l)ý..Adultsitmo.ye doWnxiver to.estuariq hand coastal '& TThe, qma history stages df'stpged' bass hiave:d- eenb teound near. the t&D Caal:, IntheDelaware6 rbimfihstein, thetliiinc pal spawhingareasýwe ei

£ CGomodorB~aty

'Bti~idg (RM' 82). Aduistripie:

bbass- rca'rriiyofotus~anc oppOrturis fde~defs., SUad rir'her.i~~

I~hdf and~bay;,sumed~i~y; 4dUit, s eripd bass;, ipedbass" ,pq.In edmthe ..arh: s.White pe-rh are ypiqahjy,, nriom us: o efri:-anadro0u4., Theyromur notly'sPi at~~ ipriyer 'fo s~paw'ning Jnje!s thig~~g owti ini thefýll. Spe n eaiaeee W t :re omiatyT L iri&aregRM; 92433). Adults noyeintd Wee dmore saline

~~ d~owpiiverd:cl ing tlqe q6syOlk sac tag_;ý 'hvi'ngtwad bracislnursryar~eaSas h-ey .ieveiip 6ne6 ji iehi6s. !ni'dal cr tees seyfe d whiie moying'inirtAfil d! beuýitf'e iidfit l-0w. Aill spectsioal h-rw hifr.ist o 6fv whtle p erchit, ohfur, inbth rbay andom#arSh

habitats.

....Spot [:spend ..... .... ...:thewi "i ter' o9ie'& "'de: contmnenti.....

...i .... sh~ef-, ... .....:s 0uth ' 0 Vi iia;g ....... ...ma,,. iere &- th ',{y..,.isa~wn-rom Spawning ' appearsto6c' kifis6t6fis&

bIffhi6e.

La ;afid'k6-trnpre~d by 'cffent towafd estuari&iti&irisery ardAs. Datarindicates thfa~t thefirst rerUits ,into the DelAwei.6 would, be about two to four rmohiths ofage. Jueiiles .are dispersed andly the est .p, .tend: to 'becomeY cgncentrated in.wtidal' pmprshes a araeas of reduck d Wher'etheY.,remain through6t.it

the t$imeri reufig ,to ,the ýocean ýto ove'rwiniter.

Adults-also ,move into th&, estuiaies ahd nearsh6r&

spagwmniand ,retri -ttoetheean atpau ri the, late-fall, $Sot, fee(;d, within. tial nashes.25 Atlanti foakr'he sas.aý,nurserya ea<for thismigrant spe! ies. Adu!1s d Ionoextensiyely userthe Iestuarybut larvae ancd small u offsh... rie :oideeper areas :oftheay with Aivenilesretu the, .e esare.-.intb ripnagi:wliete thmey .inntee., 2.6 pIspinW.eri.an eh:z Tlirian dnrmous sp eci es mi gr at es.into -the: De law-f- estuaryt spa whihApriJ Ssahhasfaff 6 the'mýain steb- "a's Hiihrccck, NewMo Y :R29},; wi~rththe6:

nen-rafij T.of 'spowning.fistibeing

ý abov'e Dniiý.s jFerry, jN n-RM236).A After M P nng", a d 'Igia th ma ae*ddwniierines ons rp teprature,.an.d curn~ &xigte etuai-.y:+/-

Iretur~~~h-ocean i-As waterj epertures.doi l~aP 2 -Ri Heriger, g 1Wifand B kuebacl.Herrinlnanadromous pee o~rint in th, ocean':Aandm the ma.s fe .reeiMeri; as:fdtjas Milanvlle, N (.M ear y ospawn:,, S"awngalso, occurs, irbutaries, where access -is available.'.Juv ffese&aV&Ah t-e:iitipe.'fid "tpotio the ,Dela'waite R :'a wate ternpte'a is I drop-inearly fall, remnaining in e ara ar A (RM51) uhq jae,tare,albea!'

r, i ial thr1oug early Deqcerfiber and enterthelowter bayby miid Decetnber.

'Biueba6k hetring- is another. anadromous, sp.ecies whici travels upri'er, ithe spii~gg:to-spawn.

Thteycend, both the nriains stem of.he and tributaries, where: a.ces§§Si

'aVailabl&., Spawhiigbegms inApril'affd May ind' tay &'dx id-!June:,, hhgspqccurs iihiagt-Jflowing' waters, oyer'hard.suWfrAte§.

Adu tmnigrate, dow iut ae~h'teii&

reisiph~h&t area "s ou~hu the ummr ad 'eaer qhstuary ~in' the, fall when t~empgerdt'es, drop.I Soa anhoyyt albundiant in16tuI hties c, bay-s ;andheii6a'h6ie coastal a r e~s. Bay:anchovy: ,occur thughouti DelawarqeBay,l its tbutarisanc th& C&D .anal; anre-:abi&id'aht'fistgsfiinthe D etawafe Bay', AdwaretsmOve nfroroetW iht' "deep p jt s i, ti'6tnsof wflY&i iio shallow f te estuary ' er& 'theypspawn, in'sprin.' Spawn gcrfrom M ay g,-hr .Adulis :reiaiD in tlý:esuiry, untii.! :l~ate summ~er.44 r ariyf aliiwhen theyvibegih,:to',move-back',to'deepme; r waters of.thebay; _ a a 'digjNegsiiti6g an4 siuii-u-rd

move
finto , 4 saihnit nureer,/ .ar'ea. sReroductionfeedn..g a'd 'growth eof.juyejii1,s, occurs bdth ihl bay and rnlrsh habitats.

Juvtihie's ,tive ..'dowwiriVer:

iintddeeper ch*iannel, aeas tooyerwter, :Ba). afichoVy play an .i4 rtnt pa rt .:in g&-afinqe

'foogd:](w~eb; 5h p In~i-.m , fod: sbdiice for.juve.kfil -W kfi'e; aild d eii tflo0under.

f:.Oi m g:m ;i h6 -ive. .fnaairy :in tidal finaf~he.g

¢ h, :Ad iaacit. s 6~ll rects..Muniniciog, S ssp-awni fn, b15ihiq is saltwater nSupawriig:

'&cebrs frdiniuJue.

thro'dgh., AgustW, , wth igh`oi"more SpaWns' in:a seasofi, rarean,'a pop t.n'fo-age fih. "They iaypa a oant out, of salt marsh.,ecosystems, (Species Profiles:, Life tHistories ,and Ehvironmental RPquirements (of Coaxstdl'Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Aýtlanic):

Mu'mich g and Stiiped'.

Kililfish, Army Corps of iEgineers, and U.,S. and Service Biological[`Report 82(11.40), June 1985).2.10 Atlantic Silver"side Atlantic silversides are abundantinsaltmarshes, estaries and tidal creeks and arethe most abunddant species found-in.,these.areas.

Spawninig from late March through June in 'the intertidal

zones:of
estuaries.

Juvenile and adult silversides live in intertidal creeks, nm'rshesi and Shore. zones of bays and tributaries iii spring;summer and fall, moving towards the deeper warmer waters of the ocean to overwinter'.

Atlantic silverside serves as; an important, forage species, serving as a f0.d source for striped bass and bluefish., (Specles Profiles:.

Life IHistories and Environmenial of Coastal Fishes and invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic):

Atlantic Silierside, Army Corps of Engineers

,,and VUS Fishl' and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS82/1i.O,l October 1983).3.0 Im)pact of Salem Generaiing Plant on Delaw-areEstuary Fish Populations Aquatic orgarnisms drawn into cooling water intake s-iucturesat the Sal em facility c eitýher be impinged ooncomponent the coolng water intake structure or entrained in the cooling waterF system itself., Entrainmentoccurs when ,organisms:

are, drawnl through the cooling water intake 'structiire into the'. cooling system.. O;rg:aisms that become entrained are norimally relatively small' in 'size, (i.e. fish latrve and juveniles, invertebrates, plankton,, zooplankion, phytoplakop, shellfish species).

'As entrained organismns

pass thrugh a- plant's: cooling systetrri they :ae subject -to mechanical, thermal, antd ',tqxic stress, The mtotality rate' of entrained organismss is high. Iripiigeinent'curs

'when 0rganismis-are trapped against screening de'iicýs by the, foree~6f tlhe water passing through the co1Ing W"ir take structure.

fmpfringemetui 9:

ca aI m tesult,.,invstar)va0na' d

Asphykiationb and descaling., j' either case., -a..'sUbstantial number of. these organiiIsms nare. killed di .subjectedt6 sighificant, harni, .result, (65R, 49059, Nation6d, P-6lluiantDisdzhrge Elimination

Systmn, coolingi Watre'lnake,

'New ddiR zoes,, A ugust 101 0). If thv._ dildiies PropedP1 ' 0 2000" fý4~urviveth npingenfent or! entrainrnenit, man~ &f these, sbecies ,die:shortly afe th't1,ettiate d2 at ovJtire bilio ýfi'h v&re infigd afidj. ~ ined at ~the ,a'inX .fWi'liiy in' 199.8: (thiis' Anal. s bas d 'uoif g sli ... ', f:"S '? n tii5~th S_ eca"nI , fe sS a perili:k&iy' (ihdeiur te/ptegets, tie fftimb 6f fish Tsbi-e ,3A-h -sumaries estmaed ~itanei~n mpingeneieti-boss,, ýaf h'ern, faci~ty., ,Table.3:-2 .chp'ares' .a~pprkimat.e::nuthbers' "of 'fisI ,nan~ed -aod ianLmnged'to, A ta total,-albunifdaeas,, detetm'ed' by pSB&G iný appicatoh.

As oan'be seen itna e', the.gratpr thet to'al bay-wide:pop ulationi, the tl-igher ',ass-es, ement;*a ftdenffairm-'n..[

fPS5& 6S .assloWnt 4thapeaKsiq m; eet.ahid ntri'tihent 1osses ;correilateclo'sDly to peaks' 'inp'd'lation, fJot exaMpljp.

qfor sftripdd: ".b ss .fe.-wereI pp alc'fintte stin4" bsspoptdixi in, 198ý 9 i91093, ad i ,bdthf, 19`9:nd 1993 ,-there Werd al:so, peaks, ini fth-- of str"iped:

basset,;nradin'ed,-ad;'

pingd.. .(T ..e peak wasn seeni ... causein, ethat ar Sale ws',;dundefg6ifig matiAteijaiice 4and Aid fot-'.@ei, ; i cýadity,)

losses 'of',O5, a dbvy--to, arid ,en miinffient'n 5r beeWn .corfuiated:

toWeYeas;'Of 6locallIy,'higt abifidance in ithe&'cic~nity, of the Station:.

.4A,0; 'EVAuitiaOn-,of Salt MarshRtstian"Vegetatve Success: y "e§ y: an.. .T he ,wetland' restor'ation, proj ect included. ares't of dhked 'w, etlandts ,f(f~rier'4.,33.8~

'cie 'of ~'etIh, 6-:ifbl D ie`wi.e 'Wetlands'restrt6rationv

sffo~rs~a Wit' -ttotal o s 'sites, tre &,of'vWhich A.,fihe
diked6,i§lt hiy.1`0 farr's/lower 1bay sit~s' (Cormmnercial; Dennis :.nd, Miurice River Towshlips), the..remaindei Md. of ýhich ,are. Phr'ciarites
dominated sites',of tlieý uppe' (New 'Jersey: Allway ,reek Watershed
anad C6hahsey RiVer Watershed atd Dela ware: Cedar Swamp,. ~L'ahg Rocks, oSilver, Rut anid. Beac-). Two,' eference mnashes' have ýbeini desigrnated (l)4h& ,id'a Sptiha-doinifated
rbarsh Moores Beah"in thoweIb-y, Serovir'g, asj eferehce fors'alt:

hay farrm iamatioh;.

an~4 ,(2)' Nad, HorS'e Cre'ek in the upper bay: .sýtrvi'g 4s: rferenc( for Phrg~ts'.d.br"it

&siteis. 'These' r~fere-hce~si chose 4ued' to t'h ei rz: Pat ural;st¢: Hnsand.proxiinity toth"other

S jt. S'eF'gTie.'6-1

1-'iteLbctirit Map.Diked',sal,, hay :farinsq in thebower bay were historically.

Sartna-o mnnated.salt

' marshes, before irnpoundnIents;we Iefonsrntqtd to resaicttidal flow ffor 'h&epro6dUtion 6dfsatlhay gtass., (Sphua and oier deirabi inarshN.etatiri will. be referred, toas Spa~r~i4)~.

.~h h~y~farmin prii .idhihinudation

'of tlhe firarsh,. .thei-by.

limiijgfi'sh '-.a6ess tovi.'e iiah id i'em- in his as, davillabl&

abitdt. Restoirti.

,,f thdse-areas.iiVo!vedr

.f reati466 f6i'diial h"e!s to al:loýw, ae-.sstby Jfi5 and.id pio ....i-de thydroloy teessar t69 .beiblisdesiable,salt mash"vegetati6h..

The s~iti'hay fairr:p o s p a started itn 1.905;.., Rest6r'atibmat the ennis"Townrhip -Site began iii Jantai.y 199'06"and was cotppleled in'&'Sejiteniber, 1996;".dtorýa6ion atf ,th T,6g'-shriP balaii inSeptei6"ffi 4,996,' "WaS'o'rnpl~eted t~t Decembe' ;.t997< 'The .Matirie. -TbVn'hip dikes .:were. 'brea'hed'

'natrall-y'ii 1-992. 'PSE&G ,subseqe unfe st6raii6,n eff6rtsb'eganf,ifij199,6i do, Pirqvoides fish 1it4- thered -i s thka the4 qality '6fthe ýhabfjtatfis-reduced due to the dpienserko'ot matj anid poo~rer'., putritional

  • ,uaiities of. PtIfagmites:.

lRstdtatlon

efforttSatth,.

Ph"akites dofni-atedi sgiies. d'incude 'herbicide.lapphftl-

.ani t. pre~s.criied b'ufin'g to eiiiate PPh, gfi} ':ih~s ~siff. R-st6P'tonr the Phrdagiaes-donn'ateld "sites. in 'Nbew,. Jersey Arg still 'mn pr6gress.

Ijtial'III I efforts to ,control Phrdgmnites inV0lved aerial application 6fRodeo and su'factant in late 1.996 an'd' 1997 and controlled

burning in, tieý spring, of 1.£998:.;Annuial, applic ations. of 6h~icide, and/or.
iannualy
thereafter.

As,.of-2002., aniual 6nging 'activ es include fllow-,up:

odeo_ and 'surfactant applicatio-l on'.'approxiifiattIV one,,third:

of the 'arage 'per y:ear-T, mnoii, g -andp dmodific.ati6nso

,.to. the,-mar h pbla in and 'cnt iniu'ed mronitor'iftg.,PSE&G' hs: -6stablish-ed

.jrit~i'a' t6, evaiat tAh ,e'success, of ve *wetlands:

lfestorafik

!(eff~orts.

ý, f t eiq ~ gt&ria, ~ac Ic o'Mink., to PS8'&Q, 'injcludi!

etabli~sheh't of' 'e'sirable (Sparz h p " atd' 'oth~r spfecies)wat fIii Oi s:Imre,'vegetati Open 'watrrequir¢menis(L&, t6tal marsh'e 'ai to' be tharn opebA 'Wit~r ,t:the ,j6rity of:thf restotati6n Osltes):'

PS&G:hs undertakefi;

evahidiioons 0of' gqeor .fipdrlogy, ,vegetation, coyerag "; rnaerphyte SprodOiictiiy, 'fauni ~e'spse a
aig~al.~prog , tvit~y, u BeAfofh.,ethe projed-t as W #; tted,,'PSE&G.: _set .seorn& criteriU,'for dktee'inoeg ,tsh Theproject

,_yer a_ -mo ,ignto i i I g :,per ,d :i~aJn Iud~ing.).N.,le~ss Ataian. 95'pc tfentq tl' rimar~h' pini '(66 ta!'t6tal'rnarshi..at, 1', M a ic& : .."* To rn h]* W -ta 'd R ttora i'O .ite ýhd': ..ice at .t' 'the dtte i r ....., , -. ., ..res t o ra ti m n s i t e s ) w l l1 b e , :c o l o n l z ed , b y <d s r b e v g t t o , Phragmit,.c&age will ,be. 6-aded ft6less.thah, 5515"f eni h 'oftli6 tbtl ',,egeýt'ed

'.areaf the (less, ttan4: pdetet.'a tsi'f t6taa t , i arsh I Oped ,watdr and 'intedal ffidd wflatVs> abe'targdted to b'e shan 20%, of the total fma _h 'area,'with,

'upto30' parc'nt Of the talt!mai sh, at Maiktit~eJRivet.

SA~sev'ri growing.'seasos'b nchmak '4wase ,set efor all: sal; hay wetland-restorati'n sitesmpfllowing cop no of. the retoratbn implementation

'aetivtes

-.at' thle 'ei'bf7iin, seasons jheý !sie si,', shduildý Thch, an' interim, vgtae oi gbalnc'Phrgngiie

vegeiation) ,of 45%
, .6f r'6-sc0r taifi, actiyqi~js' Vvere, conmpleted
at Commercial,,,Towt#sip in .cembp 19,97., De'nnisi Tpwiiship

';vas compieted Atigist,:of.

1996 and Maurice, Rver Town'ship was compietd, -early 1998.Therffore, Den=is Township re'ach 45ý. 'covera& of Spar'ina by 2003;'. :Cd6nfi~r&iail',TOWrnhi'*

b, 2004, and'Mau~ife Rive'by'2005t PSE&G'.alo -set.an interim gba0 6 t 645% v :ce.age by a Spar6: q and desirable-,marsh vegetation, in six- .'rovg seasons for PhrAgrniies-dominated sites up-o, completion o£ftherestorat"n' iMplenentaon.4actvies,, Accinhg ,to ?SSE&. A..way.Creek' W.atefled,;M'i 11 C~r:ee Ch'ahse3Rv'PerT Watetshe, GrQeen.g Swam ,4ang, Trct, d-silieRun, The`Rocik, ,edCrO S m id t chv teand ret6iin 'Vird ,ompiet6ed"in 1998. But, it t a!hough'oth t ha bjeecntinpe.

spra,'i ra pi t on'-.o aproi at, cp 'til'oi e: i a aer ya.r at ,04oansgy Aands' Aioways. which :hasIconfributed -to '-achievement-

'of ,5%'" co.ergfoftde.rba rsii-vsegetati6n by -2003,.'[ ~4.1 Sai t: ay; Farm R~eoat' raion.'TheTmai hfbcus 'of thisproject:vas to conyet .thes,'salt hayo farmi ,stes.toJ a sal*.n;sh eAlSiFten bY. e t s: It 'is tfiportaht-to.

'f t&sta-bfish.a, hkydroperiod ,that':returs inunidhtin ofpthe'inrsh;ddgihghi tides and d1a, age durrgi low tideS..to f aciitate igrowfth, of Spa-iyQspp.

andiher ,desif~able, jituiM. dccufg rnisW speciesps(San.na)

To res toreflhemafrlfal' dopyieod;, dik&s wr ý irea6hed:

and chaniels.,an inktse, were ,xcvated the' "arh"s., In this way, the cycleof: i es eeds pit6 s0.fthe mfa'rsh::afid

_xporting, s tiad biher xhIfrsh 'b~y'-pýOducts'intothe donh atchb ;abihd ili9doh' aqtiatitýo~gmsm ~ the4 abeý 6, moVe up 4h~~ida1 ~chain1 dUrlm ihtde d ed=mbveb5actodeeperhýhanne s'I f dtiring i.ow tides.'13' 4.1.2 ýEkcavatiou and Removal of' Dikes The. design, of the dikd.d Salt Hay 'Far restoration ,Was to, restote! the' tidal. flow.into, thbe mAtshes, -and to bpen mhrsh, thereby restor& Startinz to theseThis. :was abt6mpn u e ':ex~vati6n of -hitoric,:4#aier

ýharrnels, ahd'inlets to ctWe-it the.ide~al h~droeIiod hfo qthe groWth of' Spa ihn and "othef desira6le marsh.ssc&es., 'Tojprotect the-;adjateh'

_rpgp-r.ti&9 from floodinhg fth resi6ration prje.ct had to 'create .a d&sign`tiat; Wo6uld, and depth of flooding wojil io~i~res~

i~his ws acdrnlseclby'TheA6 braf hf -dik~e. along 0theppland edz s cfoSs- rainis! ifista6fdi toilovh6& , dt: iage of 'the 'tip)ndf :aieas. To, fudfljer', imrnize.,any,'damage"'

o , tfrom floding VSE&G jppurciaseddjeiit

'I ~P6rTOCies, tf~nYb' ,4Ji, iidicati6h,,at Lvwr By ies fiaddiij to' ' i' esf_in jP -breachitg,_the_

man-ex'ii'c6vatinigthch~i~ste~

sJtm*resptrafibn program' I ed aPra'ginites' e&raica{ionP cor11,gn &Le The ,CoIimrteiaj, Tý.ow-nghiP

ýýanid .D.eninis,:T6',wnsýhip sites'wer~e'.

6i Wit-h Rodeo"'and; a'su'ff tint'du'ring

  • ifte. a96'suffliter of' 9%,190,6 7,00 d <ati & ýAiI'appicjnwsdn ntegdrd S.rtef 6. ý pints-,of Rodeo 6 cr Grouf& r!Ws spriid '4, 1,'15 of Phagil~sin'Dnn~sTowffshi'nl96' fq9 a ; ,908,itse aetvly. ComfinerCi1al T-6-10niPw assprayed o-&ly , in l998'2'7,4ar were t-eaqted-.

Ater sprying.dead re~ds Wei~e re-mov'e'db-y----e--hac' mid srtert"~bri 4.1.4, QomhereIai Townshjp Th omeca Th~nsh'ipRstt'o ie ifa~ along he-~Ja~a~eB~y indrtNofr

~b~Bi~1v ihiiiberland~ut~,NJ._ý

~ThIe~iie.

is corngm isdd ac~esif'~wetland, forested uplands .ndebbpen'fields.

ProrAto 14 I' "iet6ration acfivitieSih i99B6 the site conisted of7% Spar-tina and, ..4-24:6%,Phragihites.

Th6erestoration requiredthe 0n!3truct"bt of ten inlets aloiggthe'existihgdike andani ,egffinated 75,500,linaear feet.o-fie Thetlbutari ies were*cobstructedat tvo fe-t mean, sea, level toienrisute' inudation durinig ldwt'("ide.

beg*h0o,ýthýsitelim~ptefnber, T 996-and' Wvia9fenished De6embe~r 1997.Litia,.ly,.in 1996 To Rnsh'ip StHa5' trn'WeLiand site.,liad p ionlY %sp'rt and 421.6%

lind. This :i iii dohfr-stt to thde referencesite, MooresBeachi,, 6ta"eage, ofid- 1-,5,% Phagmitesqand'88

%Sparir~a fom 196 to 002:After the initial',apiicafion o oe n197Sal xovcoVeed ss-are&aje,dropping from7%-to0,5%. "The, erag-&edec 62.6% t6 3 ,iha997. verTl e tyer ,Sparnaaoveage'had'inicteas dlightiytb, 6-2 % Aess tfhan.the:

ong'inmaamuindt;J butthie- Phragnidtes-dbiriiiatedland was yedu\edto 1 9. ,1 %. The Ph'aghrites~doxintkd iaiid: d'reased in 1999-to; 8,;,4"% and:Spadnind ocuid9.%.i2Q000;

ýf Sparin coea hce 12.3 % f -t& mars ,hlIand and',the;bcuid. t, ?l y a t6 7 7 24. oih, r7,,tesdominateonly lfand ,InhragmtesZanPd coverage&d, tse~o 5.3% vhaSana inc .reae Io3O% sn .~f~t easofth program, results: are be6grng to be seen ath Cprercial Townhptsite,;

with, Sredii'dtions.in Phragrit~_ "and: ihý ses iinqSprti apverage.

HowAe,§ t1 iiS.1ie s fi6t, t h t rm ao 45%

by 2004; a-nd oesv:nq cd pme'6di t I oeach An: Pt -a On fe "ý' ;gal ": i An ", ....., _e site... ....ldose,6the refenicfe. ,bor eB eadih". Seeei-Fiare,* ,e : MoVSBef 0er-' nt lnd..cveragg and.c fiur 4#2 C erca T6wns*i perentmia~n~d coverage.:

.115- *DnsTbwxnship Hay Wetlands RestbtatioP-S~tercov~s 578 acres-6f INJ.Pre-testoration vgtat qnsisted of Satn ~. a~hymx ati t Phr~gniites an e fth" mars'h ,'eRg- tatio , Pestora-tioof th ite r ii'ec:hn'u f siR- inlldts:-,-ýhd,4fte&stithd d 17; O h'jinefa:

fdet ofledW tfib-atlries.

Thlc'chfdrfhie§it

i. -,* ... .. .... .... , * -z ........ .. ...... .

Sconstn~cted approximatel~r two feet beioW 'sea level 'to enlstire sibtidal habitat dwing low tide. kestoration b5g~ah iniJanuaryU1996,and was, ornpleted by 'September 1996..With"the breaching.

-.f the, dikeS-e., The,.Dý-his ,Tw-i'shio, ,sl tnmaitained

-. tiu-ch hligher 'pecntge oft pptia' than Comrfiercina~l Tohhip siiice restoration.

a6tiVities'-beganp'in:

1995., The Sp.rtiu acoVer ge w.as',65,:6%0i, ' I1995 bidf6rq.:.hhe':firgt applicatiomof herbiideý.

Thie Pha'ifites dOhlnatedo y 6%iofthe'land.

After one.yearithe

'Sparia populatin ,h_ .#opep'l 'y%6).biitdoihad

,&Phiagrhi'te 1%), By'997, pheSpa ,iitia ihtd-4., of ' ttmar` h: p-d&he-'e n~t~ai, 78:6%, 'wM6ile t RhmP aniikes&l d6intinaed laud d~opped: iom 6..2:<to.6%'

iii[997 and 1998'. 1 i,9 99 ,ati'OOQ0;h.,d'eiý bb,'r , ,4nn6p6 'i; .ýn'semai.d, h-gh, :rekhing '78.5% 7o d: theni- 80:, YFo tf:&th&t6tal' lan&,.oAs~

thee ofily 4.6% and T3.0f%'.d Thiseid*C'ntinuedi l 200-2 .iti-l' 'inq, naintairim 86.5 i %

erage and the'Phra'gi~ites, h-b1dling at'2'.3 .,reched' the .iihteriin,'g6Ad, SIby Sparii. d The' 12 yep goals:b )f-7 6,--verageby, spda:naM d,4oN-e6e b Phaguteswerealo

.the, firstns*.ye ars',,.reachg-the lVels :[ .:seenolnthe.

reference ma at 'lyoores Beach: See Figure 4-3l Tennis dwnship peent irand' e y rnngen 4.1.6 V1 er T6 nship Maufi'cRiveri" :Township Salt"JHay, FarmWetlands-'Rest6-ratinn'Site-ncoýmpasses, i',e3s.a'n-td' Mrc~p lf,6ic'RiveY Townsh arsnniiniow , ,(.,bnerlahd",,Co.6i

Nl The..per :di~ke/. were.' ,br gd ;in'ý. th W-intef: of; "1092-,'l993.'

.'hii, r&siiltd6

&in th& jeajbing oe s.,reu c_l': ,uhcntr~A.nNb1.'e floodi&.nd Ahdled'to.':mruc!ho'f te!raem pdnd1.el :As a they VegettivN. .cov.-'ei ,jedinid'.ted.

]PSE&G' to, re-te:t fui -lid'4 0000 ine A-tl feet xca'iatrd 'to 'create the. desjred exchan gewith'the ,esi. Natura. 1Pt6 ese rre :b&ng re1ie`d -fiu ,to 6 v 'dy iop .hI lie e cdassl .6ha'n i.: and vege t over. e, constT -ction was beun ih ý1996 ahd: 'comnpleted'.,i nfebrar i :16 Ir the, Madrice6'Ri-er T hwnsip -site, if-itially, desirable vegetation covefed 11.3 % of'th e .land iWhile Phragrniies doiflinated 7!.0%. 'The. very low percentages 9of'both pIant grouids weie-due t0-the previoustbreac hitig of the dike and 'ektensive floodin g which f6lto'wed; creIatj.agi

.ge'area.ofopen water,. Int 1997 andy 1'"'98, ih'eJ'ragmites

'fiYgt t6 4.-% thento 0:05% of tlie total laind': The ,"ýdesi~rir l'bV"spseies-c ied-st~adily-

',to theni 51:4%' ,,of the, land 'coy'er. The .large' iicSreae in Sati f6loWed te f completi'n, of the constructi ,and idiedgiig in '998. in '1e999 the h s'stayed steady at 0.5o% andt'ffihnros

'slightyto,26o At the 'ii thfe dsra speci~es increised to 5 8.5 (i 99' hn dropped back db-~ t ti 3e, incteased to",70 9% and ,dtropp~ed o 69.,% in20.,hagmteo~verag was.5% in 2001 and I2.3,% Irn'2002 has reached he-inteirn gciaI 6f,,4_1% ,cvorage tby,"Spardina

' desirabI.

v&getatibn, and,, hfi&'i2+i-,yexar Igoalcf 6O6 % -c-.ye'ý&Withei first .five,.ears

Othe'pr,'gra.

The:- 1'2Ayerg;bf'redkcti6ntd'4:'dove?-ag¢, .Phagrites Was also -aIhiev&de at~this.isite.

'SFir: 4-47 Maurice-eT6.wnipP ceht Land'Covedage,.

,4.2, Phaigg-ites:D ainatedRestor'atiOi~Sites; The 'POragfites erad ication ýpro -ram was 'und'ýrtak~ia to r&trurnwha't .i5 perceived' to!be moredesiraib!e vetat'ion to the, Ph'ragnii .dodiintd -iteS. Ph agrtes:.'Umhated -i','h6&i &b 6vi ises fbdankhbta thefieJis.

a,-pqq &ie~pti 'n that the the liabitat is recdced'diie' toth,'dehnse 0ro6ot iMat and ,:di"ffeirent.nutitibhlalI cp.ial'0Ts, 'f Ph ite&., t edstoratin, eff6rts at 'the P h'aginitesldominated stes include herbicide aipphiat'onndprescibedburnig, toýehmiate Phrrg-te"s att.tdbese'sites.

Restoration

&ffifts e~i66 n 1996~ 6-t6rat6n .vt tl Ph'ag-mite~s-do m'inat~dýrestorati

't --s'inNew' Jersey ig &nt-bing; Iiiti1 deffits -to &on-tro Phaitgited&

i'nvled "poia Rfdeoian&d;sufa~tqahffii-late.'199'6 aiid 99.7 ,burmnaing

'Ith' spri, g.:oifi'998,RO deo@ apphication rneth6ds included'aer aal 'Pspraying!

bad!koatnd t and-pa owas: done .?h smaliier'areas

' OnFgm g 17 activities in PhmrgmiteSdominaqted sites inclUdedannntialfollow-iip0,Rbde6 ,ahd Surfkacant-appi¢cation, niowing,.mbdifications to te mushplaifi (micrbt~pography), and-monitofrinig.cf'detritus prOduction.

Acehjdvemiet 6f~ihterim milestohesiis.to bP assessed by -PSE&G 'upon' qomonetion 6ff 'restdratiOn:

PSE&G aisgertsq.thft -estr.fataion ha' beete&coriplete~dat all sites. T6 the contrary, Fannial'spray and invasive acti'ity, "'ve:continued and appear to~bePnecessary for the' successes achieved: 4.2.1 Phrag-Pifin'New Jersey Ph-agni~teS dominated wetlans, ( lloway '(reek' and Cohansey.River"Wdteirshed)

,,were;both .treated annually ,with' Rod&d&tand'astitfactant during the ni -.. .ans. of.a A996; rhe. firSt feattint tdotitesreceived r wijt~r of 19917,: nA11he AC:k ws~buifrid ddiiofilliif, 6> w-inter, ofj19 'Effo .ts,,ýo11 Wnl 19 spray anid' bur thhav Pbee`i n-cse the, remaining'.T.Iids of, Phý gp-iis, Th'e aeriallkodeo0:

aplib'a~io w~s:as - oti1ish~iidaig i'with'spray

' sypteforr

'idespread,.

even appi icatiio..

.$ome -ras, 'due l u gt.'misalignn enntsand ,ac~ce~ss

~omip~lcaion i m..noinimially sprgyedl atldi. ' l ay ,Cre..'hgd 4l,$'44'aed'1,:2760 acresr reated iiii1996:ajid i'99:7 tespectively rceived :smaller'spottreatttie~nts in' 198,,,' -19 99 (aprxraey 40 a- ý23 Iq ~~&~,Colansey .Riyer w assspraysed s n 47 'anVd3T73 ars. of anmd ,m 1996 anid'1997,a:d two sppi6tltt .eat f intse applie durifgi 998 'iid' 1999"(aiýptoxiiateiy,40 adi f00 ates.Both sites'wete treated W ithRodeo .,(Monsanto 6opany ,St. Louls, Mi~oUfi)' sirfactnt So m6 mow ing and ` -ir'topogradhyWi ,-Annual .:spyii'.

fim,,400-600 pety ,jpowifing;.afiýAc6ntifiid and.'beyo4dd,(specifics ,regaring2.003

'spY~yinfg~~d.

utre Wvr~enotafhided--i~iimateriass prdvid*ed):l, Iheas+/- Wis Whede: aei p 'apicatinwas u'nsafdr unfeasile

'gIn plca "':ssd. Theiwo.sites,,al~o reeiveh~grouhi5 a~ppications

-41:996p, i'97.1 998 i999, 2Q00,20. 01, and.I 2402:, 18, The Phr.agmitesý-domni-atedx;sites.Were treated 'with RodepO*nd a srtatan.tiin the.grw: gfJeas6no-f 1995i 19965 , 19 97, arid '1998. l'arts, f th&se sitds.er-W&brntedidurihg-the riitetsof 1996, f997,:ind 98, Th'e a.fia 1pplicafidxiVWa dbiie'v'ith TheSpray fixtuie.,Was discharged at-fiv&: galifs, peracre. q.f.'1995-:Pliragmites:areas .were s- srayeddwithf a:.miktii ei, containiig,4 4iitS 4 6fRde6fe'aq@e a4nd jO surfactapt.

In suqcessive lyers any .Prag"iires,,hat.

or.:gfihff .tedbth&, fiiist appblicatifio again, ge6dc i 4pits, 6fR6de6-pi&.

Wl.erea s Ph~agmites..that:

x~eresomewhlat damaged ,by ,thle first, apphiaatin

({ones tthat grew ~back.,stunited~

ddr'rdt flower) receiveca rate :of only half that cmch'(2 piitscey.)..

'Finally, wheren more degwrabe Epiantse crevdjo.additiOnat.ayi pqring;thte .spi)ig terewei-g comyplai iis, f -t"eakihg" thtk refi'tgd',fiiidi1s'4ihihg ,up 6ff * .e-r:

ii-be~origifal 199 application".

Th"esif-eak& riVt 'qt* wth 2 piiitn, &peraqre of6deoriather thn4, 4; Tig:ligh hies 6o P~rg iks. colse. fled twtA iy assele~d reeds, i n 199'7,ý, fr6 -,týhanA 4;ints Obf k6o@,p-r 3iias&U aiie o eT-hsin 19,9 y onvjassee:.

Phgmgait'esiWere sprye;d stiunted plafits ,wEre not. 4AdI difipoaili iifObr-na'tiOn Was'.

t-e 1699 120 plas for, Cedar Swamnp and The :Rocks, No;aadditiorial':forffation was,,av'ailable regardih~g reaafgDiaaes:e

.In: t1999.CQda abou6t 10O moreb acres of spu-ay and plannedto apily:235

moe in2000, The Roc -.,received about 3 acres o 66 in 99ffd pl aned1a131-acre Jsra orth e riex~t. dr, n for the othe the Diare s res:W~'o pro~ eor 1 9,99dchbgh:

002, 42.2. Aliloway CreekSpray and.Burn Re-Ults-Wii-6,theigaih

'appiefibfbof R jdeo.,the Al-6aw,,Ctk sitd ai, ttindd'3 r,7.15%, of :-hich was 'Phragmytes-domii t b.ihd 'voverag&), whereas~dnly 14 b}i desirable.

vegetation, T.ifri6ntisttdthe" 19

'MadHorse Creek reference wetland used as ýa Comparisfon by,.sPE&G for the upper'bay Phra~mites-'dorinated mafsh~es'.

Mad Horse had On avefige from -96 td,2000G,.82.3%

a'nAd.,coverage' db-riiate dby' Spafia ha'. Only 3.5% 6i rdoniiated byPIhigrnitee..

After,,the first application iote Ajloway ýitejn i1996t at mnany f'g sm~il.et, Ph~dzgzites wefe' shie1el'e'd'by' tihe. tWl.erppiats anid dw~e arnhed by th..herbicOe.

At'th&'A.iloay site'.thestands remaining afterl'.tfirst ,treatmefnt rhged'jn, denslty/froni0,.8 to y,9 stems/sqyuare

'hS Oterand in'hegitJ loto 180'cm. I, t 19,7,:the~laid'd~rnited'by Phramgites, had btndrJded,'

fo 4: .'WO3'5ý8

% .,of the -total'ald.Inthesame, tm4e; the.4 rinca ireaseI'Shghtly-fom 14.7-% t 16.8 %.T, 4 .are .f6.merl'.do min.aed bfph agm ife$w was clasSifieds aSMudflhat:ibobae landpriof todthe',tgrovWthbof 3gewto 3 2% of the: lan d ; c overage&, wd1hile the Yhggitese fpasdre tqo._y .&:?s .: tl99:rstrat5,l,,

  • ad the-'e rof th'e~i~rsh~d area, f-i the callathoe..

pi'% verse 33%, of ihe lauld co~vee and.drop 1d againj, p ginftg :ak,6to,9 h3 d-' ePhramit ,l1n t02~td, '!a I -weIer, the2to 1 heoandaco" itydof433h%

n Phr umiesangid 4t1meperio, i Browm 1 ar200:1to , 2002ar , a -pt iiat.elfl,000

ýactes'odf Efiaigidftaea tdomih.tde

' s land, aerersul.o e efroma'he orestoration pres ram' to. re:trn-' dwith 1,000;acegdýýiiOaf pid., 'Becatise'-6fthe f-enoval of this -ar6a, frbfm- the bA!cu~atii~b of 95' 6ov&:rpes :i 4~a4 hAv~ther&-W'as

~anmcrease .inSpt4z 6n ~ ae be" ei 2001and ,2002 frm41%Satn q 6Q~ Sprtti ad ý,iedbtion.

df.4Phr7ggiitqJs'fro~rn 4:%to'2'1.4%.

Howeyer,ý te',totalj,ý pceg~f Spjtinýý,;ictua]l de6fined dupngý this, ie 1 p'diiod 'frorii 115-54 sc.&s6 97,5' atres., The ,Plrhr~ni't~~c~

b iiidip to' be solely, the.res~i-o'6f ih~ ernoal f io4are 6.fte-stdrafion .program..

'TtIhdtra goa!ofi 4'%: overage 'by. desidralTb

ýsp'eres ywas,- eah-d Art: lte mi4 2002,;2.ybt;.onjybcause,'PSE&G stopped i&estatibn.ori:

.1 ;000` res""' Pragiites 20'

-dominated land and .reroved' them'from thei'r caicbiatiens.

See, IFigtire 4-6: A1o0wyay.q Creek W..atershe'

!PercentLafid:

Coverag&.Miii! Cieek Spray and Burn Results Mill treek,,.a region yNvithinthe Ct eCk Watershed, is: a,.1, l7,4=acre Phragmitesdommated rnarshrsituated ii the. n1ttihwestern region 6ffthe waerghed; along te. Deaware RiVer. iqg'beganinthe.,Mii.

reek l region ifi 996-;97, and tlie~regin, vWas'~bur ned&,ber ihe Vte# 6oM..97987S.1'.96: M'ii, Creeke was 0bm~irat~d i)ywfh' a. cbi,;ei-*of :F6i1oiin~g' the-bi~ini h&,if te/:6fd99,, iie; Spartiha to 61:2% w4ith aJ-duciion of gmites'to'i5.4%. -Iri'.999, th:Spatih

....droppeto: he.... ..in.... y..: By,2001: th& eSpdrnaz'ee-eed: 2 f8.5% ofthe-sie..

'The, Ph4iragMites 6oi/erVg inc Ireasedd-o'57,`9I%'in 199%9'!ýnd-

'rmiid- "lati ely leveýl'thou 200.1 at' 56.,3'%:.6ata x vs poded 0o Ml'~ekea~

n 2-b., 'Mil C-re kwas.inoCaQraedftOiCitot~e:

'2 02:Ailo~ay eek rtefshi l:!

dark. Hwe'vr,': .by h* of"4 oave'ragýe

'by optirab eI: ,yegeta~tin, b.it 'this, cverage .was;nots'ustalned in' 19,,99:anid'by 2Q02, :hragmnites :dorfiiffat'ed~and.Sp~fi~a dropp~ed t beil.,#Te ihteriim..gbal.;

After: 20J02., the Mbaill Cr~eek-t~s-ults, 'were 'f~olded.'into the, 2Q{02 Allow.ay iCrdek :W~aftierse o:~ ,makirng'e Mial.Cek:Pýr5ett d/Coverage:.

42.7 t&4i 8-er Phamtsdo'i~a ajid~I; -i4 ka.Spi& fe h fs ~aig P':t.2:Ph,4, miegdst ' , slsquared iri -Allv "s'ite:,i 6d,, )l.Oarsoii ppmeter ean: 1tiera: Sa&eh0s.wu 2d8al6ow, m'j~ a Yshighmpos

  1. ns'tr 1 6 9 i hswu6~'i Phe! C~ui'o. gro 21 back to. fulldensity if.not treatedagain.

ýIn 1997, .Sodrtina changed onIly sli ,hfy,, dropping 'in -fact to50..1% of the- total area.. The'tPhragmnies was only slightly' affected by-the first;sprayi, dropping to,38.5%., In Phragmies reducti on was evident,,with 78:.Y% qf the,1aftd covered byvSpqarinaand':onl the lahd ýdomiatedd by Phtgmite.

In T1.P99"te, Sti& ia.ncoverage was' d6wn. t 46 ,.7%aýand, t6e Phragf mes ihhabite:

10.1% >oofthe area. 'In200Qthe Phragmitdesremamed,while lhe aeiadoi-minated', b1y sj JAPti. in&..sPed

,6 .3%. In 200i, te SPhragmie&:'drominatei i9ý,9,% of marsh v'ih aboui 74,%,,Of'the marsh c e&&dby iSparina.

Th',20Q2, Phrag nites deeaied to 8:5% .co.erage wlile Spariinainiqnceased:

Tfrom 3. 6h% tb 77 .606'_ ,bhAnsey 'kiyvdfWaerW e -ýhr'se x'ceeded both'thle inte-i-r ,g-Al'of 45 % co-et'geb5.ainia~aiid ,he l2+/-eagba, 76 %1 Spdrtina.,doVeage, _6e ,Figuree 44! Q:,OhahSeyý tvei Waershed' Pereen 1:nd tobyeage.4 2~ ilvr Run, Sil ~eiRuniniialy, n '993 Oreo , erthe iiappicatidn f:Poe, a W.~1and',covered'.dby-Sp~ati-na ,a@d!8Sa..%:!

oered~by;P~hagin.t¢&.

Ini 1996 the ,.Sp~a rdna d' ed -S , 'i 1, ih -ýpq, ,e fge;i.d, ,mcr'ehasd&to

.5% atre PhrdiitO :I/!&reased.

o 60:9%-. 'hThlrff*xt y)ear the'Sp&Yina increas~fo

55.2.>%,and

'inaly <58.-,ha 6%" e t6talareain 1'98'. At,.iesame:,time, the.,PhraghM te" s decreas!ed

't2qo20% taiid tfiefihnalfy,,5-1` :%. Noddnitidnat: ,ffiohitoringzdata lS:aalabl

e. fbrithis,i:er .te;. i erim.goal, o coVer4age, pbdi.Sartina'was achieved at'thisite bi998. ,SI&I'Fiifýre4,.i-9SU.iveri.ke ,erc ent, 41aad Cyieage.4,2.6 Lang Tract't anag' "ract.intaliy 0,"iQ17 %, Spara '6Vyr ýge.and&90-6.6%.

9f'tlie d omniiated 5

tes., ,fi-1996 th. Sflar i eýg4 1i2iaeased?

tod 122% "aid'I}hragmites decresed to 54}:3 %. In, n1997-and

.1998' 'te iirdgmites reached, 0 0 %'kdat declined to, 77.2%,m 199 Noa addht,,nal monit6rihg dati'.is available, -or this site. lHowever, both the inteiim goal of 45% coVetage6by Spartina atid t age wasachie.b 9 The 12-yer goale of reduction_

to 4 % coverage by
Phra~gnt~s was~also achieved at this 8ite; See 'iguir 4-=40:- Lag' Tract Percent landý Co`erageg:

4,2.7 W6odliad Beach Wetlabd',0odland Beach Wetlafid conhtained 62:,1% "IaS p ina ' llIy and ,33: 1%PhP-agmiit7s-dominated Iand; 'in i9106 after the, frstýspay the shte had 64., 1% iSpartin4, I',& er d, 31. ;6 Phragniie, coverago sv-i'ir a I 6w ii chWange. B'1`997, 77.J% of, A;tb iand.was 7covr&dby Sphiha ,aif f~hti iiyii9 83 5% The Phi a~mues+domihatediand decreased from" 18..6,%t % r the sametwo.-year lerio'da No::additionalmciitoring' data is avaialýae f6r this site. H&oe,& Oboth iteim ,Oa] of 451%o.:co\'er/age bySatman :the. 1'2 year.,goal0f,76

% coyerage, ,Wisia edb. 15 9-98': See Figure 4 6 Woodland B eac.Pqr:cet Land ;o0vefaie.

ITheRbcklinitally had6only .O :5,%', pai1rina and 87.1,, , hragre.. i i996... ....f.an~the Spartih ov:epae ,had incre6Ased to 1 9.7.% ,of lanfd'rhiite:

Jirdgn4-esadropped to~2~8% "In thp-,ftext:,tw'o'

ýrL~ firb~ covera~ iie sedt6 82.3% Zn thef* 8,83;% ,whereas the -Phragmite-dic,:edTo3:t 3.' ad h3en;.2%%

of the marshfrn'd:, e, in .999, The R6Icki had o7ily h79. d8"pamna~coverage and 1!.%' ghniizS rid Ated cver.age.

In2000 th e 879.4% :andtle frther to 7.9. Th.i9i,%200 Shikitia dq& fn~tedofil 62,4% 'o6 theitnd,a, .decrease from the tearoandI Phraimesincr~ased't' 3,31%;, By:2P2Z, the:,Spariaihe ihcreasedjto 70,9% es Pdhragr 4tsv e oaerland coueage!t , The:interiitn' goal.of coVtage, by,$parnina shaebfettached

'at this/jsite: ,S.~ Pi &442: Th~.R~ksPerentL~id~oefage6 23

'I 4.2.9 Cedar Swamp Wetlands Before the first treatmenit.

edat Swahp Wetlands had 17.8,5 Spartina, and,]7 1.7 % Phr, agmites-dominated land. In 1996-the sparitra 1land cererag ew1s 19:2%, 33 1 in 1997, 37 6% ilb 1998, And 64K0;%: in 1999- The' Phragmites covrage was!0`7 by 1996, declined fu4ther in J997>to':O%., andincreasedslightfyt:o.2.%

in 1998, increeasi4g9g ain tO I1.3,%. in 1999, hi, 2000' Cedar Swaiamp.hadz'ahiigh of 'SPa(,tina, bdit theAhragteS, COV~age::arso.,i6'creasdo

!, 2.2-. ,yQQ01; th&Phn Mi te 606er a'ge fnreAsedtO pa17;hltx6.%

T"TiIfe.0 imonitoring yar2OQ2: a rise of Spariina~to 71.7% coverageand c decline ;of'Ph'iagni-ites t6 14.9', The intefriingl 6f, 4,5% cb~ea°'e 'by' iAs'beei ýf-ahek d it' this site See.Fgr:L3 elrSwnp PeretLh t veae 4;.2' Conclusion The s-Alv i ig f's cess Svegetatiye coverageand'the return:fif tiA1flow es~afa firis ' The&..'Phramit&es, eradcat`Ion program 'edfedhrgmite.-c0oefage bUijtappears ,tobe S.deppefading n.u'al. .hherbicid'e appi'clato O'ffthle tee salt hay .f~rt. ites, onl on i'i, Town~hip has not reached the interim of 45% coverage, -thoia~h ~ ,few J more ofsn6f ltoi,,rg are- neessarl I: reach, a conclusion,ýgAtdijhg Succ:ssat thisite. The De6I:abhsad'ai eTownshis~p

'i ~sites alsa~chie~ed'the..i2i~`

ktt ag~afaid .Phrgrd~e~s (cb6'oVdrage..Al Of t meitesagmntes dominated rsites'§ have- achiav~ d the.lnteixh;goaVl qoverage except HbwevyeTr,'hiisiSgoa1'wasý met. atvAllwayL.Ci.ý 4 knl'A.4;be aus~ePS:E&, nolo.,0n~get

,0O acres Rites:ddnm atedlanhd .sý, Spat of °the restoration program. The.CQh ,,lAng ed$',n W" oodlanad ki `i&d the.412.year :goal fd6rSplar tina covrage. Th6 ng'iact .a s

_the I2ear goal Por 24

.Phrgmniteslcoverage.

However., the sustaingbility 6f. the Phragnmites

reductin appears1 ,to be,.dependent ornia4nual herbicide treatment.

The true success: of the. Phragrnites

ýCon6t61,pograifnxcafinocbe determified tmrtilh¢rbiide and' efforts such as buitninig.

haVe been discontintued SJO, F~ish Resp'onse`atRest&red.Marshesý T-he: puirpose!of theiqah' r enhance fish prducbid6 hin'tiheD1a-ware y Biologicali'mouitbrig 6f~theres'marges beganu:il Aidiat repormsdocumefited irifgr atibn regarding

t.gefieh cOmpirisons of, abiin'ance, size dand' Specierichbness.

dd~nhiiit~d, sites wdre ahdlyidd a&atel'v~fr61i~tjhnýgt.hAy fai~ -i~stor'e~d-l'st&-s.TheIi 1aritgreek ortchaMnhlfsare tA yiy~e, sepaiateIy from, the I' cre6ksaidfnads`h-.plqih ,At ,both,,tfhe sdtaltýiafArmsitLes-and the treated Phragmte-~

tsde~o'ifrheif~

aSembagS etheto tihctbaiast 6fwtflidal.,a The rtudyv sites:,Wereý

'keitýu'if6rTmnd u nhhgiiged t.o:,ens1re iat'thered xko ud be a bAgis ':fobt

!t'i6oes tiizatiofi of"the resto6r~ sA.: Iensur6-Vaprpe. ti'ati'on of'th6!.ddta*6ý6Vf,,h6,d6u'rs6.fte*

stdy iod', sA' I Oingpdmeter,

'the)basis f-,reek Isize, ppeth c'iegtioh of,ýcurrentlsan'Mie .time, number.:of sampiig, to a d Th&,saie:rea's ,we.is e amleach time-'Iiiaddtin t te aima rporsPSE&G.

condut'ted.

supplemetal ainalss 'as ,part- of its -1999, .Per-mt Renewal) Appiiction.

!td, todetermne

'fish, resvp6hse.to; tf &i~etr~tibn eff6rts: TFishý8'Jsies, 6omfpsiti i-; life histbry stg e tsiue aimd' ,r, fdlereý'compAredl by-,P8E'&G in, restore and refetent,'marshbs,.

Rep"ro-duct16m.

feedig, ýand growh '6 ~sk~te ~were 4ssesds. !aiht use, red eonnici 1pattders -were determined' w'i'th marýk-recptur telhnuqfs, ýfh siýptd bass, Atlantic.... "r! -.5r.crw kr, !soeeptdo,, iiw aftd miise hprg.. i.I.Y.es.,w erd ZOndUUc ý pr ;:a.'- alimi.d ti(M-e frihf (99649099)i they', 'w i1 b'&, dis.ss&d&e~p~artel~y the n.6oxpied frot th: Annual Repots 25, 4 5.1 FishsResponse at Restir"ed" Salt Hay Farm Sites Oince. a desirable, hydro0period was set up tfuirfgh the breaching of .thesalt, h(ay'far. dikes, ,fisti a4. other. aquatic species ,0u!d o ti l iu .the sflt ma-rgh ogca oI ring pf tp 'rtstofalio,'nad, ref-rcnce sites byPSE&G began.in 1996, to determine h6wrihe fish potIUatlins ofb thebay ete newi'b; 't s6t d Isalt Mdirsh sites.Of the .thfee,-s5it, ha. Ihdlfa .rtoitioýi ,sites two; Deni's Tdwn.hjp and COirimercial Tjns h'IP'hfve,:b mohftgrd for fi~hats- e agss Si`c 6 1996.. M f-iCe.Pd.ver ihas ifot,,be~

nernii6defd:

M6bei-egBeach

was. chds~n as a: * ,rox~i'mityxto.b6 ites., 5., 1.1 Large fMafshi. Cie Re.or' ... a Restoratibi&,iff6r's at ih i.S:Thi 'ns1Pp site-wre :fOrnpl6el.

i& hii" " St 1996 j an at heCbin~cia Tor-t i~it;i 1997. P'reit~est,.

tiwdere isitiýs 6finýhu were:ndt safisledatDennisTowrishi 0Ueet&~aessrdifflulties, alfough it appea- st-at fish.refpoiid6ý d

to te Tsthfati'bo, -ith largentiihber'iidividii presfitIn 19961 ,A bLiaidai ,ýsof fishfes usingi ýthge ýgfsh .ýaii C6mifiercial Townstihipniricreased

§s{eadily! ~ ~froin: 1996: (p~re-ri~stdfation}:t6-199*8:!

, In 1998,. ihe: jc- ashe ret6redi*

and We-erence SiteSwere s.iilar, býut iDennis'S Tbwnship :hada he ggreatest-spreies,;ýbundance andMbores' Beach tiie owest., Overall fishabndanc t De s §Tonsli was;geate )V aj order of' maif" tudehanf S:6. eteference ite t Mopres ,each. Atw earlyin the sSec6nd a yeart i after restor6 ioh,, difau sii :,to ti'i4&feiene arshes h and, abufidance was as'.imr 'orl' j),er,.thn

'up treference:mafsh.

In .1999, ,Dennis Towcnship' lad .tthe higzhest' ab~ndance of fishes, bi5'mM6otes]Bc fi- ~ iniia -xiishibp..

DIIfferec~fi~udac ee~tiue~26

'the much, gfeixerabundance, ofAtlatticcroakkr atthe, Denhis Township site. :Bay anchovy anld spot were .ls~o, ifi rfattt-abund~ncb

ýt Denish Township..

`CQnthedrcizit To6iMship .had ththieh:est spe'h es rlchhnes,Moores BacA6 the bOwet. $pe&i'es assemblage as detr ed hby -ak d ' was simiiara.armong thfeý siteiwidi greater ýsi aties en between _riatrestore4sites tab een estored sit ,and the reference site., Int2.0: fislh as's'enbibage Isý,dieffered

~rmoig all sites, w~ith-,,Atlantic" §cro0akir being'g Shigh -atDennis Towns-ip, Ileiikljs 1?bUndant.at ,Comfnercial ToW ns p tafid Atlantic, Ssilvyrsid6 higdi at6'Ots Beachýb two sites. iGea rsi se~efifiassembage asbycr tied yordeofabnance of the. .dAoiant,;specis among the', restoredke ommeralý To , sh te and the referen-e, Morfes .Beachi.S&5i4Tan1sitween gtwrest'red s!tes. :Owiecle.s rihesat37 speies&: collectd wit 'Commcia.wnhpaig22seisn

  • Moores Beach 20sp~ecies iSe diffetences:were se' ".as vwell,' ith" coiied,.at Cnimaimetcial Tbw.nship'ii ,tttie, 6tlier-6 ite.26001 t. : To~wshiph~týhe ,highst< buhdance"ofi'1W
  • ~itC6mmercifal Tow-nh" -!`,dors ah inge h s"i'lr abundan'e:leyels: Sa~ blag&washiiiar' betwee-wastree sites, withA tlanfit 6-.rakker:beihý.eost.
auindarint.

PSE&G6dete iihtedhat-great-rr sin ilaties. were see, beoween the rest&red'nDnie,,i~

Tw&nshi~psite .afid th rer en .ra.r eean b tweent r str es Size Poffish lcole& wasoa-" siiiiia-r beween ,Denis ToWnship and M6ores fBiapch ,ý,With large :flsh seýn;.at.

th-e: Cgor riai Toinship site;nO02,2 fish abudance Awkasder.

t th6,restoied

CohherMiafiid.D&nnig:sitpes;

',th-n atI t.e.M/opres B f site. in tMores, Beach' had' -the ,high.hes~t abuhdipies

of hTowns -hip
. D i:" .T -shij"h. t ....spccies dversity,, Q5 p Townrship.

fferences wereseenp]betpWe,ýtie ipei..of fisý thiaf .were.d.lriifigfibetwen:, the, reffeene -site. a-nd. ,th&e,.restorid-, 2-7 parse. ýW4th i .tiadt .Cr-oa k'er the,-m~st abtindan-t*'speciesat ,all thrfee: siites. PSE&Gýdeteimindeid

'that.hespiS assemblage was mpnresilarb'etWe6en f6e-ie,stoeqdjites Than.betweentý the::eithef6f'-

týe restod the' erf6rence

.marsh at, M`66res, Beech., inI adifon dffrece wre senintesz,class of th;fs on n ereernce,,marh

.,

sites;, ,Wlh'nore-s r sized fish iav Mbores Beach, than 5t.einherofpithen vO reotottdJmarshbs':t Oifes ý5 l -2'1', th ,ta 5i'77' t nie rfibsrs.em!

heAch m trgr e t' , pie ; .r ,6estoed s .,'tehgrea t~er i re2 'd Itshaefaieui i~e,:tsietrf~e snibgt-friy i' P9s6ý2Q62. Fi~dr ,6 5- 8 thirough 5-i0,ým O ýcohpae hjriri bef,; ach 'of,,h tarest§ c`9 Ovei1 th&f , '. bII~ th are shcelt'e]irni1~or to ;,sta~neete the re'ferenc&

ms m with. n6 difisp b acsýw The es .ý- T I'f e twqe9 naexestor n 6s was Twseetenws tT ohi n.tbhe,.ater abunfidi&e, an b siesan .richseis:TrhantheS reereiate ,site ini is&§f vtrars..1.2 ;manl l fateS'mks al AnhiaRo tp'.sate.M tAccrinTg to th~e l96 Abniudl Reporc, abuiidanic~iwas

'matter at the-f~ference*"stethanaD rT~'~is l -t ýq15pqces dilye siity wgetra Pte'Dnhi' S L Bjised up'o, O'fd 4 ai' cOipbed At hedke Con~frda toqhp ie,Tq 'rltk~eye fsh utilized., theý-sidill "arhcek poffbt'q'rstbratibn:

In 198 ' 'rea-yifrbnfni ffi~wa en t'enfos i~ ýthnttb simiia1 bewe deni -bnhi d thei referene sfte, Kin.~'99 bhhanlce ":a,;,D eCles~ririenns~s ,wasreatest't2hj~~§TivlhP ,sit& nd Iosathe ~Cmnri1.onh~ie Df~efe"~t.se~ithel k-11

~~ord i~r ofdnance etw~ehetini 6-nsi~i ter otewositesasi we," with,.D~en's TWri~ip ShO.digan.

abuda-nce youngbf the- year Atbarti rcrak r,, and, b'mlantr:iaroi nd eooas e b mey.byAtanfa iIs'&~iemniu arediicog Eisl-,weerre mor.o tleart ,btnidantat the6 Dellý hp,,siea~ri i 1be2OOO Mnrial poRC.Fsh..ss'emnbt ags,s..To.... hi' h.d the ric ss, Cor=nm fia1 T ,Wnshi thei i .w:aSiz na at]al three eesifes.u1i Afh k it D t'whshiP had *the. ., 9.....dun d , sf _fish;:' de ; fd ifl Tommeri;i;th0fiip Vh h refrefehc en6aP~Moo ~Ba~h Atla~nic:,4f~hker' was er.bhaitDtnCeeas s oifipazed',,t6'

..the: heis tes.o.. Fus-5A,,,whi,%

ougih'om a51'pareantmesi, vefsaihoWte ,abundarget,; spfedi~ Tll wiishij3 'Tie a ifi-"-

n x~p bfed';sife&s' i;han:.f6A thE:rdfr&ric:&

site Pollft&~ ,'~e *ee 6l~e 4 atDn Siz~offi~hef wa sinia beiween all threei site W-s*-' le'f jgh;st abuffdan- " e 1_6iw, yfI6db ha ffe4h~es ~e~e ~esiy fllwe y' omerc-iaA

'To'6v-nshi.

'The refei~n&&si~, db~sBac, 4~ ietr abuidn&6, .of larger 'fish. than either of thel £tw reee tiha~he S.TTb16s 54 tbiough-,,,64sh6*oW t~hený hbrf ýfish &ollect inAhe, Imall ceks aýeiie&ts. "Fgr 11tioih 1 ~narti f the tidiet, th,specit clietes. Fin te~small~re ofg5j7ý the& nuth~ amb resraionsies*

n the 2§9 reference sitefrom.

19967200Z ,Figures, 5-18 through 5-20 compare, the nunibers of ,each%.of'he

'target sp*cies withýiui each individbal site.*As wYas ýsenr intr, the -lArge .marsh .creeks, Veimis, T0<wnship ,had the., abundance t.of fi~he9, i~n rfidst yerS- s~fnpled.

Aceordiuig to, the anh~ial repoi~s ý'the, overallgreatercatch ra tes, and b restored saiihvay-farm' at, DOer.is' T6,wA41hip "iihdicagte.manmch richer fAuna, pbs ibly.:diiU inh iart. to, i-:greater-am-oulntof floding andi.icreased hydripriod at t oeloVeflexvation Within'that Ssi~e,' .: :Overall,

repo idiiaie that fhfe,sAlt1ay spondijgpw,,vello the eestoratidi iffbrtsý andare ,being ýumzed by :fish i"ia'filar mariner to ,the xrfefice marsh;:5.1.3 Supeeiieii(ael' StidiisuCbiidted by TPSE&G Sjpepl#eintlj

~tudier § ' &coiidudted' by PSE&G. to m .c~mp re, fish h cipe'i ,composmoin,,hlif hisl:0yr stage;, size growthin*

restored:

and! ................

r.hes ...ofec marshesgh The:g IAVeils, ianid[ai of maitsh funtioio~s such ais reiproduqtidtkn, feedlitg,,and fof 91eedte-ýd, jspei.es Habitat use-.- resldenfy-ant

' mov&h~emit patterns w6ere dhikte ;n-d: with mark-recap die~ehniques-for seleb species'.

FTsh, Assemblageti -o uded' th'at,,VdoiJngl of the ,ear fib' assa+/-nbiagcs wee ifluar Ith6 iestbred stsadteefecenash icdngsj~ -4Ij.segasntpatt eIns. of .ocirirence, Aah" e'cies ct6ffp6ýiliion,..'i'th -ab nda e b- 6f fyoung fishyr peies ,lnhithe-restdirfd masbhes..5,3,2, Fish Us Saimpi r:wýse 'oiiddcted ,frcim' lhe i&NoV'h et 18 to~assess, the. Pse ofmthe marhe (Dhns Twn hi n. MoiecBac)4 lag ( y ,iai pre~atqty) i~h 30 bas `-d ývhit"& peich were the ncist abtindanf piedatois with simaller'O0currefices of weAfishand'bluefish.

It was determined that predatory fish:,utilize thie ,marsh inboth,:th restofed r~fefence

'marghes;priinafily during ':l&. tide, when prey,'are conentrated;

'at the ,creek- mouths. Collection of predators:

in' -the upper -ccreek ,moiihs vwas. iare: in both r',i-btoed A gfearet "densifty, spedi(S. richness 6f far~ e ;fiih'1 Wa' seen ýiin D0tefli Towjnhip as :comaled to 'thi refiec~ias'

~":'~ e ach:. Thi. sthdffi drihonistr9ated thaat 'the- tfst6r&d mhars esý'are 'sri ane oti ~eei~ arsh hphiitat;:

5133 ResiU.r'c" Stude-Saudi6s -wte ~oIT, ce in 079 rderiniei fish: 'wr i ~~t~c tmarsIed as' part. o0f.Nl tirfe-residentsý., o'orspecies of fish tudieid, ,sinqgtag.triped 'b'ass' ,Mimmichog, was 6,teri ined to be ýa resident , marSh h2bht' o f nýedin ea~ 6`6 Sbeephead mJfiln~ was,as ,serving -asaa fg for young 6shey de~trmi~d ithimatshd Younhg' obf, t ydar"A'tlantic cr6 k"' 11ic4K's ,th'mrshs i~the ii y as ,' t rei~ye to, Adeeper 'waters, Qfi a land! focen as. 'th&tag reqapt.e:studies?

shiowed..that,youig 4 f 0thee d the uail i ý,the :restoredl.eaf-

'sbed; piont.,ot e summe1 Tid.rl 'i'd.h...

rtordd.Den'hijis Cle~krhiarsasli' W6'S 1 d'ell he' referdbteý fik~rsh, 'Within.the, ihar~h'. the stdi-.showed thaty6ung

,,of ffe year croaker' use 'th:,uiper porti~n ,fthe _',el h tJ esVhigtids, ala eithr leave6 the.creeksand ftove minto adjace-t lairger cieekso. dac um lateJn. ,the;nouth offhe.creelS'd'irinigl1w.

tid~s.. Bott lrge ju-feiii l:and adult stfied. basswqere ishfwn,, 'to the, ,inaih :channel <d(i'irg ebb -tid& ,whan prey .are iconcefiffaied' at the.d e"k iho6uth§-'5.1.3.44 Reaprodikttiobi The; fish, mi, nmic'h6g, and Atlanitic

ýiveý'sid

,. ,thdt typially*reproduceq ihmarsl' cree ' ithe 'Delawae 'Estuary .,were determinedt I tf o '.epr6due in*boththe~restob'ed mash":at Dennis:ToxVnship andtlie refer:ence:ma'h.

k1 5.1.,3.s5 Food flabits.Food 'habifts ,&re, eassessed.

to, deteminrie Wxhether ih: restgred ..d 'ref~ren~e

marsh provide&q;iidiefit.habi'tat fob fish foragihg -It wasid't-'- -ned 'thatth-ediets of muinihicho', 'bay'.anchovy.

s-pot; 'ýveakfishj white perch-indicate, that "simitr f6&dd types-were: Wonsui=d a the restored mrsh as 'comp ~ed",go the reference

-i'i.h. Siml]rly, t9th t d ,,s and' whiteperc wde eternined, eia mjets of, h6ipe agp* iariqidq tfil ... ....simiftbil b' tween e s m andDenni -At'. sh"p 5.1.3.6 t GroWrhad : eievneaI .A-gh,,i'd recaptuse' stu'di&sp coxhy cted in 199$ we dmtiaized'd t d"r"ie that, growt ' ate l o ,young-of-ythe ryesAorationaa reevy, spot aned crake f S G resaored'*996its:~~

sow.d t(di b'h0> sin. i1f bshW-n' therations g And, aywrfe-'tlhz~mg'ar'sh...., Be: rated' :poi Ogas, l, sbWi', "-twO6, agmfltfs sots i Bifdr'wti n(Rff, :an h; ýd`-,'upwere mq -chg and Atlariti~qi'verside i At fth these, ...&i.s. tiv ma....the s' to... ach th ...ppr. ....at" si .. ..frepi .."ti bohthe4 aertordd referencebmearsh.

.F.is t e 'pons atnd Ueu ayh terln g mntea Drninat!djiars ies.Bior'logicalmnonitoinýg rg'ih 6d tast reatieh'ýahd refrncg sites reby. 'S&G bddii ino, 1996 to.. deefrnihesh,:

' dh' 'fish poulations.

of theb. bay, e:-of.ti i .,'0wey ,re'gh :tr , mPhrakihiih d'tiiihated sites., Oi~igihai'yl

ý'mW! frdat~di §ites-, Bfo~hý RThin 'an& 'MilL Creek& were Mtded ithiM;H6 r-e Ci'ee&k.ýeihig the rýeferentce, ma'rsh., In: y'~~',mhtofig~iiit inic1'u in~ ifonitoriii.'7of ,a fiiua1 Satn ifinat'ed'~are,'

'rnatu ~ PhragM ltes do in'ated aea and' a' treated,, Phradrnziis area'. Te aditioib of.,-Al oIbway 'Cfek'alo' c~npyIiigaOn's-lih a, watishedl lhich-Tha be more'Theanuingflh ha opaii ýsns ',beiwe~n: -dis'araft6 16dfaion§.-

The, ýqs&, ýAloWaS ~~k o S-'pfh~a iipse~'i,'

p?-rih'c'u'l'rl, .-M'po-r~td'Hft:

be6auý& th&i'e~r 'dg diffe6fedhc66s, 32 b*'iween thie 166ations, and, sginit'ies of the' ftea-ted sites (Brons t anpd Mi~ll Cr~ek)ad! he rffie6:site;(M'd' H6rse,'Creek) 7rhakihg 6oln pAihs' bet.,ee6t thfbr-firfeed:e&:

site-arid the'ltf&ate&'sfies

dffifkdit,...,Actdin'gto thfiPýS&G aiihai p.eitspthan-yf of the, differpedYc-:

Wi' richn -; .iii ahd:' abundahce-,am', h "the Uipe bay bdsit'sy ' e (o assemblage, differences iestilihg fom a strng gradient in this parita:~~~~,, ýý a ienf, a ,7 of th :, sai range, en f sh l a ftunanie .is -les' .atv.The ,upe :bayi Isttes,:thadn

ýat .the" i6Wex"bay:

Sites.;5.'2.4 eMiarshQie na l:Repott D1at.:.In ithe.tr'eated .............Run,'.and:e ,td: ,feien6fce s i4 MaId Ho'ge- Ciiefk had :siha iar kal O-iedsnc& ,Fish::a~s~embfiaglensiede:is{.tribiio as tee sstes't No dlaef 2riidsifoea

'V ab un dance w sre: WSen ih:A '. .M6n.oiihg:.

at.Allow-ay.

iieetws atted:i, 4:999; with nmonitorlng " ontucted 4at f a-raly a a.domiiated i ~a;, a nahthll Phrag do atedtaC earen and atreated-h- area,.ydmia44ra;f ges o'_n ramie , ,re 'inA a e t rinasite `had-tle lowest abtmdaes,, i.followed

'by .the git6 tiieii 6tnt.ý at-heAbundan-;

wasd s ,at 6'he 0rgis bsit, s tsid :of A.11oay, reel{ the:,refere ince s mrshad: a,;g~eate~r, bundance.

of'fishes',thanione ,of 4hte'Cretek, s ites, I ronii'a, ,ture s , r aundan e th' ,the AheroW -e IFte.,.s nit , tFlsh~effisagns nce:,mias:

serweewteses.

Qveralltheie'MiJll Creel'site, had the'highest-abundance andBrownsRun had the lo6west%.Abfin~d.ncb. -Differeie§mic n, the size of' fishe'4 &lloectedwaso obsedy ý4Mon'g the.'sife6, le disthgo.nAl6da Tkg sirrmilanets ,afonig 'th'e stts:, ,mthe, shape,:of-tche.,ilies ¢a5 {iPgseis hifre.i{ s'33.

.andi hd ,rahkn'Of d6oinant.

spelcies, althoughl,, fewef Weakfish were collectedý at .Browns, Run, ,aid Adlnftic, crloaker and. bý,pwn oullhead.

'were 'abundant at. Mill. Creek. Theý.Alifway' Creek: sites showed; Utilizationi by striped ;bass' W, Aiidwy- ; Cre ky , the'parinIfeeec st and thed 'T eatdd site, ~showd& kr&At'ei :gimilarities iii ifank" abldiidhdaie:thgi-, ihe: Phrdgmiies site:. The- Phragmite6.sit6:,hadc the ..gtatgst ,speies.

hdfi&Aieated (25)In 2d00, wasower at:thetated' s:i, iieip, All16'wa ail'either fSiarihtm site& or the ~ihtreate~d .phfagrniies iThe MNitll had 'tihe"h~ige~t abund.ne<

v.vit-th1 the 'refrende site. at"§d- a Htrs& 'Ciek H&§i r' gthe" ncond, a Restbred 'Brown:s.Creek iadftihe loWiest I Bynchyy, lb'inat'd ait,1j 'upPer, -bay' ,sites;, sb4t different -astemnblge& .f: 'isýh :wereee sit S .n,;.ic g- .iiiar,, w..ith Mill 2chayfxigi:5 diffitse '.s andS.Run and M.d; HMd1se. Creek each havigg -I3 species. Based upon rnk..buddinde;

'A'ron ' te oway, Creek. stes ttiere,',as gimni l-eeen ,the SpaIli gref i,,eesifte iand, the. tjreatd site, thI .with ihe 1hdgjnites;, sit.. Size'difderen

.i'oh" ,thie oIwer ':bA sites',,;as: gs pat0t tfhe; different:asSerb]ag'es~feilnd ateath st, rather tha'n d'sirnlar sihzes 'oT"fIhe' same: 'speces:.

'Diffienesin richness, size eand catch per 'unit eff&, (CPUE) .rig the upp--,b~:y, ISitfres c s ,-y ,, tsraemblag e-differerices resulling
frotni aliniWt gradi~ets.

No app nt seen by PSE&G in fish abundance:

in th-'Pipirmbay n"2002.- "Within.

jNe..i P-hmg t-s 1site .h'd ftsl.4'Fi~Sh abi

,and.Sp'dfinasites was !Iower. than 'atMthe ;ihrg e'Si s site,.'butsiiI-arite6ech fit .Fi-sh ubiinine at:tlie'Phtragmites

..... " .d.sife...A...

........ 4 -..... ..... ... .... .g-reAtth.h.

a , at .. .. $idv tieia d ated' §ite and the &4reatet sit AI ,A Creek. JMeaiufefgth and -pecie~s 'riclinss .wassilr aal

¢e-l< ..Th& reference

'site: (ad ,Hei'se k)'hadfw't 6fi6!44!than, Mill.. reek,'butd ore,... Brons Runw Fish asSerniblagesi,.wgresuulaTr am'ng all 34.

§ites;,'with Ibay ahcl6iývw; Nhiie perdh, Atdai'c croa'-ker and 'hp~g thpkdr tfi&' f6uE most, Tables5-7 thdghl shoxi" the-fnidmb~ts otf ish C6lleC'ted at the largýenash..crees Pgrs5.- 1,thfoghý 5-2' copr 'heniub~s'; -fe~achp thletfe-s't~

~~6l'ffbmi iii' 'te her6OQ2' 'Fig '5re 2'8 t4,0gil5ý33t(ipr-h' nDUrb',er,-S o'f eachý Tifthd-,tar~

speT Wit1hih4"ath ifidi'vidu'ai The bes~t "M~ea~s4ýýý

oýf 'the sýucce~ss of the P hrta mift's~ restoratkin program i, 6anhncingz fish t ifi~at'ion of "the marshes appea'~ &b tin~oparison of'fish util iZation.'~fthe thrt iffrii'le,, ) Allo.w ay C-rý&;. In t1iree, f the fo~iryears-Anaiyze at ýd'A q 'q~lie, hid5icat-'ift 4 0pýgrThijT jPi .sn9 ,anffmay, no-t 'IPese'o .ýUblhrshes.q S. 2.,2 Small Ma'rshCrek Anu'a'l Rep ortlDati'In 199,;d' 'h' hihst dbiind an6f ihsAdtegr-et Pce'rich'w 'e'd'fl,"W~th*

b.r at'a'^CNii&

'Ci'ký 'Bown -re .k'had ý'th,'e lW6 i Uu'a d'n6 z~-~~ bl' diffefed at,'all. fhriý6 8,ft6§,~ x"pu-tmummic_6g an'Athiti ~1i~d~don~iftatd jat~all S ID 1999, nq ~,V-t ren s were seent in 6i'all; abuhdance b"' een J-r'r;St:6ed afi&rdrrferien~

sm'altEf f Runl d onsrte th ;t h gest 'abundan&

e I milt' -liibdnd kcq'mong'h,'Ailoway 'Creek'i's~

Phih siten 6~ii'if7r Vd'f&~c& 'i f ii~h 'As, s n,ýdt fibhýýt§i.4

' pat.35 Ifi '2000, Browns RUii demonstrated; the greatest abiundance of fishes ;in the, small .marsfh, -reeks,., Within Aio' ay Cfeek; the, treated ýsite- sho wed the highest pah4idanc., th6: Sp:irt site, t~he. Jowist. Differences:

iii the;.giie Wf- fish was.eeih.betwee*n the ;sites,, WithBro'wns:Rufi.

having IaI tg fishes-. W n o~ a' Cteek,, the treated ,sit-hatd larger fish, ýWith the size bif the fishes :being s~iein iaat the. Phragmites

!sfteand,'thSpd iin§iie..tn,,2ý061

ýBA ns Ruiin adthe, greatet ,abuidane.

ofvfishi'ithe .Sm'fiarsh.

ýcrek.Abh the All~bwa,,v-Cie~ks~its, -,the-it'ea ed site shwdw,&dthe jih~ bui~6 itlihSjatiii--i'tethe

ioWt .Mfinffiichog domijhtkd at all,.ita bit Mad H&i& :C-egk, ,re,.Atlafitic menhaden dopinate.

Mill :Creek aid,'theý .Jlbaw f&wer'species hahhedther" t~vo, sites, with cbnly ;fivefýish-species'

and-n6blue 4crabs..Th adi ,Cifek iýfwrerid&,site-,4"fd, Bro~wis R iýn' res oratidfi.
site:

&cfl ha 12:Spp2: :rTepy~emgied~i, Br~n:u ~ greaer.unaciofrgfsestna, an Olthf rite 'T-he, §i, differencý wa's:& i bsed slily o n 'aSsemblage'.

dihff rence,hlaog w erelarer,"I at Browns Run than it all other sites'.

2002annuat repgrt, both' the Browns;Rin site~and'the Mill ,st a h ab2undance; 0nean szen ýd speces' rihness than'te eMad k -Iqse; .iek: Wit.hin A y: ýGr'eki the :ffeatbd bit' tae:- Jig!sit abunarid e. vI[L nilgr ,izeoffi s to bhthe Spa-tina sit e , fn n e itreie sit&h T :he u~ntreated.Phragmires shathehig;hth'est specieist ihness.Ti~btes.5:1t3 iitbough.ig1?8 .si6w the: tiantibrs.

of fi oh..leldted

'ht! the 'sinali na~sh igfires::5-3.4 .through:

5-40 compare the nunmberS, of&adl-h:

{ffh:i' tNrgei,'spels,.

colledtedi

ii- i.h&. 'r~ks .andi the refrrelice ,sites 2... "iurs .4...-'Msitoh46,cbnsii , o tget t ofsitete:Letqst' 36

-5.2.3 Supplmental Studies Conducted by PSE&G Suppleiental studies were, cohduit~ d 'by PSE&G to c6hdpar&-fisbh species:cornpositi'b, sizt afid growffin.

restbi*d and ijference mf+/-heS. Th :aialys6...ihclud~d assessment, of marsh fnctibns; sutch as reproductiobn, feed"ngai fof selzctedi 5.2,;3A. rTi~hAss-em*

bl'a'ge,'Thse ippleehe-ia1 .udies n61uided ,that fish asseibilaIes e(re sinii ,kifi, the:.rest~~ddS'ites d the ief6r~~e g arshes .ihblii~inhg ,siz ecompdsitihio.seaso iLatterns Df&occ-rence;'and 1(pe st aal ar-aonwas'seen.

P'6'o tOj t~ebfnent, th~ a iesiiianbf fibo1ifi 06ns~deribf&n~s'oerta3f~o~t rfihe*rsh,:.dt1Mad' WHrse -Cr e~k4 l~1, C .fistabundance a,'wa o-6ccasionally, greater'than We.reference

'te thoughout the samphng 'seasI' !X .996. 'Ae"' treatme t., fish ab.undanc a t the xmýashes;.

with timen Peribds 1 i0i ga greater abi~fi& ,ini .th ..... .iriar4ies: Bro RiItI Mill Cteek; ahd ' :opher periods,:shqwit this~

marShes,.J5.2.3;2 Reproduction 0he ,ý*j~es .6f ffsh,ý mulinfikh6g.

an~d Adl hti siivrjl ha p~1 tprodum in:fiarsnThi geeks in ihe Dý&iawaf t e dett~xnihed tu p~ic i bofth 'Br6Wfi 9,skh ahfid, the re`fren-cei:

ash'6at Mad HIbrse C"Eek. -No "videfio 46f krepo ou64n of .Atl'dcd siversite .was se'- :at ýMills Cre6eki aithotigh edhce: e -Vof P irePdUt:was se n.4 'duitiofrOfftii.friiihg ,tý-B'rdwnRl'si;un_,an4ad Mll bth --prior: toa aftefr tevint: Sdfff evidenbe of rep dt1o4ii6b:

6f- Aitdihdic siltvrside.

aso. 1e0ii tBrOvi" SRoijhoi '.ioio -,ýn ,ftfr'__ 112e ý _-ý -, , _ý37.

'5.2.333 Food Habits, Food habits were:,assessed to..detei-niine whether the. restored' and r~ferenýee ijOsh'prb.9vide' equi_ _1entr.hithat'fo fish foraging..Bay' h'ti6y, opot ýndi.wlite perch.wer6 shwfi i6t eak., similar preyat ihe Bo'ns Run, site and: th"Md j:H6trsb Creek reference' site., In1998,sevral d Tfferenc&,were seefi ........ d....... et.. spec....using :thei MillC Creek :as ý6ompard~t6d the Mad Horse Creek Fort'!bay ancho ,vy 'thediets:e e-,si'niik between'theitwo:

sites; while vOeikffSfi"hfd highei'per'

capita qprey.6n~umpti6n atrM~ad Hiise ýCreek 'ithough the types oprey cý'onsumnd,~ef~siii1ri.

~Witeperh

~assownohye a moreýdPerse'.a-nd-dA6iff~et!iet~t Mill.C~ka~s ý,onfipaxd to th64 Me~ne~ie mh'nhog Jindicate attteyutiliie ,Phr gitd, AS :af&o~dsourde

."atefd~mars heSd{Muiiinich6g.

and aiwv,ýr.ids iw-eped't-eined ato.haýe.

reiai igredoin and growth nd. referende marshes. AdequaM gfrtwfijtO.-pprch, 4Ay -00~~) hsot 'ad mWeA"s w~ ~ial ~~~~ ~hesý dhd the tf~frenc&,mar-s'hes. ,ro t .ýfIrs;fyo u.nogfthe .year munhoiihg.

7an.d Afantfid s&lve'side

1 were seen1:bfdt~/

i.dafter it 43 CnCuCOnci Ti9n.I jh response ':tothe rtbitoitioii.'of the'dilt, hay Yfar .bs ei'p6ii, -Oiting dfit ieka. r .fish asse~b!{ : were, simiilat b'etween the.

fay m 'anr tme-coanpdS-ifbn; gshl..fti, O'the 6edtors,,alt -a fatrrns, with a 'hikghm divesity .fseciesp and'a higher defis'it of preator & fid h as-cbmpared.io the refereie-rnfShe_:.

F 6 tdie, 38

,inddiCated"that -food ,habits::of

,.th-e::fish, were similai, betweenthe:,restofed:'salt, inarshes 7and the ref eeie arshes, that at lIeast otw spedies offfigh (nminichog and A tTintic iiVer~i~d wgeut i~li~zg th-te rarsS for. rep-r tction. Gr6wth rates of y6tnng f, ,e. Pyea9 fih.Pe.eý siimllar betweenq the tefieericee sites. dndý the ':restbred

-marsh'e's:

a The data doh'6t fipo 0 s a the restorffibn6f jhb:.Ph t domifat, sites jis tiitr asih g iii f of eoareas,.

oMobing, 10.ay e--v-e~tajbtQiting, aomAl1hQ-iy PI~hagiit ehyal. TheOO m(Shio'niri shwI~jitWhnAIwa ree are ,marshcr irtk I h abiianca smla t;a Thie ý.Ip 2662QO2; hap nLtf d, er200ted0 fm& W i aree rmoartsh t Pht- sitre" was" .t.ie4-igAie-st,, abundlan e, ofefisht wel'derth ea t,,b--nda,-~e-'6.ftthýe fratdandiid.artin sits ad sifillir ep y~fcibPof mrnuiiichg

d ýAtd~nG r s , il e;sd Was'seen,#gh #epibduction' 6cunrr i the Plitgitea..domn ated is r bothpir to' wi, foilowi jI th~ rari Q'fPkrdgfriites.

G tow~t ,h*paqt~r' wkere s~eit e4 smla o S* -h e ent';aWel1,l ii also ii.dicatfe ihat.iimmiOhg.

--h able to us'e Phraglies foodsii, eiiiraghiies d0omiated,,ftes;>

gtheseqesults:

o,:,n~dRemonstrate that Pragmit.s eradicatio, is I: :,fesixit{,n~:i~n ,inefeasNduti

~tibi'ii fiifthee sites-nd inc~ei&'fisfioictibh:

6.0 6fiS, Ladders,,'S dd 6nd't*lhs,-fthe.

199-4 biht, S&cb pg~'t~,erpgai, ., ftio~~f{ns

.;of. ie p~Qs .requare0;.

to.,,ehmiate , n pedments ,,to fish g mgration.'

Riv hertig le'irfe ad2 'b-n ieba61k ,b6 ~i~g sev gairpg~t -iifrgefh for bstr~d .ba an&-w.dk kfi~hý i e'liw are ,Bay,;,

btni~es 'thatihave been :consthidted t -cenftury Tr Tkep ri yvq& ';0i-ra.i fromagiifiin

~ hjs up tribiti~t hi iaa~s~ nig.:g, ns Ollnel solutibn pr blen.i e u1d fish ddri: th se l~dd&'ract nssiis6f'small steps, ,enabhn4ithe.,fish toNdm -the h g "th ef, din damialal.t ii ,, 1 Eight sites were selected fSr' fishiadder install"tion' Sunset Lake"(on Cohnse5'RNer),) Cooper kier; Silver Lake; McGinis, Pond, M cColey P6-dCursy~s Pond, G0rriooný Lake ahnd M res Lake; Figifre 1-1 .lows (he locati6fisngof the fish! Iadder Si'tes.

?0ond, Silver Land and McCoiley' Pond fish ladders 'hae been in 0opat uinsihie .i996, ,the.Coudrseyv"s Pond. arid SirtsetLake ladder have 1beeniopeiationalI s~ince: 1997,;,Cqope'r R iver she19 ".,Moe n ar~in1k~ic 99 To,,successfully establish river, .herrfigd usage of thenst eteds ,fish' ladd er. it sýof e a ogke areas upstre of t he >:rgma.'na ý;tq~ ~tk idf'fi'sh~

'wul&hae 'be*:e~stryed obr reduced~ yat:~~itu~o o the.imerit't T_- hay-, when.the iAext, generation

'of ,eturnd tbtliej rnatal; Waters, and thus are more hIely'to:use..l 1eaddets.

No.increases mn returngin cad6ili.ri&r

hefing, frm fis .,iddeKis uodion are e id' fo&rd 'at'~stre'e;to. ,f.ir years .afer stockhg efforts w~hen .t~Ib:jiheiiiie:

y fitish. which' -wgre.spawned upmstre m ,ofeda r ea 'PS beganlstoking ,tlii:p~ndg df~th& fi~h laiddeis sin .i996 >and,'has dohtifii~d timeto~'.estalbihsha

arget:abundance, rae:.of5 fish pea cre.To d~eterm the ofth fish ladder projet, pSE&G chas 'bn cnducting' inc diqntqg qu'antifyit g 'the ahdu i& iif. h r.iihg, is 6f, tih:fislhiladders', Thntri~ i~;hrih p _~~ suc~ess_ by- Uaipi f6 r. 'fi hef fliji eggs 'and, a ini' Ih6 An'oi-hdhuet nd, f66der, tribiitarib S;,, adfi Ao6i6iueting, "year 'dlsý,deve!opmnqn b Sa ii"g for jbvyenil!es'-.

P SE&G0. '.i's i qji4rd to

'the addilt. iiger. hieri'g. pass4a&ge

-:up the,.eiawing.';i

n. the, inp6undmefit6, jnd' JtmhjU'_enileherring qdeeopmnei ikion firm' the irnP6unridments. fish laddeis-'by, adultsigagd'by trapping, jhe ,hernig ' the~ exi ._,e 1 rs..Teauts~ann 40 is tracked. by cdllectirg eggs d and- larvae. _fgo the:boattom of the impoundments with nets'. This. is.,a, difficult way to obtain-data; it does not provide an accurate assessment.

tof the: argout, of spawninig, but, only 'illustrates whether thdre is .ny'spawriing at all.,Ac.rding toQ PSE&G,. noquantititiVe anaiysis can 'be conducted bhaed upon h egg,"i .~~latvae

'andi jtiv'enile:

colle tii'ih gfforts.6.2'.-2 Garrison'Lake SThýe bec ep 'rati al 1, 8 site6, has ,b~eii-stocked. .y~ea f'romr 19';o 2002. h C "nt d fg of' this -lke with, 432.:.spawners'ni2002,,resultedlin tte lake reaching its Rtar6et g-oalof- 40 iwever, it,does;,not, appear, tat much success has been achieved' at thi- ;,fish,, fadd~er site;:.$inge

},consnitioi,.

ony i6.fish' (39, 70;, and '3 (dead) in. i999 :2001and 2~002, 4respe."i

): h'aI v be6nA,6`bserved utliziig the' ladder. In addi'tion, wasý the :ony ear.y ,or laivae~were4 collected oiie.;lo ae.a b7'( j'uniile, 1,c!cled.

No juveniles, were, o.l ected duriig ,th'e2000 monitoring ,eri&. ':Nd siiipjg w aiSiducted q for ji'eniles ,or' avaein 200G1 and-2002%.

T'abie'6-1' sun rafizessfi sh.' hsibdkingffrts through 2002. 'Table'64-1 sunmmarizes fish paIssage ,'Th6.uh 2T02,. Fi (Ireq, '61 depidt. 'stockig, :a4,ithe -adult, river pqs~a g l Ga.rision':L~

ish 1addee ouh' i Tgl2002..

Table 6'3iand ,,Pigis:.2 .and'6t3' Ilaire 4nd: juveniles Olilected.

61,2' .:Siver .Lak.i'The..'Silvr, '.Lak& hfish laddedp, was. iistalled -Ii :4"996., Rela-tve'I f.i-Ut'h We * dbgetred itiizing th" 'fish' adder .in thm-fiist two yyar, 'aer. 'ontrfitionf(1 in ise,'da fish di e~tg" n:curta4i p g of~fish, houg the 'laddert .Stockinqgatthis 1ate-bgan, i 1998& ad on'tinded il0ugh,20b02r;io ,teach',.9~82..%

'ofhe goal of. 1,000 spawing 'fish' in; Table' 6-i1.sIumxnAizeýýfith s0*ickii 0ig ot~s :thrbugh 2002. Table '6-2 su f fishpage iru-ogh 2002,. Figure64 depicts stockingand tfieadult riverpassagethrogh' 2002.., 41"1 Very, few:larvae and juveniles have been collected

'at this 'sitesince

1996. Table:6-3 and Figures 6-5 and 6-6 depict eggs, and juveniles collected..

t i6.1.3, Moores Qopeation of th6 fish"ladderat' Moores Lake 19099. In12001, a concrete diversion fluime was, constructed to guid&spawning fish -from a wooden weir at the exi th t of the spill p6ool Sihce tht time;, adult fish passage through the fish ladderhas, Sbeen successful, exceedingt*he target goal of 135- fish. Fish stocking occurred irn 1999 anid 2000. 'Thiibe. g61i surifarizes fish stockiang efforts through< 2002'. ?Table 6-21 summarizes fish passage through 2002 Figuid 6-7 I tocking arid the adult rivers I passage through~ 2Q02 Samplingi for fishlar-vae andl juveniles has s:,hownb f the spawning'is occurring in'Moores Lake. Table 6-3 And Figurs :6-8.ard :6-9 depict eggs, larvae and jveniles S 6o~lectedthirough 2002.6.1.4 Pond T [McGinnis:Pod fish ladderý in 1996, ite,,`a gtogk~d.from `1998through 2001. N-o additional stogkig was conducted in 2o02.0 , Initiaily, fish, pasage was hindered by veoities withinf the structure 2nd the entrance, configuration.

.'Modifications to the laIdder were com4letniet in 1999§,, which allowed increased pa~stge of adut, fish tbhough the ladder. Adult `fish .usage of te ladder has .incraed steadily ladde hina inceaed t9d ,since 1999. In 2002, 773 adult herring ,wre'e obser-Ved pjassingthroligh the ladder., With, 513 allowed to passinto the pond, exceeding the target goal of 157 spawners, Table 7l-I I su g2ariz0s fish ,fforts sthriugh 20021, Table 6-2t summarizes fish throgh 2002. Pigurfe- 610 '1pict scknand the adult river passag&_ to gh202 42 Sampplingý for, fish 1 -rae nd Jir~eniI'es, 'h's shown thie .spaiwnitg

-is, (tcufiqig.

Tadbe:&:3, 'anPd Figres"6-i1 Ad 62 )dep-dt eggs; lat.ae ,and~juienites

oiiected, thr6igh~A di'tIfMh 'pAs'age.'at

ýtfi's 'site,ý hasy b'~ed stfbccessfi)i

'since~d -t§9S.4 l-fe y'qaf' 'afjte-r jinsll'gdi 6n, dsýigt6ýnlee:

Iiiei'08 inrg s pi.Sgn iers, SV&been ubbkerv~,tifzing.fdie fisheladder.

  • Limitedl

's$toking o f 4hi8' sifte! hseen odcd;with, ony 6hie't66king; eyent in '199.8. ' Q. '20,2;, 964 figh.- s'e lito'te. poild: eXCeding.

the, 1 2002:fs!ýdu4

ý002.',, rg et !g pb a lb f -2 9 l :.s p~a~w neý s. -T ad ! e:,6 ",! sii w z~ sh >St o in e f tS O .g "20 2 .-Samling.

fdr fislarvae ansdgjuvenles has., shown; tat,. spawningpi.

occurng:.Table 6-3'"and' FigireS6-14,ad'645 depit egs'iara c9llected i7ihUghk'A" :fish~ps'sage at asi- ist 'sghas 0beem'successf

'since 'install'atiofnnh 1996. 'in,iwere' co'nted' :p.as sing- through "th J iaddrifid'

' ra isd hei poids, thOUg!h 20Q2: iTabile 6-2 'summa~zes "fishi.passage:;thrbfgh :Figure:.6-1:6'

ýdpc s~kig~dte ahdu rv Id'p'acs;getug" 20Q SaRmpig5 :fbri>fsl andW'Jiveniies

.'h'as. shown 1'g s fni:Table= ' 6-3: .andl"

... :and&6-1h8,,epipt~eggs,,:

a- '....." ...

...aa i:/ueles:

'"":" ....

' .t~iough:...

L Oil-,43 I V61.r 1hiited usage -of the fhish lacdedt.,t Cooper River Lakie has been obserived sic~ cmpqptiiorI 9~, 'qNO wiith only 21 5fsh, total between -J§998- and ý200Q2. -Fish l akngc-at.

tis site en~d' in, a998 has coninied NOigh2`2(.

Eve;wih e, Nra~dditibon.

ifi t stockefilsh, the te goal of 1,000 was iot: yet 6ache0din 2bo2.T-abler 64. su'-m-m'tp arizeP .;.fiih : toCki0g1ffort202.

T!ble summarizes n fih~p~ss~g ~-h,,2 .O2 Fi6i'6-9.

cdepitts:,,to-king-AndIth&4 dblt ýir;~~~g jruh'...in t. ..spw ping, is occurr.ing;., ,Tatie-' 6v.. a"-- .*, si .o-20 ai-,, , 6-2P thiodugh A. $.8ýn~set

ýLakeý'$Uns&t Lake` bec-fie ,e',6 oi ii.,1,§§7 nim&6 'niie~eig -chaunge-s io-r~.1c)itis tWtn teisfish kidder, ,weje siiated :iii i98Yand soi-pl!tedf Th 999., *site-06 "99ced; idnl 1998: s ihd. obtimfed through 2002., The oal tof' , siterng;, a i 2002 the fish'utihzig sfie h lade andd thed.sf&kd ifish.i Tabelge, '6- siariiws- , fish: týSge .eb rts: 6th2 Taleh;SUnM1z& 4ish p ~~~throu&h 2ýQO2; .]ýipr&;6A-d&i- t ht~ig'ýýfd the,e adqltý iiVe L ~~ Sa4ln fnjfsj larvae aiad' ,juveni&,fras glown thab' 6cufrihg Tbe63 n Fig r .e ,23, d: ~-24 &:cc &s, 6., Cndiusion,:F`i :dfth" igh1d~ "I h ~l PodC e~Jdd innisp doid, e ýS.qare) .rýOrking

ýWell wih.1dr&nube6fdilfsh 1iigt uh 44 ladder; with.liinited Thie fish.ladders at SUiiret. Lake and Silvet' Lake ýare alsoýsuppoting adclt fish paSsage, with the nurnbers:.6'ffish utiiizing t.e; S&inset Lake ladder, ,incrasfihg.

sinc6e engie'i gchesxe co'ifeI.thoug i~asg a at Grris~n La.:in 2O0,t fishr l.dd6er'"id bdenrsedt

ih 2001 Lid 2Q02 Thefish. Iae to L"Coopers

' e esnot app ear to be sutp6rtijggfis11 pa~ag basd upn th ~, Offshbefved-utilizi'ngtat. ,iteýslince, Consfrucionwas in &,oplete..Eyvidene of spa.wnng6 yas. seen'!n allsktes:excep.t:Garsbn .Lake:. ItdQes'ot.

pea .thatthe'stocking:

effort,ý'have' been';sucessfulin est _ihsng theremrnof' Offsr~otefs adr sites'.,~he ofthfq<st s Piitf f~g nubes f'fih utilizing tie, Iaddersr'eie-edlimitedgstocking 3 miatng t5at the fish utitiniig tihe.fiýhsl dtfisd 'flikil' hi66fieeks, tfislh oi ,ffspiiing, of stocked',figh., Te iptes that ha'eiec£ived th lagestnuiiniber§s stdked iflsh cOntiniuieto 0iii ted.ase'6f the i shidde i's byvtadiuli

_..0' Analyss of Baywide FishData ,A inbdf'of.fihhiAbian

-e Studi£S, h' beeh *'diid-ted Wittii the DeIwiae ding stdisconducted

by the Dela e Dparmieft:ofNatural Resources.

cobnti: (DNREQ), Diisi fiýFiih biid, Wildlife P.SE&G.a ,iidItle ,lPNewer-s'ey, ,Depo a -nt. of' -n----e-nal Protectioa(iNJDEP).

PSt ýcohdUcted, an exfeni&ei anYsjs. isf jthiepqppation

'offis;'in.i'the stuiid.es .DNREC sur.'.ys :foil.1980-19% rý'he NJDEPtBeach Seineq Survey ata tg 198ý6-1'998an the",PSEL&,Ne..arfel

.&Boitm Trgw1.S.i.vey data 1929-19.82and 988 K-994. .-screpanc"esisn:

ghrar ;d'iia antin ph:.pOi gog.ah eip eren a i.t"ies prtohibfit t S&G Near'fIeld.

Bottin Trawl. Suve foth'190s o b'oham oj~rait gaiher~do'later n, 195 Anithdt pibcddura1 c'hAngce400-k.

pface nakingý'It di'ffiicut~o, 45' pimpare-the 199 5 ,99$8',dta to data clecct! previoiUly.

similarly, the DNRC Large Traxl :Su rVey hias..goie through many M-MocedUralchanges n'iiking.dmpatisdns

'difficult.

The,:0ony sur.'ey;that.

was cbfisistenit over aineitdiidedtii piod ei v s the DNREC Ju'yenile TiawlV.PSýE&G!s dhidlysis include&nia ii1 hOi6ndf fa iid-tldidiaiiatlys ,How6eVe, iiid~ate iff6ritioin

  • vas,.pi6ide iii theapp icatinl t6 the: ysNen 'gtowded rregadtidg'.1' 6hm regtios eth fish: were.: c-aW~h~t:

aii.:ff ifak~tgi iip6gglb t :stkoig, CI! fd~it:. a~~~&e~rage. .cgtches~per.-jiail.

W:itho0utt!he inforffiatin:.thi wne inito[h~eiav~erea),eit~qs; jtnpossible

f.t whetr'PSE&G-s., results ý,arek accurate.,"lwee Elable:,to btain idata fomn D -NRECfor fa-young,., th6: yeai-al "venI-e traw d~a.t!.r add ttonal analysis of abunidance trends w.thi thiEtuary.-W,& ::a, ez&tfie& dAtlantic silversid'e.

Mumichog-was not.anaiyid dile.t6 its pied~senein;t~e~Juven-ie Trawl data ifcaUghonlyvone indii"dua

' Was" aught O a, O-i p i ana pysistoop into-accouhilithjefadt;tha bthe Silfi facilit riintnnce from May-;iie "TO995 ,thughiAri" 19,98.;Therefo6re

,":~iee::np'ard eddta ;frfr 19295!-:1994jand:

'.y, ~eaf.'beinsdfi, Xpfi 'tiL d t6 of the "T~abl?7,i: ,aidFigures" 7-1 t flough'..7,9-Sl0,w DNRC Wdatag fofi -1 ,Th' :s iatis~i'clIl:

{. .~anIYSisis t't 1.[ iai S., narVy~o'f*

then'd- ndsfsbenby P.i&Gtllxugh 199,9; `vit7a7 iial:V a~fii1ysis$ ,DNRBdaf prei tb,,d tehanini-if :fn~~*iar~hd8tiiiiSn:

p i s~rhAfii.hagg ,g

{ -rnpic :on T.figih~~

pul~tioifl

Within;, the DelawýreEsni asPa whole.,g.. ...... .7' 1'- "h '" ýW _A ? ý s a i tc l 46 7.1 Wakflsh-ýPSE&Gýfifdi ngs: PS IE&G ,co'icludd thatDNRE'C data'sshowt thatji.vetiile,\veakfýish hadVe ihcreasecf in "ih& E~t' 4.sih'e-l 1"980.'CeEA, fi9,dif-g7s:I DN ,E. 1 o 2 s increas.ew197,howexer

,4 the~ata shows.,a deche in w eakf sh,,abuhdance kaftdr 14§%,'St al iaiýnaly~is of ,weakfigh data froih ~991--,9 9 Canhd'dat-2Q00,1 shOws :no&s'tatistically sgiifcat dffreii6:

Figut -ie 4.shbovstheewak-hý.ab-iidhdane data "froih 19 trufr0i 7::2.: Stiziped.

Bass;PSEG fndig~ stip ýibss '`ppf L1ii~n2has-increasedd in, tt1 1 elaware Estuary from, 19.86, to (998 based& upon0 the NJEPPJeach', Seine ,Sutveyk,.,,

i -tdtfat peh ,es C eI~teith hep.eyes'of the..striped.

bass :opulatmin ,n;Chesap eak'eB B' (stried bass t .ve.r ...hesaeake Ba to-thed.eawara-EstMaty thiirh h , ,iele :&,i nal),b.`CEA`.findings:':

DNREC jv v .j-e g4 1at,.,fso tho~wglf20Q1 Sh6W pebksr i e ,Sti'ip~ed bass poulatioifi i1996a.id°d2000.

Overall';

tstrid'etlbass; Populaton ,remaeist inerease 1i 2Q0; and ,a.,shklit, eli ... ,2.0. Statitinal -o " s d,s p9._1994 ass data froml;I998A200 sigmficnt, 7it cWit , en s chbb.,PSE&G;!findiigs, .incm ased inbej b tiary. sc th ` bidin fr.o 19.0e perch populationis Naiabe.Atha~peak:year fo1lowed by udecreaei numbersit , -a e te.pe ich abu, nda2c00w' 1seenetxeen 1991 ai,97, 47w with ,ade'ine~iii fhe poplation from '1997 0to'2001'..

Siatisdical analysis of white perch ,population, 1991-1994 and d0ata 1frm 09,8-2001 shows .no'..siatistically

.:signifi'ant diffe/ehCe in iwhite perct population.

Figutre 7-53.depSic's.',the whi'te0:t'ch from f1'991 ituoiagh'

,20 01.7A, Spot, PSE&Gfindin&:

Based po S"E&G'sanysis, dalV ta. ofn &pta t abounhdanc-e; vithin the DelawI.e Estiaey.showIde~flucmafiofs b it, o icear.trends.

Boththe'NJDEP Beach lSeihe 2 suvey anditheDNREGjtui letr aw1 sUrvey'show;,statistically

'dsignifitat dec-lAes in spot 'buidance ftn, 1980' to. a qgt.Odng.;td.PSE&,G Atiaysls.-

CE'A, fitfidings

-, d ata frorfi, :i9 i hit1g'tindicats, ihatrtbe ij} ,i5populatit~n withii4.the& Estuary peak y.~r`
a ve. r'e "thet"iihe;periiod, valiuat6d, osp6t.Ju -b"s-,pe.ed in 1.994.'Oxeralr,, sgpot num ers, appear to have dechinedfrom' 1991 to 2001 .o,6fs
ýpot.,abunlaficedataOfrihf 199.1i994 an1d§ -ata from 'o19-'20OI tow n6 tt ay ficant Cdifference liv spot abundanc.

Spot!4a1undance;data f'a in. 199P QUFigure 7)-4;`'.5,; Atlanticto, C 6Aker!: :PSF&Gfihiig Dat.anaflyizd b y PSE&GG,-,liOqA.

significafit.

firefise'.ti ,abundance of Atlanfic 'crdaker in the ele awbare _Fstury thrdughl1998.

':DNRE-db~tat l ft .t h :6010i Tihdiefin tes that.thý Atlahitic rpulti witfrii h the Delaware Estuaryis vaiable, Wfth ap yer followed tughout 9,-'200.2 , w1ith,, the pheak yeats.sho Wingapproximateiy-the sae levels -of Atlantic``oaker:.

Staftistidl ofys ntid dr~ak~raabun "dgc'ata 1991:--j,,4 aaidcata fr& m 1998-2001, shw:s -d -statisti-lly, diffe'ence 1nAtldantii&.,hcsroalker.,Piauie.li5 týhOWt- Atfatic .cioaker. -ni n1dam t 1o991 througih, 48

ý746 _American, Shaýd PSE'&Gi findings:

PSE&, .determined, based uponflhe NJDEP Beach Seihe VSuveý', that from 1987 to 1997, theAierican shad abundance has increased in the, CEA findinis PDNREC ju1eni1e trawl data from th199tfrough 2001 shows a decline in the Amer fic shad poputi6tion.Sfatiýtica1 analysigs of American shad abundance data from 1991-1994 and data frmdf 1998-2001 sho%'s that this decline 'is statistically significant.

American shad abundancedata from 10991 ,throug':200i is ,showii on Figure 7-6.P7.7 River Herringg(Ale-ife and Bliueback Herring)PSE&Gfnis The thresreyexmndb PS B&&showed no clear aburidance trendsfor these, speci&sl.CEA findings:

DNREC Juaenile Trawl data, sho'ws a pek in the alewifeý ini1995, with a low in 1998.. Sincd 199&, aleWife numbers appear to be;increasing.:

Sthtistical anialysis of alewife abundance data from- 1991-1994 and data fromh 1998-2001

!shows that this increase is not statistical ly. Sigfcaitn.

Alewife abundance:

data from 1>991 ,through 2001 isshown 6f.Figure 7-7.PSE&G Blhieback herring declineS din abunhdýne as measured 1by the NJDEP Beach Seine Survey and DNREC Jumvenile Trawlý as anaiyzed by PSE&G.CEA fihding.s:

DNREC Juveniile Trawlfdata fromrn 1991 through 2001 shows that the blueback herring population.

is variable, with peak years follwedby steep ,decliies.

Overall it apears that the blueback herring populationuhas increased dfin the.Delaware Estuary during the, 1991 through 2001 ;timeperiod..

StatisticaI analysis of blueback herring abundance data from 1991-1994, andi data, ffom !1998-2001 shows ihat 49ý this increase is, not statisticallysignificantBlueback ab~ndance data from 1 99,il throu, gh 200 1. is,: shbowh0on.Figt.ire7-8.:

7. S BA" Anchovyý:PSThefindi'igs.

Ite(NJDEP e:-suryeýdatal'showe:

aninrease in, Which wa ;statistiallsigeanht.a.ccrdi, todPS-E&CGI anal'ysiLs Ibw&veer; a.,statisiicaiysigmfican't'decrease.i, bay anchovyyabuindane was shown basedadpon"ata

CEAf,.dinls:

6i thrgiih 2OO0l iiidicates th at b aanchov/y peaked .f991 andagaifrifijm 095, ,,'ng~aloW.

ii.1994. it ae ho daehas d'1iied'duei

ýthe 191o 2001., eendod.Statiptip 1 aii-1m'ts, a f.aynanho:ad f einfen i dfaifnf' 1:91- i.94. 'Id- ....... ..14, 1:99852Q001 this dei ini'E O Ts"n6t Stlhstfca 1y ýsiýAiicant.

Figre, 7-shoWs 'bal'ia~~~n\{h 6vy .abundafice:-daiaifroni 1'99 1 ,to3I2001., t99' Aa "verhside.

1. .9, ^A t Ia n i Re S 12e d erGaniif:,;PSE&G-mdid not eifhuct anti naiysifsdef 0tS stkrong iabundAne]: :~p'resenfce;: 'iiest0otl,.iharshes., A.co0rding !DN Trawl: datgfrom! 1.99"i :thrgh '260*1, ih Atlaiitih s'fsidi t latfioanpeake ii-e d993u nda:g. .i i' )199.g:: Asn~lerpe'akwXs a~lso.S'einin 20003 a'ver11t.......io " de........

fro iafialysis of iiv~tgiebdaa , fo 1991-1994

'ata from 1998-4atafrom 1-99 to22001fo w Ot 7.10 C-onciusions Baseupo thlimteddat axailble tle~e4oe 6tc aippear -to e~n increase -in.baywid&'ahundpcef fishs inPEG coi diet , 4h rarhj~e-sboration

ýand iffsh ladder 'instaflatfio.

\yeakhfish

ýa'nd V'White peich',eclibed di:i mbnmbers, after 190T7., A, d&1ie~ alo se~ dr p o,t ay, ahchv; y tlaitic~1~sd

~9420)..ii Amefibn.shaifd-, 4ith6te clinebe~tngý st'atistically.

ýsi f, ftiti6nt, orA rjah ~ladhn~bfi~iifg`99 17199'.~t to 19720 aa nfease lhAV6eý1)een

ýsee-nin:

bluebckk:h~frig although'tee-irassaeo Httt Illy sgi ifi~dnt,_

itxiped b s s datals A biihdance iinmbý6rs Th~th ) Delaae edtl `~bhaftcein Che Aake AdV; Oberal 6tapei tNa stje~ bass hairidased 8.0 E'~~uaib fti c~ess of Special Condi[tions.

increasing, fish produdjbn hasýs~h6MIý m rNetdr:ufets.., -t6,ýtihf 6.ajf:p p&amj'ss, owhv.ing tsigps,'of sces~ 0em f eeai~'D~ae~dhi~mb p*dalflb to~he fo-fnr. sallthay ain S, The Phragmites eradiicatibn prog , __S~'To~yfish'p has.;bot reathe'dth-e Inferiffi -goal hf,'451o c ,Ag&', -altb agewffto rne;~The~eni'sand aurc~T6'wnship sitest have :alsopachievbd'ihf2-e ar 7 ay ~ o desired mnet at- AlowyQ6k01Ji U'ý,PF-Gý,ii6

'i,6iýerconSIdedfd1,000:1"a 6es-f: P _pminaiýf

.a iaepa y a,,by, p lop*-PdWO-) hn ses ihe, p-ea goa f n 'S5 VIind Ty~a'ge. tiiýý~an Tract ,hý4sý,' :'oa'chi'e'vedthe1-yerga forizPragilies, coverace.

2However, thf.Sid itifabiliiy-cif the-Phra ihtest~ edkioico aippe'aýs to b~~ei4 nti aim iherbicidd 51 trefrnent inrterv.iitions.such as the burn. pi6gfam, The- true,:sifceess of the.Phragmites control program cannot-be:dete&rninedriintil heibicide.treanfient has ,been d 6iscntinued.

Fish respofise' to the re*toration 6fthe salitiay farms has beeifi b6ditive.

Young.'f t1ie year, 'fish assernblagesý werpe sifniar etween t re sestored salt ;mrarhes Aiad: the-efei-enes", fiiashs- .ificluditg -ize ,o sition. se 6sn1% patterns of aii:oin '.rdda s uc-as -striped bass- a4 Wern .aos Th[ufud, t, :ti!izmg, the ýStwr! hay far, rmatshes, with. ,a- higihrie div9it,'f s~if s and a-ihighf detsiyi of pre4dator

  1. .sh as com pa~rd to. thref, e -"Forage, studiheshdiated thatfood habits of thOi fish e'ni th 0:effe ' r6Td: s~ltyrhaqsli

,,ai fdjt'd r&fefeicd mrngshes -ta indicate thatý at-lea'st twO Q~~ bfP iP (mu ýfibho` aný dtantxicSifV eirsIde were Utitiizing the' restored, marshes r ,re ir~d'uciii QOth' :,rates,, of. -ybtg- "of ', theyear' fish were sinilar .between the referiic -itesndtahcihre6stofe-d mars hes.-st-ls 'ndt- been,, de6noistrateit ,that t.ie restprati6n of the- Pragmites domiiat seyial :siites 'dorriirta

y-b Ph-'--agm`te; Spa~na, ro, uhder cmragmes:-i-eih~qal.

The.-20"0 -i6h~itoii-iig~shdwed-ta:fit,;xithi h A~lloway ......Teek' '" largemarsi'

..... c .... "....,rl@V..

t~~ý,as,,ce -altre ie, n 202 h fish, Abuhdance .was,.si-fi-ilaf.

'f-all' dtf" site' ýi002,`, tPherTm'izis--site.:

had"t-setfeated{

and S Patlna. sifes had'- "WWhhil6-

-2002- dalta- stihowed' larger. "abundance in. ---treated" kIqwayy ite;, ' it :al ,.d-o* ated, that the .hb-gtii-:ite`

had Athe, hiiiest .p'ie§ l-iýEs-.,-of ,m..u ,hog-and Athntic :silVerside rwas, seen uP -fie.ighrdggmniti dbfinated" siteý b'th "ribilo, :tO:- fig-the tmetintn Of thi&giiire f ,.d paite wr >, 'a for

d. ani d -erd46id:e pOst tr,6 n fe;.asriii -a.i-f 11. -!Sud;i-s also ndate7d that smu eser s bli setoiýi: Phrdgmniiei a~ f6od -Sourc&. in ~Phragmi e-s domninatedsitýes.

Tee :resqlts:inia&

ff.~,52' Phragmites eadicfion has, ndt been, proven: to .ihcase utilizatioh of the sie-and increased fish ipr6duction.

Fishl adders weie inita1Iedito prOvide'adult iierhefing adult herrIng s 'pawning hin.iundments -andtfibutafies; and juvenile herring, deelvprie nt in; and eririorný frO thglpp u~i-rdehis;.

ýCA 'e6ua~ Xistihg,,daQfi jT'ian, attemipt, to, ,deteirmihe whether ssuccessful of. can be~etablishe:

as a .result n e iecres& iipppbltion of riVef Shlemtng h ay W-43, pro :i vide. :aitidii f6iqg..fot he.redtorpopuiations.

Fbi.t- of the Well withilarg-numb-rstbfhdu fisýhutiPin)theifi-h laddei with limited--sto adder.-StnSinbdsetaandSitie.

Lak e rais uprriiigfadult fish Cg. thougt fish -pa-ssewas obseved at Garrisond Lakte 20',6 ferv little u~~age c~f that fihade~hb enfi lndf2001' andI2Q2, The fis'h ladd~tat .C6oppi ,al 6does iot, appea to besiosuph'ng eafish passage 2 wbased upf h ulon tt i umbets f fish t'h'tslteSihC-e'cns; utir .cAITphi e..ic E~dIi ofp , n. G firs&n Lake. It doesý 6'appe', th, t h stkig:ffit ,bavebeensuPcessf.ulines !hing theq :remu6fOffgmgig to, fleh.'dder stes..nueef numbers ffliitiizing~the adlefj rieceiv dlifiited',sitd6k-g, in.d'iat`amghat'te, fishutiizi pefistadders-ate.6s, lkelypioneeS; rahr hnthe hPrtrii stck fihpgfp-rig of t6cked Tush 'Tohe Mtes,`that.

hate, recqed thelargestnirnbeqsofo stcked ýfish contuine4to shbw lImIted -s e" of the, ,06 tite 'scese:o he -w~etlaid I arm. -and the fiSh *iadcer, :ihfst~flaiq6-iu; qei dali~dd i'm tqalfwiies a program,.en fhz&su hts t .l. bNywde aburdabhc--

qe- s ,of the, e repteentative timpo , t,-'sees-.or siuersde Strpedbgss' data is: difit tQ jintetpret.as Delaware are;apparejnly, .Iihked .:buPiinqe

.in Cnhes'paeakeBay.

Oe lia bass fias ici ed, although.his

increasels:

not s .dstically;significant., W'eaish aind Whiteperchdcedin numbers I after 1997, although the decline.vwas..

not statisticaly" signi~ficant.

A decline was. also seeh for spot, bay anch'ovy, Atlantic silversid.e (1994*20041),, ýarid- Ain"ridan shad, With the. decl ine being statistical y significahn for American-sdhwahe-i Co9rip Apifg 1941..1994 dta to 1!997-20.01 data.. Inftseass

ha,'e'bden, seehiin bIue.ba(k-, heýring, :althogbg.h,,these: ,increaises areiiot :statistically sigifiiantý.:

Thus, the data: to, dat6 d'er6fisisft6s thai the,'gOa16-f ih6reasin -fi-h p-pili-hi6hS-iM. the Delawar'e Esttiaýr as dffsiflt 0f-the vwetlinds:

  • nd2 fish Iadder ýefforts .has, not beefitrealized.

54, 9.0 Refcreicks,ýPemiit- Renewal Aplicati6o,"i ,DES Permit No. NJ0005622, Plublic Srwvice Electric Sand :G a~s' Company Safexit ,m.enerating fStation,.

MarcW4., 1999 Public Sevice , G iBi6obgicai M`niitoihg Pi-gram 19?96,Annal Report Cpa tei- 7. Ai.] :blic S Gi IiB6lilcl Monitorig Program 1997 Ar-nual Repotft prhapwer. q ewmdne5s GopBooml Monitornng, Program 12000 Anitinualepojt(Chapter '7.Pblic Serice Enterpr ise GroipBiolog-al Monitornl-h&

pgam 1999,Annual.Repbrt Puiblic&8 S E "-ic 'pr~i's' Giýp.- I -1A .ntdfifln

-'g ' A niiual kep000 rpiC~e q e, 'G 6i p~j gica,.. Pio1i fin-200 PubicSei~cent4 isGroupB-ibgcL~ntr Program 2001 IAnnual IRe` 6i('Publi S 'r'vic ýEiiteris&j Giiip, Biologic&h M6ii~rin'g Pr6ram, 2002 Annmi Re6poit Final Report:, ;F.ihfish4 AssenSmrS e, April , i1998 -Marh )31,, 999, elji'ar ,P epart,~ n C~gfa Iaua Ieowe n~E~rnmil oto DRC Di~igibh.

'6f!Ff~h ai~d Wildliffe:

-Annual. Repmt, Coastal Finfish Assessment Survey, Aprll 1, !999 -Mach.,31

,, 2000, ,Delaware -oDepa efit, bf_ N Nt..ral ,Resouries and, ErnYir1n0enta; I Co0ntiol (ODNR )Yl DiviSion:, of.Fiihand

ý.W.ildlife.

Annual Re'port, Coastal Fifissssment Survey, April 1, 2000 -March 3'1,: 2001, Deaware Departnent of Naitural 1esources

iand; Environmental -Cnt0roL DNREC)Division.

....Aninual Repot,, Coastal Fiifish AssessmentLSurvey,ý ,Apri , 2001i .Mai 31., 2002:, Delaiwi'afe.'e" on f Ntur'al, Resources.

and ~Ehvironmenik, Cbmtio1: (DNREC ofDiviiq, 6Fish ahndWildlife C.S Ummr Tables, DNR EC Jv&ni' T~~ ~~ s19-96 Speci roie :-Lfa-;Hisoi'k and Eni~xe~a'~qfens, ;f ýCdastalFihsnd Eihinerebrats a Midd US. isftn Milhtiuihog anthd B Sripe( :il O)h Ar uic,19rp85o E~ninefs nd ~s:FisanW'Idlifi&Ser~i6eB ogclR'-,port8(1 4)JiA95ý 55 lSies Profiles...

LifA, Histies"aiid Requiremients of ,Coastal Fishe, and(Mid-AtInxc).:

Atlantic Silverside, Army ,Orps of, EBgineers,,and US'Fishi FWSQB1S-821 1.0, ctbr 1988' .65 FR-49'0'59, Nati onalt Pollutant Discharge .Elmination, Sysieffi,.

Cooling, &Sirbuceestf6r NeW, FA cilities;

?r~b>se Rdfes, O 2000.Ne -&Yok jState: Salt: Marh R~estora(ýibnd M6mn'to.rg, d[e.I.&y Y .ebNk .State;P~~pa~rtm,&hi of Stt-&dNwYr rt~e~itnn~U

~iofnt~dl CbhPfati&,:

be,6emrb~r 15.;:00 T&eDeIaw~re:IEstua .Plani W aDelafwaei-Esar Programf September 96,.Atlanriii e 861 d:'ýss Siudies: 2641 A dumiai Adp$td t :Cbntgress, tNaiiofiol

{Marline iFsh&ries&,8elma IdQn.,t U N tted ,e, a n'd WW : 2-f Ser Vi 6 4: I;),;56 TABLES I' Table 3-1:: 1998. PSE&GLoss Esti matesý____._______

_ Ilmpin'e b* .i " Enfiaihment*V, 'T Total..Alewife : 80-37 144 Q80;142 14,4.1719" Amicari.Sfigd-' 0.. 2,2,14 ,Atlantie .r~oak " .2,370,135 132 129,6511 -!34,99,78A6;"Bpy 2;,03;681, ,602. 2,;004,785,728; BlIebacýhering

-57,267. .59Q282,49.

59,339,,76f 1 S'pot , 2,654 ,20054" 22'708 Strioed Bass 1 .i 44.8,563'394448,8&;5.74,.54

'weakfis -. 1,572,8V1

..763:4,3,,394

.:7,ý7ý9'16205 White ..... 525',55 ". 3412,83398 "16R, 4:41 953,5915 ,--TOTAL 5 ý,252'.2557

-3,A47,'33M9',89

',3,*152:592;-154-01067A 995 L6ssEstiff~ates TABE-2: -COMDPARISON b OAYWIDE ABUNDANCE'TO IMPINGEMENT AND. 'ENTRAINYMENT LOSSES'SNpieeis d' cide Irnpigmn Ekn trainrn~ent

%of lyealcfish, 1.9millAion 706 .9",qýStriped:Bass (I9'0.; 40 fiiillion 1.9 nii11ioihi

-4.75%Whit~JTrch'(i'96t)'

f9':2 biiibn -464,O06O 2.4 R ~fe.1 996), 8;O000 I{1gbe N~i~1' pt ( -9 8 4 9'8") .3591"in~ifihof

'1:.'5,niiIi6n!5'8

3. 4114:.8 ,-pj(96aid 198g) ,246 Q0700Q ,21/0'Ai~rfiCrakiNA-
-5 -niffibhion' NA.(§i~ce1,989)

Ba'y' anchvy 01i989 33.2 bllilon 5.ý 6 billb " 16.B nhovy (19-9,8 2.'5 billion 0.7 biiliih -of I IS8 12g wanoeaýh' and d1id asno poWeneatiý-, iiI96~~~~-., "~~p Jjtoh'~c1t on ea~ u aim"'e ~e1996!-If 9/

~Tale<i: Phr~mtesperentlan cverage 1995, 1996 '- ý19972;' -J!998, " :1999,' -,,2000W, '20011 .2002'MobrO'!ýB~ich-'

Referenice' C orn' e r ciai Townl:s hipi: Mauri 'e'RiverI

....Mad!Horsb'Creek

-'Reference', IN iiCrileek 6ohansey'Y Rivý*er Watershed'siIer'Ru-n:

..Thie RocIks Woodl'and.B'eachý CearSwamo.ND, ...0 3 j0'2 -..... ' ..0:-2. 0 :2 -:6.21 " 6:2'ND 426, & 26.3' -19..1 ..7 7. .53 ND. i7.0 4. 0A, .~2.6, 72:5' 2.1'16.3" 7:1' A:.0 4.ý6 3.0' ."2.3 AD,':NDI 13'ND " 71.5 ND. 82:1 I NP: 42;7 85.ý5 6."87.1, -27.8S , 3 3.1 31.7. l 7' '10.7 3.' 40" '3 .36 3. 3.9, -319:35.8ý 16.8. '37 4- 41 V 43.3 ,2,1.4',.34 7T' 154' 48:2 579 '. :56.3e :ND":38. 5- 9:0 0:I 0. 9.34 10.5: .&5 200 i51 ND NE) ND 'NDR 0 0. '0.2 ND N.D ND ND133 2, 'I11.1 '7.9 '33.1, 22.9 18.6 ' g', ;NJ'ý ND .ND. .N ,.. .. :2" 'I~j3" 12.2 -17.9 14.9: ND Indicat.*.fno~deterrn'iinOd'.hk4, 2 e paqtina sppI.bnd oth@ dero6 rab, mase ve atii,n'~crt'hd&vra

,1995 1996', 97 1998' 19991 2000) '-2001'" 2002 Comrrmercial Ma1u'rice Rive'r.D~ennis Towns ifr Maýd-Horse Cree'k- Rele're-nc~e Mill Creek Cohansey.,Riv~er Watershed Lang Tract WbodlandliBeach' Cedar Swamp ND. 88.7' 41'.4' -89.9.' "'88.9" " 187:2 -. 840 '84.0'ND G7. 5.0 t.2', 9.7 2.3' 24.8 30:5.;N 17:'-38 .1 .5.4 58"5. 39.0 709. .6..., 9.4: "6 560. '74.4 -278:6ý -'78.5' :80.:8 '865. :ND.ND, '826 83.5, .82'4 81..9 81.0" 811.0' 81.0 ND: 147 ;'16.8 53: '395B 32'3 41.1: 609.,ND, ý50 "25612 :2 , 20.16 28.5 ND IND JA. 4 5. 89 6, 53 40 77,G 0q'.7 :815 '55.2, 58: ND .b' ND' ND.07. f22:2 12'16. :8737 :2:' , ND ,,, ND, ND .ND.110'S5 '19'7.T '82:'3, .88'ý 3, '79--B 8 7', .6.44 '70.621 64 1 77:41 83".59 'ND- ND, N D tND,'17:8 '19.2. 3 70 6: 6:'.6. 7127: ND inaictet~nbt dete7rmin'edi Tabe 5-1 -Denn'islownsh0ip.CM Cacloer Uit lEff o- t- La'rge Ma'rsh" Cr~eeký.1996 1997L -1998'.. 1999 1'2Q00 :2001t ,2002, 'Ave.. Mi', ;M ,...... %81'4 143 ,667 4 ý8 Allantic croak6r 5.31 15.03' '8.94 11.3 .7 45.68 56!52 '40.35 '5:31 81:94'Ajantic silv'irsid' 0.23 1.02. 0,.35 4.'8" Q.4 0.94 0.2 .0.50 0.12 1.02 Bay anchovy 1t.61 '2:27 4.21 2.99 31,23 t1.2 4:36 -2.].84 2' 1 4.36 Mummichog 0.4- '2.57 .0J72 0.07 ý0:0.1 0.06. ).05 056 1005 2.57.Spot. 1] .489 -1389, ;3,.4;T -1.3.12. 0.56 71 .4.091 -0!56", 143,12 Weakfish 0"086. 2.5 41.21 -.'19 3:24 6:79 2,32 0.15 6.79 White-Perch 0.5- ':24,, 0.1: 0,0. 0.09 0:05;5 0.009 0,16, .0:05. 0!5 Note-, BreadhiiO,'df,dikeSýddmipletedihý the6Sumrmne.f'1996'

-STable 5-2 Commercial4ownship.Catch PerU nit.EffortLarg 6Mar 'hC-eeksz"1.996 -'199 A 1998'. 1.999" 2000 "2001 :2002 :,.'Av; e Mii .Atlantic croar '5.'33- -5.2 '27:29 7.09 ,0:12' 8:8i '12.66 10.78. 0,12' .27-29 q Atlanyiilversjid O'9 0.02 0:03 '0:06 0.1 4.14' 0-19 .0.66 '002' 4,144 Baylbhcho

,,2. .0.14 1.14 1.28"0.71 521 0.74, 1.35 9.14' 51 M1ummiicho; ,e.0 0.41ý 0:03' ,30.04 ,0.03 0.06 '0:4 0Q9 0' .0 .41: 'So.t 1. : 22' 387 .0:16: ,0.68 8: '045 0.71 1,'-13 01.1 38 7 Webkfish 0.34. '0.02t .19 1'21 7'.0::' 2.94- 44 0:02 7.03 bibte"erch i .94. 0.1 008"! ,t.a6.; '0;f2.7 0. i04. 40:6 .0.21 .04 -0.94 NMtd,':Brebachin' of dikiý'tdm'pl~t~ddin'

'the. ýFall~of.

1t997':

Reference .Mai~sh Catch Per Un it Eff&t ~1ý996ý' ,199:T*' "1998" --l-999: 20Z0 2001 20042' Aye':. WMin' ,MaiI Atlan'tc -Croaker, 1.93 6 1023 .. 0:8 ..2.42. 0.78 1 48 A~~Ic~ivi'id 027 0.29 -b07 0.85: 1.1 0.804'1 A6 0:07 1 A.1 Bayaprcho-'y 1;0Z 0;183 2.8 0.91" 0.87 0:42 .1:01 0:24 2.8 Mumrrichogg 0.36: '0.31 '0:0.5 0,01 0:2 Q.1I5 2-35 '0.49 001 2.35 Spot .03ý 1.38 0:42 1122- 1 .0.3. .0.39 ,'0139 0.7-3 0:30 '.138 Weakfish ;04 0.:44 .23 0i5 4,54~0.,402 .1 .1 0.,91. 4:4 1.05; .04, 4-54 White~erh

,028' :91 0.0~ 0:1'8 0:5. ,0:0j 00 :2 0 ý1 Table 54IDeinni-s'To whip.acýerUi forhalMrs res 1996 1997: 19987; -1'9909 ?20.~ 001"- .2O02j .v MMa.Min " ,Max: Atlanticý..60aker Atlantic:silverside Bay.anchovy..

  • ,- ,,,MudmrichOg.

Whitel Fetish: '-29.7t' 242ý.75, -294AA4ý V 9.1 4.7_5, 9064.!f':1239.29

ý65.:00k 3875'J05, 2136;.63 '251.25-'

133.56 99.57 25:2.1, 0:00. 62,55- '31.25 271.94,2~

34 21:A6 1 17 '2042 5 5179.g8, 10,19, 9.44 ,3b:2i T-~0.00: 247', 33.06 '5.88 54'.38 0.0 0,'00.0.00 '10.20. 0A, 11.25 8.75 1.00 1 295'50 0:00 ..000 0.0,. 587..630-0.0 .0.00 0-'00 24384 O.19 ,904.71 940 90' 25-21: 387505 59.0 i0:00 271,94;385.52 9A44 2044:25 16' 86ý 0.0'0 54.38 5 84- 0,p0 1, 229.500:00'6 i Notelf.: Brairi0 of ie n 1996,;.

rTownsliip Catch~ier Unit Effort: SmalI>Marshi Creeks:.1996 .197. 1998 1999' '2000 20091 -2002 'Ave. Mi Ma.AtlIntic.d6oaker,-

NS N647 4.1,3. 2.44 1ý8'2 6.94 ,2.44' 18.2-1 Atlantic silverside, N 'NS :280:20: 550.38 262.31: '3S06;.:5'0 47.36 ;289.35 47,36 "550:38 Bay anchovy !NS -NS 81.93, .1.50 2 1.50 5 0:29 17.'53 :029, 81.93 jMummichg NS, ,NS 275,4T 60694 .48.,75:443,36 40,29 251.;16 48.75 443.36$ -tN.$: !NS0 ' 00 .0.11, , T3.1t3 ý6.01{( "" "... ....... .1.50 3,60 S 0:00. 16:13 weakfish NS 4 .0 0;33 6.00 3 , 'q,1.ý t07 0;!O' &03,1 fl..0',. 1.07 N~s: .V§,- 0.0 g oo: 0 .0.% o 0;00 0 .00 00o :00C .00 Nobte: Bre6aching'ot dikes com-pleted in'the FdIl of 199T.NSibdictes ot s',pld M'iIoingof sac'ree ks began~j i. 8folWing the~b9t(, of thedik .es.

Ta~~56Mo&e

-.Be hzRfer~eqqeý Site. Catch PrUi fdt'rnl resý1996, -.,997 1,998- 1:1999!' 2000' 201 202 Ae: :Mf Atlantic croa'ker :t.38 19.15. "2i0- 0.'..19: 01ý9 ý0.07 7.58 4.22 '0:07.- 19.1-5 41A.46. 21.i4 .196.36: 199.81 '7-,i'4 230.67 4146, 423067 ,a0anch3vy, " 0.i2- 076 0.,1'3 0.25, 0.1.3z 00; 1.17 0.37 .60.0 1.i 7.Vurnmichog

-466 2041.4. 694.81 466;81 1,-095.'261796' 5,.66 21.79, 2041.40 Spbt 0.90 .37 ýO..8; 4.19 b .88 ;PO0 1.M3 '3.09 0.00 8.88 Weakfish -Q27 :206 0.00 0.0& 19, :0:00 .0.33 U0.41. '9(0 2";.06

.0.19 0.00 0-00 o ,:00 0,' 0.O 0.001 4 .. 0 0.1,9 ble'5-7 cr-eek~Catci' p er,: Unit EffortLarge" Marsh Greeks..1'996- 1997T 1998 "1999'-, 2000: ,Mt 20202 i Ave: M Max, Atl~tt c:cr-o~ak er. 1'.49, f0.3i 3j,28' f.6 2.'18. 0,65- "2.4 1 79 0.31ý, 3.28 6i 6'b.0 :o 0.21 0:2 0'11' 0:02 0.1,4 001t 009 z. 01, 6.21 Bly-ncho~y,, p0"74' 16 1.826 32 4.74' 31.08 2.5' 24A7; 07 4.74 mr-A0 ~ o .2l 0o 0.01 ý0.01 0.07 0:02 0 0 0 o.0 Spot~' "0.04 '1.38: 9.1 6 06' o0 0.37o 0.37 0 .'8 Weaflti7:5'

.076 0.7 193 1. 0. 1'0.0 88: .00 7.57.Wit8'P-rch;

.7.. '- __0 :42 -06.26 00,65 .0.4.4 8}able,:5-8 Miil,'Creek;Cah Pir Undit2Eff6rt-Large Marsh Cre6kis 1 .1996' -. 1997,'- '1998 -1999: '2000e 1200-1: 2002:-I..Ae: .M," :M'a.tlanti6 cro..ker1

.2.-3 2.3 .1.4,4 0.48 '5 'A..77: 6.A .5 Alanti. sIvei'ide 0:103. 6:'63' 0.20:' 0.21 0.02. :37 '0 0.1"2- .0 0.37 By'. anch~ovy 5. 3151 11'.02 5,84' .15`92 11.48 '.2 8. 0 315 159 Murnmm6og 4.060i '0.1.6 '00ý 0.0 3. 0.01 .0o:0; 0.002 .005 '0.01' U0.16 SOb t 0.01 .10.4 0. 10.21 0.45 0.01 008 1.60 0', -10:44 Weakfi'h.

0203: 1.53 G0A.4 0.21 :0.67 0:;82, 0:00 '0:54 0:'03, 1.53 WhitO:PePrch, 7& :,.8 '108' , '3,Y2: ý2.82 5.30 1.2' 10:8 ra-5~Bow -h-! Rbhn'atch'p Per Un fEfrtLreasCeksý,,...1'996-7 ,1998' 2000W---2001' 20022. '"Aie, !Min6 Atlarilie~:06 croke '021 1A9 24 08 14 0155 .D267 ' 1.26 0.1 24 AUa,3nlitisIVersi-de 0:01 0:60.1.01 0 013 60601 '.6 00' 01 Baka.nhovy 2:33j '1:l11 2.47' 1' 1 :2595ý 1K:3 "32:33 .0.33 :59 Mu-mnichog.

"0' '0:02 -a 0:02' 0 01 0Q1 0.01 0:01T .00 0:"02 S06i .I.0T6 *.i: '0:05 .009 o 0;58' 0:04 0:08 ý0o31f' 0.04.. Weaflh' :.0.3 025 016, '.17' 006 014' 0 0 15 0.00, 0.3.Wh _eeph .... 2,52 ?2.76 2;25 2.27 .1 ,1.42 1.2:-.:0.68

..;87 0._8 .2:7.6 Tayql A1w~reek Pir'arite Re _rn'eSitest

ahe, 'it' Effort.Lairge~arsti Creeks 1.96 197 1998 16 999
-2000, .'2001 ,2002` ,AVi e Miý ýM6x.k"0 0.1.4.. 4 0.:.09 .....1.00'0.. 3 AtlinftC&silverslde:, ý01 0 00 0A1 0L04' 0 0.0'2 0 0.Oaya n-Chovy 7 0 0..9 22 ,6 '3-56 1.29 0 1356 0A .0 0 0,01 0 0.00 0. 0.01 Spt .' '.i8~1:5 0.03 00 0.22 0o 1.15 0WeakflSh 0 0 "0 0.44' .055 0.i3 0ý05 0.1T7 0 0.55 , " .,_- .._. .0- 34.."" ,0:- -0 4 _5 3. '4.19 -.2.6 ..3 60 9. 3.Ta6ie.,5-11.lA Iloway .Creel< Treated Sit~s. O'tch:

~reMrl re~:ýýIowayy~e~r~a K~eýUn(Eif 6rtL~argeý,Mars Ci~reeks 196".97 1998 1999" 20v " 01, 02 Ae-. o Mifii' 'Max Altiantiicroakr

'.0 10, 0' 6,, '.. .0.31. ,01 333 1:44W d0o0b 6.41 At~antic.~ifversido:

'o. 6:z ' 00, o.o.11 'o'j' 0 o'o '.6o o Bay anchovy 0 '0, `0' 2.-0,1' 3.22 3:21 -2:0. 1.50, V000 3.22 MUn'rrnichOog t ~ o ..0 tO o 4'.101' .6.00 fb;.oo 6 .0o2 SM 0fi 00 0 0:0 .6 "1 0' 021 0.06 0ý00 0.21'9!akfisli 0 0 0 '.4' 2.62, '021 0:I 0.491 O 0,O0 2;62 WhV(il Perchý 0 0. .01 50 2'3 1.6 4,:05, 1t 80 0.0 5.06:Tqbi6ý5-12 AllowapC reekef!reiice!S 6ria ie tch Per. Un t-.Effort Largq'MarstCr6eks"-1996-_ 1997" 1998. 1999 _2000 "- 2001'-_ -2002 .Avye: Miii Ma6c Allanritic icroiker.

0. A0 0, 0.AI1 .O.05- 3:67 1:22 ,0.00 4.73 ,tl~ntisllveride: 0, 6 0.06 -0 f0 ,0 .001ý 0.00 0.06 Bay,;anchovy'
0. '0 0. '1291 4.15 0603 .08 89 ,.00 603 P .0r .0 -g2 '0 0.040: U0"1. ;0.01 '0.00 .004 S~6t 0 0 ~ 0, 0.07< 0:29 0'.02' o.P 00' 'o66 .02 W10sh'".6'

..0.2 0.2b 6. :162, .0:1.2!MV

.ýo 0.721 WhitePrh .h "0-- 0C -301.323 '. 2?45 6' -i 031 '.129 00 321 M z:

.Table 3',Ma Horse Creek.Ca t~h' Pcr1.i'ii t;

aUl s: 1996 -1997T -1998-- 1999 2000,. L2001. 2002 A V.&. Min. Max: AtIahtic6roaker 0.61' 0.15 0.00, 'OQO0 0 :00 o 0 0021- 0.Q14 0io0 :0:61 Iýajit1iiverside

'53.04 17:10 450, .25'" 13.14: 0.71 20'38 0'171 '53-04.ati.an Keor' 12:460 9.75 12.56 9.8'0j 9.13 17.57 25:86 13.88, 0.1 0.86 Muy, nichog 10.0489.50 63.5 .52-, 14.505 17.07 11.14 50.15 1.14 103504 Spt0- 1.15 000 0.0 0,.50 '0.00 0,009 0.24 : o 1.5 ls'eaI " 22.89 1.80 0:06 6 0. 00.oo 0.000 3.0o .64 ,0,.00 o8 9o'wait Perch'18 .V,-0.94 0006, 0.25 0.14 0 F 0403 ,172 0.06 20V1-Table5ý145 MIlF Creek Catch Per EffortSmbai;Maarsh (eeks..996% 1997 ;1998; '1999k .,2000 "2001 2002-: Ave .MiA MMax Atlaritic croak&,erý 0'.!00., 0.35, 0 .06 '0:06 0.00' 0:100 -.86 '03 19 0:00 0.86 AtlaitiC'silve.sid2e

.39, :71 238 1T559 2.4148 ,700. , 19219 Bay anchovy 1:28ý 3:3 019 456' 25.1 S 2.93'. 0.086 : 4 485 0.900 2 5'A03 16'.7o' 8 563 2,7756 -149q.,13

! 313' 77-.86, 256.27 , 6078. 1 82.14*Sol" ' ,'00 0 0.00' 0.00" 6 0.06' Ao 0 .07 0-G 1'2' 00'0 0. 70 Weaklsh .00 0 1 000 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 01 OO ..0 Ih'eesh 1.65, 25 05' 0Q.,38' 0?00. ;3.71 1, 32k *'6.& 3.7.1 Tabple!5;45'-Bro-w-n's:Ru-i -CatchI Oer Un-it Eort-Sri~lMa'sh'&redks-1996 '1997' -11998.', : 99 2000:- -20013 2002 Ave.,. 'Mh -Max.AtIghtic croaker. 600 0.0 01, :0 02,5, 0.O00' 7.3 6 1,.11 60:66 7.30 Atlantic savefsid Ie ,4.20 .712.65ý 12.25. '15656.56 A170`8'1.

70:36 -95.00 374ý55 -42 '1155-6.5 6 Bay arichovy, -0: 00 0.40 0. 06 -'f15,69 141!9- ý1.00. 50.00 1' ii0s '6,.o 50o0d Mumicog 10-7 15.0I15t10.1 349.'75.1063.14 2236.64 702 6f0 2236.6'4 Spotboo , ý0'.5' 00 3.13. -19,63, '0.00 10,29 '4:O .0 1'0.00, 09.03'Weakfish..

i ,05' 00 ~ 0 0:0 0 06 OO' 0.7 '00' 66 " 1WlePrh300

-~ 04 000,b t4:9., 5:-69 -521 A '.93 '4.88 0i0 14.94

'Table,56A-1`6A waylCfae-C Phrag iftes Referen atc PerW n~tEffort lmainl Marýh' ;reeks,.1996i, 1997> 1998 -1,999; '2000 .':2001 2002k: ,Ave. ", M 6k Atlaintic .roak.r NSN NNS , -0 o....,0 ..... .O 81 0705. V..00 0.18 Ailanticsilv0'rside NSW NS' S, .3.:36,'-

050 0158' 0 0,09 1:'3 *."0'BaychNS 07 0NS3 N0S25 .0.:18 0!6 '0:07 NMurimic.og N N& NS 10.57, :3. :23892ý '21t-.64 19:32. 10.57T 23192.Poi NS iNSO NS; o .0o 0.0o .00,Q* 00 .10 00 0 .00 ,o.00 sweakrlsh NS NS .0s0 000 0.00 9' 0.00 0 .0 0.00 Wite,,ph NS NS NS 0.1:04. 0.06 ':081 Z.00 0:12. O0!06 1 0,18 NS'indic~tes, not ,sam-led" AlioWay.Cre Treated sites'CatchPer

ýUnit Effort Sm ia rMirhreeksl.

1996'ý. -1997T .1998& A9995..2000, 2001;, 12002:" ve *Ml.. lla'ntic Iroaker 'S. 'NS: .NS 0.00 00 0,0 oo 0 00 :0.00 .0.00 Atlanticosilversid-, N NS NS 18:07' 513' 1:29 0.0.0 6 1T2 0.00 1i8.07 y.,anchoy-1.: l;29 6:00 0o14 :0.00 1.86 :00 '600 Munirriicho NS jNS "ts: 134.2 32050ý '31.43 n&886 't2482J7 134!20 391-.43 Spo NS NS 9:.00 0.06. :0'7 0 00 0 0603* U:0o " 0.07T Weis NS. 0:00 0:00 0,00 bAoo 0.0o. 0oo' o.o'd White.Perch

-'Ns .S 0.07 O.'o 0, 6.. 0 Q02 o0o0 '07*NS, ihdidates not, 5-1 8"'Aliway,,Cee~k

ýSites Ca'ch iPertUnit Eiff6rt:,SmailI'MarshCreýeksý

-1996 1997- 1998 1999- .-2000W7 -2001' -2002 -Avye.- M Max.'Atlaniti 6r aker.6 NS NS .NS '00.00 0.00 '0.0' .0 ý0.14 '04 .'04000 0.4NS 'NSý NS 0.57 0.31,' '021 :0.-00 0.27 0 00- .0:57 yncov'k N. NS 'NS' ' 0.14: 0.00o. 0,o.07 0.0 -..05' 0 , 00,1 Mummicýhod-I N S .N& 21:ý00 8.81 2'1.ý1'4' 28".5,7 198 8.81' 28:57 Spot' ' NS 'NS I S 0.0000 0U .0, 6.06 ý0.6 o 6"o. 0 0 G.00 WeaklshNS rJs- NS, 020 00' 00' '.6 '0:00 0f 00 .00 WWhitepdr~hl

' IS8 'NS, NS, 0.43 0.0'0 0.-07' oýo6 .'.13 0 0 A

....Talie 6-1 dIt Passage Res..site- 1996 1997 1998 1999- -0006 20 .2002 Total SlIv'er Laek 4 7, 1 13 163 65 151 13) 642, 1 25' .48 3 3' 9 774 '982 M ,Colley Pond 115 .177 559 t122 1250 918. 932 5073 Coursey Pond --- 30 459, 1 102 784 1399 153:1 5~305 SurInset Lake'.s- 0 10 60 32 195 166 663 C o'oper R iver ---.. ...___ 3 t 4 11 .. 21 Gairrisons L'ake, ---, .--- 39 70 4 3 ' 116 MoobresLake'

--- -- 95 7 67,0 682 1525, Tota.. '. 120 j ..216 1[ 1169 j....2630, jI2316 '.34.38 J 4438 14. ,,,, 27___Table 6-2 Nurnbie'rof Fish Stocked 8Si te 1996 '199)7 1998 ' 1999 2000~ 2001' -200i2: ll Silver Lake, 0 a 5,47 '687 419' ' 993 865 3511 McGinnis-Pond 0 0 166 171 200 '241 0 7.78.Mcol1sy Plod 0 0 7 11 0 0 0 ' 18 Coursey Pond 0 A ' 154 0 0 0 0 ~ 15-4 0 0 1033" 8"957 501 ,l'337 1 10 4776"Coop'er Rive. 0 O ..623' ..069. 964o 1071 840 6567:Garri'sons Lake' 0,11 0,1 0 3 18 48S 473 432 1271'Moiores Lake 0 0 .0 271 70 0 0 341 Total 0, 0 4530 3422 2202 4115 314 _J41 Table 6.-3 Summary of Annual.RiVer fleprri u Monitoring;.Resul'ts Larvae Suividt ýCoope Riv'e 'Si'~ Vt~In is Consys.MCI e aisns Moe ,Lake,,Sije LakeSince

Land, Sifice I,?6d,TSirince -PondSince iP6iid-"Since Lake..Sincei Laike;. Since , ~ e .' ., --' -:_ .I 1- _ -I .-S 19,97, 1'9§8; .1 1996 ' 19 1996 199 ' 1"999'1996 _ _ _ _'6. '6 _ _ __ 8 1.997 ..5_, 4 1!4 9.8. 3' _4~ -~1 ,1 _ 6 _ __1999 } " .i52! 3:: ......"- -5 .... 3 : ..28 j 1' L 2000 6 .+ O 1.4 : 1 14. 17 F_ _'AT. .20011 ..s N N/S N/S ... s v/ss N/S 21002 N/ST N/S. N/s- N/s NS N/S N/S NWS;-Jjuveniles_

_ _ _Sdi§&f', 'Co6fber River Silver 'MceGinnis.

Cours'ey's-McC'olley

.,;ýr .risqoxI s' ~Moores. 'ILaLke,Since rLarnd1,Since Poiind, Since Pond, Sinc' P6nd,.Sinre PLoke'ii a e S ak e, e Lake,; Sinc 19 9,7 1998ý. 199,6. 1996' 1997 1996 199 999 1906__ 20 ._2 T9971 114 13 133 -_ ___1998, 1,30;1 ..15000 :5398 144 1061............

1!999.;: .......2!12 ..... .12!394+ ..... ...............

.9_ 89 +,489' 'i :.6,7> ii I 78 , .2000' ..'335: ' ... j7548, , -: 718 39' 1 7,15 ? ... ..1 2001 2 .4327 .25. .'244 7 2£' .8' .2 ... , ......... .. ..... ... .. .+ ... .... .2002 1683. .t. ' b

+ 3 + ........ 99 .j 12 4++ ...._ _ _ __ _ __ _ _Sooper S'er 'M(cGinis "Coursey's McC., ley 'GiqiMnis -Moots,-Ulke, iShce'e d, ' Since Po zi iince Pbond, Since ?PbidSinc-Lak;.'Sici-Lakd;Since

-1.997 .)' '199O8; 19 ...: 6'.. 196.99'.9..19...99

'I8996 ..._. ,+ +4" ...199,7 Y , -41 ' .... ... ..'. ..._' .--3.9 _____': .l.6 1,999 0'o 0: 0 *2-.o :, .00 0 0____-0. q 0 <, '.. ' " 0'.. ...2 0o 1.. 7 7 .. ..+ " .. ...... I. .'.. ..-.... _ _ .,__ _ _ _ ... .. .. _ __ ..... _2002 " __ ___ _ _,: __.... ......_.:___: ____..____.

___'_ ... .

'Yar ,ay.:Aan hovt 4We4kfish

ýAtlantic Cro'ake ser p i pd Ba'ss me if eý A"ii<lanShad'

'AthinblcSilveride'

'B+l+a4 Herring' §19 1 2 3 316 6 .- 31' '97R 3 .1 7 _3 9 0M2_441S ~ .1 .0 g_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _+~~~8 U, 3.2; 1+ 8i 0-, +... +.+ +*A1'9~2 10l' p41 78.12 6.6,,'.2 '.1. .0034' 0.50:05 ':I3 ,?66 0. 65:_ ..1,993 " 37. 4 2+ , 3373 9.15 0:.7 .72 : (0);079 0.063 A7 0084?.194 :7'0-.85-.

--53 '2'0.3 1:2.5-5. 3414 ' ~1,j 0. 1, i5 A6.42, '07 .5 Z4,2: '2 .4925 _.5J5 q4:,2 0.26 20!59 0.7'. Am " -'..l I 199' : '1f58: -" .57.2" ... .80 1,0,55 .406 276 -0.13' 06.06 17 0.025 ,f..+ 1. 5.23.63. ......38 928 '.15 + '064 .0.. 0.02 '> 0..01. 0 .0." 3 "T98 ,- 43'.. .. 3042.. ... 63,5 3.7, .0:5 ' 'k092 0 2'0 I'" 40'2 '"5 -2 0:0. 0.01..1)9,9 10523: + ,3 ! + ..-71 : -' ' 6'9 ' 6'3 '0586 i 0'.09I i0 ' 003 .+ '0.11 0 ...2O. 1:94 566. 95V9 52 6 00 ,. .1'06 0:!01: 200'] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -' 239b 2:2'022..'

02 ' 74 b014- 0 01800 Allp8 ,+T.is!3 f ~i3 M.~>of e'C'lc- .3 ..9.f.0tO-FIGURES SCOOPER, LEGEND DIKED SALT'HAY.

FARM*i.4.1 c&-P. NRGMITES DOMINATED SITES LI EFERENCE MARSHLS.FISH.L-ADDER SITE NEW ýJEIRSE I.I;*1.IC.,4 GI;NIS DIEAWARE*

BEAY R~ef: PSEG Estuary ,,Enhoncement rgmSteLctinMa.frm21 Vrui opt EN1RONNENTAL iPSM iteLcto AO IU'ASSCOA1ES.Anc.

PSGEtory~nocrnt rg~ ~CE4& EA ~ENJIS, P.'c.. ,D y DE/NJ S$LJS RM 80 M Transition Zone RM'50 Delaware Bay Zone RM 0 REF- Permit Renewal Applicotion, Public Service ond Gas Compony Salem Generating Stotion, Appendix C Figure 4 i CARPENTER FIGURE 2-1 i ! ENIlRONMlENTAL ASSOCIATESý.

c. Delaware Estuory Zones *V ,z 11/24/0-C E A CEA.ENGINEERS; P.C. ... , -1,AL NT.S.

Figure 4-1 MOores Beach , Reference*1o00 4)0)(U I-0)0 0 C (U-J 4-, C 4)C.)4)_90)80 70 60 50 40.30 10 ,-.,PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G I-nriterim Goal of 45% for desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr-: Goal of 4%Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 19A99 2000 2001- 2002 Year Figure 4-2 Commercial Township Results L.A)0 0 4 A)0)C A)0 L.A)0~1o00 90o 8b: 70 60 50 40/4.0, PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 4 5% for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 0, 1996' 1997 '1998 1999 ý2000. 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-3__ Dennis Township Results Phragmites 1 Desirable Vegetation 100 90 80 I-'2, U V Cu 4-0 C-, I..'2)0~70 60 50 40 ,30 20 10 0 PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76% for Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for.Desirable Vegetalion PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4% for Phragmiles 1,995 1:996 1997 1 998' 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-4 Mau rice River Township 100N Phragmites Desirable, %80"- 70')0 060 03 50 _7,~)40~0-. 30 7-20-10 999:0 0.1 1.996, 19197 1,998, 1999 2000,/egetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 66% for 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-5 Mad Horse Creek -

Reference:

100 90'80-J C._70 60, 50-40 30 ,.PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable.

Vegetation, PSE&G Interim Goal of 45%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 20, 10 0 1996. 1997 19199 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 4-,6 Afloway Creek Watershed 100 90 80 L.0 0 V C cT5-J C (-)a.70 60'50 40 30 20 G0 PSE&G 12-yr Goal; of 76%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr..Goal of 4% for Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Note: ,.2002 data not representative year FigUre 4-7 Mill -Creek 100 L Desirable.Vegetation

~1 Phragmites

'a, I-a, 0 U~0~C-j a)C.)1..0~90.80 70 60'50" 40.30,:20 10 0.OSE&G- 12-yr Goal of 76%Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for.Desirable Vegetation.SE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Year Figure 4-8 Cohansey River Watershed 100, N1v hra~gmi~te~s-E esýrable Ve itatio 907__PSE&G 12-yr 0.. ""for Desirable 7-0. Vegetation 0, 60.0 .~- PSE&G'-50 ,Interim Goal.*C of 45% for:0 Desirable yj Vegetation

.. .... .-------- -..,PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 1996 1997 1998 1999. 2000 2001 2002 Year Figureý 4-Siv'!er ARun 10.00 90 0 o 60 50-S40 i 3G, 20: 1:0.0 PSE&G 12,-yr Goal of 76%for-Desirable-Vegetation

PSE&G:Interim Goal* of 45% for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yi Goal of 4%, for-Phragmite's Pre-Spray 1996 19 99,7 1998 Year Figure 4-10 100 9.0.80 70, 60 50 40 1..0)0 C-,-V C-J C U L.PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim GobI of 45%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12ýyr Goal of 4%. for Phragn7ites 30.20L'*10a 01 Pre-Spray, 1996 -1997 1998 Year Figure 4-11 Woodland Beach>1 0 0-J 4-'0)0 L..0)0~100, 90 80 70 60 50 40.30 20 PSE&G 12-yr Goal ,of 76% for Desirable Veaetation PSE&G interim of 45% for Deirable Vegetation.PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%"for Phragmites 1!0, i0 Pre-Spray-pa 996 Year 1997 ,199-8 Figure,4-12 The Rocks 100 90 80 70 60 50-40<0'0*0 C C., 11)0.PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of.45% for desirable Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal:of 4%for Phragmites 30 20 10 0 PreSpray 199,6 1997 1998 1999> 2000, 2001 2002, Year Figure:4-.13 Cedar Swamp 1 00 90 8Q 70 0 CD"C-60 540G 40ýPSE&G 12-yr Goal of 76%for Desirable Vegetation PSE&G Interim Goal of 45% for Desirable, Vegetation PSE&G 12-yr Goal of 4%Phragmites 30 20 10 0 iPreSpray 1996 1997 1998, 1999 .2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5A1 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Large Marsh creeks Atlantic Croaker Denhis Twn shp salt Hay/-CommerciaITwnshp

'Salt Hay 1'.00 -Moores Be'ach,(Reference) 0.t: 4)9.80 60 40 20 0 1996 1997 1995 Note:- Breaching of dikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis'Township and Fall 1997 at Commercial Townships.

1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-2 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Large Marsh Creeks Atlantic Silverside

..4.,:4.; Dennis Twnshpl Salt Hay 4 .... eria: fnsh Salt Hay LU 3,.I 2 91 0 Mo°ores Beach,(Reference) 1,996 1997 1998 Note: Breaching of dikes completedin the Summerof 1996 at Dennis Township ahd Fall 1997 at Commercial Township..

1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5,3'Salt Hay Farmft Restoration Sites Large Marsh Creeks Bay Anchovy 6 5--*Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay-Commercial.Twnshp Salt Hay..... -Moores Beach (Reference) 0 CL 3.2-1-W 1996-1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Note: Breaching of dikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and Fall 1997 at Commercial Township..

Figure 5-4 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Large Marsh Creeks Mummichog 3 2.5 0..(.)t 0 LU-J'3 1~0 0.0 0 2 1.5 I 0.5 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Note: Breaching of dikes completedin the Summer of 1996:at Year Dennis Townshipand fall 1997 at Commercial Township..

Figure,5-5 Salt HayFarm Restoration Large Marsh Creeks Spot 14 12 w10-t!o 8-4 --Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay-7Commercial Twnshp Salt Hay-Moores Beach (Reference).

.2, 0 1996 Note: Breaching of dikes comple 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001=ted in the Summer of 1996 at Year 2002 Dennis Township and Fall 1997 at Commercial Township..

Figure 5-6 SaltHay Restoration Sites Large, Marsh Creeks Weakfish 8 7 i0 U: 4-02--Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay Commercial Twrshp.Salt Hay Moores Beach (Reference)

.i/1996, 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Year Note:'Breaching of0dikes completed, in the;Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and Fall 1997 atCommercial Township..

2002ý Figure 5-7 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites White Perch Large Marsh Creeks 1 .1 ý ., 0.9 0.7 0, V 0.61-W 0.5.; 0.3.0.2 0.1 0---Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay-Commercial Twnshp Salt Hay-Moores Beach (Reference) i.1996 1997 1998 NoteW.Breaching.of dikes: coipleted in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and fall 1997 at Commercial Township..

1999 2000. 200.1.Year 2002 Figure 5-8 Dennis Township Large Marsh Creeks 80 .70, 70 U3 Atlantic croaker o 60 Atlantic silverside o: 0_ _Bay anchovy tt 50 .-A Mummichog___o_____

__ _ ,.Ospot , 40 InwWeakfish

,- 30 a White Perch 20 1996 21997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 PAtlantic~croaker 5.31 15.03 81. :94 1.;3 66.7 45.68 56.52 ,IGAAtlaontjcsilverside, 0.23; 1.02 ,0,.,35 0 .68 0.14-, 0.49 0.12, 0 Bay-ancho~iy 1 .611 2.27 4.21 2.99 3.23 1 .2 4.36 IOMummichog 0.42 2.57 0.72 0.07 0.01 0.06 0..05 1 4.89 3.89 3.47 __ 13.1?- 0.56 1.71 oWea kfish 015 0.86 1, 2.05 1.21' 16.9 4 0Whi0e Pe.ch 0.5 0.24 0.1 0.07 Year Figure5-9 Commercial Township Large Marsh Creeks 301 25 -I t~ 20 2015 S 10 C., 5 0 O Atlantic croaker MAtlantic silverside

  • Bay anchovy l0 Mummichog* Spot 1 Weakfish GWhite Perch n--rn nji~krn i.LFr , FrýmJ1 1 1996 1998 S 1999-2000 1. 2001 2002~AtIantic~croakeI~'

5.33 0.09 0.02 27.29 0.03, 7.09 0.06 0.1,2 I1 8.8 21.166 Atlantic silvemide.

0.1 4.14 0.19 OBay anchovy 0,2 0.14 114 1.28Fý 0.71 5.21 0.74 OMummichog f 0 0,41 1 0.03 0.04 0:03 0.06 0.04 WeSpot 0.22 3.87 b,16 0.68 1.8 0.45 0.71 MWeakfi sh 0.34, ý0102 1.19 1.21' I 7.03 2.94 3.44 113White Perchý0.94 0Q1 0.08 0.16 0.12 0.04 0.06 Year Figure 5-10,Moores Beach Reference Marsh Large Marsh Creeks 120 7-----.100 I 1-w a.80 60=DAtlantic Croaker'f BAtlantic silverside,-OBy anchovy CUMummichog 0 Spot 0WeakfiSh.GWhite Perch 40 Fl 20------------------

P-~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~1 J-~L~L

-1996 1,997 1998 1.999. 2000 2001 2002 1Atlartic croaker 1 1.93 5.56, 10.23 081 0.78 24.17 J 113.48 kMAtIdntic silver'side 0.27' 0.29 0.07 0.85 ..1. 0.48 0.1,6 OrBayanchovy 0.24 1.02; 0.83 28 { :91 .0.87 0.42 P OMummichog.

0.36 0.31i 0.05 0.01 0.2 0.15 2.35 ESpot 0.3 1.38 0.42 122 .03039 0.39 OWeakfish, 0.04 0.44 0.23 0.15' 1.31 0.91 4.5 tWWhite Perch 0.28. 0491 b .06- " 0.18 5 0.05 0 0 Year Figure 5-11 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Small Marsh 1Creeks Atlantic Croaker 0.w D 1000.00 900.00 800:00 700,00-600.00 500.00.400.00-300.00 200.00 -100.00 Commercial Twnshp Salt Hay-Moores Beach (Reference)

Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay 0.00, r ." ..... ..1996 1,997 11998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year, Note: Breaching of. dikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at.Dennis Township arid Fall 1997 at Commercial'Township.

Monitoring of Commercial Township small creeks began in 11998 following dike breaching Figure 5-12 Salt Hay Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks Atlantic Silverside 4500.00 _-4Dennis Twnshp.Salt Hay 4000.00 ---Comrnmercial Twnshp Salt Hay 3500.00 --Moores Beach (Reference) 0 3000.00Q -0 r= 2500.00: 200.00.1500.00 o 1Q0o0 00 o500.00 -0.00 19§6 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year ,N6te: B reaching Of,dikes, completed-in theSurnmer of 1996 at Dennis Township and -fall 19197 at CoQmmercial'Township.

Monitoring, of.Commercial Township small creeks began- in 1998.following dike breaching Figure 5-13 Salt Hay Restoration Sites Small Bay Anchovy Marsh Creeks W00.00i T -___aw W.250.00 200.00, ,150.00 -100.00 0'.00 I Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay Cornmercial Twnshp Salt Hay_Beach (Reference)

U.i 1996 1997 11998 1999 Year 2000--2001 2002 Notet Breaching ofdikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and Fall 1997 at Commercial Township.Monitoring of'Commercial Township small creeks began in. 1998 following dike breaching Figure 5.14 Salt Hay Farm Restoration.Sitesý Small Marsh Creeks Mummichog 2500:00T -....................

__ _Dennis Twnshp Salt Hay-Commercial, TwnshP Salt Hay-2,00 -.. Moores Beach (Reference), 1500.00 1000.00;0.0-: 0.00 11996 1997' 1998. 1999 2000' 2001' 2002 Year Note: Breaching of dikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and fail 1997 at Commercial Township.Monitoring of Commercial Township srhall creeks begJha in 1998 following dike breaching i Figure 5-15 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks Spot 60.00 50.00 3000 2, 40.00* 30.00 I120.00 Dennis Twnshp Salt. Hay-Commercial Twnshp Salt Hay A--Moores Beach (Reference)-

10.00 0.00 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Note:.,Breaching ofldikes completed in the Summeir-of 1996 at Dennis Township and Fall 1997 at Commercial Township.Monitoring of Commercial Township small creeks began in 1998&following dike breaching Figure 5-16 Salt Hay Farm Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks Weakfish 35,00.30.0o S25.00-g 20.00 w? 15.00-10.00 0-.-" Dennis Twnshp Salt-Hay-Commmercial Twnshp'SaIt Hay Moores Beach (Reference)

I&00 000 1996ý1997 1998 1999 2000 2001'2002 Year Note: Breaching of dikes completed inthe Summer of 1996 atlDennisTownship and Fall 1997 at Commercial Township.Monitoring of Comrmercial Township small creeks. began in 1998 following dike breaching Figure 5-17 Salt Hay Farm. Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks White Perch 700.:00 600100.':3 500,00-.400:00 -.-:, 300.0o-300.00 L 2200.00o -100.00 -0.00 -Dennis Twnshp SalttHay-Conmmercial Twnshp Salt:Hay NMoores.Beach (Reference) 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001, ,2002 Note: Brea'ching.

of dikes completed in the Summer of 1996 at Dennis Township and Fall 1997. at Commercial Township.'Monitoring of Commercial Towniship, small creeks, began in 1998 following dike~breaching Figure 5-1i8Dennis Township Small Marsh Creeks, 450000 4000.00 3500.00 .--7". 3000.00 o 2500.00* 20'00.00.1500.00 c 1.000.00 -G3 Atlantic croaker MAtlantic silverside M_ Bay anchovy EO Mummichog_Spot 0Weakfish I3White Perth kd____1r~I[1 500.00?F LF~7~1L-0.00-'IM Atlantic croaker 210996 1 5997 1998 1,99:9 2000-20,0,1 2002:294,44 0.19--.t. I 14.75 1133166 9)0431 239.29 25.21 IAUAtiantic silverside

'65.00 3875.05 2136."63 251.25 6Bay. anchovy j 0.00 62.55 31.25. 271.94 23. 1, 3.14 21.36 OMummichog 11.75 2044.25, 579.88 I 10.19 9.44 30.21 12.93*I1pot 0-0 0 24.70 33.06 -5.88 1254.3' 0.0 0.00 EIWeakfis'h'.

0.00 0.20 p 9.91 .1. 25' 8.75, 1.00___ 2 9.50_IdWhite Perch 0.o00ý0,00 0.00, 587.63 0:00 0.00.~ o L .. .... J. ...... .. o.oo Year, Figure. 5-19 Commercial Township Small Marsh Creeks 600 -.. .. ..500w: 0: M Atlantic croaker 0Atlantic silverside OiBay anchovy O Mummichog* Spot O VVeakfish IlMhite Perch 300 200 100 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001'2002 IAtlantic croaker 0 0 ' 6A.7 1 4.13 -2.44 ] 3.43 18.21 EAtiantic silverside

-0 01 280.20 1 550.38 :262,31 306W50 47.36 O.ayahchovy 0 0 81:93 1.50 52.44 `1.50 "0.29 E~y no vy 0 0____ j 0.31 .16.13 0.,07 1.5 0Mummichog 0 0 275.47 80.94 4825 443.36 407.29 PWeakfis, 0 0 0.33 0.00 §. 013 1.07 0.o0 0 1 Wakfis, OA3 1 g00.0 1U White: Peirch 0 0 0o.00 0.00[ '0,:.00 0.00 0.00 Year Figure 5&20 Moores Beach Reference Marsh Small Marsh Creeks 2500.00 1-2000,00 0.0 0 U'C I-.a.U 0 0 1500oo00 1I fl-Atlantic croaker.19 Atlantic'silversid e 13 Bay anchovy o Mummichog E Spot 2 Weakfish.[ White Perch 1000.00 5.o00:0o 0.00 r~H fm I-m 1;996 1 997 I'1 998 199~.2000 200:1 2002 MAt0antic croaker 0.38 9.5 T 2.00 0.9019 0.77.58 Et anticsilverpsiýre 41.46 216.74 r 102.81 190 38 199T 1 72.14 230.67.0B'ay anchovy 0.12 0.76; 0.1-3 0.25 0.13 3 0.Oro 1.17r OMUmh 466.62 ]2041.-40 694 .8i [1 466,81 § 109:50, 21.79 32.67 M1 Spot 0.00 A.6.37 2.60, ,0.38,8.88:0.00o 1.83 1D Weakfish,ý0.27'0. 00 0.00 0,0W 0.19 0.00 0.33 1B White Perch 0d.1 9 I o0.10:u 0. 00 0:00.:00 0:000 Year Figure 5.-21 Phragmites Restoration Sites Large Marsh Creeks Atlantic Croaker 7 Mad.Horse Creek (Reference)

Mill Creek 6 s Browns Run-*+'-Alloway

-.Phragmites

-A---Alloway

-Treated ,uJ --0--AlIoway

-Spartina } /o 4 9. 1 4: 02 7 0I 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure,5-22 Phragmites Restoration Sites Large Marsh C-reeks Atlantic Silverside S0.4 .........-

~ -.. --... .... " ...-- Mad Horse Creek (Reference) 0.35- O- -Mill Creek B-- Browns Run A-,,-All oway -Phragmites 0.3 -Alioway -Treated..IL -.,-Alloway

.Spartina 0.25.0.2 D 0.15 S0.15 05 0.1--0.05 ,, " ,,' " /1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-23 PhragMites RestorationSites LargeMarsh Creeks Bay Ancfovy 18 16 14 a 12.0 t 0 1o.6"4 2 0' Mad Horse Creek- (Reference)-i--MI Creek-:r- Browns Run ,7-AIloway -Phragmites

-**--Alloway

-Treated-*-Alloway

-Spartina 2002 1996 1.997 1998 1-999 2000 2001 Year Figure 5-24 Phragmites Restoration Sites Large.Marsh Creeks Murnmichog 0.o 18 -. ....... .. ..... .. ...Mad Horse 'Creek (Reference)

ý0. 16 C--Mil Creek-Brownhs Run, 0:14' -AlIoway Plragmites

--*- AIIoway -Treated a- 0.12,- -- Alloway -Spartiha* 0.1 -C:e' 0.08' 0.06 0;04 0,0Z2j 0 1996 1.997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-25 Phrag 12 -Imites Restoration SitesLarge Marsh Creeks.Spot,-Mad HoTse Creek (Reference)

--Mill Creek-&-- Browns Run 10]0 0 D 8 6-ý-Alloway

-trragrnmies

--loway -Treated--- Aloway -Spartina:i 4A 2 0 1996 1997 1998 1999'Year 2000 2001 2002 Figure 5-26 Phragmittes Restoration Sites-Large Marsh Creeks Weakfish 8 _ _.7 CU ,.)5 L3 02 0o Mad Horse Creek (Reference)

Mill Creek Browns Run Alloway -Rhragrrites Alioway -Treat ed Alloway -Spaftina 1996 .1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-27 Phragmites Restoration Sites Large Marsh Creeks White Perch 1 2 ... ..... .. ...........

..----Mad Horse Creek (Reference)

,---,Mill Creek 10. -' .Browns Run Altoway -Phragmites Ii" .\ --Alloway

-Treated C 8

-Spartria 6..1*2'1996, 1997 1998 1999ý 2000 2001 20012 Year Figure ,528 Mad Horse Creek -Reference MarshLarge Marsh Creeks 8, , 6-5 0 w 44 3-0 2[ IAtlantic croaker 0I Atlantic silverside O Bay anchovy E3_ Mummichog wSpot S IflWeakfish t 1M White Perch-1 11i [p t-0 -Ii FL ill 1 -1 ý1996 1997 1.998[ 1999 2000' 2001 2002-Atlanti'ccroaken 1 .49 0.3.1 .k28 1 6. 2.78 ..065 .2.43 Atlantic Silverside 0.01 0.1 021 0:0.1 0.02 014 0.01 SBayanChovy 0',74 1.06 1.82 3.22 4.74 3108 2.6 OMummichog 0.ý01 0.02 0 i 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.02 M bSpot. ,0.04, 1.38 0.01 0.16 0.66 0 " 0:37 3Weakfish-7.757 0.76 0.72 1.93 1.8 0031 0.04 9 White:Perch 2.08 2.01 1.,42 1.26 0.65 044 0.88 Year 1 1 1 01 D~Figure 5.29 Mill Creek Large Marsh Creeks 8!4.]OAtiantic croaker 2 W Atlantic silverside 0 _., __ _ "_ rBay anchovy 0 Mummichog.;O8Weakfish

'LEIWhite Perch __4 0 Year Figure 5-30 Browns Run Large Marsh Creeks 7 Eg-Atlantic croaker!SAtlantic silverside EOBay anchovy OMummichog USpot D Weakfish I White Perch Year FigureS5-31 Alloway Creek Reference Phragmites Sites Large Marsh Creeks Year Figure 5-32 Alloway Creek Reference Spartina Sites Large Marsh Creeks ,6' -C-Atf antic croaker 4- rAtlantic silverside 4 O-Bay anchovy.Mummichog Is Spot 0- 3.3Weakfish.

.*] White Perch'S 2 --1996 1997 120998 1999 2.0 200 , 2002 OAtlantic-croaker 0 0 I 0 4.73 0.11 0.05 3.67 iAtlantic silverside 0 -0 '0.08 0 : 0 OBayanchoVy 0 0 11.97 "4.15 6.03 1.q08 OMUmmicho Ig 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.01" 0s0ot. 0. o' 0.07 0.29 0.02; 0.11 9Weakfish 01 'O 0 : 0 Q.23 0.71 0.46 0.12 0 ,WhitePerch 0 0 0 .07- 2.45 1 .67 3,21 Year Figure 5-33Alloway Creek Treated Phragmites Sites Large Marsh Creeks 7 .2 6 5 --- IOAtlantic croaker M1 Atlantic silverside 4 iBay anchovy j. 1 OM.ummichog 0 m Spot-Weakfish U~~~~~~~~I

_____________

WWhite Perch 0. 0.l o0 0.17 0 .0.21 2.62 0.31 0.1 Year Figure 5.34 PhragmitesRestoration Sites Small' Marsh Creeks Atlantic Croaker 8 A '.!w 2-0*Mad Horse Creek [(Reference)

--m Mill.Creek

-,-- Browns Run--Alloway -Phragmites-x--AIloway:-

Treated-'.- Altoway -Spartina////I 1996 1997 1998 2001 2002 1999 Year 2000

'Figure 5-3-5 Phragmltes Restoration Sites Small, .Marsh Creeks Atlantic Silverside W 0~Ui I.-0.C.): 1800 1600 1400 1200, 1000 800 600 400 200 0i-- Mad Horse Creek (Reference)-s.Mill Creek--Browns Run-A.---AIloway

-Phragmiles A*- Alloway -Treated-4--AIloway.

Spart ina 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 1996 1997 Figure 5-36 Phragmltes Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks Bay Anchovy C 60--50-~4O -t Luý~30'-CL 20.10 0*-

Mill --a-- Browns Run----Alloway -Phragmites-i- AIoway -Treated--o-Alloway-Spartina p/1//I.1,996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Year 2002 Figure.5ý37 Phragmites Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks Mummichog.

2500 _-.---Mad Horse Creek (Reference)

---Mil Creek.-&-Browhs Run 2000" -~-- Alloway -Phragmites

.,I --AIloway w Treated-Spartina t 1o500 0 ,) 1000 500 500 1996. 1997 11998. 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-38 Phragmites Restoration Sites Small Mar~h Creeks Spot'25 __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ----, Mad Horse Creek (Reference).

-*-Mill Creek Browns Run 20 -Alloway.-

Phragmites, Allowey Treated .,Spartina 15*tis w 5,/ \10 //i/<1 /1996 1997 1'998 1999: 2000 -2001 2002 Year Figure 5.39ý Phragmites Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks We'a61 6sh 2511_,._I__

20 -t 15-0 CL UI-,J.0'--Ma'd Horse Creek (Rbference)lMdilCreek

--Brdowns RunAloway- Phragmites

-4 *Ailoway -Treated.-4-Alloway

-Spartina i 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year:2000, 2001 2002 Figure 5-40 ,Piragmites Restoration Sites Small Marsh Creeks White Perch: 16 __-4-MadHorseCreek (Reference

)*14 -B-~ Mill "creek

-Phragmites 12 -"--Alloway

-Treated CL AlWay -Sp.rtina*-10 0 L.U CL 67 41-i 0-0 4 2 11996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 5-41 Mad Horse Creek Reference Site Small MarshCreeks 120 60 IL4- 4 On 197 19 -1996 2000 2001 2002 r1AOeantic.croaker

...610 1 0,00. 0000: 0.0 1OAtiantic Siiers-ide

29.R4-. 'J0 21p ".. 4.25- 13,.-14, 0.71103:04 89:6- 63.75s 52.06 1:.4.5a1..

0 111 M .Spo It: I 0 1JA.15 0.00}' .:0.06 0.-5 ... 0:.0 lbWeakfish

.28 ; 1.80, 006 0.06 "01.) 0:00 0,00, ,*)nite Perch, 1.18 2.01 0.94 0.06 0.25 0.14 0.43 Year MAtladtid croaker E IAtlantic silverside.

qBay anchovy El Mummichog M Spot E3Weakfish M White Poerch Figure. 5-42 Mill Creek -Small Marsh Creeks 1400;o00 ElAtiantic silverside SB-ay anc-hovy S1Mumrmichog Elspot, El Weakfish White Perch Year FigUre.5-43 Browns Run SmalliMarsh Creeks 2500.00 2000oo0.!D-I 0~t 150o.00 0 1000.00 5600.00 0.00 SAtlaantic croakez NAtiantic silverside

.Bay anchovy 1 Mummichog I M Spot-- Weakfish Il-White Perch 02 7R, I I ý mwýn"/1996;1997 1998 1999 2000 20O~I 2Q MUAtantic croaker 0 000- 0;00 0..13 A 0.00 0. 0:00 7.36 MUAtla'ntic~silv'erside 4 2 7,12.65' 1'2.2 1556.,656 170.816 j95.00 ii5X56 ! 95,00ý,EOmaymchooo 236vy IO0.40.0 56 14 _ _ _o 10M uninichog 10.7 153.30 15 1206:81 349.75 j 1063.14 2236.64 Ebot0.00 0.55 T 0;00 .13 9.63 I 0.00 10'.29 Oekih0.0.5-0.00 00 0M 0.010' 0.07 0.)07 3~it Pm3.00 9 0.40, 00.0 I 1494 5:6 9 5.2 1 4.93 Year Figure 544 Creek ReferencePhragmtes SitesSmall Marsh Creeks 30 -r 25 1--- ____ ____'a-2.20 --, --0 15 010 S 5 lABtlantic croaker-At"lantic silverside l OBay anchovy OMummichog

.....spot IoWeakish-White Perch 1*[1 m 0_________________________

-~ A 4 .-.~-. ., ....-.A~S... U I ...........

-4 ~ 4. 4 1996 -,

croaker= .* _ -0 1 997 1998-0 0 1999 20,00 , 0300 0.06ý3.36 f 0.50ýA£0" O Bay anchovy J 0 O 'Mummichog 0 P spo{ 0 0V.Weakfish

.0 U. Whiiteý Perch .__ ._0 a 0 0 0 0 0'0 .0,07 10.'57 0'00 0.00 Year 0.13 200-1 2'00-2 o8 -I 0.09: 0.250,181-23w92" 21T.6'4 0.00o 0.00 0.00 0,00 21.13 I 0.08 0.08 0.18 Figure 5-45 Alloway Creek ReferenceSpartina Sites Small Marsh Creeks 30 [ ... .... i 2520'0 010 C5 5 bD Atlantic croaker ,M Atlantic silverside r Say anchovy 0 Mummichog j spot 0 Weakfish 1, White Perch 1 1- .., 1 997 ,1998 1I999 2010 2001'0.00 2002 0. 14 IAtlanti6,croakee10:00 0.00 EAtlanticsilver'side 0 0 ,0.57 .31i 0.21 0.00 0a .anc hovy 0 0 0 0.14 O.O ' 0.07 0.00.mu.micho

0. 0 0 21.00 8.81 { 21.14 -. 28.57_Spot 0 0 o 0.0000.00 )o.oo o 0.00 -0Weakfish 0 0. 0 .0.00 O0 0 ] 0 Q00 -i 0.00 3 rWhite Perth ,0 0 0 0.43 -0.00 0.07 0.00 Year FigUre 5-46 Ailoway Creek Treated Sites Small Marsh Creeks j 450 400.350-u 300 U 250 t:2o 50 0-1998 1999 20-0'0 2001 2002 0 0'.0 000 '0.00 0.00 018.07 513 0.00 M 'Atlantic croaker SAtlantic silverside E Bay anchovy* Mummichog II Spot 1 OWeakfish 1,111 White Perch 1996 1997'(GAtiahtic-croaker IRAtlantic silyerside 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0lBay ýanchovy-0 i I- -i -0 1.29 6..00 0.. 14 0.00 ,MuMichog 0 o '0o 1o34.29 328.60 391"-43 138,86 0 We~fSpo 0 0, 0, 0.00 0.06 000.0 { 0.00 M White Perch 0, 0.0 0__0."_0_7 0.00____Year Figure 6-1 Garrisons Lake Fish,.Ladder Adult Passage and;Stocking 500 -.-Adult Passage Fish sockedPSE&G 4W0 Target: ... goal of 400 300 Fish r / End of 3 year maturation u02 Opeiationa

/__period for offspring of initial ,-00,-- __ _ _ __ / I__ _ _oand initial' stocked fish stocking 100 ~~ ~ ~~~- --_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ -----------

___0-1999 2000 2001 2002-100, Year Figure6-2.

Eggs and Larvae Collection at Garrisions Lake 1.2 1 018 V cJ U C)~ 0:6 (3 0 z-A- -Eggs 0:.4 0.2, Fish. ladider operational

,.0 1995::1996;1.997 1998.1999*Year=2000 2001 j2002 2003

Figure 6-T JUveniles Collection at Garrisions Lake 80 70'0 19 in-4-uvernilesFish ladder operational 1996, 1997 19981 999 2000 2001 2002"Year 2003 1200.Figure 6-4 Silver Lake Fish LadderAdult Passageand Stocking-Adult ,Pssage---&-Fish stocked PSE&G Target goal of fish 1000 800'600 0 400 200 0*-200 End of'3 year maturation period for offspring of initial Fish, Ladder Operational Initial Stocking F 1,0'6 1997 1998 199" 2000b, :.20.01 2002 Year-Figure 6-5 Eggs and Larvae Collection at Silver Lake 16 10 Cu-6 8 6 z 6 -.4 -,.__ _,FiPtsh ladder operational 2 ....... --- ------" , 1995 1996 1997 1.998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Fi, guraie Juveniles collection at Silver: Lake*30 25 ,20 0o z 10 JuveniIes Fish ladder-operational 0 4-O0 .. 2001 2002 2003.1996 1997 1998 1999-,Year Figure 6-7 Moores Lake Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking 800;--Adult:

Passage 700 -a-^ishStocked 600o--5001.,460 Fish ladder operation aland initiah ýockin-g n*Soo .period. for.offspring:

of initial*I ....... " / " -- ......stbtked fish--- Tgegalo'200t __ __ _target I .35goal, of 100 fish Year Figure 6-8 Eggs and Larvae;Collection at,.Moores La~ke 35'30 2520 0 5 15 10 5:-6-- Larvae-A- -Eggs 0 4-1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 Figure 6-9 Juveniles ,Collection .at' Moores, Lake.90 70 60"0 50 6 40!z 30'20-10-.0 1995-E-*Juveniles 1996- 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001' 2002 Year 2003 Figure 6-10 McGinnis Pond Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking-4-Adult Passage LjiP*-' Fish Stocked 6800÷700 600 /4,5001 0 4* 00 --_l_77- -__ -------_ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _End .of 3 year maturation periodifor offspring of initial-Fish Ladder stocked fish Operational Initial Stocking ZuIV 157 100 0 iA-iI arget oal of ish 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 Year Figure,6-11 Eggsand Larvae Collection atMcGitinis Pond 460 ' -~ 0 U\z A 20-Fishi--adder 6perational

'p r\10 -0.1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Year Figure 6-12 ,Juveniles Collection at M.GinniS Pond 900 .850 800 .......÷- " .750 .700:650 .. .-... -..,600 550!.-0,500,= 450 6 400 -z350 .300 -_-250 200 ,,, -t, lade oertln 150 0 19 1t995 1996 1998 1999 200D 01 2002 2003 Year Figure 6-13 Coursey Pond, Fish Ladder Adult Passage andStocking oHAd ult Passage.F_.-- Fish Stocked " _ _ i 1o600 -1 1400 -1200-Fish Ladder 600 Operational

_I Stocking-'

S&00 PSE&G 40 Target 291 ______-_ goal of 200 -fish 0, 1997 1998, '1999 2000,. ,2001 2002 Year.

Figure 6-14 Eggs land Larvae-C1llection at Coursey'si Pond 16 14 12 i0~o 6 z, 8 6 20 Larvae--A-Eggs J 0. -1995 1996 1997 1998 1999. 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003 Figure 6-15, Juveniles COllection at Coursey's Pond 160 140: 1.20 100 0-6 z ,80 60 40 20 0'Fish ladder oper ional.M--U --Juveniles 1995 1996-1997"1998: 1999.Year:2000 2001 2002 2003 Figure 6-16 McColley Fish Ladder-Adult Passage and Stocking 1400 1200-10006 7800%0~606 400 245, 200 PSE&G Target goal 'of fish 1996 1997 1.998 1999 '2000 2001 2002 Year Figure 6-17 Eggs and Larvae Collection at Mc~olley Pond'30 25, 20 ....0 15'z-Larvae--Eggs 10 .5 A j'Fish ladder operational 0 1995 4 1996 1997 1998 1999 Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 Figure 6-18 Juven iles ,C o II legt6h, atl~t McIey VPon d;600 U ~, 0---Um- Juveniles 2003'1:995 A199 6O 197T fbq: 1999, ,2000, 200,1 2002 Y¥ear Figure 6-19 Cooper River Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking 30o00--Adult Passage-w- Fish ,Stockedl 2500 ---2000-oo 1000 PSE&G Target goal of fish I -eq Fish.Ladder Operationa and initial 500 0'stocking End of 3 year maturation.

tperokd iofisphng, stocked fish, 1998 1999 2600 Year 2001 2002 Figure 6-20 Eggs and Larvae Collection at Cooper River 70 60G 56 40 U U, Z6 30 20 lo-Larvae--A- Eggs 0*-1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year 2003

,Fi~g'u re. 6-ý21 Juveniles~

Collecton at Cooper River 25000'?0000 0-U z 15000 10000 Fish'hdderpetfatnibn~

F[ 0-ý-Juveniles 5000'0.'Q99-1996t 1697 1998'Year,-2000 260-l'42002-2003, Figure 6-22 Sunset Lake Fish Ladder Adult Passage and Stocking 1600--Adlt 1400 j'-FshStocked I _1200 1.00 ---...... TargetPgoal of fish'800 IL ~End of 3 y64rinaturation 600 Fish Ladder- Initia[ Stockin__

p Operational stocked fish 400.200 -__ ......1997 1998 1999. 2000 2001 2002-2o00 Year Figure 6-23 Egg and Larvae Collection at SunsetLake i ( ,, Q 0 6 8r 7 6 5 4 ,3 27-10-'1995-- Larvae-A- -Eggs 2003 1996 1997 1.998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Figure. 6-24 Juveniles Collection at Sunset Lake 1800 1600 1400 1200.= 1000 ,_=0 U 800 600 Fish ladder 400 operational 200--011 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 i 2002 2003 Year Figre'i~ DRE C J uv~hilei rIiwDla 19%) ql-O2 70 60 0ý0'., 1 !9 9 i : 9 9 2 1 ý9 4 ,4 4 9 9 6 cj , 990. f 2.-2o00, 2o02 Yea r-

,iF r 7-2 JDNRIT C.-uvehile~Ta1 t 99-,209Z2 SlpdBass 6 L-Z2XeaF NMoving-; Average 7 4 .: .. .. _ _ _ _ __. + _ _ _ +. .... ...... .1990.; 1992 199 -96 ]9 0020 4-r_A. l , A!, +.k:O * + :+ .... ..;90 ...,- 2 0:+ 2 :: i: ... +, .... , 0,0-,i : "ear Figuare 7-3 DNREC Juvenile.

Trawl Data 1991-2002 White Perch*14--. While Perch-2 Year Moving-Average 12: 10 -0 S8, L_C)-4-0~1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 Year Figure 7-4 I)Ni;C Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2002 Spot,-Year M6 ing 35 ,- Averpg 30*~25-20 4-J 15 -__ "_"_10 0.-1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 Year

  • igre 75 DNECJve.ife:Tr~awl.Datalj 1 941'-290i2 AtlanticCroAker 9-o!70.-50 07 1990'1 41992 .1994, 1996 1,998- '2000. 2002 Year Figure 7-6 DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2002 AmericanShad 0.14 .--- Arnerican Shad-2 Year Moving 0.1-2 -.., * ...... ..__ --Average'0.1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _U-O06:.1. 7 0,0 0.028 1 00.1r990 1.992' 1:994 1996. 199 8 200 10 2002 Year T77 DNREC. Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2002 Me'owife 0,2 Alew ife-2'Year Moving 0.1t Ae.rag e:-0.16: 0:14 -0 .0 , .. ..I , 0' 0.1-C-,, 0.04 _ _-0 .:02 ,'0-1 990, 1992 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 2002 Year Figure 7.8 DNREC JuveniHe-Trawl Data 1991-2002 Blueback Herring, 0.06.Blueback Herring.--2 Year Mving , Average b.05. -_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _0,04'.0o 0-0 L)C-)C 01.02 0.;0 11990 1992 1994 -1996, 1998 '2000 2002 Year Figu~re JuVenile Traw[Data 199,b2O02 P'ay' Ajiclov~y 300W 25o, 200: 4-.0J5 0.0 1990 1992199 19~6 998.-2000-.Year 2002.

Fgulre 7-10 'DNRCJvilra Dt AtlanticiSilverside.

,3-+-Atlantic.

Silyversid6

.°-'2 Y¥ear M6zing,.Average_...._

,2-5"0'AL (190.0.5.. 1i990" 1994 i',996z 1!998 '2000 2002 Year I ATTACHMENT 1 Ir S ttisticalAnalysis of :DNREC Juveniile TVrawl Data Collected fromithe Delaware River Estuary ate 10/,13103 CEANO.0,1067, C 6mrparin ti:teen nthW e m ean` catchperf6ot of fish bdefre ,restoraions

(!,g9l,- 1994), and after restorations were completed

,(1998&-'20.1¢)

Bay'anchg'y,,"weakfiSh',',Atlantic Croaker-White Peich`'Alewife , .Atlantic siivejrside kliebackheir-rinrg,"st.atjstically hange .No-No ,Np':No No':Di rectidn of tAeige:'bedf restoratio 0.01ll'DecreaSeC~pri on -OUe! tatisti'al analy~is~.pmpared e~aper .inUUfn 0~f~hperiod I99t4hrough 19941 t6 iiý "m6daiaf6r t he ped f 'o9981tfrou-'O1

'The ,Ma nn-WhitneyU; test was usd'tS~ o astitclysignian difference~

46twvbri~the means.-fthese tw ogrpupsf Thd ýata. TheFASTAT cbmputer-prb6.gra'mwa~s ised'to ýcomplete the~st4ti'sticai~te6 "ini PNRkEC," uye~nileq Traiwl'wDatbal 9Q201 10/3/0 10/1ý3103-

'Statistical Analysis of the Number of Fish, Caught, Prior to (1991-1994) arnd, Afhter the Restorationms were Completed (1,998--2001

ýKUýKA.L-wALuiiS 6kPE-,WA'YANALY SISý OF VARIANCE, FOR.DEPENDENT.

VARIAB3LE I;S- BANCHOVY GROUPIkG VA.RIA'B'LE.IS GRO 10P$8 CASES.I GROUlP CiOUNT RANK MS4 4 16000 4 20 .0 0 0.pr~eres ~.pbstres~JMANN,"WHITNEY U TEST ,STAýTISTIC-PROBABILITY.

IS 0_564 CH-SQUAXE.,A APROX'IM4ATION.

6. Q6,*PoO kRUS-AL-"WALI OE'A ANLSIS';OF, VAC.FORýDEPE INDENT VARIABLE -1 S'I W4EEAKJFISH'1.GROUPiING VAR.IABLE IS GROU&P.$8 .CASES F GRO~UP'4 _ 22.: 60Q'4u~ 14.000.e, Tfe's t--0re ,st: MAN~WHIT*EY UTEST 'StATISTIC

'PROBABIMITY IS' 0.2_48 C'HI-'SQUARE-PPROXIMATI ON,=1,333 WITH' 1,rD KRUSAL;WALLIS

ýONE-WYAAYI OF VARIANCE' FOR-'DPENDENT' VARIA BL-E `IS' ACROAKER GOP.I1'G ýVARIABLE IS, 'GROUP$'8~ CASES, ii'G~UP prerest p~s 6re'COYNTý 'RJANK, 'SUN.4'44 125. 0 00 I M ANN-WH ITFN Y 'U ýTEST~ !STAýTISTIC', PRBA 'ITY IS: '0.. 38 CHISQUARE

AP -ROXIkAT.ION:

06.,73Q'W'ITH 11 D F KYRUJSKAL,-WALLI1S, O6INEKý-WAY ANALYSIS.

OF" VARIANCE FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLEt IS: WPERCH-B: CASES.GROUPING>

VARIABLE- -ISýGRPbUP$ýýGROUP;COUNT" RANK SUM 4- 16 ,0,00 MANN-HITNE¥ ,Uw TESTfSTATTST!

u 18.3-3 WiTr al ;DF*KRUKAL WALLI'SISONES ,Pu WAL Y,ý N10 1SE AY A VARANES ORw *8*SCA`DEPENDENT VAR'"IALE Is, 9ROT,:Gý-ROUPING VARIABLE ISý GP.oUl~,GROUP'l'posre st.COUN~ ~'RANKWSUM~

I 4-"4-24.:0' MAikNN-WHI-TN.TE -PBILi'ITY IS:CHI'÷ SQUAR-EiAPP.ROXIMAT ION, a .3'ýKRUSKAL I'SONE-WAY ANALYSIS' OF DEPENDENT

'VARIABLE IS,, STRIBASS GROUPI-NG' VART1ABLE; -TS" G'R'OUP$~0OWITE, 1 DF CASES'GROUP,'iC'OU.NT A 0K , MAN-~WiTNYI U-,EST- SA'6~pROBAB L ITY," IS,;, ,;;14'CHI-flSQUARE

ý,APPR OXI MATION. =:ýi 3'.. 0 00'2.0 83I WITH 14,1 ýD KRUSýKAL'-WALL.IS ONE-WAY. ANAiLYS;I-S'O&F VARIANCE FOR -8 CASES, DEPE INDENT VARIABLE IS A ILE KIIfEt'GROUPINGý VARIABLE I'S' ýGROUP$, i ,GROUP ,COUNTT RANK SUM 4ý '21--0,0,0 4' 115.000 prerestr post-re~st, MANN--WHI*TNtEY' -U ýTEStT STATISTIC

=,PROBABIITY`

IS. 0 .'8.6 CHI2SQUARE APP iROIATION l.75 0 00,T I F kRU S KAL-WLLIýS ONE,-,IW Y ANAYSIS'OF VARIANCE ,DEPENDENT-VARIABLE IS' ýASHAD-GROUPING:

VARIABLE:

IS FOR 8'0'CASES*1 ,IroUP C(OUNT'" .RAlW`SUMW

'4 2.0,00-4' 10.000C IýMANNILWHItNEY' UV TEST ST-ATISTIC'

'PROBAB'IL'ITY-I-S 0!.0i2-1'C41,-,SQuAREa APPRo~x'iMATION2,~4.o 000,'5.333 'WITVH: I'l DF-KRUSKCAL-WALLIS ON---,Y'ANAL'YSIS

'OF VMARIAýNCE' FORý, DEP)ENDENT

'ARIABLE I'S, 'ASILVE GROUPING6 VARIABLE :IS'. -GROUP$'CAS ES'Ppr~llrle!§t

'COUNT -RAMK-SUM.

4' Ao> 60 b 0'. op00 SRBBLITY" IS Q5 CR'-.SQUARE APPROXIMATION"'a'. 000I KRUSKA.L-,WALLiS.

O6NE-"WA'Y -AAYI-O"A'ACFR DEPNDET VRIALE.ISBýHERRIN-G GRUING VARIABýLE-,-IS

ýGROU-P$,'8! CASE -S GROUP,*preresE pos-ti st COUNT .R Ulm 4 1G-;000 4: ýMANN-WHITNE-:Y-U- TEST STATISTIC PROBABILITY IS 0.6 CR.I- SQUARE! APPROXIMATIONý,=, 0. "3317'WTl

.1 -. t .. .00..ew ..iA'nc i Weakfislt

/vtlnticCmaker WhiteiPer AeineH'ihwShad, ýAtlantifSilver'side*

BluebckHerring.

P 9] 251, 66 311 90 3.1 -.9 0.3-2: 08- ~ 0I2004 f'992J 120. 16 34.13 .78.12 6i6 " 0t82 '019" " 0.034' .. .05 0!05 030-1 9.93 .9-A 1-37 .A4.72 .-1 73' 9:15- 0.72 , 0:09 -, 0.3y " 2'57 .00084 1994 .70.85. 53' 20.3 12,55. 34-14 -O1.! -' 0.55 0042 " .0.6 0.054 1995 '24*6;8. 749:25S 51,54, 4.92 026 '0 57 0.1-71 -f0.04 6 158.65, -.7.29 7-3.83 10.595' 16 .2.7 , 013 400067 .Q67- .2.02 A-.9.77 14,5.23 63'.13 .3.0:38 09.-29 7ý 65' .64 0.11 0.02 0.01 003 TO998 P14153i 30:42 "63,45 4- A7 0 9- 0.95 0.02 0.0042 .0.04, 0 01 999 103.21 33,8! 7I1- 6.76 1 38' 0'58 -0.09 --tt .0.03 0.1I 004 200-17.94' 4-5.66 19..19 53 .56 0.00- 0.1 .0 20OT ....2839 25.:62 1..2 3.9- 02 4.74' -04 0: -0,18 0.03 Ajlbd.a~ta~s reported ib~neau.at'ch:per fobt. ". ....

t ResUlts of Distributed to Fishers of 'the Delaware Estuary I I* ~ D61AWard Riv-rkeep-eretiwork-P0 tBox 3126 WAusbiThtoiq Cicsn-,,,PA 18 977 PreP~~1&d~ia Cafei~inc.

70J~HilltdP R'6ad R S s '0y, gNT 074-46.CEA Job'i No. 01'067 DPecember 31,.2003 I'.V Table of, 4Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION

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I 2.0 SURVEY DEVELOPMENT

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1 3. SURVEY DISTRIBUTIO N ................................

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2 4.1 LOCATIONS.

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......4.2 TIME FISHI ED .............

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2 4.3 FISING METHODS AN]PREED.

CATCH ........ ........4.4' ANLYI OF....SPONSES.........3

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$`5.0 NATIOrNAL MAINE FISHERIES!SERVICE COMM.EVRCI-L 7.0 ON LUSION ................

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  • Tables Eish,'Survy Distrbution:

Table Tie Fished Table M3 -ili Method Table:4: ,Prefei-d "Cate h and.Ati ` ,e Table 5 Survey Results 1995 19,97 Nurber,.Tahbl:e6 SurveyRgesults 19.95 01997 STable Th:Survey Rsulls 1,95 -20rs0 i Ta!ble-8 Survey-Results Siize]Tai 9:e DNREC Juvffile Trail .Data 201 Figure -1 Areas Fished.Eige e -2W:De awre BaY'; Riei .nd 'Tbutary Lfidiigs,, 1995.2001.

AIewifýTFimguie 3: Delaware Bay, River ,in1d Tributary-Lkndings, ;1995-2001, Stfiped.-

Bass.-.Fiute 4, D"lawafe B4i iv& find.tributary L-adings, r195-00, IBtiefish Fi&gure 5., Delaware Bay, Rvj iand: Tribuar Ladings,.

19952001, Ci'.,iguife 6::.Delaware Byy:Riv er:nd Tribfutary Lafidijg, 1. 995-100l1, :Catfish, VFigme 7: Delawaiae ,B,' Rivr.nd'Tributay Lndigg:s,'t.1995-20, Atlantic (r6dkef, Fig'ue8: i.:Delawa'e By, RiVei a-id Tributary Landings, 1995-2001, Drum igur 9 ar, R, .Lafidiiigs, 1995-2001, Ameerican ,Edls (1*

Figure 10: Delaware :Bay, River and Tiibutaýy Landings, 1995-2001, Sininer'Figuife 1: Delaware Bay, -River and Landihgs, i995-2001, ,Sopan'ish Mackerai, FigjireA12; Delaware Bay, Rivet and Tributy. White Perch Figure 13:. Delaware.Bay:, ivei :and. Ttitary.Landirigs,.1995;2001,,.

Sea BPess.:Figure 14:. Delaware :Bay, Privet anP' Tiibuit~ry Landingsl 1995 2001, Ameirican Shad'"Figue 15: Delaware Bay River and;Tribhutary Landings, 1995'2001,, Shaiks Figure 16: Delaware Bay, River and TribbtaryL-adilngs

,1,9 2Q02i,- Aot:Figrre 1UDelawarelBay iB River and; TrbutaryL'andings, -1 9952"01 ,Tadthg..Fig$ure-.,18:8Delaware Bay. ;River and. Tributary Landings, Wýaakfish, Fi gUr.e 19:N CJu 66ile Tirawl Data 1f991,2002 Sfipe Bassl Figure 29: DNR.C Ju-Venile Trawl Data 1,91 i-2002, WeakfisNh," Fiur-21,:

DNRECueil TIw aa 9120 Ailantic -'Croak&.TigFigure-22:

DNREC Trawl Suamfer, Flo~ufide' Th~venit.e T'rawl Data 1,991-2002;.

Bluefish.,Attachint1Fs Abnace Shrvey for~fh6ý-el'vr s tary 4tAchment Stati Istiý41 Analysisý'of Baywide`FiSh ata: ii.j::1, S1.0 INTROD6UCION, The Public $rvice Electric and. Gas Company, (PSE&G) Salem, Nuclear Generating Station (Salemfiacility.)

is located along the Delaware River ?Estuary, at.Artificial.

Island o6f the, .easlterin shore, of the' Delaware RiVer iii, ISalem .-i'nC t-; New Jersey,. The Salerm, facility conisists of two nticlear-powefrd

units with 'once cooIinfg systems. Salem, hasý:a cooling water intake capacity 3.2 billion gallons per1 day. Over three. billiln.'fi[hgae kaiilled every year due to SilemV s, cool r'water Jiftake.'From m, ayMJune 19950. 49 Aptil --1.998, Salem was undergoihg'-

mtiiennahn d did nft per ate at.tlfcapacityn o.Carpepter>'.'hvirornmentafi:Associat~s, :ic. (CEA) adte Del-awae'Riveikeepier Networki (DN)coducted a survey ocf-local' commierc-ial anid. re'cre ational, fishf'mfrito detennine impiacts :on fishing The i-tent o:f the survey--,uasto .compar&,6 peiiods when the!.Salem -facility

'as8 'o t bf s'ervice to peio'ds.wfien tli 'adility, was'6perating., This,&'Valuation.is ihte6ided to-.

jempaact; as w.ell a.s Scurhiii impacofi te S alem facility oii.e: e~c-sy sietfie Del aware' y Tk 't thde A-g, sa ryýnau t¢- 'oSubpp :g~n{ b-4ts!j Ah:e',.; ;a sbe aliu da bC6oected by the' Nationat.Mar"ine Fisheries

'Service.2~_me .SisVEY'DEVEL'OPMENT

'DRN CiEA" evop.ed siurvey for .distribution.

to. lo-a.l CnmerciL and, recteation alffishers' Thesiur ey'-,as developed, '.t the, extent, possibl'e tising.-previoiiy-deve'loped and te§std fis'her s.ireyui ncludi'ng "urvey prepared"by .DR-No testg of the 'survey' wNas conducted.

The surey 'vas pee reviex}ed prior to'dlistribuhion

'by a epresentativeof Nai aya target recipient (a !oa ,fisherman,)

Coimmenits.ireeiyed were,-incorporated into-the survey: Th~~ survey was~.4ýifitended:

to -d'et ernine'fishingcobilditions', wti h eaaeEtayi I 'the vicbity :'of he. Salem facility- t6d 1995,. 1995-1997, .and 19977-20026 Sine, recfeaional' keep4 detaied records, t. equestionswere nature. Th' intention was to detenineif fishes' perceived change in the nin d;&rand" quaity (w~ight and durng the time peibd, when the'Sai'mdi faility, wasno t' 6epration (1995 1997) as oppos red toperiods of:'operai6on, To prevent no:'in f6& flon' regardiig te intent of su~e with r.spect to),thie'Salem efa&ilii -i & survey..A o h siirvey' ,an'b6'fodas' Attachment 1..3.0. SURVEYDIST-RIBUTION Survey,' distribaitionii o c.ndudted, bV' DRN throu2gh, reseiitati'onb

'l'oea 1, ,commercial.

ýadretreatoni ffihtiog organizatio'ns.

the, mail:, and websife.'commerca W.d' reraU'~ gft".Aher i'tiR! 'd~~ibitio

~-o 'sirsuyr -was condiicted' ciuding reditibution of':tre~s telehone' 1611' to c.lafify, f~spbis6s and' to e~hr aditionl iiforfmatibni.l

'Table 1priovides.'inf oiafoon 4.0 SURVEY'RESPONSE A limited nunibei of responses to the sfrve'ey weie reeived,.

Oflhe, surveys.di~stributed

,, only 43 surveys$ were returned, 41 of which came:,ftom r6c#eatibnal fisherg. Due to the linited' numberof'si-rveys rýeceiVed, no :statistical analysis 6f thet respsonses can 'be. cgrcdutedi Th& foiioxing each, pertinent.,question raised s ion the, sUrvey andd provide a bief narrative regading, t _' ge Qf received'.

The survey v-sked'. for information, ý6mpring.

fishing, ýin the Estuary ,pniot' to, .1995 to .the time Therefore, 4a11 surveys; for ',hicli .th resp0nden' ,did' not- fish iin the 'Delaware Estuary ,pfi6r tto 19"95 ierei6i Aclided :in tuhr fi e ý suvy) n uvy~a e'ce'e'uei aldt r6VideQ any, i:' nforniati in' response to ýthe questions posed6§d' ToSuvey ,re sponses .W -erej!ed.ihfrom anfiysis ,du&toihe-fact ecei ed"fion ,hefame'iidiiiaiial,"yOt the response -were-different ohff ieachfi surey ,ý Ote siey was rejected:;becaiIse the;respondenit didi not.%hishthe' bD_-aware.',Estuarhyq prpe Q Oe, A~ditional' s&Vey.Pp Ie* ~ he 'only' response-fomr a commcial rshria -was irejectdeep~s

~'to an ea !er suryey developed by DRN thati speci ficily mentined' the Sayemv facility k Aotalof 33, suPrV C/s wefe *1nalyzed t " rth"er..4.1-t LOCATIONS' Surveys w~re' .#eceivrd&

Ffrom -rerea'iiajj hfishers that' utilize the iiie&

the 1wlawate Bay :nQitb, t6 rVille,;PA. (Yardl y a rd .tliney &ttir.y 3 ijstaboe :can, we. s' Mcrrisvile

'which ~is. two-townis downi ~btt whbie estu aryV:ben.....?), ýOf;the.43`ýsrveys rePceived_~'

aledt~rvd ifiiaih~i h dain~thel Oela AWrer that'. are VIsfheit.

'igure, 1 show's the :aproxma'inte

' :;aioiis.'reported:;a~

lishld 42TIME ýFISHED The resp6ndentshad been fishng the Delawa& between 8add .63 Mfto Um 50% ofterp0dit

'jhd'ee flin ithe,:Dela ware 'Estuaary f6or 20 yearsor"more.

O'n xaV&tge,-th6 -e)p6nden,

'Esu.ry 36 days -p,-':year., irangimgfrom

a
imimumrof 2 daysfishing-,t0 a maxftrium 6f:20did'a' TlWie 2- summarizes informatio's feggding the. xnUflt ot'time sent fhhing b q tth flesn ;sb'nden .rs..adpn te survey o Ma vn m sare.reereatioinal.

fishers. within the Delaware :Estuary;, inc1luding chiumnming.;.

trolling.,.bottom fishing, drifting, eels, fy' flihing,, net ; a' ting, dn linig thofds..I ý The majority of respondents utilized casting and bottomi fighing m'thods, Table 3 Ssumniarites he responses regarding fishing methods.4.4- ANIF ANAL SSO RESPONSES The f6llowving

sections detail the responses' to :the'siurvey' i&egardii peýied chan"ge-s in numbers and size of fish during 1,9954997 and. afti 1997.4.4.11199 14997TT-AEFRAIV

".The.

fishers tproideInfotrigtiibon regrdi"n-their experiences

!fishinig

'tl& D elavw'are.

Estuaryduring th~ iipr~ 199591 c 'nrd;t reiuTe questions-pertaned;,to,'perceiye d'increases, afid/or'[ddecteasesfn ether'eative

'nurnftbi~rs bf"fish ,,foijud, in,.he Estua'ry-_

as.'well.-s:

&a'yij ,ngesin iek~ei&.ffs" Tables 5anid:6 :ui~iizfar thie rqsponss., rep ivd No'clear tends can be.seednfbased uponihe survey respo.nses' More than50%*o the ,Tesponqdents:, rered'pinreased numberd, ,andsize (lengt; a i wgiht), of striped.bas duringthis e period~ af'd39% 'ofitl~'resoents reported,'an increase, in number.-of Atlantic-Croaker:, A deres inhe number and 'size. (lnt vn eight) :of weafis ws rpotied -by over '35%, o~f ithe repnet or: 'floude 33%of respon nts decreasesininmumber and 36% noted A' decrease in engifi and-weight, ,respecti*vely,,durifig"this time.,period.

Al~lother iurfnbe'rs~.of fish,' xinh~r the Delaware w re. reported'W by 25%,.or:;lessof'6 t&resndenits.,'rdported"crs. as~reptt' eress(g.'iuespppdeftts'tjY6trted4 an incei&e itin~ bhiefih,-and: seven repoted 6 adecrease).

4.4.2 1998-2001 TIMEFRA'ME,.Te ure~asked fisheirs -td pi~de ifraonigrdi lir- ~xpirieiides 13995,_1997,im erne The questiofis pertaitie'd to p&6ie:hra6 ado erae Sin :tte relatiV6efruiitnbehrs:

of -fish. *foiihd' il-the ".Estai as, l.a ý chhnge&"ih

'the i,.fiv reiat, be1sfý , Tables.7 aind'Ssumniarize-the,r poiis'e: feceixd.Agaitrn, .no' ,:iea f:tr'Irds can be6 'seen bdsed'! tIe _6sur,'ey .irsp6nses%., ,Apprd 50iteiy 506%[

n i- mbefs- did Size,.(Ieng'

'AhdVwi~i'~t):'

of stiiP~e.d2 d:Auring thi? time& ped6d. ht[)eht bf Uie rudpbred'

'inciire'ase

'in iiumiers, ,f Atilanti"C'oaker andapapr-dimately3 rOrebted ainreas insz n eia~ith ijifb'er, of' ~f~ a repored ..respondent anWapproximatefy 40%. of p.qflidits, 'iprted -a'f. decrease'din (length, and, weight) of, weakfish.'For, :39'% of thed prespoedn6ts r gporfedl decreases -in nuaimberand ed dn0da s2i7%. (ethl" N-ahn iw eig 4figtim~re perio6d,.

Toiowevely Athsaietne12'rered inii&i6e 'ih,itumnbefs*

'18%' 'r'pertd' i&e i 'knth adih.o'f~~~~

~18,7%ie~pbrted no 'th~.g&jh Vdimb~fs:, afi 15% rpOtdno chnn 'e.ApproxinY~telv 25% cfFerspondbh'ntierpot'tod.a decrease'in the n6u .bers vand size (leigth andoweightt of:bluefi'sh duingtitime pfiiod, aihoughi3.."% ,reported' .nochange ineiiher'nuibers or,*.ize .Air .othd..percei'64&

qhangesý -in the,. numbers ,'0f fish within, the,,iDelawfie! -were, rportedd by, 25%:-0i 1essý,of tlherspdndeifts (eight individlalý:6r les§);. of9:a-.p6 ina eily eqiial niumbers-ofiiidi.iduals.rei orted.icreaes sag fepbrtedl decrease's.

5.0 NATI AL,ý MAR E FISIIRIE S SERVICE':OMER ,L LANDN ! ,DATA CE2Ae wasepro"idia-nth data ing the commercia.l9ladings9,Uif.'arh within teDelaware Estur 7forth&e pend 99201The daahas no~t'b b m- on'alized to !adjust for , effort (time spen isig thereforey cosmpar-bfisons bttwa-t, ye sl i diffict ., gFigures 2 throughe 17s f for0the0 es fish.'addressed as part of the survey. -Each species is; discu ,ssed belowýAlewife: increased landingsreaema 1998. -an6dngsin ropp are grao'ter.than in 1995-1997, but represet'~ashkip~d&clire from' e~lan~dngs jia 1998. Fgr 2 shows the alewife landings bet~een .199-_200.L Stie Bass: Landin"gs hav, l nV e ased, , since 1q95, -a.1,t c.. ..seen in~ 20~00. Figure 3 shiows stripedbaiss landfings between 41995~-2Q01.

B~luefish:

There was ashiarp increase

in l-Andns., 96 hc fjj~dgiii 1997.

between 1995 2001 ,are shtown, orn i~gure 4.Carp: Carp landings 99,5 and 1997-and; aagmiub'eteeni99.8;and, 2001, with an ificrease.

seeri between 199ý7.t998.

Figure 55 d(lpictsi-car.lid"gs' be atween 1995g2001..p0 SCatfish Landings increased bathweeng s,de9reased tt6ou,:. in98&an ,d again in 2001 Catfish landingms9ar s, Figure 6-e AtlanicSCrdaker: ds-sbeg ernflsnte

'ad- cre ineAtlantcakefylkpdi4, since1,!995.Fi.rgure 7 shoiw r-'ond r g s landings.s1'ii:

increased~~~~~ -qii19. &0W re , sho e qiuse9 lr. Sunrne fl-ne; 'Landing -umti: -fi6Oi-f-d

d. f. 'I wep,.q resio- veynib,',Withpu'ii.!.

.,, Spiiishlfackr.al:Anincr.es~einSpansh-maekr 1a..nd~gs was seen ,i w 99 i, widiahaile~r' p m2000 Sp~anishl niaaek=ral l andingsae-ihin o Fi.gure6 11 ,* White~perch::`W~gte perch steadiy declhnedfrin.995'1`99 with an ncrease seen"-, m.ii 2000. whiteperc'hilandings.

.* S~ea Bass:A ,pe in seabass landngs wjas -seen i 19k97,, 'wigh .landihgs§decling*

romi.'-998

.0.01 Sea bass landings, are :showhn ,Figjre 12 oriue"',, Aerican shad:-.-ad'gsoýf mencan91ia~d 6

.2bQO A, shaqinire'a-se an MieriCani, sal;[P1 rý -*hd

  • Sharks::

Limte fd da-ta" w8 availabled on shatkIanidin"'

howvr thete-has beeia dedcli-e in 1995 wti th slight.increas¢s betwe4en"996Lfid 1997-. Shark.,.landfn'gs ar, Sho~wn-on Figur 1el4-S0oti: ATnumbr::ifiicreage in landings of -sot A !seeh-hr 1998, withasdclieback tO.ppiiat 197 yel's in 19994 Fiire' deid "ptlriis ~'n! autog:t Tautog 'adings ste.eply declinedi

'1ro.7., Ainrees' e .aseen in1998', with a,'

!ibrde1as-'d hglaw re, again' :ef,,in,-200

-1 althouh -hottotheI"&'se'1n Jiii 1995. Trjgar--fe' leict's'~iaio g-jiandigs';

Weomkf199:,2001.

Weakfish lanin gs are 'fi d1 1sh-qW f 6 ffigiire 17.A nu-rnibe-r:sof, species, showe-dcefidcicrIeased's in laadigss s dufing the199t6 to 1998 'iiincluwdi:a (96)bueffil:ish 96as]) c nilei99$b sumer tminde1 1996'g~"a¢.ldlis

99,$ 4es iý6 w9ker:,a (199a6): sea bassw(1997, ,,shatks (19OlNtddt)so (98 elih(97~)l -Strpe~bd-'-ba~ss lr'j, S~A ,aresiotics 4e, erbe, e rasandi.ngttay increasess dre entire time perio(-001t9ne

' ý4 hý1E OFO BA"'P~~ ATA, iClnt-ol (hN C), Di Sis ion of Fish.

'e 190 'i 19 Table -9 shows the DNREC data.The survey

tjeeieie aiw diithe 19958: 7tt tuefrm s up~' b n~ m -atio avilbl rom.ZNREC Juvenile T-rawl urey sWh wd a spsXph j'veie ted d ass juvenil abundance Tin 199, Fgr'Y9,~. H6,wever,aspke in the 1,juvenile-weakfiAs wvas also seenin19 cotayoth 2 0 q tIb, I t h e s ( 2-0 ) 'T h e A tl a nitiscr `c ro a k e r a b u nd: a nh e w a s v a r i a b e avutlanpkeas ain 9anle.w a ,sdecline.in 1997 (Figuren21 t cne,,0n , to the baywide yand'ance daam, a decrease'inFsumere

.flounder w as seen from d1995 t19as reported by.th- J-Snd 0ns Fi ,2-2).kThe rease i;iii; tibersZ~fl: , 60in str(gt bsduring the 1 99?d -O t5el6 frme' 'is, suppnrei d y .nfd, atiopr avail able' fro iDNREC. Juvenile Trawi sur eyso , Whh sho~wed A " bsi~ 'inthe juvenile ~striped.

bass. 'pobulationi in :2000, (Figure& 9, 2W0 againý s luppor.ing the perceptSniffthe fis s ( 20).The Ah-a ntic croýAbunidanc&

6' as Vniblewt a .s pike1 -An, 1999 :and at-decline ini2000 wi :th numb,es~increasing again,,in, 2'00 I(Figur -2L), ,For flounder; baywNide abundanc data shows. s slight increase in nifmnbers from ý19,98 And 2001, although t'he nurnibet,;fin ained be low-th evle sleen~irl T994(igre22 lspporting, the coflctn onfration provid~ed'by thiesurvy re~spohd en-ts` wt39%ofhersponetP rprindtassi nm-r 1,2% 1.,of,-resphd6iits.,,reporting an increase inl numbers- -and, 18,% eporting, nochange.B lue , fish deci6rs.f

'in numbers btwteen :1i997 and '1998 alth1igt -99valueswls wfe: 'S'

.sirilar~'io.:992g96.:vaiues.

A akeiiiab uidancevwas seen in 2001 Once',gain, thig data sliiports the cohflictihgj.infofiaion reported byi fespbii&lfits, -25% of whichý reported a decrease in.te iinumbers of bluefish during ithis ti e. peiiod, While.j33 % _reported no"change in either, numbers,0orsize.

We ,co.nduqcteda analysisof the DNREC data.frpm.

1991i to 1994 to the.195 99.7 data to dete iine. 6ti imtpaci if any, -of thet shut do.n, of the: fac4liy.Speies eVailuated, included the represeiitative imi prtant spe-ies -s ,.idiitfiied bý PSE&G are he',focus of its impingement and entrifmnentTsampling hreipresentatiYe mpo~ran t (RIS) , fish- S:peci&es ae alewife, Amerlcanr ghad, Ailanti C!roaker bay anrEhovy;

!blueback.

herring, -spot-, sthpdd 'aassd' ;wa.fis, , ;it-percf.-

Our ,~tatstica aiiaysi E id n 6t so. a'n'Y.statitticalysgiiat-ag.i The-starisiibal naysi is cuea Attachmeiit,12.

7.0 CO4CLSION, ,7dhn"sitd c&ihaed.i sfro the dis tfibutibm

6df,: iefishein ii1/2siy*tdi eiito ,vi s4, cbi- to oaý cnc usiont egon ci t- a.on"Pr0g6r pelither 6iEpact ofishi die s Ji i Dnelaware.,sua F most of8timýslpeci formwich chatngesSwere noted w(stripd 19 bass weafish, floundeand AtlaiatiS)tha.'e:m changs "teady ordecreases)d ere seen sha erks qfil li mi t o edataro (1998),19e a cfish own)., -s andAtlntc coa er1idgs Asteadl s r~ ov ser. the entre imepria(1#1 0,1 Aalys-istr"h ofbaywid&,tyr sbunedad atao Ashdwed.-

sigmoficantdidIferinc ih baywid abndnc vaueiof ý,jvenl'shin i -s- ain 'da from 1996"o 1e9:(fclt q ,P ..e, .. ... .. ...n P er: ..... e s n .... in s.. ............ .. .I ....... * ...... ..oea ing atful caaii f6 dat from199I,9 (1998),,y , shut down)~(19R 1 41 6 shk (1997 , ekihý-197L 0 ý~sJnl-g!ý,r ,k ~ ig.tailyi'ý4 6:6id (19 7 ifd"tid- k -, Ce.a d'oe, hIfft m ,Amly data ý~~~,ghWVilsgilgtt-1ifrrc 8'.0 REVERENCES Permit Renewal Application, NJPDESIPermit No. NJ000562, Ptiblic Service.Elcctri, and' GasCo-ipany SaiemnGeneratiig, Stlation, ;March 4, 1999.Final Report,, Coastal Finfish As sessmefft Suvey, April'- 1, 1J998& -Mairch 3K i99;Delaware Departmenf of Naturaf Resources andf Etivironrmnta[,.Control (DINRC)Division of Fish and :Wildlif&1. Annualj Report, C6aStai FinfiSiý l .Assessmei-it:Survey, April , -10999 -March 31, .2000, Deawre'Deprtmnt of Natural Resources anid Envfrdnrentzif on trol DN2RRC)~Division'of Fi~sh .andWildlife Aýnual :Reot 'CýstPfiifi'sh'Ass~essmen

$iiSuvey,_

B i 1., 20O-ach 3I, 20601 Delaware Department of N1atu-ral Resore and' Ehvirohmental Cnto (DRE(DiviD~sio,-, ofs:h-dd.

Wild" ife:Anial -Report, ,Coastal:

FifiSh, Asessment Surey, sApril 1, 2f001 ,March 3"20 '2002, Delawate epr t nt t f sources iaud EpVironeinenta, f qn.Divii- n :f Fishand Wildlife~ Natinal Maine FiheriesSer~ib,.

DeaWr ,Ri er, a~ an'TribuayLadn I, ,7

!TA BLESU TABLE 1: FISH ,SURVEY DISTRIBUTION i2-l I 2700t1 Sen to five fithing organpiations and one pressýconitact requesti ,gssi'rat!c¢

'in,:d~ist!ributionandý/or help :publSiciziig .the,,fi}i sUrvey,, 'Made phone conta three addifiqnal 6tganizatzio-.

12-11.-210U1

`Sent e--mails o. fiVe. fiehing 'oi-g-ijzatfions and ,one-press contact I.equ.esestihgiSsistance, in d:istiibutiin~anrd/orheippublif"izin'gth--fis" ,sUrVey..

Made ph6ne c6nta& Witliihee ,dditi6na1 or~ani~h6as..

172002 i Urveys'three dvidalsrecommended by Der'y .Benett A. rican" LýLittoral:

$,o't :, TF' , compite' d :survey~s, rened .1-2-1022 ~f Malled 50. copiesof thesurvey io the Delaware River Fisherm~a's-A~so-iaitcn mtor Adistrbution afftheirl-anbaty31 meeting.2 Coppy. of survey i6neuudd in DRN ne~wse~ertter "RiveRaPSi s aledmtoa:6 ;866 -a.fsuppo5rters.

D efav r River Sihad :Fisffernar.', A ssodia"6fi ipbli~hed ,a4'6tic' aout tfi survey i2 ,newslitter.

Twyefieýindividal coipies6 eregi~en"to a.club r'rewsehia6ive for' distr~ibutiony., 2'O6L02 piR6vded df uivyeyyt",Coast Angli-se A siatio-n foy ,distribution 4atthpe Alaatic City Boat 30.5.-:2c0102

ýlCopy of thoie uivwpywasp lbiked ofirheDER"N bs~ite.I "Maile1d 23 pressreslasteiO6udig~&op'is of theI:survey t6 ibndfa'6utletsto~ theestuary.

3, 026- 2 ;stoy- was inc`!Ld&d

'iftlh&3,-2612O2Cedition ,ofth eGidet;.Stfate Env]lirnaewsý on lHinel.3 f26-200. A~r~ticgle abouqt the surveyo appeapedj inr the.Ph-6iladel"piIfrqq i'i4 _ e .16 artfidle ge2euerat&d nuferious .teiuegsts forl h~,qsbrvey .cl iippoximnately eoppýreteId sui veys Vwee.

73=27-2:002:'

Ap:ess'!relea~se inckdiang a coIpy fthesurvey .vs nm'il0d .o~the DIeq yA\ rreRi .erY .adi aans, Leag6e fofr distribution i6o lfh 61,r rembtr 1&roiipsý'Fr&22 P -releases anrdcopie&sof thedsurvey were mailed to6:adiihnal.press 5Ji`-2002, Survey mentioned in gtic le .ih Garn-State u yt viroNdi 51 5-0t'-2002.

Emile press release to fishing o telling tyeilhtthas ghs was' ~~~~available.

oni DR:+eb~site..

..5-09-120"0.

`Followup ,jc:hmtS!Witf-.

news, pap~ers.5-1A4-2002, up calls to fishing groups.5-202Q002" Stop -theSalem Fish-,Slalugl-ter..,Campa gn"

su yy--D'itcusse, surme 'ahdsent coPy .with pre.s.reaseto:.new sp~per, N'otibe aaboutssurvey:

patblishedlin ,the' J~ulyissuef:',The, RTvivr.' ' e.lysl Delaware Rie 'Ei herimign's, a sociatiOn;,

7-09-2002 Made follow up callsto fishingroupsiý 61a"d'idsudst~reasdns for.16,;rspoonse rate: for the .siirve.ý Mailed P6-ssrei*ease and ýcop' of sb-vey to NJ Fiýieimnian magazine..

,8-15-2002.

Piess r.tiease vfe ihehi'ded on .NJStripet.

Webs§iter 9-_1':2002

'Made -f6!l6w -up,,Eaýu to ,individuials

-"'do 0f-,t6Nh"s U.v'ut had-not retutrned a;mpieted'suryeyý

,1 :282 COPy of sive~ "Po.~ aiwbmiof~bith Jeýseý Bas Cbasoitbn 3-0>2003 Surveytfidilgd t 2f61,900DtRN nmembers livihi ear esh ary..APppioximateily 2ý5 'responses rec~iivid,.

I;I'I, I I*1 Table ': .:,Time 28 , ... ...24.23>1 .. .....0.- .2 7 .. .,0 .. ... .. ...16 8 405..- ,:: -: ..... .-:230' --- ..... .-:-- : ...22' 21 ..2 -5 .23 , ........2. ....24.- :a : : ...... .-_ .-10 -.. ..i,: .7 : 49 .1.. :.- -', 2.S ... ..;,: : .i:,: '-- --5 1,7 -.126 14- NA 22- 2 1 5 29 33. 4 .109 25; -a mn ..... .....-6 ...::= " .:2.0 ._.3 ..1 4 .4 3'3 6 1 5.32' .f 15~28 ...... ..A..UMiiiini 8 -'2 J-Avera ge :J12631 .O7.1 NA Not Availabal&'

Tabe 3 i~shing"Mietosii Survey1 C.. .i.g --ttom

  • D-ifting-

'Fly {g Sein__. ...... Fi.ii.....iug 911 i :....sh ............

'I...... .. A----- ---... .1 .... .. ..... 1 .1 1..11j I_ I 17: J,...1. ....__19-1 12.1:; .... ._ _. _ _2 0.. .1. --. .'. ...-217~: .2 2 ,:. ." i .i ., / ] 1 .: 1 _ __77 .'f ] 5 : .: ... .": 1 :_ _ 2 5 1 .3 238>291. '11"29'..".'

-" -, i;' -I: " ': "i I I. ." -"> __-__'_.. -i -.... .__. ...__ .....3 2 .

Table 4: Preferred Catch and Actual Catch Species of fish Preferred Catch Actual Catch Alewife 1 1: American Shad' 0 I kmericanteis 3 .9 Atlantic Croaker 13 18*Bay Anchovy 0 0 20 .,.1_9 Blueback If-lemng _ 5 -5 Drum' 1 8 Killies 2 4, Mullet [ ... 2: Pinfish: 0 0 Porgies I 4-Shark 6 13..... ,:2 2 ' i-Slversides.

2 2 .... '..Spot to... 7 " 10.Siriped:

Bass 29 26 Tautog 8 7 -' 22 23 W/ite:Perch

9. 107.Flounder ' ' :,: 2P1} ....... .. " .... 19/0ter-LargeýMouh Bgass .4 3 Otlih&r-Sfiall M6outhBass 3 3 S.....Other-Carp 2 3 O~.er-Sea P 9 12....: .i .... ...i ..Otheir-Trout 0 0'Other-Chain Pickeral, 0 A-0 Othiefr-Crab
..........

_ _ _ __ _ _ _Other-Blowfish I 1___....___

' Otleief-Walleye 1 1 -Other-Sunfish I 1F1.Othe-rYeul6w Perch " t... ther-Bglugill 1 .i .... .___ _"_.. ___ ____ __ ... .Oter-FfI1lfsh V .. V1 ... 7..O..ther-Grass Carp. ..-Oier-'CiatPe, Sucker 1 .Othet-MiTnows 1 I.O .i-SheepsHeac

__' ____ __ .. .... i J

$he'olvig L alis~fisl cMmonly found Tvi~A bl ' xpdue WDjl ware s~tuaiy. PLeaA,,Iindiiatc,'icrea~se,, dqas, or. no c zaigeuz' numbers duru1giheb.erit between 1951 ýc ompared to' eeisyar.al0Y aýi, particular~g sjiecie.check "Not F/iAdFo"' .. .% `O f .-. -O f' TOWal' % Of ' % Or'Fish: Species'.

,-)-: Lotal.: -' .. ...~s 'T--"Rsp ud nt * .. ..NO p , o:-. ..:,ndc .*-. j " " No Reso-d nt"Tisb tin'g'hdi

s. Nocit M' N ýAt dspoiqritpmN esoideuts..cese t Decr-ease -tNoting.

Nbting.No' Fished! ,N t'Eished, -Response ProvidingiNo I l' hicrease _ _, _ ecrease ;C d ' C ange F6r '.ore' 'Response A: .lewife E .1 6 ' :0'03 , o.~ '-.1. 0 .003: '; 0.70 " 8:. 0!:24-Ame anS.. .0 ' 0.093 ........ 0.09 -"3p ....009: 20 0. 0.6 60 2.{ ... 'An gi'cafiEels

.. .2... , 0. .06) ' '0. :

'` " 2.0 6 ..Ataontk c:(roaker A 1,. !3; 0.! :39 4..' 0 01.2' -4() 1-2 , i" 9 0. ']27, ...- 3 .: 0.09'" _......c-h-, " ' "0'££ 0. 00 Z 0... ... 1,7 0 23, 0.70 .... 94 -,,o;.27, 'I-li.fish$

6,iI -2 .-'6 05.18 .7 0 _ ' '0.2l.Q. , 9'[ .- 0:27 _ 0201': ., ... .10 2B .

..2. 'O7 :' 40.60 : 3"Q " 0 ,. 3:! 0'{-.7 09b(:' .. !:i;1.20 ' 0.6 --"- ., .O.204t8'CItfi~ieh:

-: .,7 "0 '7 97.Q .:.2 ' .. 0". .0. ...: 7"4 .021fa -;i'15,:Z .:'06}.-5.

.' _:I.£'4 ' .Diufrte 0... ": .. .'0 <! 7 Z.01i09 .:5.' V '.2 0.' 5': '4' :i7 :7'.012 ':, : ,i q0.:55. .-'.6' KiS hiel{' 0... .> ' " .o: oo... 8 ' -0{31 ' ' 4 7{":: 'j 0.1)]2 .2! i Z 0iJ ...7 -j'1 ..... _02,18 Khullfai 7h'7i 1 11'. o- 0 .9,001 i0 -3 ý2' ..'.06. ..23 ,1 7 -4: 02f... .W ia fis }h ... .0, , * '.0 " i 8 --.0 0 : .0 00.. .; 9 3 : .1:( : 'i , V -" 0 :0 2 4 : .0 7 31 ' -: -8 70 ! i24'A" ie 3al ,.H .0-:0.09 '01 3 0.9. B, 1 4 ' 01'Si id s , 1,' '5 -'703. .....00." 7 00 : ... ..L" *'0 4 .9'... .'.2...... d ......'1 ' ! 0'5 ....6 ' ....,0 1 80 3 >- 4 ',l .0 4o 2 " / : .7 > 3 '.1 .00 9 ... ... 1') : .. .. -' 0 03 Q t a~es 'T r gg .s .__:i " 0 ,5 0.0.. 9.),9"03 ....4 '0:12'. 3:I,7 I ,0 .1.0 -'*71 Qi .0 ..8 ] -10. , 0.0 " At'akfiish Crakr 39 .-,461 12"7-'0' ,o 7 V `0 6 0.K 4 ,1 White ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .1 P4ch j: "012 O ' 00 21 5 >,_ 02'.fo n e ' 0;15 7 '.1 '. 3 .,91 0,21' 7 0.1 ' 3- ----41 1 10.091" 0 a'. _ .. .'L0 ...17 ;0.0Q3, .-.i : .0... .'0.0.0'...

'_ , '0 ... 0003' 0., .-'1:L .00:0 _. 0.00:oo"0 it rp.~sl~ ' 7 '0" ' ' '{i0:0' ... ' ' .0. 00(" -/. 17O? ; 003 0 .. I' __*:0 ; ,j0.0 -7:i i0.*i00 4Ot'r-gS r1 se, 7 --' ,:0.", 00;.09 0-6i0.00 .. 0' 0.00 1 -0.0,3 0 0.00 ,Oh~r-j~a0B, Q,0.00, ' 04 0700i0.0 1",00.0'.

0.0 Table 6 For theperiod between 1995-1997, didyou notice a change iii the size (ength or weight) of splecfcficsh caught as cdmpared.to pres'io us years? Please indicate whether there was an inhcrease,-

decrease, or no change offish weight and/or length for the species.Total % Of Total %Of Total % O. I Total %Of O Totall %Of %Of FishSpeies Lgt Respondets Respondents Respondents

.W Respondents

.I.. Respondents Not Respondents Total No Respondents

.......s Noting Length, r Noting Weight ee Notnglexglh

.... DereaseNotigWeight h Noting No Fished Not Fished Responise Providing No Increase increasem Decrease, Decrease Change For For Rcsponse Alewife 0 0.00 0, 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 1 .. 003 23 0.70 8 0.24 American Shad 2 0.06 1 0.03 0 .0.00- 1 .0.03 4- 0,12 ,20 0.61 6 0.18 AmericanEels 1 0.03 1 .0.03 2 0.06 1 0,03 4 0:12 20 0.6.1 5 0.15 Atlantic Croake& 5 0.15 6 018 1 0:03 2, 0.06 I4 0.33. 12 i 036, 3 0.09 BayAnchiovy, 0 0.00 0 0.00, 0 0.00 1 0.03 0 0.00 22 0.67 10 0.30 l3luerish 0 0.00 0 , 0.00 5 0:15 7 0.21 1:5 0.45 7 0.21 4 0.12 Blueback -erring 0.0 0.00 .... 0 0.00 0 O.0 ,0 0.00 0 000 0 0.00 ý33 1.00 Catfish 4 0.12 5 .0.15 0. J 0.00 1 0.03 ,5 0.15 1'6' 0.48 6 0.18 Dnnn 0 000 0 0.00, 5 0.15 6 .18 3 0.09 I. 0.55 6 0.18 Killies 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00. i 0.03 3 0.09, 22 0.67 7 0.21 Mullet 0 0.00 0 0.00, 0ý 0.00 1 0.03 1 0.03 23 0.70 8 0,24 Pinfish 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 0 0.00 24 0.73 8 0.24 Porgies 0 O.00 0 0.00 1 2 0.06 4 0.12 9 0.27 14, 1 0.42 6 0.18 Shark 0 0.00 0 0.00 I 3 .0.09 6 0.18 6 0.18 15 0.45 6 0.18 Silversides 0 0.00 0 0.00 T 0 0.00 1 0.03 2 0.06 23 0.70 7 0.21 Spoi 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 2 0.06 6 0.18 16 0.48 9 0.27 Stiiped Bass 18. 0.55 17 0.52 3 0.09 6 0.18 6 0.18 3 0.09 ( 0.00 Tautog 0 0.00, 0 0.00 4 0.12 5 0.15 3 0.09 17 0.52 8 0.24 Weakfisli 5 0'.15 5, 0.15 12 0.36 13 0.39 5 0. 1-5 6. 0.18 3 0.09 White Perch 2 0.06 2 0.06 4* 0.12 .3 0.09 4 0,12 14 0:42 8 0.21 Flounder 4 0.12 I 4 0.12 12 :0.36ý 14 0.42 3 0.09 8 0.24 5 0.15 Otler-Spaniih Mackeral 0o 0.00 0 0.00 0 .0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 Other-Large Mouth Bass 0 0.00 0 0o00o 0 0:00 0ý 0.00 '1 003 0 0.00 2 0.06 Other-Small Moudi Bass 0 0100 0 0.00, 0D 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 0 0.00 1 0.03 Other -TriggeirFisht 0 '0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0. 0:00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.03 Otlmer-Cap 0 0.00, 0, 0.00 0 0.00 0. 00 1 0.03 10 0.00 0 0.00 Other-Tiger Muskie 0 .0.00 0, 0.00 0. 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 .0 0.00 I 0 0.00 Other-Sea Bass 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.00 o 0.0 0 0.0

~Thdollo'ingi~~lit

~fsh .iiiiduiyfoud~ii~t~z De stif tary.-,, Pea~e iiidieato, fii&bg; ,i'iher iy iie e d ai iiic~se;deceas~own duhge ifrnuinb~r dui nHd periId-betwee6aJ 782001qs cam~pared bto te peiod ýbferq. 19954'997i

'Teldtivýto.'tftep dnouiztfi I sjeitfsia)

Woic~ii'~if fo d~aparicu specischeck'.

Not Fished 'Fbr""%Of. -%Of .%Of Total 0 Of " ,.O TtI ....*oa R e'dt: -Total .- .... , .t[gp

're~ d ntsi Fs htaS R p dente Totao '.responden![s

- ; Respondents!

Not Respoudets

-esponden P6ies g q Deerease ° "oNot g N n espon e r o6V ng ;6-:

Decrease:

C- hange 'or ,For .espose.--A', e'wife"' i 1 _ -0".: :,i, 0.00 1' u[' , 0 _:_ 'O.'0 " -2(4 , 0.7,3 '. ] ArnericanWShad-

_ .0.03 ' 6 "0.8 k3 .Q O9- .7[39 7' ,058, 4 " 12.. .Atl1ifntic'Ciroaker

'K 1 -6.> " :0[:48- i2 i : 0..006 ../ 3. : 0:09[* 7 9] .- ... ...... 0 i':~ ~ L," :O!g :- : o..2 Bh*~k-I ii 0.3.. ..0 ' .4..04 ... 21 ,u0i64' :6 "0': I ci.fih -* ; :' ~t ' .! , 0;o6. iK i: -' .'02 1o6i '48, : ._ _3:. -009'A-- "2 I20O ............

. .01 '- .'.5 .. 1 '0........

'".Killie : ... ..!: 0, :0.00;. ._i' .,0 , ,. .0.00 3 -0 Q09 ' ( : .7,0-O 7....... :- .,0.21: i i S .-.0[ : , :0 :0 : 0. o :0.00 0 0 .5 -.0 3 7'7 0 q2 ,..... S- 3,.ygi..s2

,: : 0..'0 0 3 : , _ i .00 6 40 2 ... 0!..: .1 5bi2 ' .9 _. v0.458' ... .' 0..o 18 7 '7 Si1, i r.d s " 0 ....o_ '0 -0 .0 ...2 Q " 7 ...Sp'tff 26.0 006 -4021"0%5 .24. 0.14'-:, ld a's1 ' !'\0.52 .... ': 0:,r5 " / 8 I : ..--" 0; l, ,o00 Tautg 0. --0.00 .5' 0.15' 3 -009 7 30523 8 " 012 13 ~ W ekish , .2 10..489 -0:0. 21 3 0...... 'W-iteP '003, 2 0;'6. 7 021 '- 13 039 1, 4-a~

4.. .. .... ' 0J- 130:9 ..... , 1 -7 ' .0i21 3.. .. 0,0..... 9

.0 ._.0[00f ( .0 " -,;: 0'.06. _] 1 -0f -( ] .0.00 _ 0, 7[: 00 .' 1')." " 0:f .. ...

rge M(6utii Bass., 0(: .__0!.'00'

-7: 1.. .. 0:. 03 : , 1 ..0O.0Q3 : 0: 0 -.0 .:. -0.00-'Otf.ierZSiiajIlMi itufh B ggS ' -0 ' .0 '0.0 ',; -1 ' ;0.03;i' 1..i v0.03 ' 0 " ..... .."0 _ _ .0_0,_0 _.L j'ier-Tritge'Fi 4I 0. [00 0 .0.00 '0 0000 '0 ....-: O tdr-.ar : 0. -' 0.00 " 0-- : .1020 0:03 -0 0 -05o ....,9ierjger-M~uski.

0 ' 0:.0,- F 0', -[00_. 0 --0.00 00 -o 0. ---Oh~Slia'Bas 01 00-I 00 0-18000 o oo Table..8 Forithe poiade ,;d weei I9820,d .te c, change hi iselenglrwh, cf ahscnpar edto the period bewee,'1995-1997??

Pelease .idicate whetherwas, ahiricrease, aiid/or le,,gth for'r~he'speciei TotTl Ttal 'Ttl;Toa'-

Total:_T'Spec.es L-66th 'Respodenltsl$

Rcspod ten ts n tNo Respqndeistý Not Respondleits otl No Rek potidentsýFisli,,Spe t5ehgthv.f , ..: W¢~[ -:,,-.:-f

... ."" :"a..-Noll ng .i ngl ., ,N tng Weig t NoiFis d Not Fishied ReI POnse fteuvldi.ng Ices l)? e. cong h: ianige A e .J I -h cr~e a e : ..-. --- n cre Ase e reaa ,F .. .eFore N o T or 0 000 0 000 00 ;0 .. -7000: 2. 006 23, -0.24" 7A 'i0na b ad 1 003 1 003 "2 " 006-. 20: 0 ' 6 018[ -19 :058 9 , -5, '0.15 .A n r i n e ls. .0 0 3 -. '1 0 '0 3 , , 0 , 0 00 -,0 '. 0i 0 " ..6 0 1 8 ' 2 0 0 .6 1 .6 0 1 8-Atlitic Croaker 10 030 9 027 2 006 2 '0:06 6 018 1 9 0.27 6 1 0.18-B'Ac yv _-0: 0 A 000 0 i .000 0 000: 0 0.00. ..V 0.03. I 22 0.67' [0. 0.30'B eish +/- ...0.03 r , 0:03' :8 0- 0. 9' 0:27 .... .0.33 -. 7 ' 0.21 , 5' 0.15.B l k -H e g -;0 .... 0 .0 0 ' .i 0 : ) ' 0 .0 0 , ' .10 .0 0 ' ' .0 , T0 0 ..0 _. ..0. 0 0 0 0 .0 0 ' .L3 3 .... '1 f0 0 .at~s.~ ' ..012 ý 3 .0.090 1 ..3~ .0 .8 0.4. A1,04 ON 10.Z~nsm I 0.0. K .~ ' .003. 7 '4 I031' 1 " 4 020.17 .2' 702'Killics, .:0. .'0.00' -> 0.'.O ..... 0.. 0.00 .... .0 0..... ,.000 ':i-0:: " 00 ' '...... ]-!0.09- " 2,1s, 0.164' 9 0... ....0.27, :0". .0.00: -0 .' 0.00 '0O .. " 0,0.00. " 0 0 .00. ! "2. -:0.06 22. '9 .0.27.p i n r i f s ti .. .., 0 !0 : 0 0 -,0 " O 0. 0 0 -" i .--0 : .0' .0 o l o"0 ' 0 0 0 , "i -I -. ...0 : 0 3 ' 2 3 ' ' 0 .7 _0 " .9 .1 0 .2 7 i!!. ..Porgaics .... .-1 0:03. -1 '~ .0:03 _ ,I ..0]03! ' 1 :003 ,. 1 " '...1 6 -0.48 7 .0,21.Shark. ' I .. 2, 5003 -5 ,5003 5 015 6 -0.18 .0... ' -13 .039 ' .8 0...silversidcs:

....0:' ;, "0;00' "0.. ",000 __ i 0; ; .0.007 .2 .0.06 o.'23:'. 0).70" .8 0.2:0 4.-'Sp~ar-- , , o, .... '0"o00o 0 '." ! ' o~o ' 000 L., E '0;03 '! "- U1 ' .. .. 0;03i= '6 _0 .11 -,.19. ... 0.58 , ,_ .7 02..S" .Tatog -... r000 .0 00034 0! .4 .0.02 , 3 0:09., 16... 0478. 10.. 0.30.T.Weaklis -" 4- " 012 ,4 02 13 039 14 '042:. ..3 0.09, 6 L -0'8-. 0.8'Whitle P,--' .' ' .0 03 1 "03 '. -003. .0.030 " 9 027 .3 14 : 0.42 9 .0.27...fou de :. , ..6>., ...= o B , 6.... 40'27< .' , _'9'_ 5:0:27, ' 15;- :0:.15 -., ,: ..V _ .' 015i:OIiherlS' tnis,10M ;0kerial .0",-- ' '0100, ' 0 .00 --0' 000 0 :. OS -- '. -0 0 00 ."

s'Ba' ,0 ' .. j i .'. :'00000 000 ..... 003'.... " --."0.603:......

0 '0....~t:is1 A00 .B0s, '0.00 ' 'I _ 0'.o '. 1 0:03':" .' 1 0. 03 ' 0 : 0'.60 ' 0;.00:OO

..: .'0 ... .,900..0 0 ;, 0:00' ,: _O 0 ,

0 .=-. '0.00. _: :0: " bo .0 0 0 .:0 ,0o'o , 0. .0o00"iC ' 0. 00 00 ...0 ' .' 00 0 7 00o00 .' 1 0-.03 .3 ' 0:0.0 .-:07 .0_.- "ShaOig rk'. .0' ... 00 -*I 0 000 0 000 7 0 0 "5 .0,T-8. 0. -3 ' 8 0it!-Oslr,0-Si

aO Bass0 00, ,t3,J 0 000 " 1 '003 ' I i0Y 0 0.00 --'0 0700' 0' 0.00... _'L"-V"0 ,,,... .W -' '- .:Q -% U 05". ... .. " .. .... "-8 0,2"4.. ...

TABLE 9 DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data 1991-2001 Year Striped Bass Weakfish Atlantic Croaker Summer Flounder Bluefish 1991 0.32 .31 9-722 0.29 "" 1992 A019 .34.13 78.12 01.8 01061, A993 0.72 37-1 T 14.72 0.63 0.06 01994 1.1 53 2 0.30.1 199505 01.57 4 9.25 .53.54 0.65,: 0.1O 1-96 .. 276 .57.29 .73-.83 .2 0.971!997. 0" 63.3 .'30.38 0.23 , 0.19 4998 ..95 0,42 63.45 0.21 0.08 99. 0.58. .33.8 .7 0.21 0.11 20 .0 5.63. 45.66, 19.5 :0.3 0-.425.621 70.22 All dat PorPg.d in Mean Catch',Per fot.

FIGURES ij Fl Ii.[Ii LU'CARPENTER,:.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES.

Inc.C c CEA ENG.INEERS.

P.C.Areas Fished FIGURE 1 CEA No. 01067 Date: 11/1W703 Scale: As Shown (1: 1,250,000)

-- ----- -~ --Figure 2 Delaware ýBay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 Alewife.9000 8000 7000, 6000:-0 5000 Cr, 0 IL 9 4000o 3000 10o0 01[ Alewife.2002 Figure 3.D1elaware-Bay, River and. Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 Str'iDed Bass ,200000n.180000 1400001---_____

___1200004 _ _ _10000 .. , ---Striped Bass 60000, 40000 20000 .1.994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 200,0 2001 2002, Years

'Figure 4 Delaware Bay, Riverand Tributaty Landings, 1995-2001:

160000I 1420000 -__ __ _ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _100000 en 0440 20000 1994 19g5 1996 199719& 99 0020120'Years Figure 5 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 Car 500o0o ---45000., 4000D 350.00i 30000 0, 25000'.-'d, .. .-Carp 0 1000092*1000 .-, ... ..............

..__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __"199.4 1 " 1;996 1997- 1998: " 1999i ,2000' 2001 -2002 Years Figure 6 Delaware tBay,:River and Tributary Lan dings,, .1995-2001 16000 14000 7_,____..

.12000.'___

10000 ....(/)70 o 8000-'o -Catfish 46000 2000- .-0-9o , *1999 -199,4. 1995 1,996, 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Years Figure 7 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 Atlantic Croaker:18000 -- -___-_...._____...

.._-__--___,____"___-_-___

-.. --__ __ __ _ ___ __ ___ __12000-o10000:0 Atlantic o 8000 Croaker 4000 20001 , .. , .... 190.11i994, 1995 "1996 1998: 1999 2000, 200.1 :2002 Years

---~ ---~- ~- -~ ---Figure 8 Delaware Bay, River and TribUtary Landings, 1995-2001 25000-2ý0000 ---_____________

"0 1'-2 ,0r -D r u m 0 :o6 5000______

0 , 1,994 1995 19196 1997 1,998 1999 :2000 ,2001 2002 Years; Figure 9 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 American Eels 300000 2500W0 20QOYO00 C'-150000.--- American Eels 1O00000a-50000; -1o94 1994 1,995 1998 1997 1998.Years 1999 2000, 2001 2002 Figure 0, De-aware Bayl, Ri~ver and :Tributary Landings,1995-2001Flouder, ,500,09 -5000 4000 ._ _ _ _ _ _-_ _ _ _ _1.994 1;995 119956 1997 1 .998. 1 999 .2000 2001 .2002.Years, Figure ii ,Dela'-warIte Bay, .,Ri~ve~r

'a'ndri utry Ladqings 14520 SA 1 K-'ýpanish Makeral 160 140 120 80 4-0:40i'20 Majckeral"o'19.1:996 19'I qRT;~19920b

.200 1:.2002.

-~ -Figure -12, Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 White Perch 1:40000 120000;101000080000.60600 40000 -20000 I t994 SWhite Perch 2002 1995 1996, 1,99,7 998 :19099 200 2001r Figure,'13 Delaware Bay, River and Tributafy Landings, 1995-2001 Sea Bass 5000, 4000 -Oý 300 20006-1000--.-.Sea Bass.995 1997 1'998 1999:- 2000 -20i. .2002 Years Americn ha'2'5 0OO~2'00000 150000, ,,1 9-Shadl 2-02 1995. !997 1998[ g00 2001T Y6ear4s Figure .15 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995-2001 znarKS.25000 -ir~20000 1,0 0 0 -.--~-Sharks 5000 100 2001- 200 1:994- 1995 1996. 1997 1998 .1999 "2000 .200! -2002 Years Figure, 16 Delaware Bay, RiVer andTrributary Landings, 1995-2001 1-4000'0 12b0000 10,0000 6 ý0000-40000 1:994 19,95, 1996" 1997' 1 9q8 192002001 2002, Years Figure: 17 Delaware Bay, River and Tributary

Landings,
u. 400 0 a-4*~e300 Tautog 1994 1i995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 .2001 Years ,2002 Figure: 18 DelawareBay, River and Tributary Landings, 1995.2001 70000,0.600000.500000'0ýo 400000 300000----Weakfish 200000 100000 1994 1995- 11996. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Years 2002

" --r-~ ~ ---~ a Figure 19 DNIREC Jutvenile Trawl Data 1991-2002 Striped Bass-4--S~triped.Ba-ss.

4-0 0, 3,.AT"1,i99,0 t992 1994 1996, 1998 2000 2002 Year Figure 20 DNRIC Juvenile Trawl Data 199-2002-Weakfish 70 60 50.:, .... 0 LL a'.40.20::0:.........

......1990 1992 1994 1996.Year, 1998,'2000 2002 Figure 21 DNREC Juvenile Trawl Data. 1991-2002 Ailantic Croaker'90---Atlantic Croaker 70 __ __60 __ " *"0 0 (D 50 40 20 10'20 1990 1992 1994, 1996 .'1998 2000 2002'Year Figure 22 DNREC Juvedile Trawl Data 1991-2002 Sumler .Flounder-4-Summer Flounder 0.9, -0.8 057 o: 0.6' ______-- -- --_... .. .. ..04 1 9 0.5. 1 199. 9 2000... ...0 ": 1990- 1992 1.994 1996 :1998 2000 2002 Year Figure, 23 DNREC Juveniil :Trawl Data;1991-2002, BluefiSl Bluefishý0.45 -__0.4 0,;0--01 1,990 199,99 996: 1998ý 2000 2002 Year ATTACHMENT 1

Fish Abundance -Survey for the Delaware Estuary The- results of t~his ýsur'eyý will bkekpt tcohjfidential, 6nly shared with individ'uis outside the Delaw:re.Mverkeepei-r Netsiork iri siiminiarized.

fforni,. unless spe6ifilwtqtten peifi-ission is obtained.Anglers N.A.me: Address: Phone &/or Email: I J'haye been fishing the De-1 a -Egthlary (Delaware-River so-s~uth ofRi. Ji95,;

and all týi~buftarli's) (g]re.

__+,-2; Pam a:, (circle onae)C'6Pim-c'M6jAl:fishdtmnn Recre~tiofia'l Kfise-rm-an; I-. How ,freqqetjdh0, y- yoi<h Ay E ? dper.year)y

4. in qthe +Ettubydo yjod flsh7 ,(ineai -W'a towi " r+andmar+)

+. .. + ....+: Ti .... ., 'M 4 -, ,. 14 4 , .: ýwlý. ý_ ++ w hat , I .t n o r lak)5, El Wat- Sp'"ies of fish do yo, gsener aly s'eke wif3E Catfish;AmericanwShad, aI Drum,.AIAi tidafi EeIs LI Kili]es PA "k " y'j, h h kBlke sea:i bass ap s s'ies Bluefish h ne(fincluding

,,apes"L ~Sam]Blueback!4efing'E

Silvericies, L sbotý'El$ti~pedd Bass, Taiit~dg VWe~kfi1sh, White p~erch Winm"t er 6.f 8 Mn mnq f fI'bu~n der-Othe+/-. ('Plý§s specif')______

.6 hspedi&jf fish d Oolgdeiy cach including incidental catch ispeis (Pase chek LI LI i LI lip LI LI Alev'Jif&, Amefic4 Shad.Ameriban.Eels, fiD atfs j1 +'Alt~h~id C'r6~ker Bay Anchovy LI.Biack:sea bass. LI.B li~ ~ft~h&(inIcliiding[" snap~ers~)

LI.Bltieback Herring LI:Shark: El TI,'Taiftog~W 6Akfi §h, VWiiter,&ofufuIemmf flo.4 06r L S Stiped ag 7. What ,tar ethe -methods of fishng yi hndrlli-y+us6ýe?

Cas, Chum-mig S Cast ing*LI Drifting Eels JI :OLrng metho0ds.

OI oi Bottom Fishing Seining El Dredging D Other (Please specify)8. Would you be wvilling to share any log books or notebooks that document your catch by species, measured or estimated size, and time and location of your catches, with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network?. (circle one) Yes No Don't have any 'logbooks 9. The following is a list. of fish commonly found in the Delaware Estuary. Please indicate, if'possible, whether you experienced-an increase, decrease, or no change in numbers during the period between 1995-1997 as compared to previous, years. (Relative to the amount of time:spent fishing) If you did not fish for. a particular species check "Not Fished For".FishLSpecies Alewife American Shad.American Eels Atlantic:

Croaker Bay Andciovy: Bluefish (including

-"sriappers")ý Blueback herring Catfish, Drum Killies Mullet Pinfish Porg'ies Shark Silvetsides i Spot Striped, Bass, Tautog Weakfish White perch'Winter or Summer flounder Other (please specify)h1crease L.0:[n Decrease nI LI, LI No Change 0L LI Ul Not Fished For E0, LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI Li.]j]]]LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI tl~I.[i[]LI LI 0LI LI7 7 I0 D F1 LI LI LI LI LI LI LI nI 0 other '(pease spIify0 LI

10. For the period between 1995-1997, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish caught as compared to previous years? Please indicate whether there was.an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Lengtl Weijobt Length Weight No Not Change Fished Alewife L[ Li IT Li American'Shad -u [] 0 0.American Eels L i Li 01 Ei li Atlantic Croaker O ' L L O H Bay Anchovy w 0 LO H Bluefish, n, 1 0 E) L [](including"snappers")

Catfish Li 0ý 01 i Li Li Drum o ET 0 Killies 0 Li Li O O, L f Mullet 0 'l nI D: I] _Pirnfish F1 L0 O: [0 El O, Porgies 0 0 0 El 7 0 Shark o 1, .0 L, 0 El Silversides

,0 oi Li Li 0 H[ Spot, oi H H 0i Li L Stri 'ed Bass [] 0 0 0 0 0 Tautog- Li 0. i Li 0 L Weakfish 13 1_ 1 [] Li Fl WXbiteperch H i 0i o L Li Winter or Li 0 nL Li Li Li Summer:flournder Summer Li Li '0 Di Li flounder Other (please. L Li Li '0' Li Li specify)iother (please n. L R L L specify), 11. If yournoticed changes in fish numbers or size, what seasons did you notice these changes (1995-1997)?

12.. If you noticed changes, fish numbers or size, were these changes seen throughout the area fished?Yes No, If No, where were these changes noted?13. The following is a list of fish commonly found in the Delaware Estuary. Please indicate, if possible, whether you' experienced an increase, decrease, or no Thange in numbers, during the period between 1q98-2001 as compared to the peri04 between 1995-11997. (Relative to the amount of time spent fishing),If you did not fish for a particular specieS check "Not Fisljed For".Fish. Species Alewife American Shad American Eels Atlantic Croaker Bay Anchovy Bluefish (including

'snappers")

Blueback herring Catfish Drum Killies Mullet Pinfish Porgies Shark Silversides Spot Striped Bass Tautog.W:eakfish.

White perch Winter or Summer flounder Other (please specify)Increase El 07 fl 0 Fl Q C3]El El El in El El El El Decrease El El]El, ElCane 2 El in El NOt FiShed For[i-[]El El El El El El El El El El El El El El El El El1 b[El El El El iCn WO El-El Other (please specify).-El El

14. For the period of 1998-2001, did you notice a change in the size (length or weight) of specific fish Caught as compared to the period between 1995-1997?

Please indicate whether therewas an increase, decrease, or no change of fish weight and/or length for the species.Increase Decrease Fish Species Length Weight Ljteigoht No Not Chiange Fished Alewife LI F1 L LI LI LI American Shad 1) EI UI LI 'I LI American Eels DI LI LI LI []Atlantic, Croaker LIE EI LI LI LI I Bay Anchovy I LI LI L DL Bluefish LI L .. LLI, (including-"snappers")

catfish LI L L L L L Drun LI LO LI LI L: L Killies L L L LI L LI Mullet El FTL LI LI LI Pinfish' .I LI LI LI L LI Porgies LI [] LI LI I OI Shark LI LI LI ,. LI Silversides L LI LI .L E Spot D. LI .I 2 L0 El Striped Bass LI LI LI L .LI Tautog. LI LI L L L L Weakflsh LI LI LI LI L LI White perch LI LI LI L L Winter or LI LI L' LI LI LI Summer, flounder Summer LI LI L LI 0 LI flounder Other (please.=

L LI LI LI LI LI specify)Other (pleage EI LI L LI LI LI specify)15.. If you noticed changes~in fish- numbers or size, what seasons did you notice these changes (1998-2001)?

16. If you iOticed changes, fish.numbersorsize, were ,these changesseen throghoUtthe

'area, fished?Yes No If. No, where were these

17. Other than.actual.

fish catch, during the period 1995 to 1997 did younotice any change int h6 quantityYor size of fish in 'the Delaware Estuary? If yes, ýplease describe.,these changes including, species, location and season.18. What other changes,,jifany, have younoticedin theEstay since 1995?t19., Other, cornmenits?

Please return formto: Delaware Riverkeeper Net workP.O. IBox 326, Washin gton Crossing, PA 18977 Or fax it to us at 215-369-1181-ATTACHMENT 2

a~ae Anal'ysiý;6 of NrRE -Peil w Datatletdfom-eDlwr 01067, Copay Jisqn ptert~~a catOh perb foot 991194-and duig~epen;d.vhn ts-pW~ ln'wahot'operatig<19 97 Bay, ancho~q," Weakfish ,AtIanli~cra White Perch spot"Stripedi Bass Alevvjife, Arnerican shad B0lueblack' herringoi:qaiange'tincnqumbers nf,'No, No ,No" N6,.Diectioný o,.' 'v a&N",~ ih'eo Thrbaie o.- o, ohj.Av-,-e- o I f gsh dudino~hepribod the ýlbhL W5ý off.* Compari ,son: Our- s~tatis~tical, oiy!gs,(mparedt~hei,'average.

num-ber of fish ýcaught ýper unitfoq-for the period 1 991'through1i 99 '4_,_,he .sarneý"daj a"fr th &p~,eriod from 1995 through 1997:., The Mann-Whitney'l)'~~w sinfcn thfrr~s~tV6,fe',r ean,---of these two grou -,6f data`. '~~ATT'be c W~~qe to co6rnpIetb th-e'stitcatsn DNRECb'ju bf T, ý4D ta ,1990-2001':

1Il30 Statistical Analysis of Fish Abundance 1991-1994 and 1995-1997 (Facility Not Operating), KRUSKAL-WALLIS ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS BANCHOVY GROUPING VARIABLE IS GROUPS 7 CASES GROUP orerest p1antoff COUNT RANK SUM 4 12.000 3 16.000 MANN-WHI'TNEY

'U TEST STATISTIC.

PROBA3ILITY TS T CR1SQUREAPPROXIMATION

.20b. 000T 2.00o0 1 OF ERUSKAL-WAktI;S ONEý7WAY-ANALYISJS OF VARIANCE DEPE'NDENX VARIABLE IS WEAKF~ISH GROUPING VARIABLE' IS dROUP$'FOR 7 CASES GROUP o rere s.t pl.ntoff COUNT RANK STJ731, 4 11.000 3 17.000'MANN-;WHITNEY U TEST STATISTIC

PROBABILITEY PIS! 0.077 CHI-SQUARE APPROXIMATION

1.000, 3.;125 WITH I DF KRUSKAL.-WALLIS QNE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE .FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

IS ACROAXER GROUP ING. VARI ABLE *IS. GROUP$, 7 CASES GROUP prerest-olantoff CiOUNT RAN&K SUM 4 135.000 15 .oo6 MANN-.WHITiNEY

U, TEST. STATISTIC PRO BABi II4TýY 028 CHI-SQUARE AýPPROXIMIATION 3 .000 1.1125' WITH I. DF KRUSKAL-WALLIS ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF -VARIANCE FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS' WPERCH 7 CASES, GROUPING VARIABLE IS'GROUP$GROUP: preres t plantof f COUNT ýRANK SUM 4 14,.000ý3' 14".000 MANN-WHIkTNEY, U TEST STATISTIC=

PROBABILITY "IS, 0,.480 RCHI-SSQUAIRE APPROXIMATIONAS KRUSKAL-WALLTS ONE-WAY ANALYSIS.

OF DEEDN ARIAB,.LEý IS SPOT GRýOUJPING VA'RIABLE IS' GROUP$, 4..000 5o00 WITH, 1 DF'VARIANCE

ý,FOR 7, cASES GROUP prerest plarntopf f ,COUNT RANK ,SUM 4 21,. 0oo 3 7. 000 ANN-WH.ITNEY U TEST STATISTIC

=PROBABILITV 0.-'077 CHI-SQUARE, PPROXIMATION

=11.00 0 3. 125, WITH'1 DF..U...... ONE-WAY A:NALYSIS-OF VARIANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLEIS STRIBASS GROUPING VARTIABLE IS: GROUPS FOR I7 CASES GROUP p represt pl:anitoff COUNT RANK SUM 4 14..000'3 1'4~. O00o MANN-'VHITNEY' U TEST STATISTIC PROBABILITY.

IS 0. 480 CHI- SQUARE APPROXIMATION

=4.000 0.500 W4ITH 1 DF KRUSKAL-WALLIS ONE-WAY AINA-LYSIS OF VARIP-1CE

FOR DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS ALEWIFE GROUPING VARIABLE IS. GROUP$7 CASES GROUP prerest plantoff COUNT RANK SU3T.4 15.000 3' 13. 00
0 MANN--WHITNEY U TEST STATISTIC PROBABILITY IS 0.724.CHI1SQUARE APPROXIMATION 5 .000 0.1-25 WITH 1- DF KRUSkAL-WALLIS ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS ASHAD ,GROUPING VARIABLE, IS GROUP$-FOR 7 CASES GROUP ii eet 6ffI COUNT' RANKoSUM 4, 20'. O0 00 3.8.0,00 MANN.-WHITNEY

ýUý TEST STATISTIC

PROBABILIY 0' .157 CH-I-'SQUARE ,APPROXIMATION,

1&0 000 2.,000; WITHý 1 DF ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE: ,DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS. ASILVER GROUPING VARIABLE IS GROUPS FOR 7 CASES GROUP, prerest p,lantoff COUNT RANK SUM 4 17.000 3 11.000 VMANN-WHITNEY U TEST STATISTIC PROBABILITY IS 0.724 CHI-SQUARE APPROXIMATION 7Qi .5 0 1 DF KRUSKAL-WALLIS*

ONE,-:WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE FOR, DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS BHERRING.GROUPING VARIABLE I .S GROUP$7 CASES.GROUP prerest, plantbff COUNT RANK EsN 4 14.,,00060 3 14.. 000 MANN-WHITNEY U TEST STATISTIC PROBABILITY IS 0,E4,8I0 CH-I -SQUARE APPROXIMATION=

4.00.0 0-500' WITH- 1 DF TABLE 74: DNREC Juvenile Ti-ib- Data 1991-2001 Year' BayAnciiovy Weakfish Atlantic Croaker WVhitc Perch Spot Striped Bass Alewife American Shad 'Atlatnic Silverside BJteback tierring.1991. :233.66 .1 9,.72 "3.17 8.39. 0.32 -0.18 .0.12 0.044 0 1992 120.,16- 34.13 .78.12 6.64 0.82 0.19- 0.034 ý 0.05 0.05 0.013 1993. 94.24ý 37.17 14.72 3.73 9.15 01727 0U079 0,063 2.57 0.0084 1994: 70-.85. 53 20.3 12.55 34.14 1.A 0.155 0.042 0.76 0.054 1,995 246.86 49.25 .53.54 4.92 0.26 -0.57 0. 17 0 0.11 0.01 1,99,6 158.ý65 57.29 73.83 10.55ý 0.16 '2:76 0.1i3 0:06 1.67 0.02 1997'- -145,.23 63.13 30.38 9.28 7.65 0-.64 0,11 0602- 0.01 0.03'1998 14.,53 30.42 63.45 3.47 0;5 .0.95 0.02 0'0042 040.041 1,999, 103.2. 33.8 71" 6.6. " 1,38 .0.A58 1 00.09 0.03 0.11 0.04'2000. 11i794 45:66 -19115 0 ,1.9 5.23 5.63 0.06 0.01 .0;61 0.01 2001` .128.39. 2-5.62 70.22 .3.9 0.2 4374 0 0.18 0.03 All data iS reportcd inx Mean Cellch per foot,

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