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Vols 1 & 2 to App XII to Salem Generating Station 316(b) Demonstration, Bay Anchovy (Anchoa Mitchilli): Synthesis of Info of Natural History,W/Ref to Occurrence in Delaware River....

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DEADLINE RETURN DATE RECORDS FACILITY BRANCH Appendix XII Bay Anchovy (Anchoa mltch/1 11) Volume 1of2

• **1: BAY ANCHOVY (ANCHOA MITCHILLI):

A SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION OF NATURAL HISTORY, WITH REFERENCE TO OCCURRENCE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ESTUARY AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE SALEM GENERATING STATION SALEM GENERATING STATION 316(b) DEMONSTRATION APPEND! X XI I NPDES Permit No. NJ0005622 Operating Licensing DPR-70 & DPR-75 NRC Docket Numbers 50-272 & 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Plaza Newark, N.J. 07101 May 1984

• PREFACE The Salem Generating Station 316(b) Demonstration summarizes the results of 15 years of environmental studies conducted by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and its consultants on the Delaware River Estuary. Early studies responded to Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements.

Later studies were conducted according to a plan approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -Region II. The "Salem Generating Station 316(b) Ecological Impact Assessment listed nine fish species and two macroinvertebrate species as target species. It directed that in-depth studies be conducted for these species and that species-specific reports be prepared.

These reports are Appendices II through XII of the Salem Generating Station 316(b) Demonstration.

Essentially, these appendices are species monographs that follow a standardized Table of Contents to facilitate referencing among species in the Demonstration.

Each report addresses the species first, then it describes the occurrence of PvFulations or stocks of that species within the Delaware Estuary. Emphasis is on post-1977 data collected according to the Plan-of-Study.

Study data are corroborated by, and supplemented with, literature to develop important themes. Finally, aspects of the species involvement with Salem through entrainment and/or impingement are described.

i CONTENTS Page PREFACE..

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• i CONTENTS.

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• ii INTRODUCTION

• • • • • . . . ...................................... . '* 1.0 IDENTITY ******* 1.1 NOMENCLATURE.

1.1.1 1.1. 2 Valid Name *** Synonymy ***** 1.2 TAXONOMY ******** 1. 2 .1 1. 2. 2 1.2.3 Affinities

• • Taxonomic Status ** Subspecies

• • • • • • • 1.2.4 Standard Common Names Vernacular Names. 1.3 MORPHOLOGY

1. 3 .1 1. 3. 2 1. 3. 3 1. 3 .4 External Morphology

• • Cytomorphology

• • • .*** Protein Specificity.

Aging ............... . 2.0 DISTRIBUTION

.******* 2.1 TOTAL AREA ** 2.2 DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION

• • Preadult ** Adults **** DETERMINANTS OF 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.3 2.4 HYBRIDIZATION

.* 2.4.1 Hybrids **** DISTRIBUTION

3.0 BIONOMICS

AND LIFE HISTORY **

• 3.1 REPRODUCTION

• • 3 .1.1 3.1.2 3 .1. 3 3 .1. 4 3.1.5 3 .1. 6 3.1.7 Sexuality.

Maturity ** Mating **** Fert il izat ion. Gonads *** Spawning.

Spawn ***** 3.2 EMBRYONIC PHASE *** 3.2.1 3.2.2 Development, Duration.

Environmental Conditions, 3.3 LARVAL 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 -PHASE *** ***********

Development, Environmental Competitors

• • 3.4 JUVENILE PHASE .* 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 Development, Environmental Competitors Duration ** Conditions, Du rat ion ** Conditions, ii CHANGE ** Hardiness

• • Hardiness.

Hardiness.

iv 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-6 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-6 3-6 3-7 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-9 3-9 3-10 I I 3.4.4 Predators.

3.5 ADULT

PHASE .** 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 Longevity

.* Environmental Conditions, Competitors

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Predators

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3.6 PARASITES, DISEASES, INJURIES, 3.7 NUTRITION AND GROWTH ** 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 3.7.4 Feeding ***** Food .**.**..*

Growth Rate ** Metabolism

• • • 3.8 BEHAVIOR *****.** Hardiness

.** ABNORMALITIES

• . 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 Migrations and Local Movements.

Schooling

• • .***.******

Response to Stimuli *** 4.0 POPULATION

• .* 4.1 STRUCTURE

• • . 4.1.1 4.1. 2 4.1. 3 Sex Ratio. * *..* Age Composition

• • Size Composition

• • 4.2 ABUNDANCE AND DENSITY. 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 Average Changes Average Abundance.

4.2.4 Changes

in Abundance

.* Density ..***** in Density ..* 4.3 NATALITY AND REPRODUCTION.

4.3.1 Reproductiori

Rate **** 4.4 MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

.** Mortality Rates ***** 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.6 THE Factors Causing or Affecting Mortality.

POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ECOSYSTEM.

6.1 DENSITY

IN INTAKE WATER. 6. 2 SURVIVAL *****************

7.0 IMPINGEMENT

• • .******.******

7.1 7.2 7.3

• 7.4 7.5 IN INTAKE WATER ** COMPOSITION.

DENSITY AGE CLASS COLLECTION EFFICIENCY.

RECIRCULATION LATENT SURVIVAL.

LITERATURE CITED *****************************************

• Not discussed:

inappropriate and/or no data available.

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• 3-10 3-10 3-10 3-10 3-12 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-14 3-14 3-15 3-17 3-18 3-18 3-19 3-20 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-4 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-7 4-7 4-8 4-8 5-1 6-1 6-1 6-5 7-1 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-3 1 INTRODUCTION Anchoa mitchilli, commonly known as bay anchovy, inhabits the estuarine and inshore marine waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Maine to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Bay anchovy is a small, schooling species which is probably the most abundant and widespread fish in Middle Atlantic estuaries including the Delaware system. In the Delaware Estuary, bay anchovy is seasonally abundant from the mouth of the bay to rkm 150 near Philadelphia, PA, and individuals have been recorded as far upstream as rkm 212 near Trenton, NJ. It also has been collected in many of the tidal tributaries within the estuary. After overwintering in deep downbay channels or nearshore ocean water, bay anchovy generally migrate into shoal areas within the Delaware Estuary during spring. The spawning season is protracted, occurring from May through September, and as progeny develop they move into low salinity nursery areas where they remain until fall. In the fall, juveniles and adults reverse the spring migration, returning to overwintering areas. Bay anchovy is not commercially or recreationally exploited, but is an important link in energy transfer between trophic levels. They consume and convert biomass of small plankters and in turn are fed upon by predators including commercially important species such as weakfish, bluefish and flounder.

In 1979, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -Region II (EPA) selected bay anchovy as a target species for the Salem 316(b) Demonstration.

This report presents technical information on the species and its use of the Delaware River and Estuary. It also relates information on aspects of involvement with Salem that can be quantified in the Demonstration, to the degree possible, and evaluated.

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• ,. 1.1 NOMENCLATURE

1.1.1 Valid

Name 1-1 SECTION 1. 0 IDENTITY Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes)

1.1.2 Synonymy

Engraulis mitchilli mitchilli Anchovia mitchilli mitchilli Anchoa mitchilli mitchilli

-Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1848:50, New York -Jordan and Gilbert, 1883:248, Galveston

-Fowler*, 1906:110 Delaware R. -Jordan and Seale, 1926:405 -Hildebrand, 1943:87 (cited from Hildebrand, 1963) 1.2 TAXONOMY 1.2.1 Affinities The following systematic arrangement follows Nelson (1976). Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Subclass Actinopterygii Superorder Clupeomorpha Order Clupeiformes Suborder Clupeoidei Family Engraulidae 1-2 Genus Anchoa (Jordan and Evermann, 1927) The following generic description is from Hildebrand (1943): "Body usually quite elongate, moderately to strongly compressed, maxillary long, reaching to or more usually beyond joint of lower jaw, frequently nearly or quite to margin of opercle, always more or less pointed; gill rakers not very numerous, seldom more than 30 on lower limb of first arch, not increasing in number with the age and the growth of the fish; vertebrae about 38 to 44, rarely 45 or 46; origin of anal usually somewhere under the base of the dorsal, occasionally behind it; ventral generally inserted well in advance or dorsal, but always nearer dorsal than base of pectoral." Within the mid-Atlantic region two genera, Anchoa and Engraulis, and three species of the family Engraulidae have been recorded.

These include: A. hepsetus, striped anchovy; A. mitchilli, bay anchovy; and E. eurystole, silver anchovy. -Only striped anchovy and bay anchovy have been taken in the lower Delaware River and Bay in collections made during the present study. Until recently, a fourth species, A. duodecim, the New Jersey anchovy, was recognized on the basis of a single specimen originally described by E. D. Cope in 1869 (Hildebrand, 1963; Robins et al., 1980). Nelson (1983) has determined that the specimen is Thrissina encrasicholoides, an Inda-Pacific anchovy which does not occur in the New World. Adult mid-Atlantic engraulids may be differentiated by the placement of the anal fin relative to the dorsal fin and the number of anal fin rays as follows (Jones et al., 1978; Wang and Kernehan, 1979): I. Origin of anal fin at level of fifth to eighth dorsal ray; 18-23 anal rays. A. hepsetus striped anchovy II. Origin of anal fin posterior to fifth or sixth dorsal ray; 23-30 anal rays. A. mitchilli bay anchovy III. Origin of anal fin three-quarters eye diameter behind vertical from last dorsal ray; 15-19 anal rays. E. eurystole silver anchovy *

• 1-3 Preadult stages of bay anchovy commonly occur throughout the lower Delaware River and Bay while those of striped and silver anchovies are, if present, much more restricted in their local distributions (Wang and Kernehan, 1979). Comparisons among the preadult are presented in Table 1-1. While the striped anchovy spawns principally offshore (Colton et 1979), a few eggs have been collected during the present study in the higher salinity regions of the lower Delaware Bay. If concurrent spawning occurs, the eggs of bay and striped anchovy may be separated on the basis of shape and size (Lippson and Moran, 1974). Silver anchovy spawn primarily in offshore waters along the Mid-Atlantic Bight (Lippson and Moran, Berrien et al., 1978: Wang and Kernehan, 1979: Colton et al., 1979): although its eggs may also be identified on the basis of size and shape, it is not expected to occur in Delaware Bay and has not been collected during the present study. Early larvae < 10 mm TL of the three species are difficult to differentiate.

On the basis of relative abundance of eggs (as above) and identifiable older individuals, all engraulid larvae < 10 mm TL were considered to be bay anchovy. During the present study 1979-1982, over 700,000 juvenile and adult bay anchovy were taken, compared to 81 striped anchovy and 0 silver anchovy. Species A. mitchilli (Valenciennes) (Fig. 1-1) The following description of the adult is based on Jones et al. (1978) and Hildebrand (1963): Number of: Dorsal rays 13-17: anal rays 23-30; vertebrae 19+21-22=38-44:

gill rakers 15-20+20-26:

scales, ca. 38-44 from upper angle of gill opening to base of caudal fin. Proportions expressed in percent standard length: head length 22.0-28.0, body depth 16.0-27.0. Body slender, moderately compressed:

head depth equal to length without snout and one-fourth of eye.* Maxillary pointed, reaching almost to margin of opercle. Dorsal fin low, its origin almost straight, anal fin origin behind fifth or sixth dorsal ray. Color greenish with bluish reflections above, pale silvery below: narrow silver lateral stripe masked by scales.

1-4 1.2.2 Taxonomic Status This species may be distinguished by its morphological characteristics as described by Jones et al. (1978) and Hildebrand (1963). 1.2.3 Subspecies Two subspecies are described over its range: A. mitchilli mitchilli, a northern subspecies, and A. mitchTlli diaphana, a southern subspecies (Hildebrand, 1963). See Section 1.3.1 for a discussion of populations.

1.2.4 Standard

Common Names, Vernacular Names Commonly known as the bay anchovy, A. mitchilli has also been listed as anchovy (Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928; 1939), common anchovy (Greeley, 1939), glass minnow (Springer and Woodburn, 1960), shiner (Perlmutter, 1939) and whitebait (Bigelow and Schroeder, 1953). 1.3 MORPHOLOGY

1.3.1 External

Morphology Descriptions of various life stages of A. mitchilli are given in Sections 1.2.1; 3.1.7; 3.2.1; "3:'"3.1 and 3.4.1. Conversion equations for standard (SL), fork (FL), and total (TL) length are given in Table 1-2. Hildebrand (1943) believed that distinct subspecies and populations of bay anchovy were present along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Yucatan, Mexico. He based the existence of northern and southern subspecies on regional variation of vertebral counts (Table 1-3), body depth (Table 1-4) and pectoral fin length (Table 1-5). The southern subspecies has a consistently deeper and more strongly compressed body, longer pectoral fin, and narrower silvery lateral band. Both Hubbs and Perlmutter (1942) and Hildebrand

(.1943) observed variations in vertebrae counts with latitude.

Hildebrand concluded that the bay anchovy may only migrate over a small portion of its range on the premise that the meristic and morphometric differences found *

• I r 1-5 would not occur if migrations over its entire range took place. However, recent studies with other species demonstrate high variability in meristic counts and the need to verify these kinds of data with electrophoretic studies (Vrooman et al., 1981). Also, inferences drawn from proportional morphometric measurements may be biased because morphometric ratios are often highly correlated with overall specimen size (Atchley et al., 1976). Whether differences in the bay anchovy population(s) inhabiting the Atlantic coast are genetically or environmentally induced needs to be studied further, as the evidence presented for the existence of two subspecies is not conclusive.

1.3.2 Cytomorphology

Gold et al. (1980), in reviewing chromosomal studies, list no such studies for bay anchovy. 1.3.3 Protein Specificity DeLigny (1969) reported no information on protein specificity of bay anchovy, and no record of such studies being conducted since 1969 has been located. 1.3.4 Aging Early attempts to age bay anchovy on the basis of commonly used morphological stuctures such as scales or otoliths were described by Stevenson (1958) as unsuccessful.

More recently, success at aging specimens of the closely-related northern anchovy from otoliths has been documented (Collins and Spratt, 1969; Sunada, 1975, etc.). Based on these studies, bay anchovy otolith analysis was conducted during the present study to produce an age-length key (Section 3.7.3) for Delaware Bay specimens.

Otoliths were removed from a total of 1,285 specimens collected in April 1983 by trawl and during May through August from the Salem intake screens. Criteria for judging age were based on those established by Collins and Spratt (1969); methods and materials are presented in Appendix I. Although the arbitrary birthdate of January 1 is frequently used in fisheries work, this report considers May 1 as the 1-6 birthdate as it more accurately approximates the actual age of the bay anchovy. The rationale for this choice is given in Section 3.1.6.

1-------* 1-7 Table 1-1 Description of the preadult stages of bay anchovy, striped anchovy and silver anchovy (adapted from Jones et al., 1978; Wang and Kernehan, 1979). EGGS Transparent, elliptical; major axis 1.2-1,8 mm, minor axis 0.70-0.94 mm. Striped anchovy Transparent, spherical or slightly oval; major axis 0,80-1.36 mm, minor axis 0.65-1.26 mm (d .. pen*1ing on salinity).

---Bay anchovy Transparent, and oblong; major axis 1.02-1.25 mm, minor axis 0.50-0.80 mm. ---Silver anchovy PRO LARVAE Hatching length ca. 3.6-4.0 mm, largest described 4.5 mm. Duration of stage ca. 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. Body long, slender, thread-like; head somewhat decurved.

Yolk ma.as elongate, tapering to a point posteriorly.

Pins lacking; finfold continuous from first eomite to vent and forward over posterior 1/3 of yolk. Body highly transparent; slightly greenish shade on haad, definite chromatophoree.

---Striped anchovy Hatching length l.8-2.0 mm; largest described 3.75 mm. Body elongate, flattened, rather slender. Head deflected downward over yolk at hatching, straight at 2.6':'2.8 mm. Yolk pear shaped, taperlng to a point posteriorly.

Incipient rays in caudal at 3. 7 mm. Notochord thick, <Jranular; gut a straight tube. Pigment initially lacking; at 3.7 mm a few chromatophorea ventrally between anus and caudal fln, a few along ventral rnidline below gut. ---Bay anchovy Hatching length ca. 2.0-3.0 mm TL; at l day, ca. 3.4 mm. Body elongate, head not deflected over yolk 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> after hatching.

Yolk mass elongate, tapering to point posteriorly.

Dorsal fin originates just behind auditory vesicles.

Finfold straight-edged in newly hatched larvae. Preanal finfold extends about halfway across yolk. Incipient rays form in caudal anlagen of pectorals present in l day old specimen.

Notochord reticulate; gut a straight tube at hatching.

Pigment present within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />, melanophores in series along intestine, posterior to yolk and at base of ventral finfold posterior to vent. Specimens describe*1

5. 0 to young. early in stage, gape extending to caudal and pectoral fins evident, pelvics at 13.0 mm. Silver anchovy POST LARVAE Body slender at 5.0 mm, slightly <leaper at 10.0 mm. Mouth ohliguu eye at 5,0 mm, beyond anterior mar.gin of eye at 10,0 mm. Iler.eat, anal, but lacking rays at 5.0-6.0 mm. Caudal forked at 10.0 nun. Incipient

---Striped anchovy Specimens described 2.7 mm to juvenile (20.0 mm). Body long, slender. Mouth terminal, apparently functional at 2. 7 mm. Gut appears convoluted.

Dorsal and anal flnbuds present; origin of anal finbud well anterior to insertion of dorsal finbud. Bay anchovy Specimens described 4.0-22.8 mm. Yolk mass absorbed at 4.0 mm, mouth large, oblique terminal; gape reaching middle of eye. Opercle well differentiated.

Incipient rays forming in dorsal, caudal and anal fine. Intestine appears convoluted posteriorly.

Preanal finfold extending slightly forward to distal end of pectoral fin and almost below anterior end of doreal finfold. Silver anchovy JUVENILES Juvenile elongate with moderate lateral compression; abdominal region only slightly compressed.

All fins with full complement of rays (D, 13-16; A. 18-23). Ventral fins inserted approximately midway between origins of pectoral and anal fine. Dorsal,and ana1 fins overlap by a few rays. Snout more elongate than bay anchovy young. ---Striped anchovy Juvenile (15.5 mm and larger.) have large gape and full complement of (ll, 14-16; A. 23-30, usually 28). Small juvenile more slender in from than adults. Body laterally compressed, abdominal region tapers to a midventral ridge. Origin of anal fins under midpoint of dorsal fin. Snout less elongate than striped anchovy young. Bay anchovy Description act available.

---Silver anchovy Table 1-2 Conversion equations for standard (SL), fork (FL), and total (TL) length of the bay anchovy. Sample Standard 2 Region Reference Size Size Equation Error r Delaware River and Estuary Present Study 11-80 mmTL 101 SL=O. 925TL O. 965 0.006 0.997 (rkm 64-97) 101 TL=l.084SL l.0 36 0.006 0.997 101 FLnl.045SL l.02l 0.005 0.997 101 SLn0,958FL0.

979 0.005 0.997 101 TL=l.038FL l.Ol4 0.003 0.999 101 FL=0.965Tt 0*986 0.003 0.999 Folly Beach, SC Anderson et al., 1977 33-77 mm'fL 215 SL=l.4286+o.7954TL 0.015 0.963 215 TL=2.3699+1.1657SL 0.022 0.963 215 FL*3.7405+1.0208SL 0.014 0.980 I-' 215 SL*l.7622+o.9418FL 0.013 0.980 I 215 TL=l.Ollo+l.1243FL 0.020 0.967 CD 215 FL"'4 .1155+o. 8314TL 0.015 0.967 Georgia coastal waters Jorgenson and Miller, 12-84 mmTL 72 SL=0.768+o.812TL 1968 10-71 mmSL 61 TL=0.389+1.078SL 10-71 mmSL 61 FL=0.315+1.214SL 11-76 mmFL 64 11-76 mmFL 64 TL=0.701+1.126FL 12-84 mmTL 72 FL=0.566+o.887TL Galveston Bay, TX Matlock et al., 1975 22-52 mmSL 100 TL=0.22391+1.20634SL 0.994 * *

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• Table 1-3 Frequency distribution of the total number of vertebrae in 1247 specimens of Anchoa mitchilli (both subspecies) by states (from Hildebrand, 19 43)

• vertebrae Number States 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Massachusetts 12 53 20 l Rhode Island l 7 4 Connecticut 7 17 5 New York 13 41 15 2 New Jersey 2 23 41 14 l Delaware 2 18 50 6 Maryland 5 17 44 9 Virginia l 2 37 43 17 North Carolina 3 8 26 58 10 South Carolina 2 26 58 3 Georgia 3 10 6 l Florida (east coast) 1 10 7 l Florida (west coast) 34 68 18 l Mississippi 8 21 4 Louisiana l 21 72 14 Texas 6 30 56 4 Yucatan 52 72 2

• Table 1-4 Frequency distribution of-depth of body expressed in percent of standard length in 1672 specimens of Anchoa mitchilli (both subspecies) by states (from' Hildebrand, 194 3)

• Body depth (percent SL) Average length States 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (mm SL) Massachusetts 7 16 22 12 7 6 l 52.5 Rhode Island 2 2 4 l l 52.5 Connecticut 8 25 15 2 2 l 44.3 New York 4 9 22 19 17 10 3 l 57. 3 New Jersey l 4 20 36 35 17 10 3 l 57.2 Delaware l 4 15 37 35 21 4 55.7 Maryland 2 11 36 32 9 5 52.9 Virginia 2 19 34 41 23 8 5 l 54.3 ....... North Carolina l 14 32 40 18 7 2 51.6 I ....... South Carolina l 3 5 7 12 22 20 13 5 50.6 0 Georgia l l 5 9 3 l 55.0 Florida (east coast) l 3 4 10 6 l 2 2 l 50.7 Florida (west coast) l 3 12 18 43 55 26 12 4 53.4 Mississippi 2 8 7 5 4 l 48.5 Louisiana l 7 18 25 50 55 24 3 50.0 Texas l 11 19 39 48 34 20 8 46.6 Yucatan l 5 10 33 47 42 21 6 48.4 *

• 1-11 Table 1-5 Frequency distribution of pectoral length (percent SL) of 1249 specimens of Anchoa mitchilli by state or region (from Hildebrand, 1943). Pectoral length (percent SL) States 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Massachusetts 6 26 20 4 2 Rhode Island 5 4 1 Connecticut 4 17 18 8 2 New York 3 12 26 24 6 New Jersey 1 7 21 50 27 9 1 Delaware 1 2 14 35 36 16 3 Maryland 1 7 30 30 11 1 Virginia 5 18 21 10 2 North Carolina 5 18 22 9 2 South Carolina 1 3 9 9 10 5 1 Georgia 5 7 5 1 Florida (east coast) 2 2 4 6 4 1 Florida (west coast) 3 11 38 53 20 4 Mississippi 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 Louisiana 1 8 28 49 27 6 Texas 9 38 60 38 17 4 Yucatan 4 20 51 44 8 l Adult bay anchovy, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316{b) STUDY

• Anchoa mitchilli Figure 1-1 (Valenciennes), 78 mm TL.

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• 2.1 TOTAL AREA 2-1 SECTION 2.0 DISTRIBUTION The bay anchovy is found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, between Maine (although infrequently north of Cape Cod, MA) and the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (Fig. 2-1) (Burgess, 1980). It is particularly abundant in estuaries, nearshore coastal waters, and bays (Springer and Woodburn, 1960). Bay anchovy occur in clear and turbid waters and over all types of substrates (Breuer, 1963). In the middle Atlantic region, which includes the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, it is probably the most abundant and widespread fish (Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928: deSylva et al., 1962: Wang and Kernehan, 1979). Local Distribution Bay anchovy occur throughout Delaware Bay Section 4.2) and are seasonally abundant in the lower Delaware River to between Wilmington, DE (rkm 120) and Philadelphia, PA (rkm 150) (see Section 2.2.4) (Fig. 2-2). The species has been taken in many, and probably occurs in all, of the tidal tributaries of the Delaware Bay and lower Delaware River from the Broadkill River (rkm 2), to Reybold Creek (rkm 99) (Smith, 1971: Walton and Patrick, 1973: Martin, 1974). Additionally, bay anchovy occur throughout the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (rkm 95) (Ritchie and Koo, 1973: Taylor et al., 1973: Wang, 1974: Bason et al., 1976: Keirsey et al., 1977) and the adjoining Elk River and Chesapeake Bay (Dovel, 1971). 2.2 DIFFERENTIAL DISTRIBUTION

2.2.1 Preadult

Habitat Bay anchovy eggs occur throughout the brackish and saltwater portions of estuaries (Dovel, 1971: Wang and Kernehan, 1979) and in nearshore coastal waters (Swiecicki and Tatham, 1977: Austin, 1976). During the present study, bay anchovy eggs were collected throughout Delaware Bay and the lower 2-2 Delaware River from rkm 0 to 117. Egg abundance was greatest in higher salinity waters (>20 ppt) of the lower bay (rkm 0-48) and declined upstream as salinity decreased (Section 4.2.3). A similar egg distribution was observed in the Chesapeake Bay by Dovel (1971). Bay anchovy prolarvae and postlarvae also occur throughout the brackish and saltwater portions of estuaries (Dovel, 1971: Wang and Kernehan, 1979) and in nearshore coastal areas (Breuer, 1963: Jones et al., 1965: Swiecicki and Tatham, 1977: Berrien et al., 1978). Berrien et al. (1978) found that the density in coastal waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight decreased rapidly with increasing distance off shore (Table 2-1: Fig. 2-3). Within estuaries larval stages are often more abundant upstream of the region of major egg concentration.

In the Delaware Estuary during the present study, prolarvae were generdlly most abundant in the upper bay (rkm 32-80): postlarvae were typically concentrated in the upper lower river region (rkm 64-117) (Section 4.2.3). Larvae have been collected in the freshwater portion of the Delaware River to near Philadelphia (rkm 142) (Himchak, 1981). Higher upstream densities of larvae relative to eggs has also been observed in Chesapeake Bay (Dovel, 1971) and the Potomac River (Lippson et al., 1979: Polgar et al., 1979): this reportedly results from net subsurface upstream transport or migration to a low salinity nursery area (Section 3.8.1). As with eggs and larvae, juvenile bay anchovy are taken throughout brackish and saltwaters of the estuary (Dovel, 1971: Wang and Kernehan, 1979) and in nearshore coastal waters (Swiecicki and Tatham, 1977: Berrien et al., 1978). They have also been collected in freshwater ca. 64 km (40 miles) above the fresh-saltwater interface (Massman, 1954). During the present study juvenile distribution patterns varied annually:

concentrations could be found in the lower Delaware Bay (rkm 16-32) upstream to the lower Delaware River (rkm 80-117) (Section 4.2.3). In the lower, freshwater portion of the Delaware River juvenile bay anchovy have been taken to near Philadelphia (rkm 142) (Himchak, 1981). In the Chesapeake Bay, Dovel (1971) reported that juveniles remain in the low salinity nursery areas until fall when they migrate downstream to deeper, more saline regions of the estuary (Section 3.8.1). This distribution has also been observed in the Potomac River by Polgar et al. ( 1979).

• 2-3 Vertical Distribution Mansueti and Hardy (1967) reported that bay anchovy eggs are positively buoyant at spawning and become more demersal as development continues.

Eggs have been reported as more abundant in surface than in bottom collections in Long Island Sound (Williams, 1968) and ca. 5 km offshore of Little Egg Inlet, NJ (Swiecicki and Tatham, 1977). This stratification, however, has not been observed in all estuaries.

Bath et al. (unpubl. manu.) reported bay anchovy eggs more abundant near the bottom in the low salinity (0-6 ppt) region of the Hudson River during both day and night. Swiecicki and Tatham (1977) reported no difference between surface and bottom egg densities in Great Bay-Mullica River, NJ. Analysis of paired-design data collected near Artificial Island, Delaware River, during June through August, 1982, in the present study failed to detect a significant difference in egg densities between upper and lower halves of the water column (T = -1.9, p > 0.05; data is presented in Section 6.1). Factorial analysis of variance with egg density data collected in the same area during July through August, 1974, resulted in significant high order interactions indicating that generalizations concerning depth distribution must be qualified by time of year, time of day, and sample location (Table 2-2). Wang and Kernehan (1979) reported that prolarvae are epibenthic for ca. 24 hrs after hatching and then become pelagic. As with eggs, however, studies indicate no consistent regional or local pattern of vertical distribution for bay anchovy (pro-and post-) larvae. Larvae were more abundant in surface than bottom waters of Chesapeake Bay (Dovel, 1971). Conversely, larvae were more abundant in mid-and/or bottom waters in the Mystic River estuary (Pearcy and Richards, 1962), in Long Island Sound (Richards, 1959) and in the Hudson River at Indian Point (Lauer et al., 1974). Bath et al. (unpubl. manu.) reported finding prolarvae more abundant at the bottom but no depth preference by postlarvae in the low salinity (0-6 ppt) region of the Hudson River. Swiecicki and Tatham (1977) reported that in Great Bay and Mullica River, NJ, the vertical distribution pattern varied; however, larvae did tend to aggregate at some particular level in the water column (e.g., surface, mid-depth or bottom). Kernehan et al. (1978) reported that larvae in the C & D Canal exhibited a diel difference in vertical distribution; they were more abundant at the surface during the day and at the bottom during night. Neither Lauer et al. (1974) nor Bath et al * (unpubl. manu.) reported diel differences in vertical 2-4 distribution occurring in the Hudson River. Analysis of present study data collected during June through August, 1982 indicated no significant difference (T = 1.7; p > 0.05) in densities of larvae between the upper and lower halves of the water column in the Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 80). As with eggs, factorial analysis of variance resulted in high-order interactions (Table 2-3) indicating that statements regarding vertical distribution of larvae in this region must be qualified by date, time and location.

Vertical distribution of juvenile bay anchovy apparently is as variable as for egg and larval stages. Kaufman et al. (1980) reported finding juveniles more abundant in surface than bottom collections.

Kernehan et al. (1978) reported that juveniles exhibited a diel difference in vertical distribution in the C & D Canal; they were more abundant in surface waters during day and in mid-or bottom waters at night. 2.2.2 Adults Habitat Bay anchovy are distributed throughout estuarine and coastal waters in habitats including muddy coves and Schroeder, 1928), grassy areas (Hildebrand, 1963; Orth and Heck, 1980), off sandy beaches (Reid, 1954; Kilby, 1955), in the surf zone (Cupka, 1972), over sand and silt bottoms (Gallaway and Strawn, 1974) and near the mouths of rivers (Bigelow and Schroeder, 1953; Kaufman et al., 1980). In coastal waters adults are more abundant nearshore than off shore but have been collected in waters of 27-36 m depth (Hildebrand, 1963). In the Delaware River Estuary adult bay anchovy are typically found throughout the region (rkm 0-117) (see Section 4.2). In the spring, adults disperse from deeper overwintering areas in, and possibly offshore of, the lower Delaware Bay to shallow areas throughout the estuary to spawn (Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928; Stevenson, 1958). Individuals have been reported in the upper tidal-freshwater reach of the Delaware River as far as Burlington, NJ (rkm 189) and Trenton, NJ (rkm 212) (Anselmini, 1974; IA, 1979). Adult bay anchovy are seasonally abundant in fresh waters just north of Tinicum Island (rkm 142) (Himchak, 1981), in brackish waters near Edgemoor, DE (rkm 114) (Herrig, 1976), in low salinity tidal tributaries near Artificial Island (Smith, 1971) (Fig. 2-4), and throughout the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (rkm 96) (Shirey et al., 1978). They are also found in contiguous

• 2-5 ocean waters near shore and in inlets and bays along the Delaware and New Jersey coastlines (deSylva et al., 1962; Derickson and Priee, 1973; Milstein et al.,

Berrien et al., 1978) (Fig. 2-5). In the fall many adults apparently move down-estuary to overwinter in the lower bay and shore ocean waters. Vertical Distribution In the Delaware River estuary during the present study, bay anchovy were taken by fixed frame net (surface and depth) and 4.9 m otter trawl (bottom and shallow strata) on three vertical profile transects located baywide as follows: 1) across the lower river (rkm 80) between Salem Station and the Appoquinimink River, DE; 2) across the middle bay between Kitts Hummock, DE (ca. rkm 40) and Egg Island Point, NJ (ca. rkm 35) and 3) across the lower bay between Slaughter Beach, DE (ca. rkm 15) and Miami Beach, NJ (ca. rkm 12). Bimonthly summaries of vertical distribution data collected across the lower-river region during May through November suggest that fish, while found throughout the water column, were somewhat more abundant near surface and depth areas as well as in the shallows (< 3 m depth) near the western shore (Figs. 2-6 through 2-8). In the middle bay most bay anchovy collected during June through October were near bottom in the deeper central channel areas. During July they were also abundant near bottom toward the western shore (Figs. 2-9 through 2-11). In the lower bay, most were taken in the shallows (< 8 m depth) near shore lines (Fig. 2-12). Surface aggregations of adult bay anchovy have been observed in the upper Chesapeake Bay by Kaufman et al., (1980). 2.3 OF DISTRIBUTION CHANGE U.S. EPA (1983) reported that anoxic conditions which form in the mid-Chesapeake Bay annually between May and October have contributed to the decline of the bay anchovy population in the Maryland portion of the bay. These conditions are created by natural hydrographic conditions and anthropogenic inputs and affected area has increased between 1958 and 1981 resulting in attendent losses of bay anchovy feeding and spawning habitats .

2-6 2.4 HYBRIDIZATION

2.4.1 'Hybrids

Neither natural nor artificially-induced hybridization of bay anchovy was reported in the review by Schwartz (1972; 1981).

• 2-7 Table 2-1 Offshore density of bay anchovy pro-and postlarvae collected June 17-29, 1966 between Martha's Vineyard, MA and Cape.Lookout, NC. Sampling station distance offshore increases from left to right. (Data source -Berrien et al., 1978). Transect extending 3 offshore from: Density (n/lOOm ) Cape Henlopen, DE 197.2 67.3 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ocean City, MD 0.7 O.Q,,, 0.0 o.o o.o o.o Wachapreague, VA 386.7 103. 8 13. 2 0.0 o.o o.o Cape Henry, VA 49.8 258.3 24.7 11.5 o.o 0.3 Duck, NC o.o 5.9 2.8 o.o o.o 0.0 Oregon Jnlet, NC 2.8 4.8 o.o 0.0 0.0 o.o (Increasing distance offshore) o.o o.o 0.0 0.0 Table 2-2 3 Factorial analysis of variance of bay anchovy eggs (n/m ) taken during daylight in surface and bottom collections at four stations ih the Delaware River near Artificial Island between July 9 and August 20, 1974. Sum of Mean Significance Source of Variation Squares DF Square F of F Main Effects 423559936.0 7 60508560.0 58.5 0.000 Date '115591984.0 2 57795984.0 55.9 0.000 Station 178801648.0 3 59600544.0 57.6 o.ooo Time 585456.2 1 585456.2 0.6 0.456 Depth 128580992.0 1 128580992.0 124.3 0.000 2-Way Interactions 314746368.0 17 18514430.0 17.9 0.000 Date Station 118792688.

0 6 19798768.0 19.1 o.ooo Date Time 2411454.0 2 1205727.0 1.2 0.320 Date Depth 76732080.0 2 38366032.0 37.1 0.000 Station Time 5233373.0 3 1744457.0

1. 7 0.182 Station Depth 111563104.0 3 37187696.0 35.9 0.000 N I Time Depth 13560.2 1 13560.2 o.o 0.909 CXl 3-Way Interactions 155606016.0 17 9153295.0 8.8 0.000 Date Station Time 29691472.0 6 4948578.0 4.8 0.001 Date *Station Depth 116967376.0 6 19494560.0 18.8 o.ooo Date Time Depth 7542771.0 2 3771385.0 3.6 0.034 Station Time Depth 1404271.0 3 468090.3 0.4 o. 717 4-Way Interactions 31079168.0 6 5179861.0 5.0 0.000 Date Station Time Depth 31079040.0 6 5179840.0 5.0 0.000 Explained 924991488.0 47 19680656.0 19.0 o.ooo Residual 49654784.0 48 1034474.0 Total 974646272.0 95 10259434.0

• *

• Table 2-3 larvae (n/m 3) taken during daylight Factorial analysis of variance of bay anchovy in surface and bottom collections at four stations in the Delaware River near Artificial Island between July 9 and August 20, 1974. Sum of Mean Significance Source of Variation Squares DF Square F of F Main Effects 11864459.0 7 1694922.0 46.3 0.000 Date 5277049 .o 2 2638524.0 72.0 0.000 Station 4077241.0 3 1359080.0 37.1 o.ooo Time 1930178.0 1 1930178.0 52.7 0.000 Depth 579989.5 1 579989.5 15.8 0.000 2-Way Interactions 43657472.0 17 2568086.0 70.1 o.ooo Date Station 17166176.0 6 2861029.0 78.1 0.000 Date Time 3685022.0 2 1842511.0 50.3 o.ooo Date Depth 5634354.0 2 2817177 .o 76.9 o.ooo Station Time 5151271.0 3 1717090.0 46.9 0.000 N Station Depth 6956026.0 3 2318675 .* 0 63.3 0.000 I \.D Time Depth 5064623.0 1 5064623.0 138.3 o.ooo 3-Way Interactions 29712768.0 17 1747809.0 47.7 0.000 Date Station Time 10073888.0 6 1678981.0 45.9 0.000 Date Station Depth 8911992.0 6 1485332.0 40.6 0.000 Date Time Depth 5401124 .o 2 2700562.0 73.8 o.ooo Station Time Depth 5325742.0 3 1775247 .o 48.5 0.000 4-Way Interactions 13415280.0 6 2235880.0 61.1 o.ooo Date Station Time Depth 13415280.0 6 2235880.0 61.1 0.000 Explained 98649984.0 47 2098935.0 57.3 o.ooo Residual 1757408.0 48 36612.7 Total 100407392.0 95 1056919.0 2-10 BAY ANCHOVY 50°N-45°N-40°N-35°N-30°N-20°N-100°W 95°W PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY o*. I I 70°W 65°W I 60°W I 55°W

• Distribution of bay anchovy along Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Arrow indicates Delaware Bay.

• PENNSYLVANIA"** . ... . '* DELAWARE . . ... . . . -.. PUBLIC ELECTRIC AND CAS COMPA.'n' SALEM 316(b) STt.1>Y 2-11 N 10 20 30 km ISLAND ATLANTIC OCEAN HENLOPEN Indian River Inlet Delaware River Estuary from Cape May to Trenton, NJ. Figure 2-2 PA .... ' \, MD VA NC 75° PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."rl SALEM 316(b) STUDY 2-12 73° 41° 83 m 39° log 10 density (n/100 m 3) i:-:,:.::-:*j

-1.0 0 1.0

+2.0 km 0 100 71° Continental shelf distribution of bay anchovy larvae in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. (Data source: Berrien et al., 1978). Figure 2-3 *

• 2-13

• DELAWARE JERSEY N km .* Delaware River system from Smyrna River, PUBLIC SD.VICE !L!CTUC .Alm Cl.S COMPANY DE to Pea Patch Island, DE. SALEK 316(b) STUDY Figure* l-4 NOV-APR . \ NY PA VA 0 MA " " km ., " ., NC 100 , PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY 2-14 MAY-OCT VA NC Seasonal offshore limit of bay anchovy in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Dec. 1965-Dec.

1966 Data source: Berrien et al., 1978. Figure 2-5

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• 72 37 51 157 30 10 21 31 . . 15 8. 14 16 .. . .. . . . Number of bay anchovy (8 collections) taken transect across the Delaware River (rkm 80) Appoquinimink River, DE, May-June, 1980. Figure 2-6 Salem .. . .. . . . May-June, 1980 on a vertical profile between Salem and the ** N I I-' Ul Appoquinimink River 3 6 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Ah"D GAS COMPANY SALEK 316(b) STUDY 230 102 49 106" 249 328 179 285 Number of bay anchovy (6 collections) taken transect across the Delaware River (rkm 80) Appoquinimink DE, 1980. Figure 2-7

• 46 338 on a vertical profile between Salem and the Appoquinimink River 3 6 C/) w ..-w 9 12 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A?ill GAS SALEK ll6(b) STUDY COMPANY Number 62 22 7 .

• 37 7 . * .. of bay anchovy (7 Salem 53 32 34 66 11 6 . . . ... * .. * ... * . October-November, 1979 and 1980 collections) taken on a vertical profile transect across the Delaware River (rkm 80) between Salem and the Appoquinimink River, DE, October-November, 1979 and 1980 combined.

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• c.n w 1-w Delaware 3 6 9 12 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Alill GAS COMl'ANY SALEK 316(b) STIJDY

• New Jersey July-August, 1980 .. Number of bay anchovy (6 collections) taken on a vertical profile transect across the Delaware Bay between Kitts Hummock, DE (ca. rkm 40) and Egg Island Point, NJ (ca. rkm 35), July-August, 1980. -Figure 2'-10 N I I-' U) 3 . . *. 6 I./') w I-9 w 12 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Al'1> GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY

• 3 405 .. . .. . * .. Number of bay anchovy (2 collections) taken on a across the Delaware River between Kitts Hummock, Island Point, NJ (ca. rkm 35), October, 1980. Figure 2-11

• New Jersey vertical profile transect DE (ca. rkm 40) and Egg N I N 0

• Delaware 12 .. V> IX w I-w 18 24 PUBLIC S!RVIC! !Ll!CTRIC At.1l GAS COMPANY SALl!H 316(b) STUDY

• 0 0 0 13 0 6 0 0 ... . . . .. . 0 June-August, 1980 of bay-anchovy (12 collections) taken on a vertical profile transect across the Delaware Bay between Slaughter Beach, DE (ca. rkm 15) and Miami Beach, NJ (ca. rkm 12, June-August, 1980. Figure 2-12 N I N I-'

3.1 REPRODUCTION

3.1.1 Sexuality

3-1 SECTION 3.0 BIONOMICS AND LIFE HISTORY Bay anchovy are dioecious.

However, there are no external accessory sexual organs or distinguishing external sexual characteristics.

3.1.2 Maturity

In studies conducted in Texas coastal waters and bays, Gunter (1945) found that the smallest male and female bay anchovy with developing gonads were 37 and 36 mm TL, respectively.

In studies in Delaware Bay, (1958) found that during May-July all specimens (not reported by sex) larger than 40 mm SL and 55 percent of those 35-39 mm SL were sexually mature (Table 3-1). Results were similar for specimens examined in collections from Oyster Creek and Forked River, NJ (Kurtz, 1978). 3.1.3 Mating Although it appears that the mating behavior of bay anchovy has not been described, it is likely similar to that of engraulids in general. Anchovies are typically school spawners with pairing or polyandry within schools (Breder and Rosen, 1966). 3.1.4 Fertilization Fertilization is external.

3.1.5 Gonads

Stevenson (1958) described the developing ovary as a pale yellow to white structure with rounded edges and similar in 3-2 appearance to a "drawn-out bag": he described the testis as a pale yellow to white leaf-life structure which is thin along the edge and thicker in the center. Description of the stages of development of bay anchovy gonads is presented in Table 3-2. The annual cycle of gonadal maturity was described for specimens taken in Barnegat Bay, NJ by Kurtz (1978). All specimens examined from April through June were in some state of maturity.

Specimens with enlarged gonads were first taken in April: numbers increased substantially in May and they were taken through August. Relatively few (38 of 1,670 specimens examined) ripe females were collected.

They occurred during June through August, with 84 percent taken in July. Ripe males were collected from May through August and were most abundant in June. Gonads of both sexes examined during September through December were either immature or at rest. Stevenson (1958) enumerated ovarian eggs (> 0.05 mm in diameter) in 1/25 of the right ovary of 15-specimens (51-75 mm SL) and determined the difference in weight bet\Jeen the left and right ovaries of 17 specimens (54-73 mm SL)'. Assuming that a given increase in ovarian weight reflects a corresponding increase in the number of ovarian eggs, the weight relationship between the two ovaries can be used to estimate the number of eggs in the unenumerated ovary. Using Stevenson's data, the ratio of left to right ovary weight was found to be independent of standard length (Fig. 3-1) since the slope of the regression line was not significantly different (p > 0.05) from zero. Therefore, the overall mean percent of left to right ovary weight (162.3) was used to calculate the number of eggs in the left ovary. The resulting relationship between standard length and total number of eggs calculated for both ovaries is presented in Figure 3-2. The regression equation for predicting the production of ova (> 0.05 mm in diameter) is: F = 307.031SL 1*14369 2 (r =0.390: SE=0.246) where: F = number of ovarian eggs (> 0.05 mm) SL = standard length in millimeters (mm) Perschbacher and Schwartz (unpubl. manu.) investigated the relationship between fecundity and standard length (SL) in 202 specimens of bay anchovy from North Carolina.

Since they counted only maturing, yolked ova, distinguished by their opacity and size (> 0.5 mm), the estimates represent batch fecundity (F), i.e., the number released during a single spawn. For specimens 45-78 mm SL they described the following linea.r relationship: F = -5977.89 + 128.21SL (r = 0.87) * *

• 3-3 A 59 mm SL bay anchovy, the average size female encountered during their study, was predicted to contain 1,586 eggs. They noted that a 50 mm SL female would produce approximately 400 ova while Stevenson's (1958) data for a 50 mm SL Delaware Bay individual would suggest over 20,000 ova. They pointed out that, while their estimates were for mature ova, Stevenson included undeveloped eggs by counting all eggs > 0.05 mm in diameter.

It should be noted that Stevenson suggested that only 7 percent of his count was likely spawned. Therefore, batch fecundity estimate for a 50 mm SL fish would be approximately 1,900 eggs, yielding a closer agreement between the two Perschbacher and Schwartz (unpubl. manu.) noted the spawning frequency of bay anchovy was problematic.

They stated that a protracted spawning period would suggest fractional spawning but they could not evidence continuous recruitment in North Carolina.

Most spawning activity appeared restricted to May-June.

They stated that "until it is shown that yolked oocytes destined to be spawned, are added to the ovary during a spawning season", their estimates "should be interpreted as representing annual fecundity".

Workers studying the Pacific coast northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax, one of the few anchovies whose reproduction has been investigated in detail, have concluded that fractional spawning does occur in that species. MacGregor (1968) noted that despite spawning over most of the year, there was a definite annual peak in spawning.

He noted that nearly all mature females in the population contained well-developed eggs or were recently spent in the early part of the year, yet spawning continued throughout the rest of the year. Allowing that some individuals matured during the season, he concluded that females spawned an average of 2-5 times per year. Brewer (1978) believed that the number of spawnings per year and the number of eggs spawned was variable depending on environmental conditions.

Multiple spawnings were possible as long as temperatures were not restrictive.

Hunter and Leong (1981) investigated maturation rates of northern anchovy in both field and laboratory studies. Calculations based on the incidence of 24 hr old postovulatory follicles in field collected individuals indicated that each mature female spawned an average 15 times between February-September and approximately 5 times between October-January.

Their laboratory studies indicated that females were capable of maturing a batch of eggs at weekly intervals.

Additionally, caloric values indicated that while the caloric equivalent of only two spawning batches are present in a mature ovary at any given time, the caloric cost of an additional ca. 13 spawnings could be supplied by fat reserves

• 3-4 From the occurrence of the protracted spawning period of bay anchovy in Delaware Bay (Sections 3.1.6; 4.2.3), often with multiple peaks, and the evidence for serially maturing batches of ova in northern anchovy, it would seem likely that bay anchovy females, at least in the Delaware Estuary, spawn more than once per season. 3.1.6 Spawning Spawning Times and Location The spawning season varies with latitude; shorter in the northern portion of its range, e.g. June-August for Narragansett Bay, RI, and longer in the southern portion, e.g., lasting throughout moot of the year in Biscayne Bay, FL (Table 3-3). From North Carolina coastal waters northward, peak spawning activity generally occurs between late May and mid-August.

During the present study, temporal occurrence of spawning in the lower Delaware and Bay was defined on the basis of eggs taken in field samples during 1979 through 1982 and expressed as proportion of total eggs per week (Table 3-4; Fig. 3-3). The spawning period was typically protracted, May through Mid-August, with two peaks -usually in late May and mid-July.

Spawning primarily occurred at water temperature 13-28°C with peak activity occurring at temperatures greater than 17°C. Similar protracted spawning periods and peak activity between May and July were reported for Delaware Bay by Stevenson (1958) and Wang and Kernehan (1979), and for the upper Chesapeake Bay by Dovel (1971) (Table 3-3). Bay anchovy spawn throughout the present study area (rkm 0-117) at salinities 0-32.0 ppt, however, the principle area, as inferred from regional egg distributions (Section 4.2.3), is between rkm 16 and 48 at salinities greater than ca. 20 ppt. Present study baywide egg viability data (Figs. 3-5 through 3-8) suggest that greatest viability generally occurs in the region (rkm 0-60) encompassing this area. Diel Spawning Patterns Observations of eggs in plankton collections taken at Beaufort, NC indicated that bay anchovy typically spawn in the early evening from 1800 to 2100 hrs (Kuntz, 1914; Hildebrand and Cable, 1930). Spawning began in the evening but continued throughout the night in Peconic Bays, New York (Ferraro, 1980) and in the ocean and bays near Little Egg r

• t l 3-5 Inlet, NJ (Milstein et al., 1977). In the Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97), it may be inferred from egg viability data that spawning also occurs primarily during late evening or night. During 1974-77 viability of eggs collected at approximately 1800-2400 hrs was consistently greater than those collected during daylight hours (Table 3-5). Since hatching time is approximately 24 hrs and deaths are cumulative, greatest viability should be closest to the spawning time. Birthdate Designation Bay anchovy eggs were collected during the Present Study as early as the May 5-7 collection period and were common or even abundant in samples taken during mid-May; therefore, a birthdate of May l was chosen (Fig. 3-3). 3.1.7 Spawn Bay anchovy eggs are slightly oval*or elongate to

• occasionally spherical in shape (Kuntz, 1914; Hildebrand, 1963). The eggs contain no oil globules and when viable are highly transparent.

The yolk material is segmented into large masses and the perivitelline space is narrow, becoming larger in eggs from estuarine waters (Lippson and Moran, 1974). Wang and Kernehan (1979) indicated that the perivitelline space is wide, 0.4-0.5 mm, relative to the overall diameter of the egg, 0.80-1.19 x 0.76-1.09 mm. Wheatland (1956) noted that the mean size of bay anchovy eggs in Long Island Sound collections progressively decreased from June through August. She suggested one or more of the following as possible causes of the size decrease:

duration of preservation (eggs were measured after all collections were taken), possible correlation of egg shape and structure with environmental factors such as temperature and/or salinity, and the size and/or metabolism of the parent fish. Dovel (1971) found that mean values (n=30) of both the major and the minor axis varied with salinity as follows: Salinity Major axis (mm) Minor axis (mm) ( ppt) Range Mean Range Mean 5 0.92-1.33 1.119 0.86-1.26 1.035 10 0. 86-1. 36 1.045 0.83-1.15 0.978 15 0.84-1.12 0.968 0. 65-1. 09 0.896 20 0.86-1.11 0.949 0.84-0.95 0.887 3-6 3.2 EMBRYONIC PHASE 3.2.1 Development, Duration The following description of embryonic development was summarized from Kuntz (1914). Cleavage begins following formation of the blastodisc (2-cell stage). About 5 hr after fertilization, the egg is in an advanced stage of cleavage (Fig. 3-4A, morula). Cleavage continues with great regularity, the embryonic shield begins to form, and the germ ring is distinct (gastrula).

The blastoderm continues to grow around the yolk until two-thirds is enclosed (late gastrula).

About 10 hr after fertilization the blastopore is nearly closed (Fig. 3-4B, early embryo); soon after closure, Kupffer's vesicle arises and the embryo extends more than two-thirds around the yolk (Fig. 3-4C). Duration of incubation is about 24 hrs at ambient temperatures of 27 to 28°C. 3.2.2 Environmental Conditions, Hardiness Temperature There is little information in the literature on the effects of temperature on bay anchovy eggs. The wide range of ,temperature at which eggs have been collected (12-31°C; Table 3-3) indicates the eurythermal nature of the species and suggests some tolerance of eggs to temperature.

Successful incubation in the laboratory of naturally fertilized eggs was observed in the present study at temperatures from 17.0 to 25.5°C for eggs collected in the Delaware Bay (PSE&G, 1980c), and from 27 to 30°C for eggs collected near the Florida Current (Saksena and Houde, 1972). Secondary or plume entrainment studies conducted during the present study indicated that 76 to 100 percent of the bay anchovy eggs acclimated to 27.0°C (at salinities of ca. 12 ppt) hatched following exposure to delta T's ranging from 1.5 to 7.0°C for 0.5 to 4.0 hrs (PSE&G, 1978b). No significant difference (p<0.05) in hatching success between experimental treatments and controls was observed.

Salinity Bay anchovy eggs are distributed over a wide salinity range (Table 3-3). During the present study eggs were taken in * *

• 3-7 Delaware Bay and River at salinities of 0-32 ppt. However, Wang and Kernehan (1979) stated egg viability at salinities below 8 ppt was low, possibly because of increased osmotic stress. Although present-study egg viability data suggest considerable temporal and spatial variability, a weak relationship with salinity is apparent.

Plots of average egg viability against distance from the bay mouth (Fig. 3-5 .through 3-8) and salinity (Fig. 3-9 through 3-12) indicate highest viability generally at highest salinities, typically at rkm 0-40, and that it decreases in an up-estuary direction.

Successful incubation in the laboratory was reported at salinities between 11-18 ppt with eggs collected in Delaware Bay (PSE&G, 1980c) and between 33.7 and 36.4 ppt with eggs collected near the Florida Current (Saksena and Houde, 1972). 3.3 LARVAL PHASE 3.3.1 Development, Duration Larval development is in detail by Kuntz (1914) and is summarized below. Hatching occurs in the early evening about 24 hr after spawning.

At the time of hatching, the prolarvae (yolk-sac) is 1.8-2.0 mm TL and the body is flattened and slender. The finfold is continuous and narrower than body depth. The yolk-sac is elongated and tapers to a point posteriorly; the head is deflected over the yolk-sac (Fig. 3-13A). At 2.6-2.8 mm TL (ca. 12 hr after hatching), the head is no longer deflected over the remaining yolk mass. According to Houde (1974), yolk absorption is rapid during the first 20 hr and decreases thereafter, all yolk being absorbed within 50 hr of hatching (24-32°C).

This is considerably longer than the 15-18 hr period (ca. 27°C) required for complete yolk absorption reported by Kuntz (1914). The mouth begins to develop long maxillaries and a long, narrow mandible characteristic of anchovies.

The anterior portion of the head does not extend beyond the mouth 1914). Eye pigmentation occurs ca. 20-36 hr after hatching (Houde, 1974), and the mouth appears functional at about 2.9 mm TL (ca. 36 hr) (Kuntz, 1914). Transformation to the postlarval stage occurs when eye pigmentation is complete and the mouth is functional (Fig. 3-13B) The postlarval finfold remains continuous although its relative depth has decreased.

At about 5 mm TL, the finfold begins to differentiate into the dorsal and anal fins (Kuntz, 1914). Muscular rings develop along the hindgut 3-8 giving the appearance of a convoluted intestine.

At 11 mm TL, the dorsal and anal fins are definitely outlined and, in some instances, the adult complement of fin rays is present (Fig. 3-13C) (Jones et al., 1978). The fish remain relatively transparent through this stage although a few pigmented areas occur along the ventral margin of the body in the thoracic region and the base of the anal fin. Transparency decreases as growth continues but pigmentation remains restricted to the ventral area (Kuntz, 1914). Larval growth rate for laboratory-reared specimens (24-28°C) ranged between 0.45 and 0.68 mm/day (Houde, 1974: 1977) (see Section 3.7.3). Therefore, larvae ca. 20 mm TL may typically be 26-38 days old. Transformation to the juvenile stage occurs when the gut is completely contained within the body cavity. This transformation may begin at 15.5 mm SL and is complete by 22.5 mm SL (Jones et al., 1978). 3.3.2 Environmental Conditions, Hardiness Temperature Houde (1974) studied the effects of temperature on bay anchovy larvae from time of hatching until eye pigmentation and time of starvation (Table 3-6). Time from hatching until eye pigmentation represents the period when larvae presumably can gain nourishment only from their yolk-sac reserves and not from exogenous sources. Starvation time is the period between the completion of eye pigmentation and death by starvation:

this is the critical period when larvae must search for food and initiate feeding. Houde indicated that the duration of these periods may be determined with the following regression equations:

1) Y = 191.48 -10.85X + 0.1BX 2 (SE = 2.21) where X = temperature Y = hours between hatching and eye pigmentation.

2) Y = 266.689 -5.870X (SE = 3.504) where X = temperature Y = hours to starvation after hatching. .I l

• 3-9 Additionally, an inverse relationship between temperature and yolk remaining at time of eye pigmentation suggested that at higher temperatures the need for food is more immediate (Houde, 1974). Temperature tolerance studies evaluating the effects of rapid temperature increase followed by gradual decrease associated with secondary (plume) entrainment were conducted on bay anchovy larvae (2-3 mm TL) during the present study (Meldrim, 1979). During each test, specimens were acclimated to a given temperature from 17.5-25.0°C, tested at a predesigned combination of delta T temperature (2.0-16.50C) and exposure duration (1-240 min), and then observed through 24 hrs to determine percentage mortality.

Results of tests with control mortality

< 20 percent (Table 3-7; Figs. 3-14 through 3-20) indicate relatively high tolerance (6-17 percent mortality) to temperatures as high as 35°C at exposures of 1-min and 5-min. 3.3.3 Competitors Mihursky et al. (1982) suggested that larval bay anchovy and herring (Alosa spp.) were ecological equivalents but that differences in spawning times and salinity preferences reduced any competition between them. 3.4 JUVENILE PHASE 3.4.1 Development, Duration The snout develops typical adult at ca. 20-25 mm (Hildebrand, 1963); the maxillary extends posteriorly, nearly reaching the operculum.

The juvenile body is more slender than the adult (Wang and Kernehan, 1979). Juveniles remain relatively transparent until they mature (Fig. 3-13D). Chromatophores occur in series along the ventral surface, some along the posterior two-thirds of the lateral row and scattered on the dorsolateral surface (Jones et al./ 1978)0 The adult appearance is attained at about 30 mm (Lippson and Moran, 1974) while actual transition to adult is attained at sexual maturity (see Section 3.1.2).

3-10 3.4.2 Environmental Conditions and Hardiness Heat shock, cold shock and salinity tolerance data are reported in Section 3.5.2, Environmental Conditions and Hardiness

-Adult Phase. Juveniles were tested with adult specimens and results were not presented by lifestage or size range (PSE&G, 1980c). Chemical Tolerance Bay anchovy juveniles in a small (2-3 ha) marine impoundment in Tampa Bay, FL, were described as "highly sensitive" to Antimycin A, a fish toxicant, by Finucane (1969). He observed signs of distress shortly after exposure to 7 ppb of the chemical and collected nine dead juveniles, ranging from 21-32 mm SL, within 2.5 days after exposure.

3.4.4 Predators

Sheridan (1979) reported that juvenile bay anchovy dominated the diet of the sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarus) in Apalachicola Bay, FL. 3.5 ADULT PHASE 3.5.1 Longevity Length-frequency of fish collected in the Indian River, DE indicated that bay anchovy exhibiting a modal length of 80 to 90 mm TL during the summer months had lived 2+ years (EA, 1976). Otoiith analysis during the present study indicated that a few specimens had attained an age of 3+ years (see Section 3.7.3). 3.5.2 Environmental Conditions, Hardiness Suspended Sediments Sherk et al. (1975) reported significant mortality of bay anchovy in static bioassay tests using suspensions of

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Suspended concentrations resulting in 10, 50, and 90 percent mortality after 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> were 2.31, 4.71, and 9.60 g/l, respectively.

Heat Shock Terpin et al. (1977) conducted heat shock studies with adult bay anchovy (48-81 mm TL) acclimated to temperatures of l0-210C, salinities of 27-29 ppt and held at elevated by as much as 17°C for up to 48 hrs. Results indicated 0-40 percent mortality for delta T's of 0-7°C and 60-100 percent mortalities for delta T's of 8-l7°C. However, the authors reported that the results may be biased because of mortalities in the control and low temperature test groups due to abrasions caused by erratic swimming hehavior.

Heat shock studies were conducted during the present study with juvenile and adult specimens (20-70 mm TL) acclimated to 10-27°C at salinities of 3-12 ppt: specimens were then held at temperatures elevated by 5-20°C for up to 48 hrs (PSE&G, 1978b). The 48 hr median lethal temperature (LT 50) for fish acclimated at 19.5 or 24°C was about 29°C. As acclimation temperatures approached the upper lethal temperature, ca. 32°C, smaller delta T's were tolerated (Fig. 3-21). EA (1978) reported 24 and 93 hr incipient lethal temperatures (LT 0) of 32.4 and 33°C, respectively, for juvenile bay anchovy acclimated to 24°C and 8 ppt. Cold Shock Cold shock studies have beBn conducted with juvenile and adult bay anchovy (35-93 mm TL) acclimated to 15-22°C and 26-30 ppt, and then held at temperatures decreased by as much as l5°C for up to 48 hrs, with latent observation periods up to 168 hrs (Wyllie et al., 1976: Terpin et al., 1977). Results indicated little or no mortality for temperature decreases up to 7.0°C but 60 to 100 percent mortality for temperature decreases of 8-15°C.

3-12 Studies were conducted during the present study with juvenile and adult specimens (20-85 mm TL) acclimated to 5-290C and 4-11 ppt and then held at temperatures decreased by 2 to 19°C for up to 48 hrs (PSE&G, 1978b). The 96 hr LT 50 (lower lethal tolerance limit) for fish acclimated to 25°C was 15°C; for fish acclimated to 10°C it was 6°C. These.and additional studies (Meldrim, 1979) indicated greater tolerance to cold shock at higher acclimation temperatures (Fig. 3-22). Salinity Tolerance Salinity tolerance studies have been conducted with juvenile and adult bay anchovy (ca. 24-79 mm TL) acclimated to temperatures of 10.0-28.5°C; salinities from 5 to 15 ppt and held at salinities between 0.0 and 4.0 ppt (PSE&G, 1978b; Present Study). Results indicate that many specimens could survive sudden decreases in salinity to 1.0 ppt (Fig. 3-23). Over time, bay anchovy can acclimate to freshwater.

PSE&G (1978b) reported specimens collected from freshwater spillpools in late summer while (1974) and PSE&G (1979b) reported specimens taken in the freshwater portions of the Delaware River to Trenton, NJ (rkm 212). 3.5.3 Competitors Burbidge (1974) described competition for food between juvenile blueback herring (A. aestivalis) and bay anchovy in the James River. McFadden et al. (1978) reported potential competition of bay anchovy with juvenile alewife (A. pseudoharengus) and white perch (Marone americana)-because of similar diurnal activity and diets. Sheridan (1978) reported that sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius) enter the Apalachicola estuary in competition with anchovies for calanoid copepods and mysids; however, at a relatively small size seatrout switch diets and consume their former competitors.

3.5.4 Predators

The bay anchovy is extensively utilized by predatory fish and waterfowl (Hildebrand, 1963; Dovel, 1971) and is listed as a key prey species in Long Island Sound (Richards, 1976), * *

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• 3-13 the Delaware Estuary (deSylva et al., 1962: Meadows, 1976), and Chesapeake Bay (Hollis, 1952). Bay anchovy was the most abundant fish by volume in the stomachs of 200-300 mm TL summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) taken near Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey (Bieder, 1976). Along with Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) they occurred more often than other species in the stomachs of predatory fishes near Beaufort, NC (Hildebrand and Cable, 1930). Within the northeast region of the Gulf of Mexico they were consumed by spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) and sand seatrout (C. arenarus) (Vick, 1964). Frequency of occurrence of bay -anchovy in stomachs of some other predatory fishes is listed in Table 3-8. 3.6 PARASITES, DISEASES, INJURIES, ABNORMALITIES The most frequently reported parasite of bay anchovy is Lernaeenicus spp., a parasitic copepod. Swiecicki (1974) reported heavy infestations of L. radiatus on bay anchovy during the summer and fall in the Little Egg Inlet, NJ area. Kurtz (1977: 1978) reported mostly Lernaeenicus spp. infesting 5.7 and 7.1 percent of specimens collected in Barnegat Bay, NJ. Incidence of parasitism was greatest in the summer and fallo In the present study, 104 percent of 1,262 specimens examined from the Artificial Island area were infested with one or more Lernaeenicus spp. per anchovy. Voorhees and Schwartz (1979) noted L. radiatus infesting specimens in Cape fear River, NC. Other parasites of bay anchovy have been observed during the present study. Unidentified nematodes were found in the gonads of 0.48 percent of the specimens examined and occurred during the spring and summer in both sexes. Argulus spp., a parasitic brauchuran has also been observed attached to larval and bay anchovy taken in entrainment samples at Salem. Mahoney et al. (1973) reported fin rot disease on specimens collected in the New York Bight and attributed it to dense bacterial populations and environmental stress from domestic and industrial pollution.

Kurtz (1977: 1978) reported fin rot disease on 0.04 and 0.03 percent of the specimens examined during 1975-1977 in Barnegat Bay. In the present study, one specimen of 1,262 bay anchovy examined was found to have a spinal curvature anomaly (Fig. 3-24). Dahlberg (1970) reported that one anchovy among 1,690 collected from a Georgia estuary showed a similar anomaly. Kurtz (1978) found one specimen among 3,297 examined from Barnegat Bay with some form of vertebral deformity.

3-14 3.7 NUTRITION AND GROWTH 3.7.1 Feeding The principal food source of bay anchovy is zooplankton (see Section 3.7.2 for further information on diet); they never switch to the phytoplankton-dominated diet utilized by other engraulids which develop more sophisticated gill rakers and epibranchial organs (Kaufman et al., 1980). Darnell (1958) reported that young bay anchovy in Lake Ponchartrain, LA strained large quantities of microzooplankton and detritus from the water column while larger specimens exhibited greater selectivity.

However, in laboratory studies individual zooplankters were captured by larvae and this behavior was found to be visually aided (Odum and Heald, 1972}. Additionally, Daly (1970) reported that adult bay anchovy demonstrated an ability to locate and capture individual zooplankton rather than strain the water indiscriminately.

The feeding behavior of bay anchovy larvae was described by Detwyler and Houde (1970). Following yolk absorbtion, eye pigmentation and mouth development (see Section 3.3) an flex feeding behavior was initiated when prey were within striking range. As the fish grow and gradually transform into juveniles they discontinue this behavior and begin to dart after food (Breder and Krumholz, 1943). Diel patterns in feeding behavior have not been well defined. Daly (1970) observed clupeoids, including bay anchovy, feeding actively at night in waters along the Southern Florida coastline.

However, when predators were active, feeding stopped and small schools formed near the surface. Darnell (1958) reported that while daily feeding patterns in Lake Pontchartrain, LA were not entirely defined, both young and adult fish feed during the middle of the day but the adults appear to begin feeding earlier in the morning. 3.7.2 Food During the present study, copepods (76.8 percent), Bosmina spp. (17.0) and Neomysis americana (1.8) were the most abundant food items identified in the stomachs of adult bay anchovy (Meadows, 1976). Similar findings were reported by Hildebrand and Schroeder (1928) for Chesapeake Bay, and Schwartz et al. (1980) for Cape Fear Estuary. However, Stevenson (1958) reported that crab zoea and megalops *

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• 3-15 constituted a larger portion of the diet of specimens collected in lower Delaware Bay. Bay anchovy exhibit a gradual change in diet with growth. Carr and Adams (1973) found that clam larvae (veligers) and copepods accounted for most of the food consumed by small bay anchovy (15-23 mm SL). During the present study copepods and Bosmina spp. were more common in smaller individuals (37-55 mm TL), while N. americana was found more often in the stomachs of larger individuals (55-98 mm TL) (Meadows, 1976). Schwartz et al. (1980) reported that as bay anchovy grew larger than 29 mm SL the volume of mysids in stomachs gradually increased, and the volume of copepods decreased.

Kinch (1979) found that the percent dry weight of copepods decreased while that of amphipods, crab zoea and nematodes increased in the stomachs of bay anchovy greater than 31-35 mm SL. Darnell (1958) indicated that while diet shifted towards larger macrozooplankters, it was still supplemented by small mollusks, crustaceans and detritus.

Detwyler and Houde (1970) studied food selection of bay anchovy larvae reared in the laboratory.

Natural plankton less than 150 µm in width were supplied during the initial rearing phase. Larvae began feeding at 3.0-3.9 mm TL and chose organisms averaging 58 µm width. Most food organisms selected were copepod larvae (nauplii, copepodites) and adults, while barnacle and Artemia nauplii and invertebrate eggs were generally ignored. Size of the organisms selected by growing larvae increased exponentially on successive days. However, the preferred food size was still less than 200 µ m for larvae of 20 mm TL. Regression analysis indicated that average food size (nauplii, copepodites and copepods) may be estimated from the length of larvae by: (I 0_95 = + 0.1305) where X = length of bay anchovy larvae (mm TL) Y =average width of food (µm) 3.7.3 Growth Rate Larvae In laboratory studies Saksena and Houde (1972) stocked bay anchovy eggs (4/liter) and reared the resulting larvae at three food levels. Daily growth rates were 0.43-0.55, 0.49-0.53 and 0.52-0.56 mm/day at low, medium and high food levels, respectively (Fig. 3-25). Based on these growth 3-16 rates, they developed regression equations which estimated total length as a function of age (days from hatching) (Table 3-9). Further studies by Houde (1974; 1977) determined that growth rate of laboratory-reared larvae ranged from 0.35-0.68 mm/day (X=0.56 + 0.08 mm/day; + 0.95 C.L. = 0.04) at various food levels and stocking densities (Table 3-10). While growth rates were significantly (p<0.0005) greater at higher food levels (ca. > 1,000 organisms/I), they were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by egg stocking density (Houde, 1977). There was, however, a tendency towards lesser mean lengths at higher stocking densities.

Laboratory studies conducted during the present study indicated that in 16 days bay anchovy grew to 5.5-10.5 mm TL (Table 3-11). Assuming that larvae are 2.0 mm TL at hatching, mean growth rate ranged from 0.21-0.55 mm/day. Stevenson (1958) estimated a mean larval growth rate of 0.57 mm/day, based on length-frequency distributions of bay anchovy (2-19 mm SL) in the Delaware estuary a11d timing of substantial spawning as indicated from ovarian egg studies. Juveniles Utilizing length-frequency data, Stevenson (1958) estimated a mean growth rate of 0.3 mm/day (r = 0.98) for bay anchovy juveniles collected in Delaware Bay. Specimens grew faster between late-July and mid-August (ca. 0.43 mm/day) than between mid-August and mid-October (ca. 0.25 mm/day). Perlmutter (1939) determined a mean growth rate of 0.33 mm/day for young bay anchovy (20-55 mm) during June through September in Long Island Sound. Kqrtz (1977; 1978) and Marcellus (1972) reported mean growth rates of 0.15-0.16 and 0.18 mm/day, respectively for specimens collected from July through October in Barnegat Bay. Adults During the present study the relationship between age and length was determined by analysis of otoliths obtained from 1,675 bay anchovy taken during river and impingement sampling from April through August 1983 (See Appendix I for program details).

After the number of annuli was determined, the approximate age in months, relative to the median egg production date of June 11 for 1982, was estimated.

At least 3 age-classes were identified in each

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where L = fork length (mm) at time t t t = time in years. Growth in weight relative to length data from the present study, and as reported, but on much larger samples, by workers from other regions is summarized in Table 3-17. Kurtz (1977; 1978), working in Barnegat Bay, NJ observed a significant difference (p<0.05) in the length-weight relationship between males and females taken in 1975-1976, but not in 1976-1977.

Schwartz et al. (1979a; 1979b) detected significant (p<0.05) annual variation in the weight relationship of bay anchovy in the Cape Fear Estuary from 1973 to 1976; no difference, however, was found between 1976 and 1977. The low slope of the regression equation in 1975 (2.23 versus 2.75-3.18) indicates that fish of similar length were generally lighter in weight than during the other years (Schwartz et al., 1979a). 3.7.4 Metabolism Tucker (1980) measured respiration of bay anchovy eggs and larvae at 24.0 + 0.3°C. Oxygen consumption increased from about 0.02 to

µ10 /individual/hr from time of fertilization through the end of the larval yolk-sac stage (76 hr). Respiration increased further to about 0.14-0.15

µ10 2/larvae/hr for larvae fed through 200 hr, but dropped rapidly to < 0.05 µ10 2/larvae/hr by 150 hr in those not fed.

3-18 Tucker also estimated the energy burned catabolically using Brett and Groves' (1979) oxycalorific equivalent of 0.00463 calories/µ10 2 consumed (Table 3-18). Tucker (1980) compared the individual caloric content of Acartia tonsa nauplii and rotifers (Branchionus plicatilis) with metabolic rate of the unfed larvae. Sixty hours after fertilization at the time of yolk absorption, bay anchovy larvae would require 1.5 nauplii or 14 rotifers to maintain the estimated metabolic rate of 0.26 cal/larva/60 hr (.0106 cal/larva/day).

Additional consumption would be required for extra growth, excretion and increased metabolic activities.

3.8 BEHAVIOR

3.8.1 Migrations

and Local Movements Seasonal Movements The seasonal pattern of migration for bay anchovy in Middle Atlantic estuaries has been described by Stevenson (1958), EA (1976), Kurtz (1978), and Lippson et al. (1979). In the spring individuals which have overwintered in the deep channels of lower estuarine and contiguous coastal ocean areas move toward shore or upstream into shoal areas within the estuary. During the present study of the Delaware Estuary, a similar migration pattern was inferred from changes in density during 1980, the only year in which winter data was collected.

Bay anchovy age l+ and older taken in January were typically found in the lower Bay between rkm 0 and 48 (Section 4.2.3). By May they had become more numerous between rkm 48 and 80, suggesting an upstream movement.

Seasonal movement patterns within Delaware River and Estuary are summarized in Figure 3-28. Larvae and juveniles spawned in the lower estuary during spring and summer, move upstream into low . salinity (typically 0-7 ppt) nursery areas (Dovel, 1971; EA, 1976; Polgar et al., 1979; Wang and Kernehan, 1979; Lippson et al., 1979). During the present baywide study (1979-1982) upstream transport of larvae into lower salinity areas was also inferred from temporal differences in baywide distribution data (Section 4.2.3). However, substantial numbers of larvae remained in higher salinity (ca. > 10 ppt) down-estuary regions. Similar distribution occurred in the Potomac Estuary (Polgar et al., 1979). There was no consistent annual upstream movement pattern in the Delaware Estuary for juvenile (age 0+) specimens; their range typically extended from the lower bay (rkm 16) to the lower river (rkm 117) (Section 4.2.3). * *

• r r 3-19 In late summer-early fall, adults migrate to deeper waters down-estuary (Stevenson, 1958; EA, 1976; TI, 1976). In the fall, juveniles generally move into deeper channel areas of the nursery area where they may remain over the winter (Stevenson, 1958: Dovel, 1971: Hoese, 1973; Kaufman et al., 1980). In some estuaries low temperatures may force the juveniles to migrate downstream after the adults have left (TI, 1976: Polgar et al., 1979: Wang and Kernehan, 1979). In the Delaware Estuary during the present study, a decrease in density of juveniles (age 0+) and adults (age l+ and older) in the fall (Section 4.2.3) may reflect movement of these fishes into deeper downbay channel zones or beyond the boundaries of the study area. In other estuaries adults move to nearshore ocean areas as well as to deep channels in the lower estuary during winter (Dovel, 1971: Hoese, 1973: EA, 1976: Kurtz, 1978 and Polgar et al., 1979). For example, overwintering adults have been found 10 km off the Georgia coast (S2tzler, 1977). Onshore-offshore movements within estuaries have been reported *. Stevenson (1958) found that adults from an onshore population composed of juveniles and adults within Delaware Bay had, by mid-summer moved offshore.

Additionally, Kaufman et al. (1980) inferred an apparent seasonal offshore to onshore movement in the upper Chesapeake Bay from the preponderance of age 0+ specimens in the deeper, offshore zone in late summer and the dominance of l+ or older fish in the onshore zone in the spring. Diel Movements Bay anchovy larvae and postlarvae exhibit a diel migration between the surface and bottom in the Potomac River (Polgar et al., 1979). Richkus (1980) found a similar migration occurring with adult specimens tentatively identified as anchovies during an acoustic survey in the upper Chesapeake Bay near Calvert Cliffs. Conte et al. (1980) reported maximum catches of juveniles offshore during the day and onshore at night in upper Chesapeake Bay. Reis and Dean (1981) suggested that bay anchovy larvae and juveniles in South Carolina estuaries move into small intertidal creeks during daylight hours to escape predators and then disperse into larger creeks at night to feed. 3.8.2 Schooling In St. Johns River, FL, McLane (1955) observed well defined schools of bay anchovy at the surface and near the bottom in 3-20 deeper waters. In southern Florida, Daly (1970) observed schools of clupeoids, including bay anchovy, being pursued by feeding jacks (Caranx spp.) nearshore during daylight.

However, just before nightfall the schools dispersed and the fish moved offshore where they fed in areas with strong currents; they formed schools at night only when predators threatened.

3.8.3 Response

to Stimuli Temperature Wyllie et al. (1976) and Terpin et al. (1977) critical swimming speed (CSS) for bay anchovy temperatures between 5 and 25°C (Table 3-19). defined after Brett (1964) as: where CSS = V + (T/10 x V) s determined the at acclimation The CSS was v s = highest velocity (cm/sec) a fish could against for a 10.min period swim T = time in minutes at failed velocity V = velocity increment.

An increase in acclimation temperature generally resulted in an increase in CSS (Fig. 3-29). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that acclimation temperature explained most of the variation in critical swim speed for specimens between 53 mm and 95 mm TL. Critical swimming speed for bay anchovy may be estimated using the equation:

where Y = 6.69 + l.46X 2 (r = 0.78) Y = critical swimming speed (cm/sec) X =acclimation temperature

(°C) Experimental studies of the effect of acclimation temperature on preferred temperature within a gradient were conducted with adult specimens (36-95 mm TL) at salinities ranging from 25-30 ppt (Wyllie et al., 1976; Terpin et al., 1977). Preferred temperatures, 21.5-27.5°C, were generally greater than or equal to acclimation temperatures, l0-21°C. Changes in the acclimation temperature did not significantly change (p>0.05) the preferred temperature.

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• 3-21 Similar studies conducted at lower salinities (3-10 ppt) indicated that higher temperatures (14°C) were also preferred when acclimation temperatures were low (5°C) (PSE&G, 1978b) but at higher acclimation temperatures (24-280C) the preferred temperature (21-28°C) did not exceed the acclimation temperature (EA, 1978; PSE&G, 1978b). Final temperature preferendum (optimum temperature) was estimated to be ca. 27°C (PSE&G, 1978b). Experimental studies with adult bay anchovy (50-90 mm TL) at salinities ranging from 25-29 ppt indicated that avoidance temperatures, 26.8-32.1°C, were considerably higher than the highest acclimation temperatures, 22.0°C (Wyllie et al., 1976; Terpin et al., 1977). No avoidance response was elicited from specimens acclimated to l0°C (Wyllie et al., 1976). Results of experimental studies with juvenile and adult specimens (22-75 mm TL) at lower salinities, 4-10.5 ppt, indicated that avoidance temperatures were also considerably higher than acclimation temperatures; specimens acclimated to 12°C, the lowest iemperature studied, avoided 21-22°C; those acclimated to 28°C, the highest temperature studied, avoided 35°C (PSE&G, 1978b). Multiple analysis indicated that acclimation temperature and salinity were She most important factors affecting avoidance temperature (r = 0.63). Chlorine Experimental studies of chlorine avoidance were conducted under varying environmental conditions with both juvenile and adult specimens (PSE&G, 1978b). For pH between 7.1 and 7.8, the avoidance concentration (free plus combined chlorine residuals) varied between 0.04 and 0.24 mg/l (mean = 0.11 mg/l). Water Clarity Using a stepwise multiple regression technique, Livingstone et al. (1976) and Anderson et al. (1977) reported that water clarity (as measured by Secchi disc visibility) was a significant positive predictor variable in determining the presence of bay anchovy in Apalachicola Bay, FL and the surf zone off Folly Beach, SC, respectively.

Table 3-1 Number of sexually immature and mature .bay anchovy from five collections taken in Delaware Bay during 1953 and 1956 (from Stevenson, 19 58). 1953 1956 June 4 June 23 May 27 June 5 July 9 Total Percent Q) Q) Q) Q) Q) Q) Q) µ µ µ µ ::l Q) ::l Q) ::l µ µ µ Q) ::l (IJ ::l Q) ::l Q) ::l .µ µ .µ µ .µ µ .µ Q) µ .µ µ ..µ µ .µ µ SL cu ::l cu ::l cu ::l cu ::l § .µ E ..µ E cu ::l cu ::l cu ::l in .µ § .µ E .µ E .µ E .µ cu E cu E cu cu E cu E cu E cu *.-1 E *.-1 E ..... E mm ..... e: ..... s *.-1 s *.-1 E 35-39 9 11 9 11 45 55 40-44 0 5 0 12 0 6 0 23 0 100 45-49 0 11 0 18 0 15 0 7 0 51 0 100 w I N 50-54 0 12 0 10 o. 20 0 30 0 72 0 100 N 55-59 0 5 0 10 0 25 0 25 0 65 0 100 60-64 0 12 0 20 0 15 0 47 0 100 65-69 0 14 0 15 0 8 0 37 0 100 70-74 0 15 0 15 0 100 Total 9 11 0 33 0 76 0 116 0 85 9 321 *

• Gonad Immature Ovary Testes Mature Ovary Testes r 3-23 Table 3-2 Developmental stages of bay anchovy gonads (adapted from Kurtz, 1978 and Stevenson, 1958). Developmental Stage At rest Enlarged Ripe Partially spent Spent At rest Enlarged Ripe Partially spent Spent Description Small, may be indistinguishable in specimens (30 mm; eggs small. Small, may be indistinguishable in specimens

<30 mm. Size increases, pale yellow, granular consistency; most eggs 0.05-0.1 mm. Size increases; pale yellow, numerous 0.2 to 0.4 mm eggs, yellowish by 0.35 mm and twice as long as wide. Maximum size, white; eggs transparent, most )0.5 mm, rounder by 0.6 mm, fully ripe eggs )0.85-0.95 mm, pale blue, soft sheres filled with globules of yolk. Size decreases, somewhat flacid; fewer eggs )0.5 mm. Size decreases, yellow to pale orange; fewer eggs )0.4 mm. Size increases, white to pale yellow, firm texture, no visible convolutions.

Size increases, some convolutions.

Maximum size, soft, highly convoluted.

Size decreases, somewhat flacid, less convoluted.

Size decreases, flacid, few or no convolutions.

Table 3-3 Bay anchovy spawning season (adapted from Jones et al., 1978). Location Buzzards Bay-Cape Cod Canal, MA Narragansett Bay, RI Long Island Sound Ocean and Waterways near Little Egg Inlet, NJ Delaware Bay Delaware Bay Delaware Estuary, near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97) Delaware Estuary (rkm 0-117) Chesapeake

& Delaware *canal Upper Chesapeake Bay Lower Chesapeake Bay North Carolina coastal waters South Carolina estuaries Biscayne Bay, FL Mississippi Sound Western Gulf of Mexico

• Reference Collings et al., 1981 Herman, 1963 Richards, 1959; Wheatland, 1956 Milstein et al., 1977 Stevenson, 1958 Wang and Kernehan, 1979 Present Study Present Study Kernehan et al., 1978 Dovel, 1971 Pearson, 1941; Olney, 1983 Hildebrand and Cable, 1930; Kuntz, 1914 Shealy et al., 1974 Houde, 1974 Edwards, 1964 Hoese, 1965 Spawning Season May-August June-August June-September peak late July-early August late Ma}*-mi-1 s .. ptember peak June-July May-August peak June May-September peak mid July-mid August primarily late May-September peak late May May-early November peak late May-late July May-July late April-late September peak July May-August or mid-September late April-early September peak July June-July all year, but not common in December-January February-August, peak July May-November, February

• Temperature( *c) 12 > 24 17.2-24.4 13.3-23.5 16.0-30.0 15.0-30.0 22.0-27.0 14.7-29.5 ca. 13-21 ca. 17-28 16-30 9-31 > 20 > 17 Salinity(ppt) 19.9-27.9 20-30 > 5.0 10.0-20.0 1.0-10.S ca. 0.0-32.0 ca. 0.0-32.0 1.0-7. 2 1-22 13-15 o. 5-31.4 ca. 30-37 *

• Week 1 2 3 4 s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 lS 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3S 36 37 38 39 40 41 I 42 .. 43 r, 44 4S 46 I 47 r 48 49 so Sl [ S2 S3

• Total egg l ' 3-25 Table 3-4. Bay anchovy spawning fraction by week (R-factor) and annual egg production for 1979 through 1982.

Fraction Start oaz 1979 1980 1981 1982 Mean 1 8 lS 22 29 36 43 so S7 64 71 78 8S 92 99 106 113 0.000000 O.C'OOOOO 0.000039 0.000000 0.000010 120 0.000000 o.ouoooo 0.001363 0.000000 0.000341 127 0.000000 0.0184S8 0.003439 0.013478 0.008844 134 0.000000 0.0611Sl 0.011012 0.144285 O.OS4112 141 0.1S8332 0.093408 0.024000 0.1Sl208 0.106737 148 0.131346 0.111750 0.0420S2 0.098136 0.09S821 lSS 0.0370SO 0.098323 0.061600 O.OS0861 0.061709 162 0 .066212 O.OSS357 0.059499 0.050116 0 .057796 169 0.070678 0.063460 0.05392S 0.063312 0.062844 176 0.072472 0.010201 o.OS3687 0.087888 0.071062 183 0.07S023 0.076900 O.OSS248 0.089029 o.014oso 190 0.077484 0.10091S 0.181407.

0.077483 0.109322 197 0.084338 0.129747 0.200846 0.060469 0.118849 204 0.100721 0.083923 0.1194Sl O.OSS794 0.089972 211 0.070916 0.032407 0.07S343 0.036356 O.OS3756 218 0.03710S 0.00241S 0.041708 0.011336 0.023141 225 0.016673 0.001123 0.012834 0.003372 0.008S01 232 o.00129S 0.000210 0.000649 0.003127 0 .001320 239 0.000096 0.000127 0.000964 0.001835 o.ooo7S6 246 0.000078 0.000069 0.000717 0.001084 0.000487 2S3 0.000062 0.000027 o.00021s 0.000626 0.000233 260 0.000048 0.000021 0.000000 0.000178 0.000062 267 o.00003S 0.000001 0.000000 0.000023 0;000016 274 0.000022 0.000000 0.000000 0.000004 0.000010 281 0.000009 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000002 288 0.000001 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 29S 0.000002 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000001 302 0.000001 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 309 316 323 330 337 344 3Sl 3S8 36S production 6.94S21!.13 1.16431!.14 8.103SE13 8.8989E13 1974 1975 1976 1977 Table 3-5 Annual viability of bay anchovy eggs during night and day in the Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97), 1974-1977.

Viability (Percent)

Night Day Mean Source 58.9 14.7 36.8 Maiden et al. , 1976 14.6 6.8 10.7 Maiden et al. , 1977 26.l 10.3 18.2 Maiden and Randle, 46.5 9.2 27.9 PSE&G, 1978a

• 1977 w I N m *

--Table 3-6 Effect of temperature on the number of hours from hatching until eye pigmentation and total starvation, and per yolk volume remaining at time of eye pigmentation and 24 hrs thereafter (adapted from Houde, 1974). Percent yolk Hours from Hours from Percent Yolk remains at Temperature hatching until hatching until remains at eye 24 hr after (oC) eye pigmentation total starvation pigmentation time eye pigmentation 22 38.8 137. 5 3.25 24 33.5 125.8 2.52 o.o 28 27.1 102.3 1.80 o.o 32 26.4 78.8 20.50 o.o w I N -...]

3-28 Table 3-7 Bay anchovy larvae thermal tolerance secondary (plume) entrainment data (Present Study). Percent Exposure Exposure Number Number Dead Control Acclimation Temp Time Entered And Stunned(LOE)

Mortality Temp (°C) (°C) (Minutes)

(0 hr) at 24-hr (24-hr) 17.5 32.0 LO 14 1 17.5 32.0 LO 14 1 17.5 32.0 5.0 13 1 17.5 32.0 5.0 14 2 17.5 32.0 15.0 12 1 17.5 32.0 15.0 14 2 17.5 32.0 30.0 15 1 17 ,5 32.0 30.0 14 0 17.5 34.0 1.0 15 1 17.5 34.0 l.O 15 1 17.5 34.0 5.0 15 0 17 ,5 34.0 5.0 15 0 17.5 34.0 15.0 21 21 17 ,5 34.0 15.0 18 18 17 ,5 34.0 30.0 15 1 17.5 34.0 30.0 14 3 3.4 (1/29) 20.0 22.0 30.0 8 2 20.0 22.0 60.0 8 3 20.0 22.0 180.0 10 1 20.0 24.5 30.0 11 4 20.0 24.5 60.0 9 1 20.0 24.5 240.0 9 3 20.0 25.5 30.0 9 8 20.0 25.5 60.0 11 5 20.0 25.5 240.0 9 1 20.0 27.5 30.0 11 5 20.0 27.5 60.0 10 3 20.0 27.5 240.0 10 3 13.6 (3/22) 20.5 24.5 15.0 9 5 20.5 24.5 30.0 15 4 20.5 24.5 60.0 15 1 20.5 26.5 15.0 12 3 ,I 20.5 26.5 30.0 15 2 20.5 26.5 60.0 14 3 20.5 28.5 15.0 13 2 20.5 28.5 30.0 14 0 1 20.5 28.5 60.0 13 5 20.5 30.5 15.0 17 0 20.5 30.5 30.0 15 0 1 20.5 30.5 60.0 16 2 12.9 (4/31)

• I I 3-29

• Table 3-7 Continued Percent Exposure Exposure Number Number Dead Control Acclimation Temp Time Entered And Stunned(LOE)

Mortality Temp (°C) (oC) (Minutes)

(0 hr) at 24-hr (24-hr) 22.5 26.5 15.0 15 2 22.5 26.5 30.0 15 0 22.5 26.5 60.0 15 0 22.5 28.0 15 .o 11 0 22.5 28.0 30.0 15 0 22.5 28.0 60.0 12 0 22.5 30.0 15.0 15 0 22.5 30.0 30.0 14 0 22.5 30.0 60.0 15 1 22.5 32.0 15.0 15 2 22.5 32.0 30.0 15 0 22.5 32.0 60.0 15 0 o.o (0/29) 23.0 27.5 15.0 12* 3 23.0 27.5 30.0 11 2 23.0 27.5 60.0 9 1

• 23.0 29.0 15.0 9 0 23.0 29.0 30.0 11 0 23.0 29.0 60.0 12 1 23.0 31.0 15.0 7 0 23.0 31.0 30.0 14 3 23.0 31.0 60.0 11 3 23.0 32.5 15.0 11 1 23.6 32.5 30.0 8 1 23.0 32.5 60.0 9 2 o.o (0/24) 23.0 36.0 1.0 16 0 23.0 36.0 5.0 14 2 23.0 36.0 15.0 15 0 23.0 36.0 30.0 15 15 23.0 37. 0 1.0 14 0 23.0 37.0 5.0 15 4 23.0 37.0 15.0 15 15 23.0 37.5 30.0 15 15 17 .2 (5/29) l 23.5 26.5 30.0 9 1 23.5 26. 5 . 60.0 10 1 23.5 26.5 240.0 12 2 23.5 28.0 30.0 9 2 r 23.5 28.0 60.0 10 3 23.5 28.0 240.0 8 3 23.5 29.0 30.0 8 2 I 23.5 29.0 60.0 9 0 23.5 29.0 240.0 6 0

• 23.S 31.5 30.0 6 0 23.5 .31.5 60.0 10 5 I 23.5 31.5 240.0 11 3 11.1 (2/18) I 3-30 Table 3-7

• Continued Percent Exposure Exposure Number Number Dead Control Acclimation Temp Time Entered And Stunned(LOE)

Mortality Temp (°C) (°C) (Minutes)

(0 hr) at 24-hr (24-hr) 24.0 34.0 1.0 16 0 24.0 34.0 5.0 15 0 24.0 34.0 15 .o 15 0 24.0 34.0 30.0 15 3 24.0 36.0 1.0 18 2 24.0 36.5 5.0 15 0 24.0 36.5 15.0 15 4 24.0 36.5 30.0 15 1 o.o (0/30) 24.0 36.0 1.0 16 0 24.0 36.0 5.0 14 0 24.0 36.0 15.0 16 7 24.0 36.0 30.0 15 5 24.0 39.0 1.0 14 2 24.0 39.0 5.0 15 10 24.0 39.0 15 .o 15 15 24.0 39.0 30.0 15 15 3.4 (1/29)

• 25.0 27.5 30.0 10 0 25.0 27.5 60.0 11 4 25.0 27.5 240.0 9 3 25.0 29.0 30.0 10 0 25.0 29.0 60.0 10 3 25.0 29.0 240.0 11 4 25.0 32.0 30.0 9 2 25.0 32.0 60.0 9 O* 25.0 32.0 240.0 8 2 4.6 (1/22) 25.0 36.0 1.0 15 2 25.0 36.0 LO 15 3 25.0 36.0 5.0 15 2 25.0 36.0 5.0 15 0 25.0 36.o 15 .o 16 4 25.0 36.0 15.0 16 1 25.0 36.0 30.0 15 5 25.0 36.0 30.0 18 6 I 25.0 38.0 1.0 17 2 25.0 38.0 30.0 16 16 25.0 38.5 1.0 16 2 25.0 38.5 5.0 15 9 ! 25.0 38.5 15 .o 15 15 25.0 38.5 15 .o 14 14 25.0 38.5 30.0 14 14 j 25.0 39.0 5.0 15 12 13.0 (4/30) .Total Control Mortality 7.2 (21/29

• Species Striped Bass Weakfish Bluefish White Perch Silver Perch Clearnose Skates Crevalle Jack Northern Sennet Atlantic Silverslde Croaker Star Drum 1 Eng raul idae Tabla Frequency of occurrence of in the stomachs of some common predatory marine and estuarine fish species. Length Range of No. of Stomachs Percent of Stomachs No. Location Specimens Examined \Ii th Bay Anchovy With Bay Anchovy Hudson River (rkm 53-74)76-200 3 0.6 Little Egg Inlet 6 7.1 New Jersey Delaware River 88 28.4 ( rkm 64-97) Shore z:one-Dela.vare l 40-310 2.5 River Estuary Chesapealu!

Bay 218 12. 6 Delaware Bay 120-300 71 34.l Delaware River 31-190 6.0 (rkm 64-97) Delaware River 6 9.4 ( rkm 64-97) Shore zone-De lava re 20-150 4 1.8 River Estuary Coastal Rivers (SC-FL) (200 2.5 Delaware River 41-228 22 8.9 (rkm 64-97) Shore zone-Delaware 40-310 2.5 River Estuary Long Island Sound 14 20.9 Delaware River 51-200 10 4.5 (rkm 64-97) Delaware River 1 3. 7 (rkm 64-97) Coastal rivers (SC-FL) <200 2.7 Delaware Bay *4 1.1 Shore zone-Delaware 30-160 1 2.5 River Estuary Shore .r:one-Del.tware 50-llO 3 3.5 River Estuary Shore zooe-Delawre 50-120 4 2.1 River Estuary Coastal Rivers (SC-FL) (200 0.5 Coastal Rivers {SC-FL) (200 1.0

• o.f Spec !mens Examined Author 514 Gardiner and Hoff, 1982 85 Hoff, 1976 310 Bason, 1971 279 deSylvs et al., 1962 1,736 Hollis, 1952 205 Shuster, 1959 116 Meadows, 1976 64 Thomas, 1971 220 deSylva et al., 1962 Stickney et al., 1975 w I 246 'Present Study w I-' 279 de Sylva et al., 1962 67 Richards, 1976 222 Meadows, 1976 27 Thomas, 1971 Stickney et al., 1975 363 Fitz, 1956 40 deSylva et al., 1962 85 et al., 1962 193 deSylva et al., 1962 Stickney et al., 1975 Stickney et al., 1975 1 3-32 Table 3-9 Growth equations (Y=estimated total length, X=days after hatching), and growth rates (+ 95 percent confidence limits) for laboratory-rrared-bay anchovy larvae in food level experiments (adapted from Saksena & Houde, 1972). Food Level (organisms/!)

Equation b + 0.95 CL r 621 Y=l.123+o.546X 0.546+o.138 0.92 692 Y=2.195+0.431X 0.431+0.169 0.93 680 Y=2. 377+0. 465X 0.465+:"0.120 0.93 1330 Y=2.578+0.495X

0. 495+o. 092 0.93 1598 Y=2.433+0.526X

0. 526+"0 .117 0.96 1688 Y=2.202+0.493X

0. 493+o. 077 0.96 2811 Y=2.336+0.546X 0.546+0.051 . 0.98 3080 Y=2.650+0.521X o.521+0.051 0.98 3323 Y=l.87C+0.562X 0.562+"0.026 0.96 Mean water temperature was 28°C and mean salinity 35 ppt. * *

--* Table 3-10 Growth rates of laboratory-reared larval bay anchovy (adapted from Houde 1974; 1977). Tests with survival rates of less than 10 percent were not included.

Growth 1 Duration of Rate Percent Temperature Salinity Stocking Density Food Level Test (mm/day) Survival (oC) (ppt) (eggs/liter) (organisms/liter) (days) 0.48 21. 7 24 31-35 5.0 1500 7 0.59 26.5 28 31-35 5.0 1500 7 0.35 40.0 26 32-36 0.5 50 16 0.52 11.4 26 32-36 0.5 100 16 0.64 48.6 26 32-36 0.5 1000 16 0.45 20.0 26 32-36 0.5 5000 16 0.63 62.9 26 32-36 0.5 5000 16 0.68 74.3 26 32-36 0.5 5000 16 w 0.62 65.7 26 32-36 2.0 1000 16 I w 0.54 58.6 26 32-36 2.0 1000 16 w 0.64 56.4 26 32-36 2.0 5000 16 0.62 62.1 26 32-36 2.0 5000 16 0.60 17.9 26 32-36 8.0 1000 16 0.53 33.6 26 32-36 8.0 1000 16 0.61 74.8 26 32-36 8.0 5000 16 0.55 47.7 26 32-36 8.0 5000 16 0.45 55.3 26 32-36 32.0 1000 16 0.50 43.4 26 32-36 32.0 1000 16 0.59 63.4 26 32-36 32.0 5000 16 0.56 67.2 26 32-36 32.0 5000 16 1 Growth rates'were calculated from mean standard lengths (hatching size of 2.0 mm) divided by the test duration (days).

Days After Hatching Life Stage 0.5 Prolarvae 1.0 Pro larvae 2.0 Prolarvae

7.0 Postlarvae

10.0 Postlarvae 13-14 Postlarvae 16.0 Postlarvae 57.0 Young 65.0 Young * -Table 3-11 Summary of growth data for bay anchovy larvae and young during present study (1976-1981).

Length mm TL Temp. Range (°C) Salinity Range (ppt) 1.6-3. 5 20-24 11-12 1.1-3.8 18-30 9-20 2.2-3.7 17-25 12-24 2.6-3.4 19-22 12.5-21 2.0-3.6 19-27.5 12.5-21 2.0-3.5 18-27 9-20 2.2-4.3 19.5-25 15-20 2.6-4.4 19-25 12-22 4.1-6.2 22-25.5 20-21 3.2-6.6 :P-26 16-20 4.0-6.0 12-21 14-22 5.5-10.5 22.5-30 16 21.0-40.0 21-28 16-20 21.0-40.0 21-28 16-20 Comments Transformation from prolarvae to postlarvae occurs 3-4 days after hatching.

Transformation from postlarvae to young occurs at approximately 30-45 days after hatching w I w

• 3-35 Table 3-12 Age-length based on otolith studies, for combined-sex bay anchovy taken in bot;tom trawl collections near Artificial Island in April 1983. Length Increment (mm FL) 26-30 31-35 36-40 41*-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-65 66-70 71-75 76-80 81-85 86-90 91-95 Mean SD N Number of Annuli (Approximate Age in Months) 0 (11) 2 20 24 23 48 115 93 3i 56.6 8.0 356 1 (23) 4 11 . 11 8 10 4 2 60.9 8.0 so 2 (35) 2 2 80.5 8.7 4 3 (47) 3-36 Table 3-13 Age-length distribution, based on oto.lith studies, for combined-sex bay anchovy taken in impingement collections at Salem, May 1983. Number of Annuli Approximate Age in Months Length Increment 0 1 2 3 (mm FL) (12) (24) (36) (48) 26-30 31-35 3 36-40 21 1 41-45 34 5 46-50 31 1 1 51-55 35 5 56-60 43 5 61-65 56 7 2 66-70 41 13 4 71-75 15 48 13 76-80 7 25 16 81-85 2 11 10 86-90 1 1 91-95 Mean 56.7 70.8 75.5 88 SD 10.9 9.9 6.7 N 288 122 46 1 3-37 Table 3-14 Age-length distribution, based on otolith studies, for combined-sex bay anchovy taken in impingement collections at Salem, June 1983. Number of Annuli Approximate Age in Months) Length Increment 0 1 2 3 (mm FL) (13) (25) (37) (49) 26-30 31-35 1 36-40 5 41-45 2 12 46-50 11 2 51-55 1 11 3 56-60 10 7 3 61-65 23 26 5 66-70 20 29 1 71-75 12 33 9 76-80 3 21 8 81-85 2 7 4 86-90 3 91-95 Mean 64.8 69.3 SD 7.2 12. 4 10 .5 N 73 166 35 3-38 Table 3-15 Age-length distribution, based on otolith studies, for combined-sex bay anchovy taken in impingement collections at *Salem, July 1983. Number of Annuli (Approximate Age in Months) Length Increment 0 1 2 3 (mm FL) (14) (26)

(38) (50) 26-30 1 31-35 1 36-40 1 41-45 1 7 4 46-50 1 19 8 51-55 4 26 9 56-60 18 6 61-65 4 19 9 66-70 6 38 4 71-75 2 27 12 76-80 2 7 8 1 81-85 2 4 86-90 2 91-95 Mean 60.3 62.3 62.9 78.0 SD 13 .4 10 .3 12 .4 N 22 165 65 1 I I I 3-39 Table 3-16 Age-length distribution, based on otolith studies, for combined-sex bay anchovy taken in impingement collectiorts at Salem, August 1983. Number of Annuli (Approximate Age in Months) Length Increment 0 1 2 3 (mm FL) (3) (15) (27) (39) 26-30 6 31-35 26 36-40 30 41-45 12 2 46-50 4 3 1 51-55 1 11 56-60 17 5 1 61-65 37 10 66-70 48 7 71-75 1 24 7 2 76-80 8 5 5 81-85 2 4 86....;90 1 91-95 1 Mean 37.5 65.5 69.3 74.3 SD 6.5 7.6 9.2 6.9 N 80 153 40 8 Table 3-17 Relationship of length (mm) vs weight (g) for bay anchovy. Length Length Saaple Correlation Location Reference Measurement Range (mi) Size Coefficient (r) Sex Re lat ionsh 1e New Yo rlt Bight llillr. et al,, 1978 FL 54-89 24 0.85 Hales W=6.41Xl0-6 L 3008 (1974-1975)

FL 62-92 20 0.95 Fem.ales W=2.74xl0-6 L 3" 29 FL 26-98 872 0.99 Combined W=l.14xl0-5 L 2*93 Barnegat Bay, NJ Kurtz, 1977 FL 2146 !lales W=6.3xl0-6 L 3*?4 (1975-1976)

FL 2870 Females Wm5. 3x10-6 L J 'o 9 Kurtz, 1978 FL 25-89 1318 Hales W=5.2lxl0-6LJ.ll ( 1976-1977)

FL 21-89 1671 Females W=S.22xl0-6 L).lZ FL 21-89 3294 Cowbined W=6.05xl0-6 LJ.0 7 Delaware River Estuary Present Study FL 29-90 100 0.96 Hales W=l.923x10-6 L 3'340 (1974) FL 24-88 100 0.96 Females W=7.129xl0-7 L 3'580 (1974) FL 31-91 100 0.94 Males W=2.344xl0-6 L 3'295 (1975) FL 30-82 100 0.96 Females (1975) FL 42-84 96 0.87 Males W=l.047xl0-6 L 3*465 (1976) FL 23-98 100 0.93 Females W=l.29lxl0-7 L 3'951 (1976) w W=3. 524x10 -61;. 3* o 97 I FL 32-85 100 0.87 Males (1977) "-" FL 30-87 100 0.88 Females W=l.552xl0-6L 3" 283 (1977) 0 Rehoboth/Ind

!an River Derickson and Price. TL Combined W=7.834xl0-7 L 3" 426 Bay, DE 1973 Cape F"ar River, NC Schwartz et al., 1979a SL 1S64 Combined W=6. 39xl0-6L 3 " 18 (1973) SL 1387 Combined W=3. 25xl0 -SL 2 '75 ( 197 4) SL 2265 Combined W=2.88xl0-4L 2'23 (1975) SL 4818 Combined W=l.17x!0-5 L 3*03 (1976) SL 1539 Combined W=l.04xl0-5 L 3*03 ( 1977) Schwartz et al., 1979b SL 2840 Combined W=l.29xl0-5 L 2*98 ( 197 8) Folly Beach, SC Anderson et al., 1977 SL 27.5-59.9 215 0.95 Combined W=9.27x!0-7 L 3*64 FL 30.9-64.4 215 0.95 Combined W=3.19xl0-7 L 3" 82 TL 33.4-77 .o 215 0.94 Combined W=5.02xl0-7 L 3" 61 --

• I I. I I 3-41 Table 3-18 Cumulative respiration and catabolic used by bay anchovy eggs and larvae during development at 24°C. (from Tucker, 1980). Catabolic Hours After Respiration Energy Fertilization (cumulative

µo 2/larva) (calories) 76 (unfed) 5.65 0.026 145 (unfed) 10.26 0.048 145 (fed) 12.91 0.060 206 (fed) 21. 76 0.101 Date 11/11/75 11/11/75 11/12/75 11/12/75 11/12/7 5 12/ 15/7 5 12/15/?S 12/1S/7S 12/lS/7S 12/1S/7S 12/16/?S 1/8/76 l/a/76 1/9/76 1/9/76 l/lS/76 4/8/76 4/13/76 4/22/76 4/22/76 S/la/76 5/19/76 5/19/76 5/19/76 9/9/76 9/9/76 9/9/76 9/10/76 12/6/76 1 sody lengths

• Table 3-19 Results of critical swimming speed studies with bay anchovy (adapted from Wyllie et al., 1976 and Terpin et al., 1977). Acclimation Critical Swimming Speed Temperature at Acclimation Temperature 1 Size Salinity (C) (ft/sec) (cm/sec) (BL/sec) (TL mm) Cp12t> 15.0 o.aa 26.a2 2.a5 94.0 27.0 15.0 1.06 32.31 3.40 95.0 27. 0 15.0 1. 24 37.79 4.55 aJ.O 26.5 15.0 o.a5 25.91 2.a2 92.0 26.5 15.0 1.05 32.00 3.a6 a3.0 26.5 10.0 0.60 la.29 2.23 82.0 25.0 10.0 0.60 la. 29 2.lS 8S.O 2s.o 10.0 0.78 23. 77 2.ao as.a 2s.o 10.0 0.70 21. 34 2.S4 a4.0 25.0 10.0 0.70 21. 34 2.40 89.0 2s.o 10.0 0.62 18.90 2.33 al.O 25.0 5.0 0.40 12.19 1.40 a1.o 24.8 s.o 0.6S 19.81 2.S7 77.0 24.a 5.0 a.so lS.24 La4 83.0 2s.o s.o 0.40 12.19 1.47 82.0 2s.o 5.0 a.so 15.24 2.03 7S.O 25.0 10.0 0.54 16.46 2.42 68.0 27. 0 10.0 0.80 24.38 3.39 72.0 26.S 12.0 0.60 18.29 2.61 70.0 27 .o 12.0 0.62 18. 90 2. 62 72.0 27. 0 lS.O 1.16 35.36 4.42 80.0 29.0 15.0 1. 03 31. 39 4.76 66.0 29. 0 15.0 o.ao 24.38 3.48 70.0 29.0 lS.O 0.97 29. S7 3.79 78.0 29.0 21.0 l. la 35.97 5.14 70.0 29.0 21.0 1.11 33.83 4.63 73.0 29.0 21.0 1.10 33.S3 6.33 S3.0 29.0 21.0 1. 3a 42.06 5.46 77.0 29. 0 25.0 1.17 35.66 4.63 77.0 26.5 Dissolved Oxygen. ( 1212m l pH 6.a 1.1 6.a 1.1 6.4 7.9 6.4 7.9 6.4 7.9 10.S 7.9 10.S 7.9 10.S 7.9 10.S 7.9 10.S 7.9 9.0 7.9 w lo.a 7.9 I lo.a 7.9 ,p. N 11. 2 7.9 11. 2 7.9 10.4 7.9 9.9 8.1 10.4 8.1 9.4 a.a 9.4 a.a 8.4 8.1 8.4 8.1 8.4 a.1 8.4 a.! 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.5 9.1 a.a

• 3-43

• BAY ANCHOVY 220 -E-4 INTERCEPT

= 76.8454 z r:il 210 SLOPE -1.36572 u Cl:: r:il P-t ...._ 200 E-4 :r:l d 1-f 190 r:il >i Cl:: 180 0 ,. E-4 0 Cl:: 170 160 d 1-f r:il 150 0 140 A A E-4 1301 " 120 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I oo n n oo STANDARD LENGTH (MM) Relationship between bay anchovy body PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'ID GAS COMPANY length (mmSL) and percentage of left/right SALEM 316(b) STUDY ovary weight. Figure 3-1

• 3-44 ..----------*, BAY ANCHOVY "'o 50.0

• INTERCEPT

-307.031 47.5 SLOPE 1.14369 -45.0 A 42.5 A 40.0 37.5 35.0 32.5 30.0 27.5 25.0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I-, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I,*, I I I I I I 50 53 56 59 62 65 68 71 74 77 80 STANDARD LENG TH (MM) Relationship between bay anchovy body PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Data from Stevenson, 1958. -length (mmSL) and fecundity (eggs > O.OSmm) *. Figure 3-2 0.21 0.16 0.03 BAY ANCI-IOVY ,* . . f.,' \ . . . . . . . . . . . ... "* . . "' LEGEND a 1979 . **c;****i98(f'

• • A***19a1***

"')('"1982'" . ...... "ME.AN oo 7 u m ' u re 2 u oo o m oo a w v u 1 a D MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Bay anchovy spawning fraction by week in the Delaware River Estuary PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY for 1979 through 1982. SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY F.igure 3-3 w I U1 A B c PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY 3-46 Bay anchovy eggs. A -morula, B -early embryo, C -late embryo. Diameter = 0.95 mm *(major axis). Figure 3-4 .I J I

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-1979 o EGG VIABILITY

-1980 A EGG VIABILITY

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ts 0 ° x A A x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 s t! t! t! t! . .,,...--A 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 KILOMETERS FROM OCEAN ENTRANCE 32 28 r/) 24 r:il z 20 I 12 1-1 z 1-1 8 .....'.! < rf) 4 0 Bay anchovy average egg viability and salinity with distance from the PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY mouth of Delaware Estuary during June, 1979-1982. . SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-6 * -w I .j::>. CP

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• BAY ANCHOVY JUL.Y LEGEND D EGG VIABILITY

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x x x x x ....:I f-4 z '. 20 I "*. r:il x g ..... 0 u 40 ..... x --f--4 w 0 x 16 11.. 11.. 11.. w ..._... D " ..._... I 30 8 0 \ .i::. A 8 0 "\ x l.O f-4 0 0 0 12 f--4 0 A I-< I-< ....:I x 8 z I-< 20 I-< IIl x ....:I <r! D D II.II D 8 < I-< x D fj x D 8 0 [/) > x x 0 10 x x x 0 4 0 A x r:il A x x 0 IA? A 0 0 0 10 20 30 4-0 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 KILOMETERS FROM OCEAN ENTRANCE Bay anchovy average egg viability and salinity with distance from the PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY mouth of Delaware Estuary during July, 1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-7 BAY ANCHOVY AUGUST 70 LEGEND 32 0 EGG VIABILITY

-1979 , __ .... ' 0 EGG VIABILITY

-1980 (/) ' E-i ' A EGG VI ABILITY -Hl61 z x EGG VIABILITY

-1962 28 1-4 60 SALIN! TY -1979 0 P-t (/) 24 r:i:::i I 50 A 0 z A 1-4 ,......._

H E-i A z 0 20 I r:i:::i 0 u 40 ..........._ 0 E-4 r:i:I D 16 .P-t P.. D tl 0 P.. --........_, 30 A 0 0 w I 0 0 0 D 0 U1 E--i A*.;.A 12 E--i 0 1-4 x D D eJ . "\.-: -ts. --.A 1-4 H x A . . . . . \ z 1-4 A B \ 1-4 p::i 20 A "* \ A H <1! x A D 0 .. \* . 8 <tl 0 \ *. 4 x 0 0 ' ;., ... A -a, A A A A A (/) > e A

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• o o 'e-.o __ 0 A x x x x x x r:i:::i x x x x x x 0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 KILOMETERS FROM OCEAN ENTRANCE Bay anchovy average egg viability and salinity with distance from the PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY mouth of Delaware Estuary during August, 1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-8 * * *

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• BAY ANC110VY -MAY 100 LEGEND D = 1979 0= 1960 90 A= 1961 x = 1962 x ...-80 z w u 70 x H P:: x

• x x D D 11.. 60 x x ..._ 0 A x

• 50 x x x A 1-1 A x 0 w .....:i 0 x x 0 x x D I 1-1 0 D x x D D lJ1 40 x 0 0 0 x @ D I-' x <I! D x (;;! A B A D 1-1 x x 0 0 § x 0 x D i :> A ):\'. 30 x Iii! x ; D {.!) D e B D 0 x x x D 20 x 19 x A fl! A X D D 0 CJ A I A 0 A x El A 0 B 8 i A D 10 A X D I x e x ;<< A A A A a i A ; A A A 0 M D D 0 D D D & 0 x. 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SALINITY (PPT) Bay anchovy egg viability at various salinities in the Delaware PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY Estuary during May, 1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-9 100 90 50 40 30 20 10 LEGEND D = 1979 O= 1980 A= 1981 x = 1982 x x 8 D 0 0 D 0 x x BAY ANCHOVY -JUNE D A D D A 0 D 0 D 0 x 0 D A x i1 A x D 0 0 A 0 D A A Q A 0 0 0 B x 0 D g § X 8 0 0 O D § Q 8 9 O § 0 D 0 0 A A 8 D : : O D 0 A 0 0 0 0 D D A El A A D A 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SALINITY (PPT) Bay anchovy egg viability at various salinities in the Delaware PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY Estuary during June, 1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-10 * * -----* w I l11 N

---* 100 90 g BO z r:il u 70 r:il 11-4 60 ..__,. 50 40 30 20 10 LEGEND D = 1979 O= 1980 A= 1981 X= 1982 -x 0 0 D D 0 D x D x § 0 x

• D B A BAY ANCHOVY x 0 A D D x 0 D 0 A 0 8 0 8 D x D x 0 D JULY A A 0 x A x 0 o A A @ A A A 0 0 0 A A A A A 0 l!C D X A x i A 0 A x A D D D 0 0 8 D O 0 D 0 0 D 0 0

• w . I U1 w 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SALINITY (PPT) Bay anchovy egg viability various salinities in the Delaware PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Estuary during July, 1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-11 -----------------------------------

BAY ANCHOVY AUGUST 100 LEGEND D= 1979 O= 1980 90 A= 1981 0 .x = 1982 A ...........

80 A [--4 z x D A A 0 A A u 70 A 0 A 0 A P-i D D D A ...__,. 60 0 A 0 A >-i x [--4 50 0 £ll D D 0 A w 1-1 0 A A A A I H x U1 1-1 x x x x A 0 ril 40 0 D 0 11.1 21 A 0 x 0 < A A 0 1-1 0 x 0 A > x 30 D 0 x D l8l x {.) A x ti 0 A D A 0 x x D

• ire D 0 A A 0 x '6 20 D 0 D H § x x x D 0 0 x 0 D D D D 0 l!l 0 10 D H i x 3E D 0 A D D i x 0 x 0 x 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SALINITY (PPT) Bay anchovy egg viability at various salinities in the Delaware PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY Estuary during August,1979-1982.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-12 * --

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• LARVAE A 3.0 mm TL B 9.0 mm TL c JUVENILE r l 30mmTL D Bay anchovy larvae (A, B, and C) and PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY juvenile (D). SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-13 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 1-MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-7 16.0-15.0-14 7 ,.-... 14.0-0 u 13 0 12 13.0-p;:t 6 (/) 12.0-< fl p;:t 11.0-0 u 10.0-z 1-4 9.0-p;:t 8.0-LU p 7.0-I Ul 6.0-°' p;:t 5.0-P-. ::a 4.0-p;:t 3.0-E-i 2.0-1.0-0.0-I I I l I I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 1-min exposure PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY to various delta temperatures ab6ve acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control' survival > 80 percent).

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• BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 5-MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-0 16.0-15.0-67 11 ,-.. 14.0-27 BO u 60 ...._ 14 ril 13.0-0 U) 12.0-< ril 11.0-7 u 10.0-0 z t--1 9.0-ril B.0-:::> 7.0-w I U1 6.0--...] ril 5.0-P-. 4.0-ril 3.0-E-4 2.0-1.0-0.0-I I I T I I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 5-min exposure PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A?ID GAS COMPANY to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival>

80 percent).

Figure 3-15 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 15-MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-100 16.0-15.0-100 12 ..-14.0-100 u 100 ...._ 0 f.:il 13.0-27 (/) 12.0-44 <tl f.:il 11.0-16 0 0 u 10.0-z 13 9 1-1 9.0-f.:il 8.0-15 0 0 w 0 7.0-I Ul 6.0-25 0 00 0 f.:il 5.0-25 P-t 4.0-56 13 f.:il 3.0-E-t 2.0-1.0-0.0 I I I I I I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 A CCLI MATI ON TEMPERATURE (c) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 15-min PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY exposure to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival>

80 percent).

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• BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 30-MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-14 16.0-15.0-100 3 100 ..-14.0-u 100 '-/ 13.0-100 100 r.:c:i 7 ([) 12.0-33. < r.:c:i 11.0-33 u 10.0-0 20 z 0 13 t-i 9.0-r.:c:i 8.0-0 21 0 45 0 w ?.0-22 I 25 U1 6.0-13 0 l.D 69 0 r.:c:i 5.0-36 18 22 Pot ::21 4.0-0 0 r.:c:i 3.0-11 E-t 0 2.0-25 1.0-0.0 I I I I I I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (c) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 30-min PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Alfi GAS COMPANY exposure to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Second:iry SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival>

80 percent).

Figure 3-17 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-16.0-15.0-,.--._ 14.0-u --r:il 13.0-(/) 12.0--< 13 0 22 r:il 11.0-u 10.0-z 1-1 9.0-38 'C:l 50 30 7 0 w 0 I 0\ 21 6 0 45 0 r:il 8.0-0 7.0-6.0-11 11 30 7 0 30 r:il 5.0-P-i 4.0-10 36 r.il 3.0-E-t 2.0-38 1.0-0.0 I I I I I I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 60-min PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY exposure to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival>

80 percent).

Figure 3-18

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* BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 180--M IN. EXPOSURE 17.0-16.0-15.0-,--.. 14.0-u ---µ:i 13.0-[/) 12.0-ril 11.0-u 10.0-z 1-4 9.0-ril 8.0-0 7.0-6.0-ril 5.0-P-t 4.0-ril 3.0-E-4 2.0-10 1.0-0.0 I I I T l I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) Mortality of bay anchovy, larvae at 24 hr resulting from 180-min .. PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY exposure to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival>

80 percent).

Figure 3-19 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -240-MIN. EXPOSURE 17.0-16.0-15.0--14.0-u --J";i::l 13.0-'(/) 12.0-< J";i::l 11.0-u 10.0-z 1--1 9.0-27 30 w I 0 O"\ N 11 J";i::l 8.0-p 7.0-6.0-33 38 36 J";i::l 5.0-P-i 4.0-rl 33 J";i::l 3.0-E-t 2.0-1.0-0.0 I I I I T I I I 17.0 18.0 19.0 20,0 I 21,0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 ACCLIMATlON TEMPERATURE (C) Mortality of bay anchovy larvae at 24 hr resulting from 240-min PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY* exposure to various delta temperatures above acclimation. (Secondary SALEM 316(b) STUDY entrainment data; control survival > 80 percent).

Figure 3-20 * * *

-* BAY ANCHOVY I-IEAT SHOCK 22.0-20.0-100 .....-. 18.0-0 ....._, 100 ri1 16.0-(/) <: 100 ri1 14-.0-30 100100 0 z 12.0-40 80100 1-4 60 40 97100 ri1 10.0-30 100 :::> 10 100 w E-t I <: B.0-100 O'\ 100 20 90 60 90 w ri1 6.0-0 11.. 4.4 20 20 ri1 4.0-E-t 0 2.0-0.0 I I I I l r I I I I I 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 24.0 26.0 28.0 30.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) \ The 24 hr percentage mortality of juvenile :and adult bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY subjected to sudden temperature increases.

Data points selected were those for which control mortality was < 20 percent. . SALEM 316(b) STUDY n;:ir<>

• lcl7Rh. Fi!!ure 3-21 BAY ANCHOVY COLD SHOCK 20.0-100 100 100 78 11 ..-u ...._,, 100 r:il 15.0-10 50 100 100 '(/) 50 100 40 <11 100 60 r:il 90 100 50 25 0 78 70 100 48 20 u 37 20 r:il 0 0 75 5 10.0-5 20 11 10 r:il 200 20 0 11 0 9 0 11 w :::J 80 0 10 20 30 I 8 100 10 (J\ 35 11 ,p. 0 0 0 r:r.:i 0 5 10 P-i 5.0-50 0 0 0 r:il 0 0 E--t 10 5 0 0 8 10 0 0 0.0 I I I I I I 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 ACCLIMATION TEMPERATURE (C) The 24 hr percentage mortality of juvenile and adult bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY subjected to sudden temperature dee reases. Data points selected were those for which control mortality was < 20 percent. SALEM 316(b) STUDY n,,r,, sour..-e: "P!=:E&r!

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• BAY ANCHOVY SALINITY TOLERANCE 15.0-14.0-13.0-30 0 ,........

12.0-E-t P-t 11.0-P-t 30 ...__, 10.0-0 rn < 9.0-100 6.0-u 100 100 r:i::i 7.0-BO 27 100 0 16 w 100 13 10 BO I 6.0-°' 100 90 10 lJl E-t 13 30 40 1-f 5.0-z 7 0 1-f 4.0-80 0 0 rn 3.0-60 10 2.0-0 1.0-60 0.0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 ACCLIMATION SALINITY (PPT) The 24 hr percentage mortality of juvenile and adult bay anchovy subjected to sudden salinity decreases.

Data selected were those for PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY which control mortality was < 20 percent. [Results of reflicate tests SALEM 316(b) STUDY were pooled.] Data source: PSE&G, 1978b; Present StudyJ. Figure 3-23 Bay anchovy, SS PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY and Scoliosis.

SALEM 316(b) STUDY * --mm FL, taken June 23, Figure 3-24

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• BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE 0.6-b. b. 0.5-b. A A 0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 MEAN NUMBER OF :fOOD ORGANISMS PER LITER The growth rate of bay anchovy larvae at different food concentrations.

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY Data source: Saksena and Houde (1972). SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-25 w I O'\ --.J -\ I BAY ANCHOVY 100.0-90.0-b. 80.0-b. 70.0-...._ / lJ:: 60.0-E--i (.!) 50.0-z r£I w ....:I 40.0-I (J\ co 0 30.0-20.0-10.0-0.0 I I I I I I I I I I I 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 AGE (MONTHS) Mean monthly length, +one standard deviation, 95% C.I. of mean and range PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY of bay anchovy, by age,from lower Delaware River (rkm 64-97). SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 3-26 * *

• I ' '* I I 3-69 BAY ANCHOVY 100.0 90.0 80.0 !::. 70.01 !::. !::. A A ,.....,. A !::. !::. 60.0 AA E-t 50.0 z r:r:i i-::1 40.0 0 30.0 L = co 68.435 20.0 K= 2.632 t 0 = -0.012 10.0 o 1 PUBLIC SER.VICE ELECTRIC A.'ID GAS COMPA.'N SALEM 316(b) STUDY 2 3 4 AGE (YEARS) Von Bertalanffy growth function for bay anchovy, based on present-study otolith data. Figure 3-27 SPRING MOVEMENT ....... ADULTS SPAWNING AREA NJ PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEH 316(b) STUDY

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LARVAE ANO JUVENILES DISTRIBUTION LARVAE, JUVENILES AND AD.LILTS Principal spawning area and seasonal in the Delaware Estuary. Figure 3-28 FALL-WINTER

<=-! ADULTS AND JUVENILES (Late Foll-Early Winter) DISTRIBUTION hi.:):,) ADULTS AND JUVENILES (Winter) OVERWINTERING IN DEEP BAY WATERS OR NEAR-SHORE OCEAN distribution of bay anchovy NJ

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• BAY ANCHOVY 50.0 --4.5,0. 0 r.:i::i U) 40.0 ""-0 35.0 ..__,. 30.0 r:i::i P-t U) 25.0 ::;a w ..... ls: 20.0 I --.J U) f-' H 15.0 <!l 0 A ..... E-c 10.0 ..... 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0

• rn.o 20.0 22.0 A CCLI MATI ON TEMPERATURE (C) Relationship between critical swim speed of bay and acclimation PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY temperature.

Regression equation is Y=6.69 + l.46X (r =0.78). SALEM 316(b) STUDY From Terpin et al., 1977. Figure 3-29 I I *

• 4.1 STRUCTURE 4.1.l Sex Ratio 4-1 SECTION 4.0 POPULATION Although observed sex ratios of bay anchovies vary with location, time of year, size and maturity stage, it appears that females generally outnumber males. Stevenson (1958) reported a significantly greater (p<0.05) proportion of female bay anchovy in Delaware Bay during June and July, 1955-56. All of these females were either developing or spent. He noted that, in a single collection containing over 200 females, all near ripe, the number of males and females did not depart significantly from a 1:1 sex ratio. This suggested to him that as spawning time draws near, the sex ratio becomes approximately equal .. Similar conclusions can be drawn from data obtained during the present study. In the Artificial Island region females outnumbered males to spawning in March (1:1.56, n=64, p>D.05), April (1:1.54, n=236, p<0.01), and May (1:1.55, n=265, p<0.01) (spawning typically begins during late May). As the spawning season progressed, the sex ratio was nearly 1:1 -June (1:095, n=l48, p>0.05), July (l:0.95, n=287, p>0,05) and August (1:1.08, n=250, p>0.05). Thereafter, females again predominate (Table 4-1). However, data reported by Kurtz (1977; 1978) for Barnegat Bay, NJ suggest no similar equalizing of sex ratios during spawning.

Females outnumbered males in all months, significantly so in all months except November.

A predominance of females has also been reported in at least one other anchovy species. Klingbeil (1978) reported that in the northern anchovy, Engraulis mordax, sex ratios when calculated on a seasonal, monthly, or daily basis nearly always favored females. He believed that the mechanisms of meiosis and fertilization were not consistent with production of any sex ratio other than 1:1, therefore, departures from 1:1 must result from some type of sampling bias. He noted that the commercial landings suggested an overall sex ratio of 1:1.6 while results from the Department of Fish and Game sea surveys, with a much greater areal and temporal coverage, was 1:1.03. This, and other data, suggested to him, that there were large scale temporal and spatial differences in sex composition with loose segregation by sex and that the overall sex ratio was likely very near 1:1. This would be consistent with the observations in bay anchovy that sex ratios are nearly 1:1 at spawning times

• 4.1.2 Age Composition Age-composition data for estuarine and coastal stocks of bay anchovy are generally lacking except as inferred from frequency data. Data suggest that bay anchovy has a short life span of three years or less. Stevenson (1958), Kurtz (1977: 1978) and EA (1976) identified probable age 2+ specimens in collections also containing ages O+ and/or l+ from Delaware Bay, Barnegat Bay, NJ and Indian River, DE, respectively.

Gunter (1945) reported that in bays and coastal waters of Texas, two year-classes of bay anchovy were present all year while a third was present seasonally.

Results of otolith analysis of bay anchovy collected during the present study between mid-April and July 1983 indicated the presence of four distinct year classes (see Sections 1.3.4 and 3.7.3 for further information).

4.1.3 Size Composition Size composition of bay anchovy from various locations including Delaware Bay are given by (1958), Hoese (1973), EA (1976), Brundage et al. (1976), Setzler (1977), Kurtz (1977: 1978), Schwartz et al. (1979a), Kaufman et al. (1980) and others. The length-frequency distribution of 314,558 bay anchovy collected in the Delaware River estuary (rkm 0-117) by trawl, seine and gill net during the present study, 1970-1982, is summarized in Figure 4-1. Size composition of bay anchovy varied seasonally.

From March through June the population consisted of a single mode with monthly mean size between ca. 58-65 mm FL: specimens ranged primarily between 40-85 mm FL. From July through December the size distribution was bimodal with the smaller mode reflecting recruitment of young-of-year fish. Spatial differences.in bay anchovy length-frequency distribution may be inferred from present study data. Comparison of length-frequency distribution from 1970-1978 rkm 64-97 collections (Fig. 4-2) to that derived from 1979-1982 rkm 0-117 (Fig. 4-3) indicates a predominance of larger fish in April, May and June in the baywide collections (rkm 0-117). Since most collections were from the bay, and the number of years involved minimizes year-class strength differences, this size distribution shift suggests that larger fish are in greater abundance downbay (rkm 0-64). The annual baywide (rkm 0-117) length-frequency distributions for the period 1979-1982 including from 8,970 to 52,066 bay anchovy collecied by fixed-frame and 4.9-m

• I I I I 4-3 trawl are presented in Figures 4-4 through 4-9. Note that generally smaller fish were taken in the water column by fixed frame net than near the bottom by 4.9-m trawl (Figs. 4-6 through 4-9). This distribution may occur because 1) smaller mesh was used in the inner liner of the cod end of the fixed frame net, hence smaller fish were retained, 2) smaller fish may be generally more pelagic than older and larger fish and/or 3) avoidance by larger fish of the fixed frame gear may be greater than of the bottom trawl. The baywide (rkm 0-117) length-frequency distribution of larvae collected by 0.5-m plankton net during 1979 through 1982, is summarized in Figures 4-10 to 4-17. Continuous production and recruitment to the gear of smaller specimens (ca. 2 to 4 mm TL) is apparent between mid-May and late August. Length-frequency of larger specimens (ca. 8 to 20 mm TL), particularly in September and October, may be biased as a result of gear avoidance.

Larger fish are better able to react to visual and hydrostatic cues produced by the gear (see Appendix I, Section 5.3 for a general discussion of sampling bias). 4.2 ABUNDANCE AND DENSITY 4.2.1 Abundance Few studies have estimated the size of bay anchovy populations; most have presented average density by life stage (see Section 4.2.3). However, McFadden et al. (1978) reported on size of populations in the Hudson River Estuary during the period 1974-1976 and gave the following maximum standing crop estimates:

number of eggs ranged from 8.3E9 to 6.3El0, number of yolk-sac larvae from 3.0E9 to 5.SE9 and number of juveniles from 4.7E8 to 5.0ElO. Additionally, Polgar et al. (1979) estimated the eggs, larval and juvenile populations in the Potomac River to be 7.3El0, 5.2E8 and l.SE8, respectively.

In the present study, the number of eggs produced between rkm 0-117 for 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982 was 6.9, 8.1 and 8.9El3r respectively.

4.2.2 Changes

in Abundance Derickson and Price (1973) reported large short-term changes in abundance of fish collected in Rehoboth and Indian River Bays (DE) during 1968 and 1969. Estimates of average biomass of bay anchovy in 1968 and 1969 in Rehoboth Bay were 73 and 0 kg, respectively and in Indian River Bay 212 and 3 kg, respectively.

4-4 Marcellus (1972) reported a biennial fluctuation in relative abundance of seine caught anchovy in Barnegat Bay, NJ during the period 1966 through 1970. 4.2.3 Average Density The average density of bay anchovy, by life stage, for a variety of estuarine and coastal locations between Mystic River, CT and Georgia is summarized in Table 4-2. In the present study, the temporal and spatial distributions of eggs, prolarvae (l.0-3.0 mm TL), postlarvae (3.1-20.0 mm TL), age 0+ (juveniles), and l+ and older specimens taken baywide (rkm 0-117) in the Delaware Estuary were determined.

During 1979-1982, eggs were typically taken in ichthyoplankton collections from May through October, but were most abundant from late May through July (Tables 4-3 through 4-6; Figs. 4-18 through 4-68). Two density peaks were usually one occurring in late spring and the other in summer (Figs. 4-69 through 4-72). Maximum study area mean density per year ranged 17,890/lOOm in late May 1979 (Table 4-3) to 25,390/lOOm in July 1981 (Table 4-5). Densities were highest downbay between rkm 0-48, gradually decreased between rkm 48-80, and were lowest between rkm 80-117 in the lower river (Figs. 4-73 through 4-76). During 1979-1982 bay anchovy prolarvae (1.0-3.0 mm TL) were generally taken in baywide collections from late April through October, but were most abundant from late May through early August (Tables 4-7 through 4-10: Figs. 4-77 through 4-126). Total study area mean density peaked in 3 May, June or July at densities ranging from 131 to 645/lOOm (Tables 4-7 through 4-10; Figs. 4-127 through 4-134). Although prolarvae were taken throughout the study area (rkm 0-117), regional mean densities were typically highest in the mid-and upper bay, and lower river between rkm 32-97. Bay anchovy postlarvae (3.1-20.0 mm TL) were generally taken in baywide ichthyoplankton collections between late April and October (1981, 1982) or November (1979, 1980), but were most abundant between late June and early August (Figs. 4-135 through 4-190). The maximum total study area mean density oc3urred in July or August and ranged from 273 to 1,114/lOOm (Tables 4-11 through 4-14: Figs. 4-191 through I I I 4-5 4-194). As with prolarvae, bay anchovy postlarvae were taken throughout the study area (rkm 0-117) during 1980-1982, but are typically most abundant in the mid-bay to lower river regions through ca. rkm 97 (Figs. 4-195 through 4-198). However, in 1979 highest mean densities occurred in the upper reach (rkm 64-117) of the study area. -The higher density of eggs in the downbay regions vs the greater density of prolarvae and postlarvae in more northern reaches may be the result of net upstream transport on the non-tidal subsurface flows described by Pape and Garvine (1982) and Weston (1983) for the bay and lower river, respectively (see Appendix I, Section 4.1.3). Greater hatching success in the rkm 48-80 reach or greater survival of larvae, perhaps due to fewer predators, could also account in part, for the observed larval density distributions.

During the present study three types of gear (surface and bottom 4.9-m otter trawl and pelagic fixed-frame net) were used to collect bay anchovy 0+ and older. The rationale for gear type and scheduling for each year (1979 through 1982) is presented in Appendix I, Section 5.4. Additionally, for purposes of determining average density of 0+ as distinct from l+ and older specimens, an estimate of maximum monthly size limits was made based on inspection of the frequency data (Fig. 4-1): between May and April monthly limits for 0+ fish were 20, 30, 45, 48, 54, 58, 62, 62, 65, 65, 68, 68 mm FL, respectively.

Comparing these values to the mean size at age developed from the growth equation (Section 3.7.3) shows that the estimates are reasonable upper size breaks. Bay anchovy juveniles (O+

were typically taken in the baywide study area (rkm 0-117) between July and October during 1979-1982 (Figs. 4-199 through 4-283). Highest total study area mean density in su3face collections occu3red in August, ranging from 7.0/lOOm in 1979 to 33.3/lOOm in 1982: maximum mean density in bottom collections occur3ed annually in or September, ranging from 6.2/lOOm in 1980 to 10.9/lOOm in 1981 (Tables 4-15 through 4-21: Figs. 4-284 through 4-290. Bay anchovy 0+ were distributed throughout the total study area (rkm 0-117) during periods of occurrence.

However, they were typically less abundant in deeper offshore waters of the mid-to lower bay (ca. rkm 0-48) than in the rest of the study area (Figs. 4-199 to 4-283). No other annually recurring pattern of abundance was apparent during the study period (Figs. 4-291 through 4-297).

4-6 Bay anchovy adults (l+ and older specimens) were taken in all months sampled during 1979-1982; they were most abundant in the study area between May and early August (Figs. 4-298 through 4-413). Highest total study area mean density in surface collections annually in mid-May 3 to early June, ranging from 5.0/lOOm in 1981 to 5.4/lOOm in 1982; maximum mean density in bottom collections between late-May and early August, ranging from 3.3/lOOm in 1982 to 6.6 in 1979 (Tables 4-22 through 4-28; Figs. 4-414 through 4-420). As with age O+ bay anchovy, l+ and older specimens were distributed throughout the study area (rkm 0-117) during periods of occurrence.

However, densities varied regionally, typically being lower near the mouth of the bay, particularly from rkm 0-16, and higher in the mid-to upper bay and the lower river (Figs. 4-421 through 4-427). In the bay they were generally more abundant in the shallower nearshore waters than offshore (Figs. 4-298 through 4-413). 4.2.4 Changes in Density Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data suggest that the bay anchovy population in the Delaware Estuary experiences considerable annual variation in either absolute or localized abundance or in recruitment from nearby coastal waters. In the lower Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97), annual trawl CPUE ranged from 29.2 in 1971 to 102.2 in 1976 (PSE&G, 1979a). Approximately two-fold increases in annual CPUE were observed between 1973 and 1974 and between 1975 and 1976. Additionally, semimonthly means, presented in Figure 4-428, demonstrate the seasonal variation in bay anchovy in the Artificial Island region. N-0 long-term trend in CPUE was apparent in present-study data, however. Density of bay anchovy eggs and larvae varied greatly from year-to-year during the present study. For example, during 1976, 1977 and 1978 annual mean density of eggs near Island (rkm 64-97) was approximately 3.4, 13.7 and 0.5/m 3 , respectively; for larvae it was about 1.7, 10.9, and 1.4/m, respectively (PSE&G, 1978a). 4.3 NATALITY AND REPRODUCTION

4.3.1 Reproduction

Rate Fecundity estimates for bay anchovy are discussed in Section 3.1.5. Egg production, estimated for the Delaware Bay during the present study, are presented in Section 4.3.3.

' I J l 4-7 4.4 MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

4.4.1 Mortality

Rates Eggs The daily instantaneous total mortality rate (Za) for bay anchovy eggs in the Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97) was calculated using egg viability data (Section 3.1.6) (Present Study). During 1974-1977 survival ranged from 0.1715 to 0.2792. Assuming a 24 hr hatching time, this corresponds to a daily instantaneous total mortality rate (Za) of 1.76317 to 1.27583. This mortality rate is somewhat greater than the Zd of 1.1254 calculated for black sea anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus) eggs using data from Dekhriik (1963) and Nikolskii (1969) (cited in Dahlberg, 19 79). Larvae Mortality estimatec.

have not been reported for bay anchovy prolarvae.

The short duration of this stage (ca. 2 days: Section 3.3.1) and the longer interval between sampling dates during the present study (4+ days: Appendix I) precluded finding a rate of decline in mean density. A mortality estimate for a related engaulid, the black sea anchovy, prolarval stage, however, can be derived using data from Dekhnik (1963) and Nikolskii (1969) (cited in Dahlberg, 1979): a Zd of 0.6398 is calculated using this data and may be a reasonable estimate for bay anchovy mortality.

The daily instantaneous mortality rate for bay anchovy larvae in the lower Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97) was calculated by apslying catch curve analysis (Ricker, 1975) to the mean density of postlarvae (3-20 mm. TL) taken with a 0.5 m plankton net during daylight, 1973-1978 (Present Study). Daily instantaneous total mortality Zd ranged from 0.07277 to 0.09846 with a mean of 0.08483 (Table 4-29). Adults The daily instantaneous total mortality rate for bay anchovy adults (l+ and older) in the lower Delaware River near Artificial Island (rkm 64-97) was calculated using year class data from otolith analysis during April-August 1983 4-8 (Present Study) and applying the Robson-Chapman method (Appendix I). A Za was calculated for each month and ranged from 0.00310 to 0.00571 with a mean of 0.00445 (Table 4-30). This rate is comparable to the Z 0 of the northern anchovy (E. mordax) calculated as 0.00265 using survival data reported by Hanan (1981) (Table 4-31). 4.4.2 Factors Causing or Affecting Mortality Larvae Houde (1977) studied the effects of food concentrations and stocking density on survival of larval bay anchovy. Eggs were stocked at densities ranging from 0.5-32/1 (35-2, 240/test) and the hatch was fed natural plankton in concentrations ranging from ca. 50-5,000/1.

Percent survival generally increased with increased food concentration.

Food concentrations of ca. 50-60/1, 800-1,200/l and 4,000-5,600/l resulted in survival rates of 0.0-40.0, 17.9-63.7 and 47.7-74.8 percent, respectively.

While the effect of stocking density was not statistically significant, there was a tendency for decreased survival at highest stocking rates. Juvenile and Adult Very little information was available in the literature.

However, reports of several bay anchovy kills in a creek off Bayboro Harbor, FL following passage of a large barge, were noted by Springer and Woodburn (1960). They suggested that hydrogen sulphide released from disturbed muddy bottom sediments was responsible.

Renfro (1963) reported bay anchovy among the fish killed in Galveston Ship Channel (TX) by gas bubble "disease" due to gas supersaturation of the water during a phytoplankton bloom. 4.6 THE POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE ECOSYSTEM Bay anchovy is an abundant forage fish in the Delaware Estuary. Its small size, early maturation and production of large numbers of offspring categorize it as a "classic selected" species (McFadden et al., 1978). According to Horst (1977) populations of this type, living well below carrying capacity in a typically fluctuating environment,

• I 1 I

' I. r ( 4-9 are opportunistic and efficient reproducers.

Additionally, a high intrinsic growth rate should allow bay anchovy to withstand heavy exploitation and adjust quickly to changes in the level of resources in the estuarine environment (McFadden et al., 1978). Bay anchovy are found in both the planktonic and pelagic communities, and are an important link in energy transfer between trophic levels. They consume and convert biomass of small plankters and in turn are fed upon by predators such as weakfish, bluefish and flounder:

early life stages may also be utilized by invertebrates such as jellyfish, ctenophores and carnivorous copepods.

Bay anchovy abundance is likely controlled by interspecif ic competition and predation (McFadden et al., 1978). Blueback herring (Burbidge, 1974), juvenile alewife and white perch (McFadden et al., 1978) and young sand seatrout (Sheridan, 1979) have been reported as competitors or potential competitors of bay anchovy for available zooplankton resources (see Section 3.5.3). Specific rates of increase (and survival) are also strongly influenced by physical factors (Miller, 1969) such as salinity gradients (Weinstein et al., 1980). Interspecific competition available resources may be lessened by partitioning within the community via trophic relationships and/or temporal successions (Sheridan, 1978: Setzler, 1977: Subrahmanyam and Coultas, 1980). Pacheco and Grant (1965) reported significant positive associations between bay anchovy and menhaden, Atlantic silversides and tidewater silversides.

Wenner et al. (1982) employed cluster analysis to define assemblages of fish and decapod crustacea collected in the North and South Santee rivers, SC during 1975 and 1976. They found that bay anchovy were significantly associated with white catfish, hogchoker, Atlantic croaker, spot, white shrimp, silver perch, weakfish, star drum, brown shrimp, blackcheek tonguefish, blue crab, southern flounder, Atlantic menhaden, and grass shrimp. Holt and Strawn (1983), also using cluster analysis, found bay anchovy larvae and juveniles in association with larval and juvenile Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronis, and brachyuran zoeae at water temperatures

< 22°C in Trinity and Galveston Bays, TX.

4-10 Table 4-1 2 Summary of bay anchovy sex ratio data and chi-square (x ) test results for departure from 1:1 ratio (df=l). Sex Ratio Month/Season N (Male:Female) x2 Barnegat Bay, NJ (data source -Kurtz, 1977; 1978) January 1 March 842 1 :1.06 0.628 April 766 1:1.16 4.242* May 999 1:1.39 26.270** June 1,046 1:1. 70 69.179** July 1,290 1:1.35 28.280** August 1,056 1:1.39 28.342** September 583 1:1.72 40.679** October 944 1:1.19 6.950** November 273 1:1.22 2.476 December 105 1:1.56 4.610* Winter (D-F) 106 l:L52 4.160* Spring (M-M) 2,707 1:1.11 7.660** Summer (J-A) 3,392 1:

118.875**

Fall (S-N) 1,800 1: 1.34 38.427** Lower Delaware River (rkm 64-97); (data source -Present Study) March 64 1:1.56 2. 641 April 236 1:1.54 10 .174** May 265 1 :1.55 11.834** June 148 1:0.95 0.061 July 287 1:0.95 0.125 August 250 1:1.08 0.324 September 223 1:1.21 1.794 October 158 1:1.32 2.791 November 112 1:1.33 2.009 December 37 1:2.36 5.297* Winter (D-F) 37 1:2.36 5.297*

• Spring (M-M) 565 1:1.55 25.487** Summer (J-A) 685 1:1.00 o.ooo Fall (S-N) 493 1:1.27 6.824**

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--* Location EGGS Hud*on River E*tuary, NY Yew Jersey coastal waters Little Egg Inlet Indian Rlver Estuary, DE Lower Chesapeake Bay Lover Chesapeake Bay Potomac Rlver Estuary L.All.VAE River Estuary, CT Hudson.River Estuary, NY Jeraey coastal waters Little Egg Inlet Indian River Estuary, DE Lower Chesapeake Bay Lover Bay Potomac River Estuary JCJVENILES AND/OR ADULTS Hudson River Estuary, NY Jersey coastal waters Little Egg Inlet Indian River Estuary, DE Indlan River Estuary, DE Lover Chesapeake Bay Potomac River Estuary Cape Fear Estuary, .:aa.rshes and shallow waters llorth River Estuary, NC Cooper River tidal tributaries, SC Georgia coastal estuaries

• MaxL:aum.

regional mean CPUE g Catch per unit effort Summary of bay anchovy density at various locations.

Period June-August June-August May-September April-October Period of occurrence Jnly-Augus t June-August

!lay-September July-August April-October Period of occurrence Period of occurrence Annual Monthly Honthly April-October Period of occurrence Annual April July September Annual Hean Density 29176/1000m 3 6681/ lOOOm 3 446 .9/100 * .3 320--1400/10m 3 7563/1000m 3 89. 5/ lOOon.3 3 surface 0.8/m bottom 5131/1000m 3 1084/lOOOm 3 129. 5/100m 3 1098-2403/100m 3 146/1000m 3 18.l/lOOOm 3 1029.08/lOOOm 3

• 501.8 specimens/coll or 932.9 g/coll 0-32.l CPUE 3.7-2367.7 CP11E 322/lOOOm 3 4.9/1000m 3 0.01-1.0 CPUE 0.30 CPUE-ditche*

0.05 CPUE-creek O/surface acre 36/ surface acre 4083/surface acre (0.1 lb/hour Sampling Gear Ep!benthic sled and/or Tucker Trawl 36 cm. bongo net 0.5 11. plankton net 18.5 cm bongo net 0.5 m plankton net 1.0 m plankton net 0.5 11. plankton net Epibenthic sled and/or Tucker Trawl 36 cm bongo net 0.5 11. plankton net 18.5 cm bongo net 0.5 11. plankton net 1.0 11. plankton net Epibenthic sled and/or Tucker Trawl 25-ft semi-balloon travl, ( 15 min tows) 50 x 6 ft beach seine or 10 x 4 ft se!lli-bag seine 16 x 4 ft otter or semi-balloon trawl 0.5 m plankton net Seine, rotenoac Block seine Rote none 40-ft standard flat shrimp trawl Reference McFadden et al., 1978 Sviecicki and Tatham, 1977 F.A, 1976 Olney, 1983 Marietta, 1980 Polgar et al., 1979 Pearcy and Richards, 1962 McFadden et al., 1978 Swiec1cki and Tatham, 1977 iiA, 1976 Olney, 1983 Hartin Marietta, Polgar et al., 1979 McFadden et al., 1978 Milstein et al., 1977 EA, 1976 EA, 1976 Hartin Marietta, 1980 Polgar et al., 1979 LMS, 1980 Marshall, 1976 Turner and Johnson, 1974 Mahood et al., 1974

• Size Collection Julian . Range Period Date (mm) 1979 Mar. 27-30 87.S Apr. 17-20 108.S May 1-4 122.5 May 22-24 143 May 29-Jun. 1 150.5 Jun. 5-7 157 Jun. 12-14 164 Jun. 25-29 178 Jul. 9-12 191.S Jul. 16-20 199 Jul. 24-27 206:5 Aug. 6-9 219. 5 Aug. 20-24 234 Sep. 10-13 254.5 Oct. 15-17 289 Oct. 29-Nov. 2 304 Number of Table 4-3 Population statistics for bay anchovy eggs prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1979. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean Error of of Error ,,f

• of t Samples Density 3 (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation R2 Density 3 (x/!OOm ) 11 0 ** 40 0 0 39 0 0 51 12,617 .48 2,016 114.10 841 47.60 0.829 1. 789. E+4 51 6,329.88 1,662 187. 50 1,073 121.08 0.591 9.069 E+J 51 1,055.15 150 101.48 94 63.34 0.618 1.174 E+3 72 5,378.42 851 134 .'25 424 66.89 0.755 4.218 E+3 77 4,377 .20 748 149. 98 322 64.65 0.817 5.048 E+3 71 5,359.82 707 111.10 346 54.39 0.764 5.428 E+3 51 4,403.05 764 123. 99 611 100.06 0.362 5.050 E+3 47 5,215.30 1,292 169.85 1,042 136 .99 0.364 7.508 E+J 49 1,683.87 514 213.47 333 138.36 0.589 2.532 E+3 57 11.18 3 217.03 2 144 .37 0.565 6.901 E+o 70 4.10 1 257.59 1 123.48 0.774 3.690 E+o 79 0 0 46 0.17 0 384.14 0 345.74 0.208 1.940 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. **Insufficient sample size to estimate density. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers64-117 64-117 64-117 l.958E+4;1.634E+4 0-117 .i:::. 1.123E+4;7.425E+3 0-117 I 1.362E+3;9.983E+2 0-117 I-' 5.058E+3;3.453E+3 0-117 N 5.687E+3;4.461E+3 0-117 6.113E+3;4.806E+3 0-117 6.289E+3;3.934E+3 0-117 9.605E+3;5.751E+3 0-117 3.202E+3;1.984E+3 0-117 l.114E+l;4.372E+o 0-117 4.889E+o;2.907E+o 0-117 0-117 3.635E-l;l.577E-l 0-117

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• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1980 Jan. 23 23 Mar. 17-20 78.5 Apr. 15-17 107 Apr. 29-May 2 121.5 May 5-7 127 May 19-22 141.5 Jun. 2-6 156 Jun. 9-12 162.5 Jun. 16-20 170 Jul. 7-11 191 Jul. 14-18 *198 Jul. 21-24 204.5 Aug. 4-7 218.5 Aug. 18-23 233.5 Sep. 8-12 254 Sep. 22-29 269.5 Oct. 6-10 282 Oct. 20-27 297.5 Nov. 3-7 310 Number of Table 4-4 Population statistics for bay anchovy eggs prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1980. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean t Density 3 Error of of Error of of Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm 2 Mean Variation Mean Variation R2 (x/lOOm 2 2 0 ** 40 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 42 30.14 10 204.89 6 120.09 0.665 2.127 E+l 69 7,075.85 1,199 140. 79 502 58.90 0.828 1.133 E+4 68 11,723.69 1,585 111.45 789 55.52 0.756 1.653 E+4 70 5,801.41 809 116.67 615 88.68 0.431 6.835 E+3 70 7, 721.56 1,167 126.43 770 83.38 0.571 8.155 E+3 70 9,061.08 1,186 109.54 627 57.92 o. 724 1.082 E+4 70 13,086.83 1,912 122.23 1,143 73.09 0.647 1.919 E+4 69 8,365.72 1,562 155.09 1,029 102.19 0.572 1.404 E+4 70 608.13 126 173.87 81 . 111.03 0.598. 3.931 E+2 68 25.89 9 285.72 5 171.38 0.646 2.660 E+l 69 5,95 3 414.38 2 329.14 0.378 3.682 E+o 66 2.16 1 519.53 1 258.82 o.756 2.126 E+o 70 0 0 58 0 0 53 0 0 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. **Insufficient sample size to estimate density. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers64-117 64-117 64-117 64-117 3.255E+l;l.498E+l 0-117 1.232E+4;1.049E+4 0-117 l.810E+4;1.506E+4 0-117 I t--' 8.053E+3;5.692E+3 0-117 w 9.679E+3;6.720E+3 0-117 1.206E+4;9.621E+3 0-117 2.146E+4;1.705E+4 0-117 l.607E+4;1.213E+4 0-117 5.528E+2;2.854E+2 0-117 3.725E+l;2.136E+l 0-117 8.348E+o;2.475E+o 0-117 3.486E+o;l.821E+o 0-117 0-117 0-117 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1981 Apr. 27-30 118.5 Hay 11-14 132.5 Hay 18-22 140 May 26-28 147 Jun. 8-11 160.5 Jun. 15-18 167.5 Jun. 22-26 175 Jul. 6-10 189 Jul. 13-17 196 Jul. 20-24 203 Aug. 3-6 216.5 Aug. 17-22 231.5 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 Sep. 14-18 259 Sep. 28-30 272 Oct; 12-15 286.5 Table 4-5 Population statistics for bay anchovy eggs prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1981. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 69 0 0 70 393.75 117 249.21 60 128.13 o.739 3.519 E+2 68 1,609.45 337 172.44 173 88.74 0.739 1.413 E+3 66 2,496.92 385 125. 33 198 64.52 0.739 2.811 E+3 70 6,159.91 1,005 136.55 516 70.12 0.740 6.271 E+3 68 6,335.85 1,279 166.43 832 108. 32 0.583 5.144 E+3 66 5,482.94 1,150 170.46 863 127. 94 0.445 4.866 E+3 71 5,007.26 854 143.73 576 96.88 0.552 5.154 E+3 70 24,134.81 5,224 181.08 4,301 149.10 0.332 2. 539 E+4 70 11,212.40 1,647 122.92 995 74.28 0,640 1.335 E+4 71 5,211.91 967 156.32 662 106.95 0.539 5.745 E+3 69 44.01 24 452.74 21 392. 78 0.258 4.239 E+l 70 41.23 37 756.07 33 676.80 0.210 9.910 E+l 70 0.01 0 836.66 n 69J .10 0.324 2.375 E-2 70 0 0 70 0 0 t (three nearest neighbors).

Averaging indicates moving average process

• Midpoint of collection period * * --+95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 4.713E+2;2.871E+2 0-117 l.756E+3;1.157E+3 0-117 3.204E+3;2.488E+3 0-117 7.293E+3;5.355E+3 0-117 if::> 6.792E+3;3.671E+3 0-117 I 6.576E+3;3.503E+3 0-117 f--' 6.294E+3;4.105E+3 0-117 if::> 3.391E+4;1.756E+4 0-117 1.532E+4;1.163E+4 0-117 7.055E+3;4.745E+3 0-117 8.359E+l;2.925E+l 0-117 l.651E+2;8.917E+l 0-117 4.706E-2;2.208E-2 0-117 0-117 0-117 *

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• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 Apr. 26-30 118 May 11-14 132.5 May 17-21 139 May 24-27 145.5 Jun. 7-10 159.5 Jun. 21-24 173.5 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 Jul. 12-15 194.5 Jul. 19-23 202 Jul. 26-29 208.5 Aug. 9-13 223 Aug. 23-27 237 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 243.5 Sep. 20-24 265 Oct. 4-5 277 .s Oct. 18-20 292 --Number of Samples 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 70 70 Table 4-6 Population statistics for bay anchovy eggs prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1982. Prior to Averaging t Subeequent to Averaging t Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation. (x/lOOm 2 0 0 3,162.23 973 246.07 562 142.28 0.671 3.632 E+3 16,095.03 3,145 163.47 2,626 136.52 0.313 1.962 E+4 11,988.58 1,932 134.86 910 63.50 o.'782 1.437 E+4 3,401.75 413 100.89 281 68.62 0.544 4.016 E+3 7,573.60 1,118 ll3.49 727 80.41 0.582 6.481 E+3 8,791.13 1,027 97.74 715 68.05 0.522 9.810 E+3 7,289.54 954 109.46 568 65.19 0.651 7.733 E+3 5,054.33 782 129.41 457 75.69 0.663 5.518 E+3 5,350.00 984 153.93 539 84.24 0.705 5.895 E+3 323.76 68 176.70 49 127.03 0.491 3.566 E+2 339.58 80 197.80 58 142. 66 0.487 3.138 E+2 256.32 71 251.90 31 100.62 0.843 1.493 E+2 3.545 1 227.49 1 146.61 0.591 3.900 E+o 0.254 0 513.62 0 404.03 0.390 2.220 E-1 0 0 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. * +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 ,j:>. 4.746E+3;2.815E+3 0-117 I 2.482E+4;1.513E+4 0-117 lJ1 l.617E+4;1.276E+4 0-117 4.572E+3;3.492E+3 0-117 7.922E+3;5.199E+3 0-117 l.123E+4;8.480E+3 0-117 8.857E+3;6.691E+3 0-117 6.423E+3;4.665E+3 0-117 6.961E+3;4.994E+3 0-117 4.539E+2;2.778E+2 0-117 4.285E+2;2.330E+2 0-117 2.104E+2;1.161E+2 0-117 5.139E+o;3.102E+o 0-117 4.645E-l;l.807E-l 0-117 Table 4-7 Population statistics for bay anchovy prolarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-ro plankton net collections, 1979. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Stand I' rd Coefficient Mean +95% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1979 Mar. 27-30 87.5 1.0-3.0 11 0 ** 64-117 Apr. 17-20 108.5 1.0-3.0 40 0 0 64-117 May 1-4 122.5 1.0-3.0 39 0 0 64-117 May 22-24 143 1.0-3.0 51 222.881 48 153.196 29 91.528 0.650 2.317 E+2 2.891E+2;1.822E+2 0-117 May 29-Jun. 1 150.5 1.0-3.0 51 55.224 18 231.331 10 131.689 0.682 8.010 E+l l.010E+2;6.551E+l 0-117 ,j:>. Jun. 5-7 157 1.0-3.0 51 0.664 0 289.221 0 259.894 0.209 4.202 E-1 9.055E-1;2.783E-l 0-117 I Jun. 12-14 164 1.0-3.0 72 41.167 15 308.246 10 204 .135 0.568 2.890 E+l 4.851E+l;2.146E+l 0-117 I-' CJ'\ Jun. 25-29 178 1.0-3.0 77 63. 710 16 226.667 11 152.324 0.554 3.672 E+l 5.861E+l;2.871E+l 0-117 Jul. 9-12 191.5 1.0-3.0 71 73.584 21 242.064 13 149.911 0.622 6.352 E+l 8.944E+l;5.548E+l 0-117 Jul. 16-20 199 1.0-3.0 51 160.880 38 166.894 23 103. 766 0.621 8.281 E+l l.298E+2;5.519E+l 0-117 Jul. 24-27 206.5 1.0-3.0 47 165.011 59 246.215 47 195.862 0.381 1.298 E+2 2.247E+2;6.627E+l 0-117 Aug. 6-9 219.5 1.0-3.0 49 121.798 32 181.096 26 149. 284 0.335 1.174 E+2 l.696E+2;7.791E+l 0-117 Aug. 20-24 234 1.0-3.0 57 0.272 0 479.858 0 401.591 0.312 2.271 E-1 5.139E-l;l.740E-l 0-117 Sep. 10-13 254.5 1.0-3.0 70 0.148 0 836.660 0 693.103 0.324 3.217 E-1 4.751E-1;2.154E-l 0-117 Oct. 15-17 289 1.0-3.0 79 0.022 0 888.819 0 596.382 0.556 8.261 E-3 3.766E-2;7.844E-3 0-117 Oct. 29-Nov. 2 304 1.0-3.0 46 0 0 0-117 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period .* ** Insufficient sample size to estimate density.

-* Table 4-8 Population statistics for bay anchovy prolarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1980. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent Averaging t to

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm 1980 ** Jan. 23 23 1.0-3.0 2 0 Mar. 17-20 78.5 1.0-3.0 40 0 0 Apr. 15-17 107 1.0-3.0 40 0 0 Apr. 29-May 2 121.5 1.0-3.0 40 0.032 0 632.455 0 529.813 0.316 3.921 E-1 May 5-7 127 1.0-3.0 42 0.022 0 648.074 0 493.795 0.434 2.003 E-2 May 19-22 141.5 1.0-3.0 69 145.961 39 221.574 28 161.522 0.476 1.785 E+2 Jun. 2-6 156 l.0-3.0 68 174.092 46 217. 736 25 116.229 0.719 1.596 E+2 Jun. 9-12 162.5 1.0-3.0 70 114.260 47 346. 727 31 228.142 0.573 6.764 E+l Jun. 16-20 170 l.0-3.0 70 86.414 20 197. 662 16 158.357 0.367 7.040 E+l Jul. 7-11 191 1.0-3.0 70 474.562 99 175.119 71 124.617 0.501 2.796 E+2 Jul. 14-18 198 1.0-3.0 70 806.761 129 133 .883 76 78.483 0.661 6.058 E+2 Jul. 21-24 204.5 1.0-3.0 69 547.537 108 163.258 68 103.469 0.604 6.450 E+2 Aug. 4-7 218.5 1.0-3 .o 70 187.940 47 207.232 35 157.658 0.430 8.807 E+l Aug. 18-23 233.5 1.0-3.0 68 9.410 3 255.051 2 181.355 0.502 3.403 E+o Sep. 8-12 254 1.0-3.0 69 0.253 0 317.403 0 256.347 0.357 1.197 E-1 Sep. 22-29 269.5 l.0-3.0 66 0.038 0 812 .404 0 613.986 0.438 2.137 E-2 Oct. 6-10 282 1.0-3.0 70 0 0 Oct. 20-27 297 .5 1.0-3.0 58 0 0 Nov. 3-7 310 l.0-3.0 53 0 0 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. ** Insufficient sample size to estimate density. * +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers64-117 64-117 64-117 4.466E-1;3.422E-l 64'-117 5.461E-2;1.783E-2 0-117 2.347E+2;1.366E+2 0-117 2.082E+2;1.232E+2 0-117 I ..... l.293E+2;4.333E+l 0-117 -J l.028E+2;4.791E+l 0-117 4.196E+2;1.808E+2 0-117 7.557E+2;4.754E+2 0-117 7.800E+2;5.206E+2 0-117 l.582E+2;6.470E+l 0-117 7.501E+o;2.662E+o 0-117 2.742E-l;l.002E-l 0-117 7.806E-2;1.992E-2 0-117 0-117 0-117 0-117 Table 4-9 Population statistics for bay anchovy prolarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1981. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +95% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variat.ion (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1981 Apr. 27-30 118.5 1.0-3.0 69 0 0 0-117 May 11-14 132.5 1.0-3.0 70 0 0 0-117 May 18-22 140 1.0-3.0 68 2.334 2 563.258 1 395.494 0.514 1.127 E+o 3.343E+o;9.498E-l 0-117 May 26-28 147 1.0-3.0 66 0.055 0 676.553 0 518.Ci91 0.422 2.573 E-2 9.514E-2;2.231E-2 . 0-117 Jun. 8-11 160.5 1.0-3.0 70 18. 495 7 315.293 5 239.732 0.430 8.606 E+o l.910E+l;5.898E+o 0-117 Jun. 15-18 167 .5 1.0-3.0 68 22.332 8 311.883 5 168.699 0.712 1.647 E+l 2.552E+l;l.381E+l 0-117 Jun. 22-26 17 5 1.0-3.0 66 225.689 80 287.327 50 178.890 0.618 1.311 E+2 2.295E+2;1.022E+2 0-117 Jul. 6-10 189 1.0-3.0 71 82.119 26 265.381 20 204.278 0.416 6.633 E+l l.057E+2;4.896E+l 0-117 .P> Jul. 13-17 196 1.0-3.0 70 86.414 20 197.662 16 158.357 0.367 7.040 E+l l.028E+2;4.791E+l 0-117 I I-' Jul. 20-24 203 1.0-3.0 10 110.804 24 181.112 15 112 .812 0.618 1.138 E+2 1.434E+2;8.733E+l 0-117 ()) Aug. 3-6 216. 5 1.0-3.0 71 115.818 32 232.412 24 174.198 0.446 1.269 E+2 1.743E+2;8.873E+l 0-117 Aug. 17-22 231.5 1.0-3.0 69 4.616 2 331.945 l 262.629 0.383 4.443 E+o 7.332E+o;3.359E+o 0-117 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.S 1.0-3.0 70 0.298 0 545 .351 0 413.879 0.432 1.274 E-1 4.196E-1;1.028E-l 0-117 Sep. 14-18 259 1.0-3.0 70 0 0 0-117 Sep. 28-30 272 1.0-3.0 70 0.116 0 836;660 0 693.103 0.324 6.980 E-2 2.603E-1;6.490E-2 0-117 Oct. 12-15 286.5 1.0-3.0 70 0 0 0-117 t Averag.ing indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period * * * ---

-*

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 Apr. 26-30 118 1.0-3 .o May 11-14 132.5 1.0-3.0 May 17-21 139 1.0-3.0 May 24-27 145.5 1.0-3.0 Jun. 7-10 159.5 1.0-3.0 Jun. 21-24 173.5 1.0-3.0 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 1.0-3.0 Jul. 12-15 194.5 1.0-3.0 Jul. 19-23 202 1.0-3.0 Jul. 26-29 208.S 1.0-3.0 Aug. 9-13 223 1.0-3.0 Aug. 23-27 237 1.0-3.0 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 243.5 1.0-3.0 Sep. 20-24 265 l.0-3.0 Oct. 4-5 277 .5 1.0-3.0 Oct. 18-20 292 1.0-3.0 Table 4-10 Population statistics for bay anchovy prolarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1982. Number Mean of Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) 69 0 70 0.388 70 77 .568 70 181.524 69 10.842 70 201.583 70 100.448 70 121. 519 70 65.967 70 7.766 70 8.948 70 8.729 70 4.640 69 1.002 70 0 70 0 t Prior to Averaging Standard Coefficient Error of of Mean Variation 0 505.035 24 259.584 53 242.910 5 356.302 99 412.169 32 265.146 52 359.797 33 414 .676 3 272.663 3 322.244 2 180.395 2 276 .178 0 233.528 Standard Error of Mean 0 15 38 4 76 24 38 23 2 3 1 1 0 t Subsequent to Averaging Coefficient Mean of R2 Density 3 Variation (x/lOOm ) 0 354.091 0.516 3.420 E-1 164.601 0.604 8.286 E+l 174.314 0.493 1.723 E+2 284.874 0.370 9.368 E+o 314.533 0.426 1.335 E+2 196.316 0.460 8.683 E+l 261.600 0.479 9.951 E+l 296.060 0.498 3.928 E+l 194.428 0.499 5.958 E+o 257.091 0.373 6.282 E+o 133.600 0.459 8.201 E+o 159.336 0.672 4.624 E+o 173.681 0.455 8.591 E-1 0 0 t (three nearest neighbors).

Averaging indicates moving average process

• Midpoint of collection period. * +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 6.823E-1;2.763E-l 0-117 l.131E+2;6.640E+l 0-117 2.472E+2;1.374E+2 0-117 l.673E+l;6.532E+o 0-117 2.836E+2;9.228E+l 0-117 l.335E+2;6.742E+l 0-117 I I-' l.747E+2;7.763E+l 0-117 l.O 8.550E+l;2.136E+l 0-117 9.531E+o;3.798E+o 0-117 l.173E+l;4.398E+o 0-117 l.096E+l;6.002E+o 0-117 6.374E+o;3.286E+o 0-117 l.274E+o;6.982E-l 0-117 0-117 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1979 Mar. 27-30 87.5 3.1-20.0 Apr. 17-20 108.5 3.1-20.0 May 1-4 ll2.5 3.1-20.0 May 22-24 143 3.1-20.0 May 29-Jun. 1 150.5 3.1-20.0 Jun. 5-7 157 3.1-20.0 Jun. 12-14 164 3.1-20.0 Jun. 25-29 178 3.1-20.0 Jul. 9-12 191.5 3.1-20.0 Jul. 16-20 199 3.1-20.0 Jul. 24-27 206.5 3.1-20.0 Aug. 6-9 219.5 3.1-20.0 Aug. 20-24 234 3.1-20.0 Sep. 10-13 254.5 3.1-20.0 Oct. 15-17 289 3.1-20.0 Oct. 29-Nov. 2 304 3.1-20.0 Table 4-11 Population statistics for bay anchovy postlarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton collections, 1979. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm 2 11 0 ** 40 0 0 39 0 0.634' 0 51 79.9_97 19 168.977 12 103.248 7.095 E+l 51 50.174 13 l'F.957 9 128.452 0.489 6.277 E+l 51 32.145 8 182. 382 6 142. 512 0.402 2.503 E+l 72 86. 215 44 437. ma 29 283.624 0.586 4.146 E+l 77 90.049 28 274.235 16 159. 514 0.666 4.123 E+l 71 139. 216 38 230.912 31 186.972 0.354 1.006 E+2 51 477 .802 138 205.729 76 113. 792 0.100 1.703 E+2 47 308.636 87 192.801 53 117.347 0.638 2. 596 E+2 49 380.859 80 146.901 67 123 .383 0.309 3 .. 379 E+2 57 25.759 4 130.968 3 97.579 0.455 2.633 E+l 70 2.952 l 203.703 l 164.322 0.359 2.244 E+o 79 0.508 0 237.807 0 149.691 0.609 2.959 E-1 46 0.138 0 330.202 0 252.474 0.428 1. 766 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. ** Insufficient sample size to estimate density. * -----------------+95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers64-117 64-117 64-117 9.419E+l;5.190E+l 0-117 8.090E+l;4.915E+l 0-117 3.792E+l;l.841E+l 0-117 9.851E+l;2.665E+l 0-117 I 7.364E+l;3.062E+l 0-117 [\.) l.618E+2;7.407E+l 0-117 0 3.232E+2;1.269E+2 0-117 3.659E+2;1.710E+2 0-117 4.729E+2;2.136E+2 0-117 3.292E+l;2.028E+l 0-117 3.392E+o;l.497E+o 0-117 4.654E-1;2.350E-l 0-117 2.802E-l;l.414E-l 0-117 *

---* Table 4-12 Population statistics for bay anchovy postlarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1980. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Hean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +95% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of. R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1980 Jan. 23 23 3.1-20.0 2 0 ** 64-117 Mar. 17-20 78.5 3.1-20.0 40 0 0 64-117 Apr. 15-17 107 3.1-20.0 40 0 0 64-117 Apr. 29-May 2 121. 5 3.1-20.0 40 0.066 0 441.659 0 374.808 0.298 3.994 E-1 64-117 May 5-7 127 3.1-20.0 42 0 0 0-117 May 19-22 141.5 3.1-20.0 69 60.692 20 271.625 16 214.355 0.386 6.276 E+l 9.377E+l;4.662E+l 0-117 Jun. 2-6 156 3.1-20.0 68 227.810 58 210. 775 38 137 .853 0.579 1.548 E+2 2.302E+2;1.075E+2 0-117 .i:::. Jun. 9-12 162.5 3.1-20.0 70 91. 761 24 221.502 17 156.285 0.509 5.524 E+l 8.918E+l;4.162E+l 0-117 I Jun. 16-20 170 3.1-20.0 70 73.099 19 219 .161 14 162.207 0.460 4.003 E+l 6.809E+l;2.885E+l 0-117 N I-' Jul. 7-11 191 3,1-20.0 70 511.256 107 17 5. 822 68 110. 713 0.609 2.401 E+2 3.741E+2;1.697E+2 0-117 Jul. 14-18 198 3.1-20.0 70 760.286 123 135 .098 87 95.481 0.508 5.612 E+2 7.330E+2;4.272E+2 0-117 Jul. 21-24 204.5 3.1-20.0 69 868.354 241 230.381 161 154.345 0.558 1.114 E+3 l.434E+3;8.141E+2 0-117 Aug. 4-7 218.5 3.1-20.0 70 292.390 66 189 .350 45 129. 382 0.540 1.741 E+2 2.636E+2;1.155E+2 0-117 Aug. 18-23 233.5 3.1-20.0 68 16.497 5 225.151 3 171.039 0.432 6.726 E+o l.350E+l;4.003E+o 0-117 Sep. 8-12 254 3.1-20.0 69 4.009 1 205.820 1 166.350 0.356 1.916 E+o 3.506E+o;l.350E+o 0-117 Sep. 22-29 269.5 3.1-20.0 66 2.653 1 344.805 \ 1 163.193 o. 779 1.625 E+o 2.680E+o;l.159E+o 0-117 Oct. 6-10 282 3.1-20.0 70 0.435 0 295.555 0 237.737 0.362 3.290 E-1 5.740E-1;2.652E-l 0-117 Oct. 20-27 297.5 3.1-20.0 58 0.931 1 508.952 0 272.132 0.719 9. 763 E-1 l.636E+o;8.494E-l 0-117 Nov. 3-7 310 3.1-20.0 53 0.207 0 265.853 0 231.090 0.259 1.926 E-1 3.227E-1;1.432E-1 0-117 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. **Insufficient sample size to estimate density.

Table 4-13 Population statistics for bay anchovy postlarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average process:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1981. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging

• t 1c Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +9S% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1981 Apr. 27-30 118 .s 3.1-20.0 69 0 0 0-117 May 11-14 132 .s 3.1-20.0 70 0 0 0-117 May 18-22 140 3.1-20.0 68 0.413 0 614.147 0 486.799 0.381 1.300 E-1 6.12SE-l;l.1S2E-l 0-117 May 26-28 147 3.1-20.0 66 0.039 0 476.928 0 379.6S2 0.376 3.381 E-2 6.98SE-2;2.995E-2 0-117 Jun. 8-11 160.S 3.1-20.0 70 7.S8S 2 242.817 2 179 .831 0.4S9 4.267 E+o 7.49SE+o;3.283E+o 0-117 Jun. lS-18 167 .s 3.1-20.0 68 68.466 22 269.98S 14 163.206 0.640 4.326 E+l 7.009E+l;3.600E+l 0-117 Jun. 22-26 17S 3.1-20.0 66 397.757 108 221.304 69 140. 94J 0.601 2.S04 E+2 3.870E+2;1.883E+2 0-117 Jul. 6-10 189 3.1-20.0 71 124.206 30 206.848 22 146.64S a.sos 9.192 E+l l.347E+2;7.319E+l 0-117 I Jul. 13-17 196 3.1-20.0 70 480.82S 94 163.645 63 109.S02 0.559 3.334 E+2 4.580E+2;2.273E+2 0-117 N Jul. 20-24 203 3.1-20.0 70 482.448 78 136.031 45 78.105 0.675 4.141 E+2 5.033E+2;3.2S8E+2 0-117 N Aug. 3-6 216.S 3.1-20.0 71 235.885 32 114 .568 23 82.270 0.492 2.481 E+2 2.937E+2;2.032E+2 0-117 Aug. 17-22 231.S 3.1-20.0 69 144.450 35 200.836 25 145.588 0.482 1.279 E+2 l.780E+2;8.S65E+l 0-117 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 3.1-20.0 70 lS.048 3 186.9S4 2 128.974 O.S31 1.181 E+l l.641E+1;7.74SE+o 0-117 Sep. 14-18 2S9 3.1-20.0 70 6.503 2 293.386 1 -149 .561 0.744 3.274 E+o S.576E-+-0;2.085E+o 0-117 Sep. 28-30 272 3.1-20.0 70 1.756 0 214.240 0 132 .863 0.621 1.044 E+o l.S96E+o;7.384E-l 0-117 Oct. 12-lS 286.S 3.1-20.0 70 1.449 0 201.487 0 162 .S72 0.3S8 9.403 E-1 l.498E+o;S.960E-l 0-117 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. * * ------

-* Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 Apr. 26-30 118 3.1-20.0 May 11-14 132.5 3.1-20.0 May 17-21 139 3.1-20.0 May 24-27 145.5 3.1-20.0 Jun. 7-10 159.5 3.1-20.0 Jun. 21-24 173.5 3.1-20.0 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 3.1-20.0 Jul. 12-15 194.5 3.1-20.0 Jul. 19-23 202 3.1-20.0 Jul. 26-29 208.5 3.1-20.0 Aug. 9-13 223 3.1-20.0 Aug. 23-27 237 3.1-20.0 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 243.5 3.1-20.0 Sep. 20-24 265 3.1-20.0 Oct. 4-5 277 .5 3.1-20.0 Oct. 18-20 292 3.1-20.0 Table 4-14 Population statistics for bay anchovy postlarvae prior and subsequent to moving-average pro'cess:0.5-m plankton net collections, 1982. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/100111 ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 69 0 0 70 0 0 70 9.736 5 387.027 3 294.601 0.429 9.448 E+o 70 201.485 59 243.563 39 163 .206 0.558 1.882 E+2 69 69.851 21 251.277 14 165.962 0.570 5.809 E+l 70 200.292 61 254.536 45 186.909 0.469 1.357 E+2 70 345.410 84 202.947 44 107.213 0.725 2. 733 E+2 -70 222.258 70 262.384 43 161.793 0.625 1.702 E+2 70 166.075 48 239.823 26 128.696 0.716 1.137 E+2 70 76.208 17 191.122 13 138.903 0.479 5.323 E+l 70 27.269 6 174.977 3 105.840 0.639 1.968 E+l 70 24.806 5 160.355 3 100.077 0.616 2.204 E+l 70 37.712 7 163.151 4 . 96.248 0.657 2.218 E+l 69 24.142 7 .227.751 5 163.931 0.490 2.241 E+l .JO 3.643 1 189.369 1 135.477 0.496 2.263 E+o .70 2.149 1 196.230 0 133 .101 0.547 1.482 E+o t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 0-117 l.624E+l;6.962E+o 0-117 2.660E+2;1.467E+2 0-117 8.573E+l;4.657E+l 0-117 2.243E+2;9.340E+l 0-117 3.609E+2;2.262E+2 0-117 I N 2.553E+2;1.379E+2 0-117 w l.643E+2;7.976E+l 0-117 7.828E+l;3.780E+l 0-117 2.651E+l;l.457E+l 0-117 2.792E+l;l.692E+l 0-117 3.077E+l;l.480E+l 0-117 3.184E+l;l.557E+l 0-117 3.431E+D;l.664E+o 0-117 2.159E+D;l.037Ei-O 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1979 Apr. 10-12 101 0-68 Apr. 24-25 114.5 0-68 May 8-10 U9 0-20 May 22-24 143 0-20 Jun. 5-7 157 0-30 Jun. 18-22 171 0-30 Jul. 2-5 184.5 0-45 Jul. 16-20 199 0-45 Jul. 31-Aug. 3 0-48 Aug. 13-17 227 0-48 Aug. 27-30 240.5 0-48 Table 4-15 Population statistics for bay anchovy O+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m surface trawl collections, 1979. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 95 0.00335 0.00238 691 0.00194 565 0.33770 6.359 E-3 85 2.05275 0.38905 175 0.25739 116 0.56751 1.811 E+o 105 0 0 67 0 0 107 0 0 100 0.00155 0.00155 1,000 0.00116 752 0.43996 3.414 E-4 67 0.39423 0.09812 204 0.07436 154 0.43432 2.626 E-1 98 0.94153 0.23976 252 0.16459 173 0.53361 7.449 E-1 109 6.24959 2.80039 468 2.38834 399 0.27937 6.465 E+o 59 9.32954 2.74307 226 1.93755 160 0.50968 6.962 E+o 104 3.11788 0.47357 155 0.32955 108 0.52045 2.839 E+o t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period * * * +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers l.021E-2;5.871E-3 0-117 2.320E+o;l.439E+o 0-117 0-117 I 0-117 [\.) 0-117 2.643E-3;3.261E-4 0-117 4.098E-1;2.168E-l 0-117 l.071E+o;6.253E-l 0-117 l.117E+l;4.463E+o 0-117 l.080E+l;5.059E+o 0-117 3.488E+-0;2.348E+o 0-117 *

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• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1979 May 15-18 136.5 0-20 May 29-Jun. 1 150.5 0-25 Jun. 12-14 164 0-30 Jun. 25-29 178 0-30 Jul. 9-13 192 0-45 Jul. 24-27 206.5 0-45 Aug. 6-10 220 0-48 Aug. 20-24 234 0-48 Sep. 4-5 247.5 0-54 Sep. 10-13 254.5 0-54 Sep. 25-27 269 0-54 Oct. 11 284 0-58 Oct. 22-23 295.5 0-58 Nov. 15 319 0-62 Nov. 19-21 324 0-62 Nov. 27 331 0-62 Dec. 4-7 339.5 0-62 Number of Table 4-16 Population statistics for bay anchovy O+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1979. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean t Error of of Error of of Density 3 Samples Density 3 (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation R2 (x/lOOm ) 84 0 0 105 0 0 104 0 0 103 0 0 106 0.00618 0.00407 677 0.00337 561 0.32030 2.378 E-3 95 0.25083 0.14038 545 0.11319 440 0.35669 3.002 E-1 100 5.24402 1.52004 290 0.84086 160 0.69709 9.543 E+-0 86 3.82865 0.82939 201 0.41759 101 0.74947 4.715 E+o 35 6.25793 1.41763 134 0.80865 76 0.68418 1.001 E+l 95 o.79229 *0.24386 300 0.17493 215 0.49090 9 .917 E-1 41 0.92320 0.27924 194 0.18860 131 0.55525 1.110 E+-0 28 Q.23714 0.05875 131 0.04203 94 0.50719 2 .210 E-1 55 0.22553 0.04870 160 0.02639 87 0.71182 2.238 E-1 29 0.69634 0.25271 195 0.22551 174 0 .23213 7.229 E-1 43 0.94751 0.28875 200 0.17281 120 0.65035 7.636 E-1 24 0.65881 0.25548 190 0.16759 125 0.58837 7.028 E-1 53 0.33385 0.12760 278 0.10863 237 0.28913 3.326 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest.neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. * +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 0-117 .i::. 0-117 I 0-117 N 9.017E-3;1.911E-3 0-117 Ul 5.243E-1;2.645E-l 0-117 l.121E+l;8.725E-t-O 0-117 5.542E+o;4.117E-t-0 0-1.17 l.166E+l;8.587E+o 0-117 l.338E+o;8.125E-l 0-117 l.491E+-0;8.516E-l 0-117 3.072E-l;l.468E-l 0-117 2.760E-l;l.821E-l 0-117 l.185E+o;4.244E-l 0-117 l.112E+o;5.437E-l 0-117 l.050E+o;4.801E-l 0-117 5.477E-1;2.328E-l 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1980 Jan. 16-18 17 0-6S Jan. 21-23 22 0-6S Jan. 28-29 28.S 0-6S Mar. 10 70 0-68 Har. 20 80 0-68 Mar. 24-27 8S.5 0-68 Apr. 7-11 100 0-68 Apr. 21-23 113 0-68 May S-7 127 0-20 May 12-lS 134.5 0-20 May 19-22 141.5 0-20 Jun. 2-6 156 0-30 Jun. 9-12 162.S 0-30 Jun. 16-20 170 0-30 Jul. 7-11 191 0-45 Jul. 14-18 198 0-4S Jul. 21-2S 205 0-4S Aug. 4-7 218.S 0-48 Aug. 11-14 225.5 0-48 Aug. 18-23 233.5 0-48 Sep. 2-5 247.S 0-S4 Sep. 8-12 254 0-54 Sep. 22-26 268 0-54 Sep. 29 273 0-S4 Oct, 6-9 281.S 0-58 Oct. 20-23 295.S 0-58 Oct. 27 301 0-58 Nov. 3-7 310 0-62 Number of Table 4-17 Population statistics for bay anchovy 0+ prior and subsequent to moving-average hottom trawl collections, 1980. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean Error of of Error of of t Samples Density 3 (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation R2 Density) (x/lOOm ) 31 1.21282 0.67999 312 0.40627 187 0.6S49J 3.178 E-t-0 8 0 ** 23 o. 3S777 0.26182 3Sl 0.206S8 277 0 .. 40S72 3.77S E-1 s 0 ** 10 0.02779 ** 26 0.1947S O.OS774 lSl 0.04149 109 O.S0419 2.272 E-1 SS 0.02164 0.00704 241 0.00428 147 0.63668 1.854 E-2 107 0.63175 0.16247 266 0.10118 166 0.615&4 4.852 E-1 107 0 0 107 0 0 70 0 0 68 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 70 0.01814 0.01279 S90 0.0106S 491 0.31596 6.453 E-3 70 0.08S36 0.04346 426 0.031S8 310 0.479SO 9.508 E-2 70 l.OS698 O.S4539 432 0.3793S 300 0.52322 9.142 E-1 70 3.30363 1.46867 372 1.099Sl 278 0.44766 3.414 E-t-0 70 1.91522 o. 73385 321 0.56139 24S 0.42326 1.417 E-t-0 68 2.57824 0.63100 202 0.45372 145 0.49069 1.494 E-t-0 70 5.23079 1.23874 198 0.97760 156 0.38621 3.454 E-t-0 70 7.31343 2.38863 273 1.89981 217 0.37658 6.246 E+o 47 1.72593 0.57359 228 0.4S760 182 0.37739 1. 729 E-t-0 20 0.96909 0.513S7 237 0.38148 176 0.47730 8.7S4 E-1 70 1.19685 0.24950 174 0.16608 116 O.S6332 1.122 E+o so 1.03718 0.26249 179 0.19665 134 0.45017 8.802 E-1 9 0.20420 ** SS 0.83942 0.19198 170 0.14307 126 0.45486 5.675 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbros).

• Midpoint of collection period. **Insufficient sample size to estimate density. * ----+9S% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 4.008E-t-0;2.731E-t-O 0-117 0-117 8.060E-1;2.17SE-l 64-117 64-117 3.127E-l;l.46SE-l 64-117 2.702E-2;1.62SE-2 0-117 6.845E-1;3.789E-l 0-117 0-117 .i::. 0-117 I N 0-117 (}"\ 0-117 0-117 o-'i11 l.576E-1;8.316E-2 0-117 l.665E-t-0;7.155E-l 0-117 5.S91E-t-0;2.6SOE-t-O 0-117 2.528E-t-0;9.794E-l 2.392E-t-0;1.042E-t-0 0-117 5.389E-t-0;2.293E-t-O 0-117 l.001E+l;4.539E-t-0 0-117 2.6SlE-t-O;l.266E+o 0-117 l.674E-t-O;S.70SE-l l.4SlE+o;8.667E-l 0-117 l.275E-t-0;5.783E-l 0-117 0-117 8.508E-1;3.751E-l 0-117 *

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• Table 4-18 Population statistics for bay anchovy O+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:pelagic fixed-frame net collections, 1981. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +95% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1981 !iay 4-8 126 0-20 54 0 0 0-117 May 18-22 140 0-20 54 0 0 0-117 Jun. 1-5 154 0-30 47 0 0 0-117 Jun. 15-19 168 0-30 49 0 0 0-117 Jun. 22-26 175 0-30 47 0 0 0-117 I N Jul. 6-10 189 0-45 47 0.48817 0.21738 305 0.16172 227 0.45859 2.336 E-1 5.591E-l;l.890E-l 0-117 -..J Jul. 13-17 196 0-45 47 5.98075 2.25550 259 1.15289 132 0.74441 1.332 E+o 3.653E+o;8.522E-1 0-117 Jul. 27-30 209.5 0-45 47 22.49359 5. 79764 177 2.97579 91 0.74228 7 .321 E+o 1.331E+l;S.335E+o 0-117 Aug. 3-6 216.5 0-48 47 21.22292 8.34919 270 5. 77140 186 0.53256 1.110 E+l 2.272E+l;7.582E+o 0-117 Aug. 17-22 231. 5 0-48 47 6.81526 1.48164 149 0.92075 93 0.62221 3.363 E+o 5.217Et0;2.609E+o 0-117 Aug. 24-27 237.5 0-48 47 15 .84928 3.95206 171 2. 77286 120 0.51842 9.785 E+o 1.537E+1;6.976E+o 0-117 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 0-54 45 14.07528 2.98795 142 1.97869 94 0.57142 5.632 E+o 9.619E+o;4.356Et0 0-117 Sep. 14-18 259 0-54 45 8.99987 2.22628 166 1.61106 120 0.48822 4.099 E+o 7.346E+o;3.244E+o 0-117 Sep. 21-25 266 0-54 45 12.22290 2.35726 129 1.33097 73 0.68844 7 .699 E+o 1.038E+l;6.439Et0 0-117 Oct. 5-9 280 0-58 49 4.94270 1.29705 184 0.90575 128 0.52251 2.982 E+D 4.803E+o;2.127E+o 0-117 Oct. 19-22 293.5 0-58 49 17.85672 5.72868 225 3.63159 142 0.60650 9.927 E+D l.723E+1;6.861E+D 0-117 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period.

Table 4-19 Population statistics for bay anchovy o+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1981. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +95% Collect: ion Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (nm) Sameles (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/ lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1981 Hay 4-8 126 0-20 16 0 0 0-117 May 18-22 140 0-20 16 0 0 0-117 Jun. 1-5 154 0-30 23 0.00199 0.00199 480 0.00194 468 0.09091 2 .231 E-3 6.263E-3;1.642E-3 0-117 Jun. 15-19 168 0-30 23 0 0 0-117 Jun. 22-26 175 0-30 23 0 0 0-117 Jul. 6-10 189 0-45 23 0.00837 0.00578 331 0.00288 165 0.76290 7 .440 E-3 l.342E-2;6.439E-3 0-117 Jul. 13-17 196 0-45 23 0.01625 0.01492 440 0.01025 302 0.54995 9.610 E-3 3 .086E-2; 6. 918E-3 0-117 Jul. 27-30 209.5 0-45 39 0.41195 0.22709 344 0.15787 239 0.52947 3.981 E-1 7.176E-1;3.051E-l 0-117 J:::> Aug. 3-6 216. 5 0-48 23 7.28395 6.28329 414 4.88582 322 0.42284 9.850 Ef-0 1.998E+l;7.458E+o 0-117 I Aug. 17-22 231.5 0-48 23 0.56059 0.30602 262 0.21639 185 0.52274 5.610 E-1 l.010Ef-0;3.964E-l 0-117 N OJ Aug. 24-27 237.5 0-48 39 0.43705 0.12887 18.4 0.05948 85 0.79261 4.542 E-1 5.746E-1;3.873E-1 0-.117 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 0-54 25 0.62003 0.31697 256 0.21488 173 0.55956 9.889 E-1 1.432E+o;7.398E-1 0-117 Sep. 14-18 259 0-54 25 0.31288 0.15180 243 0.13521 216 0.23968 3.496 E-1 6.287E-l;l.818E-l 0-117 Sep. 21-25 . 266 0-54 35 7.82435 4.90148 371 3.13461 237 0.60304 1.092 E+l 1.729E+l;9.133E+O 0-117 Oct. 5-9 280 0-58 28 1.83106 0.68194 197 0.64959 188 0.12623 1.587 E+o 2.920E+o;7.841E-l 0-117 Oct. 19-22 293.5 0-58 31 0.85414 0.25947 169 0.19071 124 0.47781 9.674 E-1 1.357E+o;6.633E-1 0-117 t process (three nearest neighbors).

Averaging indlcates moving average

• Midpoint of collection period. * * ---

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• Table 4-20 Population statistics for bay anchovy O+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:pelagic fixed-frame net collections, 1982. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t

• Size Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean +95% Collection Julian Range of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Confidence River Period Date (mm) Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) Limits Kilometers 1982 May 3-5 124 0-20 54 0 0 0-117 May 17-21 139 0-20 54 0 0 0-117 Jun. 7-10 159.5 0-30 47 0 0 0-117 Jun. 14-17 166.5 0-30 47 0 0 0-117 of:>. Jun. 28-I Jul. 3 181.5 0'-45 47 0.49262 0.16950 236 0.10846 151 0.59944 3.099 E-1 5.282E-1;2.515E-l 0-117 N l.O Jul. 12-15 194.5 0-45 47 4.10544 0.91645 153 0.64674 108 0.51280 1.847 E+o 3.148E+o;l.320E+o 0-117 Jul. 19-23 202 0-45 47 6.82418 2.10328 211 0.96509 97 0.79403 2.435 E+o 4.378E+o;2.029E+o 0-117 Jul. 26-30 209 0-45 47 10.42129 3.13212 206 1.20318 79 0.85564 3.393 E+o 5.815E+o;2.768E+o 0-117 Aug. 2-5 215.5 0-48 47 4.40565 1.61029 251 1.36655 213 0.29547 2 .659 E+D 5.410E+o;l.894E+o 0-117 Aug. 16-19 229.5 0-48 47 14.52573 3.68982 174 2.26638 107 0.63093 7.498 E+o 1.206E+1;5.730E+o 0-117 Aug. 23-27 237 0-48 47 11.69966 2.55477 150 1.48036 87 0.67154 6.223 E+o 9.203E+o;4.859E+o 0-117 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 244.5 0-54 45 24.96102 14.53186 391 11.17846 300 0.42172 3.335 E+l 5.587E+l;2.587E+l 0-117 Sep. 13-16 257 .5 0-54 41 11.34348 3.03689 171 1.66120 94 0.70827 5.389 E+D 8.746E+o;4.425E+o 0-117 Sep. 27-Oct. 1 272 0-54 45 9.77946 3.96410 272 2.96649 203 1.45272 9.232 E+o 1.521E+1;6.396E+o 0-117 Oct. 12-14 286 0-58 49 12.06805 2.47474 144 1.76463 102 0.50214 7 .477 E+o l.103E+l;5.458E+o 0-117 Oct. 27-29 301 0-58 49 2.27560 0. 61751 190 0.33605 103 0.71002 1.320 E+o l.996E+D;l.082E+o 0-117 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period.

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 May 3-5 124 0-20 May 17-21 139 0-20 Jun. 7-10 159 .5 0-30 Jun. 14-17 166.5 0-30 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 0-45 Jul. 12-15 194.5 0-45 Jul. 19-23 20:? 0-45 Jul. 26-30 209 0-45 Aug. 2-5 215. 5 0-48 Aug. 16-19 229.5 0-48 Aug. 23-27 237 0-48 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 244.5 0-54 Sep. 13-16 257.5 0-54 Sep. 27-Oct. 1 272 0-54 Oct. 12-14 286 0-58 Oct. 27-29 301 0-58 Number of Table 4-21 Population statistics for bay anchovy O+ prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1982. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean Error of of Error of of t Samples Density 3 (x/lOOm 2 Mean Variation Mean Variation R2 Density 3 (x/lOOm } 17 0 0 16 0 0 23 0 0 23 0 0 23 0 0 23 0.03087 0.03087 480 0.02106 327 0.55556 1.411 E-2 23 0.00173 0.00173 480 0.00134 372 0.42424 3.339 E-4 23 0.23125 0.12409 257 0.11547 239 0.17346 2.229 E-1 23 6.94974 5.50543 380 4.17604 288 0.45078 6 .271 E-+-0 33 0.60609 0.35337 335 0.23617 224 0 .56727 6.366 E-1 23 0.52330 0.24308 223 0.23941 219 0.07410 7.092 E-1 25 1.53448 0.60252 196 0.41346 135 0.54873 1.744 E-+-0 23 0.21461 0.07288 163 0.03894 87 o. 72750 2.562 E-1 25 0.66806 0.34070 255 0.22326 167 0.58846 9.664 E-1 21 0.09077 0.03677 186 0.03045 154 0.34849 9.296 E-2 21 0.60230 0.20774 158 0.20330 155 0.09018 5.156 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. * * --+95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 0-117 0-117 0-1],7 0-117 0-117 5.780E-2;1.151E-2 0-117 *" 3.114E-3;2.638E-4 0-117 I 4.623E-l;l.306E-l 0-117 w l.493E+l;4.541E-+-0 0-117 0 l.118E-+-0;4.158E-l 0-117 l.206E-+-0;3.879E-l 0-117 2.597Ei-0;1.196E-+-0 0-117 3.370E-l;l.961E-l 0-117 l.427E+o;7.300E-l 0-117 1.565E-1;6.226E-2 0-117 9.397E-l;l.705E-l 0-117 *

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1979 Apr. 10-12 101 69-120 Apr. 24-25 114.5 69-120 May 8-10 U9 21-120 May 22-24 143 21-120 Jun. 5-7 157 31-120 Jun. 18-22 171 31-120 Jul. 2-5 184.5 46-120 Jul. 16-20 199 46-120 Jul. 31-Aug. 3 213.5 49-120 Aug. 13-17 227 49-120 Aug. 27-30 240.5 49-120 Table 4-22 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m surface trawl collections, 1979. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/100111 ) 95 0.01175 0.00852 707 0.00674 559 0.38115 2.323 E-2 85 2. 58954 0.56978 203 0.35400 126 0.61860 2.438 EtO 105 5.02657 1.08268 221 0.82478 168 0.42525 4.825 EtO 67 7.39269 2.19391 243 1.7747':.

197 0.35551 8.923 EtO 107 2.13671 0.53058 257 0.29227 141 0.69943 2.318 E+o 100 4.52661 1.47339 325 1.12144 248 0.42654 7.239 E+o 67 2.74862 0.64466 192 0.44399 132 0.53284 2.118 EtO 98 1. 71134 0.42092 243 0.35011 203 0.31531 1.286 E+o 109 1.11119 0.34958 328 0.21466 202 0.62643 7.786 E-1 59 1.26215 0.45512 277 0.36095 220 0. 38184 9.692 E-1 104 0.29962 0.07377 251 0.05709 194 0.40678 2.208 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process ( three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 3.657E-2;2.169E-2 0-117 3.139E+o;l.970E+o 0-117 6.450E+o;4.047E+o 0-117 l.244E+l;6.876E+o 0-117 2.894E+o;l.942E+o 0-117 I 9.460Et0;5.972E+o 0-117 w I-' 2.997E+o;l.698E+o 0-117 l.979E+o;9.820E-l 0-117 l.202E+o;5.949E-l 0-117 l.684E+o;6.679E-l 0-117 3.333E-l;l.589E-l 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1979 May lS-18 136.5 21-120 May 29-Jun. 1 lSO. 5 26-120 Jun. 12-14 164 31-120 Jun. 2S-29 178 31-120 Jul. 9-13 192 46-120 Jul. 24-27 206.S46-120 Aug. 6-10 220 49-120 Aug. 20-24 234 49-120 Sep. 4-5 247.S SS-120 Sep. 10-13 254.S SS-120 Sep. 25-27 269 55-120 Oct. 11 284 59-120 Oct. 22-23 295.5 S9-120 Nov. 15 319 63-120 Nov. 19-21 324 63-120 Nov. 27 331 63-120 Dec. 4-7 339.S63-120 Table 4-23 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1979. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error l)f of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm 2 Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 84 3.00749 0.738Sl 22S 0.47281 144. O.S9S04. 3.086 E+o 105 S.59498 1.28642 236 1.286'42 236 0.39279 6.617 E+o 104 3 .31169 o. 74616 230 0.367S9 113 0.7S966 4.00S E+o 103 1.93718 0.35897 188 0.2S700 13S 0.4924S 2.274 E+-0 106 2.20257 0.49798 233 0.26999 126 0.70885 2.652 E+o 95 3.42465 0.96971 276 0.67103 191 0.5262S 3.306 E+o 100 4.25982 0.91709 21S O.S5567 130 0.636S8 S.6S9 E+o 86 2.00194 O.S6311 261 0.36074 167 O.S9445 2.167 E+o 35 1.36745 0.29604 128 o.24s22 106 0.33407 1.114 E+o 9S 0.31320 0.08111 252 O.OSS97 174 0.52901 3.106 E-1 41 0.9203S 0.27698 193 0.16564 llS 0.6Sl31 1.040 E+o 28 0.27641 0.090Sl 173 0.07037 135 0.41792 2.S88 E-1 SS 0.21937 0.04806 162 0.02673 90 0.69641 2.136 E-1 29 0.64S62 0.2S491 213 0.22012 184 0.28097 6.848 E-1 43 0.83475 0.291S7 229 0.19022 149 O.S8449 6. 508 E-1 24 0.59211 0.25936 21S 0.18282 151 0.52473 6.609 E-1 53 0.31S40 0.12779 295 0.10712 247 0.31091 3 .189 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest.neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period * * --+9S% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 4.023Et-0;2.488Et-0 0-117 8.601E+o;S.082E+o 0-117 4.729E+o;3.427Et-O 0-117 J::>. 2.780E+o;l.8S6E+o 0-117 I 3.183E+o;2.253E+o 0-117 w 4.63SEt-0;2.4SlE+o 0-117 N 6.7S9E+o;4.80SE+o 0-117 2.881E+o;l.637Et-0 0-117 l.612Et-0;7.232E-l 0-117 4.214E-1;2.S01E-l 0-117 l.375E+o;8.432E-l 0-117 4.032E-l;l.439E-l 0-117 2.66SE-l;l.228E-l 0-117 l.136E+o;4.368E-l 0-117 l.03SEt-0;4.73SE-l 0-117 l.039E+o;4.326E-l 0-117 S.310E-1;2.294E-l 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1980 Jan. 16-18 17 66-120 Jan. 21-23 22 66-120 Jan. 28-29 28.5 66-120 Mar. 10 70 69-120 Mar. 20 BO 69-120 Mar. 24-27 85.5 69-120 Apr. 7-11 100 69-120 Apr. 21-23 113 69-120 May 5-7 127 21-120 May 12-15 134.5 21-120 May 19-22 141.5 21-120 Jun. 2-6 156 31-120 Jun. 9-12 162.5 31-120 Jun. 16-20 170 31-120 Jul. 7-11 191 46-120 Jul. 14-18 198 46-120 Jul. 21-25 205 46-120 Aug. 4-7 218.5 49-120 Aug. 11-14 225.5 49-120 Aug. 18-23 233.5 49-120 Sep. 2-5 247.5 55-120 Sep. 8-12 254 55-120 Sep. 22-26 268 55-120 Sep. 29 273 55-120 Oct. 6-9 281.5 59-120 Oct. 20-23 295.5 59-120 Oct. 27 301 59-120 Nov. 3-7 310 63-120

• Table 4-24 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1980. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/ lOOm ) 31 1.14690 0.68289 332 0.40600 197 0.65831 3 .116 E-t-0 8 0 ** 23 0.27143 0.26440 467 0.20247 358 0.44025 2. 766 E-1 5 0 ** 10 0 ** 26 0.01449 0.01449 510 0.01408 496 0.09333 1.037 E-3 55 0.00623 0.00321 382 0.00264 314 0.33758 1.394 E-2 107 0.27204 0.06705 255 0.04310 164 0.59074 2.539 E-1 107 0.72497 0.14033 200 0.10416 149 0.45423 6.705 E-1 107 0.87033 0.17495 208 0.12765 152 0.47266 8.690 E-1 70 4.83178 1.46332 253 0.98928 171 0.54957 4.599 E-1-0 68 2.03057 0.64514 262 0.46079 187 0.49745 2. 362 E-t-0 70 2.88358 0.62492 181 0.50886 148 0.34656 2.759 E-t-0 70 2.67914 0.67386 210 0.40579 127 0.64263 2.607 E-1-0 70 3.32237 1.34788 .339 L07201 270 0.37662 2.916 E-1-0 70 4.37554 1.18850 227 0.65916 126 0.69686 3.813 E-1-0 70 3.40842 0.76239 187 0.65594 161 0.27047 2.538 E-1-0 70 3.58047 1.32877 310 0.99115 232 0.45167 3.635 E-1-0 70 1.55288 0.46866 253 0.25240 136 o. 71417 1.614 E-1-0 68 1.07531 0.26259 201 0.16289 125 0.62092 7 .163 E-1 70 1.08614 0.27033 208 0.20366 157 0.44068 7.493 E-1 70 1.15207 0.46721 339 0.35453 257 0.43253 7 .090 E-1 47 0.45205 0.15270 232 0.12388 188 0.35614 2.851 E-1 20 0.48574 0.27809 256 0.15690 144 0.69842 4.089 E-1 70 0.30496 0.11196 307 0.07504 206 0.55738 1.568 E-1 50 0.21855 0.06754 219 0.05435 176 0.36573 1. 760 E-1 9 0.03929 ** 55 0.30948 0.09938 238 0.07703 185 0.41034 1.992 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. ** Insufficient sample size to estimate density. * +95% Co"ii°fidence River Limits Kilometers 3.945E-t-0;2.726E-t-O 0-117 0-117 6.966E-1;2.173E-l 0-117 64-117 64-117 3.005E-2;7.978E-4 64-117 l .917E-2 ;l .160E-2 0-117 3.388E-1;2.056E-l 0-117 8.757E-1;5.299E-l 0-117 l.120E-t-0;6.982E-l 0-117 .j::. I 6.55BE-t-0;3.678E-+-O 0-117 w 3.275E-l-O;l.681E-t-O 0-117 w 3.766E-t-0;1.971E-t-O 0-117 3.410E-l-0;2.056E-t-O 0-117 5.039E-l-O;l.766E-t-O 0-117 5.118E-l-0;3.118E-t-O 0-117 3.837E-+-O;l.803E-t-O 0-117 5.597E-l-0;2.786E-t-O 0-117 2.114E-l-O;l.370E-t-O 0-117 l.039E-l-0;5.538E-l 0-117 l.15JE-l-0;5.343E-l 0-117 l.411E-l-0;4.097E-l 0-117 5.345E-l;l.838E-1 0-117 7.373E-1;3.251E-l 0-117 3.054E-1;8.534E-2 0-117 2.852E-l;l.138E-l 0-117 0-117 3.517E-l;l.192E-l 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1981 "4.ay 4-8 126 21-120 Hay 18-22 140 21-120 Jun. 1-5 154 31-120 Jun. 15-19 168 31-120 Jun. 22-26 175 31-120 Jul. 6-10 189 46-120 Jul. 13-17 196 46-120 Jul. 27-30 209.5 46-120 Aug. 3-6 216.5 49-120 Aug. 17-22 231.5 49-120 Aug. 24-27 237.5 49-120 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 55-120 Sep. 14-18 259 55-120 Sep. 21-25 266 55-120 Oct. 5-9 280 59-120 Oct. 19-22 293.5 59-120 Table 4-25 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and olrler prior and subsequent to moving-average process:pelagic fixed-frame net collections, 1981. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/100111 ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/ lOOm ) .54 3.92436 1.18027 221 0.75435 141 0.59922 2.471 E+o 54 3.02290 1.10685 269 o. 70520 171 0.60173 2.346 E+o 47 7.90324 2.45462 213 1.89123 164 0.41927 4.612 E+o 49 6.25740 2.03258 227 1.53856 172 0.43897 3.489 E+o 47 7.88225 1.86080 162 1.08734 95 0.66597 4.956 E+o 47 5.62333 1.46481 179 0.86221 105 0.66106 2.483 E+o 47 4.43674 1.74527 270 1.15256 178 0.57336 1.602 E+o 47 5.68707 1.13070 136 0.86689 105 0.42497 2.520 E+o 47 3.74906 1.49175 273 1.08238 198 0.48498 1.957 E+o 47 1.99565 0.49467 170 0.49467 122 0.49562 1.064 E+o 47 3.46528 1.06254 210 0.80689 160 0.43586 2.633 E+o 45 1.85443 0.55051 199 0.38750 140 0.51579 6.962 E-1 45 1. 72213 0.58200 227 0.45827 179 0.39409 5.859 E-1 45 1.78814 0.51721 194 0.38094 143 0.46986 7.709 E-1 49 o. 71066 0.32219 317 0.29878 294 0.15796 3.295 E-1 49 1.13228 O.:'nl37 238 0.28767 17ii 0.45156 5.756 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. -+95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 3.965E+o;l.933E+o 0-117 3.743E+o;1.920E+o 0-117 8.419E+o;3.478E+o 0-117 6. 583e:+o; 2. 650E+o 0-117 7.144E+o;3.784E+o 0-117 I 4.219E+o;l.909E+o 0-117 UJ 3.922E+D;l.066E+o 0-117 4.265E+o;l.945E+o 0-117 4.136E+o;l.333E+o 0-117 l.779E+o;8.319E-l 0-117 4.258E+o;l.947E+o 0-117 l.477E+o;5.353E-l 0-117 l.509E+o;3.885E-l 0-117 l.539E+o;4.807E-l 0-117 9.303E-l;l.993E-l 0-117 l.154E+o;4.044E-l 0-117

-*

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1981 May 4-8 126 21-120 May 18-22 140 21-120 Jun. 1-5 154 31-120 Jun. 15-19 168 31-120 Jun. 22-26 175 31-120 Jul. 6-10 189 46-120 Jul. 13-17 196 46-120 Jul. 27-30 209.5 46-120 Aug. 3-6 216. 5 49-120 Aug. 17-22 231.5 49-120 Aug. 24-27 237.5 49-120 Aug. 31-Sep. 3 244.5 55-120 Sep. 14-18 259 55-120 Sep. 21-25 266 55-120 Oct. 5-9 280 59-120 Oct. 19-22 293.5 59-120

• Table 4-26 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottpm trawl collections, 1981. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging t Number Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 16 0.34526 0.14985 174 0.06523 76 0.82318 1.697 E-1 16 0.95241 0.33086 139 0.29303* 123 0.26787 8.381 E-1 23 1.19114 o.47629 192 0.36192 146 0.44884 1.205 E+o 23 3.01514 1.28401 204 1.17998 188 0.19386 2.918 E+o 23 1.50744 0.83240 265 0.77405 246 0.17458 1.643 E+o 23 1. 72796 0.58667 163 0.48874 136 0.33754 1. 769 E+o 23 1.53747 0.51980 162 0.40759 127 0.41310 1.421 E+o 39 3.80315 1.60265 263 1.43155 235 0.22312 4.307 E+o 23 1.23741 0.64987 252 0.51715 200 0.39554 1.374 E+o 23 1 * .41968 o.

244 0.63532 215 0.26339 1.689 E+o 39 0.56744 0.16486 181 0.11929 131 0.49018 6.959 E-1 25 0.39240 0.11488 146 0.08614 110 0 .46118 3. 772 E-1 25 0.60364 0.28782 238 0.26603 220 0.18127 5.071 E-1 35 0.52358 0.14972 169 0.10291 116 0. 54141 5.031 E-1 28 1.39516 0.49155 186 0.41890 159 0.30064 1.090 E+o 31 0.95811 0.29452 171 0.24595 143 0.32590 9.161 E-1 t Averaging .lndicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers 3.087E-l;l.198E-l 0-117 l.463E+o;3.166E-l 0-117 l.956E+o;5.890E-l 0-117 5.365E+o;l.406E+o 0-117 3.249E+o;8.732E-l 0-117 I 2.782E+o;9.021E-l 0-117 w 2.266E+o;8.078E-l 0-117 Ul 7.204E+o;2.421E+o 0-117 2.447E+o;8.480E-1 0-117 3.006E+o;9.024E-l 0-117 9.374E-1;5.361E-l 0-117 5.550E-1;2.384E-l 0-117 l.056E-1;2.173E-l 0-117 7.122E-1;3.784E-l 0-117 l.950E+o;5.239E-l 0-117 l.418E+o;5.362E-l 0-117

• Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 May 3-5 124 21-120 May 17-21 139 21-120 Jun. 7-10 159.5 31-120 Jun. 14-17 166.5 31-120 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 46-120 Jul. 12-15 194.5 46-120 Jul. 19-23 202 46-120 Jul. 26-30 209 46-120 Aug. 2-5 215.5 49-120 Aug. 16-19 229.5 49-120 Aug. 23-27 237 49-120 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 244.5 55-120 Sep. 13-16 257.5 55-120 Sep. 27-Oct. 1 272 55-120 Oct. 12-14 286 59-120 Oct. 27-29 301 59-120 Table 4-27 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:pelagic fixed-frame net collections, 1982. Prior to Averaging t Subsequent to Averaging t N'umber Mean Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Deasity 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/ lOOm ) 54 9.34268 4.56873 359 3.32691 2Ci2 G.47974 3.773 E+o 54 13.83079 3.87885 206 2.55161 13f> 0.57543 5.357 E+o 47 1.54435 0.58015 258 0.45942 204 0.38652 1.190 E+o 47 7 .26160 1.68570 159 1.17815 111 0.52215 3.395 E+o 47 7 .84079 2.03412 178 1.09839 96 o. 71476 3. 610 E+o 47 3.26736 1,04229 219 0.85755 180 0.33779 1.828 E+o 47 1.97741 0.50705 176 0.35722 124 0.51446 9.241 E-1 47 1.61087 0.34876 148 0.15637 67 0.80333 6.982 E-1 47 0.39609 0*.19004 329 0.16347 283 0.27617 2.416 E-1 47 3.28757 1.62117 338 0.95286 199 0.66205 1.103 E+o 47 1. 97134 0.57171 199 0.26488 92 0.79001 8.042 E-1 45 0.93812 0.34596 247 0.24762 177 0.49936 8.463 E-1 41 3.36247 0.97842 186 0.32626 62 0.89159 9.896 E-1 45 1.39572 0.58448 281 0.48367 232 0.33076 1.391 E+o 49 1.28887 0.46647 253 0.36948 201 0.38570 7.585 E-1 49 0.22207 0.13077 412 0.09619 303 0.47016 2.048 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collection period * * -+95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers l.036E+l;2.238E+o 0-117 l.041E+l;3.813E+o 0-117 2.115E+o;8.740E-l 0-117 5.766E+o;2.357E+o 0-117 .(:>. I w 5.821E+o;2.636E+o 0-117 (j) 3.555E+o;l.257E+o 0-117 l.643E+o;6.580E-l 0-117 l.013E+o;5.658E-l 0-117 5.707E-l;l.899E-l 0-117 3.021E+o;7.488E-l 0-117 1.337E+o;6.334E-l 0-117 l.345E+o;6.248E-l 0-117 l.649E+o;8.467E-1 0-117 2.365E+o;9.606E-l 0-117 l.502E+o;5.582E-l 0-117 3.982E-l;l.610E-l 0-117

--* Size Collection Julian Range Period Date (mm) 1982 Hay 3-5 124 21-120 !-lay 17-21 139 21-120 Jun. 7-10 159.5 31-120 Jun. 14-17 166.5 31-120 Jun. 28-Jul. 3 181.5 46-120 Jul. 12-15 194.5 46-120 Jul. 19-23 202 46-120 Jul. 26-30 209 46-120 Aug. 2-5 215.5 49-120 Aug. 16-19 229.5 49-120 Aug. 23-27 237 49-120 Aug. 30-Sep. 2 244 .s 55-120 Sep. 13-16 257.5 55-120 Sep. 27-Oct. 1 272 55-120 Oct. 12-14 286 59-120 Oct. 27-29 301 59-120 Table 4-28 Population statistics for bay anchovy l+ and older prior and subsequent to moving-average process:4.9-m bottom trawl collections, 1982. Prior to Averagingt Subsequent to Averaging t Number M.e:an Standard Coefficient Standard Coefficient Mean of Density 3 Error of of Error of of R2 Density 3 Samples (x/lOOm ) Mean Variation Mean Variation (x/lOOm ) 17 2.02132 1.66636 340 1.58232 323 0.15468 2.352 E+o 16 0.74241 o.40565 219 0.30186 163 0.48318 7.530 E-1 23 2.52822 1.29538 246 1.10279 209 0.30819 3.186 E+o 23 1.68604 0.73904 210 0.64481 183 0.27335 2.050 E+o 23 1.43960 0.42191 141 0.26451 88 0.62481 1.689 E-l-0 23 3.05288 0.96150 151 0.62074 98 0.60216 2.998 E+o 23 1.20295 0.35292 141 0.29185 116 0.34722 1.358 E+o 23 1.17887 0.42292 172 0.34325 140 0.37121 1.311 E+o 23 3.47694 1.34814 186 1.05649 146 0.41379 3.337 E+o 33 1.84761 0.61418 191 0.42692 133 0.53193 1.901 E+o 23 1. 70118 0.87909 248 0.84088 237 0.12663 2.210 E+o 25 0.67830 0.20762 153 0.16097 119 0.42394 6.634 E-1 23 0.51017 0.20505 193 0.15635 147 0.44499 3.905 E-1 25 0.56045 ;J.25442 227 0.21089 188 0.34150 7.927 E-1 21 0.58839 200 0.24138 188 0.15664 6.034 E-1 21 0.81260 0.27130 153 0.19055 107 0.53136 5.730 E-1 t Averaging indicates moving average process (three nearest neighbors).

• Midpoint of collecticn period. +95% Confidence River Limits Kilometers

5. 706E+o; 1. 365,E+o 0-117 l.396E+o;3.524E-l 0-117 5.473E+o;l.817E+o 0-117 3.388E+o;l.152E-l-O 0-117 I w 2.238E+o;l.191E+o 0-117 ....J 4.285E+o;1.952E+o 0-117 1.964E+o;8.697E-l 0-117 2.023E+o;8.676E-l 0-117 5.528E+o;l.796E+o 0-117 2.771E+o;l.261E+o 0-117 3.594E+o;1.402E+o 0-117 9.957E-1;4.023E-1 0-117 7.147E-l;l.643E-l 0-117 l.228E+o;4.808E-1 0-117 l.107E+o;2.958E-l 0-117 9.705E-1;3.840E-l 0-117 4-38 Table 4-29 Estimated daily instantaneous mortality rates for bay anchovy taken by 0.5-m plankton net, daylight only, during 1973-1978 near Artificial Island. Instantaneous Daily Mortality(Zd)

Standard R2 N (-slope) Error 1973 7 0.08622 0.00813 0.957 1974 9 0.09413 0.01214 0.896 1975 7 0.06618 0.00819 0.929 1976 4 0.09846 0.01376 0.962 1977 6 0.09119 0.01545 0.897 1978 6 0.07277 0.01121 0.913 Mean 0.08483 AN COVA Residual SS DF MS 197 ;3 1. 80218 5 0.360437 1974 11. 98910 7 1. 712720 1975 4.87166 5 0.974332 1976 1.45602 2 0.728008 1977 6.97962 4 1.744900 1978 3.44946 4 0.862365 Pooled 30.6674 27 1.13583 Common 38.1803 32 1.19314 Total 93.6390 37 2.53078 Test for equality of slopes; F 5127 = 1.36 NS Test for equality of elevations; F 5132 = 3.16, .I I I

--* Table 4-30 Survival and mortality rates, based on otolith studies, for bay anchovy collected near Artificial Island during 1983. Annual Survival (S) Standard*Error Sample Size Daily Instantaneous Total Mortality (Zd) Size Range (mm FL) April 0.1242 o. 015 3 410 0.00571 31-90 May 0.3224 0.0180 457 0.00310 31-90 June July August Mean 0.1489 0.2256 0.2188 0.0233 0.0243 0.0259 201 231 201 0.00522 0.00408 0.00416 0.00445 31-85 36-90 41-95 .i::. I w l.D --: I I

-Table 4-31 Mortality rates of engraulid eggs, larvae and adults. Stage Egg Egg and larval Pro larval Pro-and postlarval Postlarval Juvenile Adult 1 zd = lnS/d 2 1974-1977 Species Bay anchovy 2 (Anchoa mitchilli)

Black sea anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus)

Japanese anchovy (§_. japonica)

Black sea anchovy 3 Northern anchovy (§_. mordax) Bay anchovy 4 nay anchovy Eay anchovy Northern anchovy 3 3-16 mm TL larvae 4 average (1973-1978);

3-20 mm TL larvae

• Survival (S) 0.060 0.0009 0.383 0.001 0.379 Days at Surv 1'ral Stage per day (d) (Sd) 1 0.17-0.28 2.5 o. 325 31 0.799 1.5 o. 527 ca. 29 o. 820 365 o. 621

• Instantaneous Daily 1 Mortality (Zd) 1. 763-1.276 1.1254 0.2262 o. 6398 0.1711 0.08483 0.04275 0.00445 0.00266 Source Present Study Dekhnik, 1963; Nikolskii, 1969; (Not seen; cited.in Dahlberg, 1979) Nakai et al., 1955; (not seen; cited in Dahlberg, 1979) Dekhnik, 1963; Nik.olskii, 1969; (not seen; cited in Dahlberg, 1979) Lenarz, 1972; (not seen; cited in Dahlberg, 1979); Smith, 1981 Present Study Present Study Present Study Hanan, 1981 I I l 4-41 BAY ANCHOVY -1970-1982 ALL GEARS JAN N= 63 nJb FEB N = 16 0

• I ii p=id11 MAR I N= 993 0

• APR N = 12021 o, I 1l MAY N= 44920 F5 JUN &l 0 . N = m13 gJ a. o, ' I I I Ql 20, <

JUL t N= 52999 0, a Ii! I AUG ;:. N= 66822 0 I r=i=Cfittr-H SEP N= 46868 l r=rdftD OCT N=

I I I f--t-i. 0

• 1 NOV N= 9016 01 DEC i3 N= 220 0, I I I j I 0 lO .20 30 40 so llO '10 eo ;o lOO .llO 120 FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov taken by seine, trawl and gill net during present study, 1970-1982.

Figure 4-1 4-42 BAY ANCHOVY -1970-1978 ALL GEARS u INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE JAN N=4 0. nili FEB 20 N = 16 103 ' n 0 ' I I ' I ' I I ' I I I MAR I [ N= 930 01 I I I I ' I P"= I APR N= 6347 0, ' I I I ' I I MAY N = 14597 0, ' I ' I ' I I ' I E=! FrrdlJlTh__, JUN 0 N = 11360 D ' ' I I I I a. I ' I ' I al < JUL ti !i N = 14589 § 0, r I I I ' ' I fl! rnlllb=rrfiltp_.

AUG ... ii N = llli62 ' 0, I I I ' I 11 SEP N = 15638 ' 0, I I I ' I I ,..---I OCT N = 14326 81 I ' I I I F= I NOV N = 7599 0, ' I ' I I I ' I I 1l rriltrom-.

DEC N= m I ' I"' I I ' I I 0 10 Zl so 40 50 80 70 80 QO lOO l10 120 FORK LENGTH (MM) -* PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov taken by seine,trawl and gill net in the Ar ti fie ial Island area ( rkm 64-97) , Figure 4-2 * * .I I I 4-43 BAY ANCHOVY -1979-1982 ALL GEARS JAN N = 50 I I ' I ct=-r-rF=J I I I I u FEB INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 0

• ditrfTh MAR N= 63 I I I I r=r=i I ' I I I 1l APR N = 5674 I I I I I I I I I MAY 15 10 N = 30323 6 § 0

• I I I I I I I ' I JUN N= 35753 '1. 01 I I I I I I I I I I ' I fl.I < I lUL N = 38410 I § 0, I I I I I ft! 1l r=r=rrCth-1 AUG :=. N= 40160 I I f1=h-==r, I I I I I I I SEP N = 31220 o, I I I I I I OCT n N = 10391 I

• I I I ' I I 1l r NOV N = 14fl I I I I I I I r=rITb DEC :3 rrf}-[b N= 49 0, I I I I ' I I 0 10 20 so 40 tiO eo '10 eo QC 100 .no 12.0 FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov by seine, trawl and gill net in the Delawar Estuary (rkm 0-117), 1979-1982. . Figure 4-3 4-44 BAY ANCHOVY -1979 4.9 M TRAWL ll JAN INsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ll FEB INsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 ' I !l MAR INSUFFICIENT S.AYPLE SIZE N= 0 ;1 APR N = 4206 MAY N= 0281 51 !'ii o, F" C!J E:1 JUN N= 0464 0 ::i m a.. 01 I t.'J JUL < r=r-fTh N= 6904 g 0' fi! -rdIIttb AUG i;., N = 15669 0 I I SEP N = 3784 o, OCT N= 260 o, NOV n bn=, N= 227 0 I r=d1b DEC ::i rdlfr1 N = 49 0 ' I I I I I I 0 1D 20 90 40 60 eo 'IO ao eo 100 l10 Im FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.A..-..Y SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov taken by 4.9-m trawl in the Delaware Estuary, 1979. Figure 4-4 I J r I I 4-45 BAY ANCHOVY -1980 4.9 M TRAWL ll1hrrn J'AN N= 59 I ' I Ch--n---, I I u FEB INsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0

• a;i, ctfrdlli :MAR :r.s; N= 63 0 I I ' I =r=i I I I I APR N= 1481 ' I ' I ' I I I I MAY N= 70!7 i=l ' ' ' 0 0. I I I I I ' I ES &l JUN ('J N= 6452 0. I I I ' I I I I al < JUL >-ll = 6945 0 &1 p 01 ' I ' I I ' I ' I (y i=l . AUG r=. N= 6878 SJ 0, I I I I I ' I .----i SEP N = 7109 I I I I I I OCT N= 2951 0 I I ' I ' I I I 20, NOV N = 1190 I ' I I I I I DEC INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O 0, I ' I I I I I I I I I I I 0 10 20 30 "° 50 eo 'l'O eo eo 100 no 1EO FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov taken by 4.9-m trawl in the Delaware Estuary, 1980. Figure 4-5 4-46 BAY ANCHOVY -1981 4.9 M TRAWL H .IAN INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O 0 !l FEE INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 H MAR INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 u APR INSUFFICIENJ' SAMPLE SIZE N=O 0 rrrrfrb MAY N= 981 0, 0 i JUN <;) 1g:j N= 2049 0, t:ll JUL < rJICtn-n >-N= 297'3 <;) 0, . r=t=r=t=l-Of li1 AUG :=. N = 2Zi'9 01 1 :i'EP N= 16:33 0*1 il OCT N= 2264 u NOV INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 il DEC lNsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 lO 20 so 40 60 eo '10 l!O QC lOO :l10 l20 FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..-..Y SALEM 316(b) STUDY ength-frequency distribution of bay anchovy taken by 4. 9-m trawl in the Delaware stuary, 1981. Figure 4-6 -I

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• 4-47 BAY ANCHOVY -1982 4.9 M TRAWL H 0, INSUmCIENT SAMPLE SIZE ll INsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE I I J H 0 ' IN8UmCIEN'l' SAMPLE SlZE lN8UmClENT SAMPLE SIZE INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE INSUITI CIENT SAMPLE SIZE so 40 50 ao ?O eo FORK LENGTli (MM) 100 l10 JAN N = 0 FEB N=O MAR N = 0 APR N=O MAY N = 554 JUN N = !708 JUL N = 2126 AUG N = 2748 SEP N = 1033 OCT N = 801 NOV N=O DEC N=O PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."1!

ength-frequency distribution of bay anchovy aken by 4.9-m trawl in the Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY stuary, 1982. Figure 4-7 4-48 BAY ANCHOVY -1981 FIXED FRAME NET H INSUFFICIENT 5AYPLE SIZE JAN N= 0 0, ll FEB INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O H MAR INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O 0 ' il APR INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 '

MAY 10 N= 5358 5 !":< 0, 0 ra JUN 0 N= 8548 &l a.. 01 , I I I (/) 251 < I JUL N= 8370 51 :::> ol a !":< :i:: AUG :=. N = 11143 251 SEP N= 9166 0 I l rdtb OCT N= 6930 F1==t 0 I H NOV INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 H DEC INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 ' 0 10 :20 30 "° 50 60 '70 BO QO 100 110 120 FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency of bay anchovy taken by fixed-frame net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1981. Figure 4-8 *

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• ---------4-49 BAY ANCHOVY -1982 FIXED FRAME NET ll 1AN INSUFFICIE.!'IT SAYPLE SIZE N= 0 ll FEB INSUFFICIENT SAYPLE SIZE N=O ' I H MAR INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 * !l APR INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 * ' I I ' MAY N= 6909 :zi 0 I I I 0 E:l ijj JUN u N= 7441 :i. 0, I (fl JUL < t N= 9059 p 01 g AUG it: ::. N= 10230 I I I I I SEP N= 8272 0

• I I 1l OCT N= 6185 H NOV INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 0 :1 DEC B INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N= 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 :ID 20 30 40 50 GO 70 BO llO 100 110 l20 FORK LENGTH (MM) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchovy taken by fixed-frame net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1982. Figure 4-9 4-50 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1979 UN. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ll JAN. 16-31 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ll FEB. 1-15 INsumCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ll FEB. 16-28 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N' = 0 !L YAR. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N' = 0 i=1 C!J E!i IL YAR. 16-31 I INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N' = 0 11. I'll ll APR. 1-'-15 < >+ INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O I APR. 16-30 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O YS:l 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ij 1lAY 16-31 N = flrrl JtJN. 1-15 N = 1326 Jb=n JUN. 16-30 N = 919 a, I I l I I I I I I I I I I I 0, 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 ? a 9 10 11 U!ISU26 le ti 1B 19* 20 TOTAL LENGTH (MY) Length-frequency distribution of bay PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS anchovy larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STIJDY in the Delaware Estuary, January-June, 1979 Figure 4-10 '

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• r 4-51 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1979 gl 1l CJ il ll 0 &1 p.. IN5UFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE Ol ll -< >-I l!=1 P:: "" INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ll INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ll IN5UmCIENT SAMPLE SIZE ii INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE 0, I INSUFFICIENT SAldPLE SIZE Q 1 TOTAL LENGTH (MY) JUL 1-15 N = 1040 JUL 16-31 N = 1004 AUG. 1-15 N = 1112 AUG. 16-31 N = 676 SEP. 1-15 N = 161 SEP. 16-30 N=O OCT. 1-15 N=O OCT. 16-31 N = 37 NOV. 1-15 N=O NOV. 16-30 N=O DEC. 1-15 N=O DEC. 16--31 N=O ength-frequency distribution of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY larvae taken by 0. 5-m plank tori net in the SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY elaware Estuary, July-December, 1979

• Figure 4-11 4-52 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1980 ll JAN. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O ll JAN. 16-31 INSDmCIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O u FEB. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAli!PI.E SIZE N=O 0 ll FEB. 16-29 INSUFFICIENT SAli!PI.E SIZE N=O ll MAR. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O IE<1 0 il MAR. 16-31 § INSUFFICIENT SAli!PI.E SIZE N=O o, t/l il < APR. 1-15 t; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O I ll APR. 16-30 I':< INSUFFICIENT S.AldPLE SIZE N=O ll MAY 1-15 INSU:FFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=4 Jb MAY 16-31 N = 894 I dbu F=r= JUN. 1-15 N = 2292 I db,___ JUN. 16-30 N = 1098 BJ 0, I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 1 2 3 4. 5 6 7 8 II :ID l1 12 l3 14. 15 1S fl 16 19 20 . TOTAL LENGTH (W) Length-frequency distribution of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the Delaware Estuary, January-June, 1980. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-12

• 4-53 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1980 r-fii--n__, .TUL 1-1.5 N = Z"/22. I I I I I I I I I I I I I .TUL 16-31 11 N = 2t79 I I I I I I I I I I I I AUG. 1-1.5 N = 1402 I I I I I I I I I I Ui=t--n AUG. 16-31 N = 506 r r=1 I I I I I I ' I I I I :::i SEP. 1-15 N = !lB l':1 I r=t-r==F=F=t=F=t==r C!J I E'.S :u;, fJ n SEP. 16-30 <:,) g1 N = 100 &l '1. I ill

< ocr. 1-1.5 >-ii Dn-dith I I I N = 25 I I I I n I ! OCT. 16-31 fie. n n=r=n N = 32 01 I I I I I D NOV. 1-15 N=? I I I I I I r=n I I I I I I I n ll INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE NOV. 16-30 N=O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I INsufflCIENT SAMPLE SIZE DEC. 1-15 n N=O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I H INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE DEC. 16-31 N=O 0 ' 0 1 2 3 4 5 s 'l a II 10 l1 l2 l3 14. 16 18 11 18 19 20 TOTAL LENGTH (MY) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Length-frequency distribution of bay anchov larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the Delaware Estuary, July-December, 1980. Figure 4-13 4-54 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1981 * !l JA.L"f. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O !l .IAN. 16-31 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O il FEB. 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 0, !l FEB. 16-28 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 ll MAR 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O i=1 MAR 16-31 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 p., O'l il * < APR 1-15 >-INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N = 0 0 z !3 Cl' ll ::-: APR 16-30 ""' INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O !l :MAY 1-15 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE N=O il Jb YAY 16-31 N = 81 0 ' 50, ft6-i JUN. 1-15 N = ?28 JUN. 16-30 N = 1007 0, F r--9 I I I I I I I I I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 1D u l2 l3 14 15 18 11 18 Ul 20 TOTAL LENGTH {MM:) Length-frequency distribution of bay PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware Estuary, January-June, 1981. Figure 4-14 I ]

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• 4-55 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1981 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE H INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE !l 0 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE IN3UmCIENT SAYPLE SIZE INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE TOTAL LENGTH (MM) I I fl 18 JUL. 1-15 N = 2166 JUL. 16-31 N = 2147 AUG. 1-15 N = 1672 AUG. 16-31 N = 1395 SEP. 1-15 N = 378 SEP. 16-30 N = 1l2 OCT. 1-15 N = 67 OCT. 16-31 N = 0 NOV. 1-15 N = 0 NOV. 16-30 N'= 0 DEC. 1-15 N=O DEC. 16-31 N=O Length-frequency distribution of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware Estuary, July-December, 1981. Figure 4-15 r=l c ES ... :l gj 0..

..; >-u ::::> a fl? ;;:, 4-56 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1982 n INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ii 0 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE H 0 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ii 0 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE u O-r I I ,-T INSUWICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ---r--r------.-----r I I I r r---.---, ' H INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE T INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE 0 INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE lUJ 0, I I I r-1 r=l I I I I I o 1 2 3 4 s e ' a 9 w u u w TOTAL LENGTH (MM) JAN. 1-15 N=O JAN. 16-31 N=O FEB. 1-15 N=O FEB. 16-28 N=O MAR. 1-15 N=O MAR. 16-31 N=O APR 1-15 N=O APR 16-30 N=O MAY 1-15 N = 16 MAY 16-31 N = 1154<'3 JUN. 1-15 N = 656 JUN. 16-:30 N = 1937 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Lengthrfrequency distribution of bay anchov larvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the Delaware Estuary, January-June, 1982. Figure 4-16

• J :1 I I 1 4-57 BAY ANCHOVY LARVAE -1982 0 i INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE ll INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE *I INSUFFICIENT SAYPLE SIZE Q

• INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE SIZE 0 TOTAL LENGTH (MY) r=-1 JUL 1-15 N = 1.:357 JUL 16-31 N = 2191 AUG. 1-15 N = 698 AUG. 16-31 N = 1384 SEP. 1-15 N = 300 SEP. 16-30 N = 613 OCT. 1-15 N = 149 OCT. 16-31 N = 104 NOV. 1-15 N=O NOV. 16-30 N=O DEC. 1-15 N=O . DEC. 16-31 N=O PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'rl SALEM 316(b) STUDY ength-frequency distribution of bay anchovy arvae taken by 0.5-m plankton net in the elaware Estuary, July-December, 1982. Figure 4-17 N i 4-58 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 22-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm. 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 12268.0 > 12268.0 TO 24536.0 8 > 24536.0 TO 36804.0 I > 36804.0 TO 49072.0 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-18 N i 4-59 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 29 -JUN. 1, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm. 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 9540.5 > 9540.5 TO 19081.0 Ul.l > 19081.0 TO 28621.5 II > 26621.5 TO 38162.1 DELAWARE 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'lY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-19 I. N i 4-60 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 5-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGE.l"\fD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 943.0 > 943.0 TO 1886.0 llll > 1886.0 TO 2829.0 I > 2829.0 TO 3772.0 DELAWARE . 3 ean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'N ggs J based on o. 5-m plankton net sampling' SALEM 316(b) STUDY elaware River Estuar

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[ [ J I ' N i 4-61 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 12-14, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 6063.0 > 6063.0 TO 12126.0 U!I > 12126.0 TO 18189.0 Ill! > 18189.0 TO 24252.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4 N t 4-62 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 25-29, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D a.a !21 > o.a TO 6374.a > 6374.0 TO 12748.a !!!J > 12748.0 TO 19122.0 I > 19122.0 TO 25496.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-22 l :I 1 I N .A I 4-63 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 9-12, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 20.0 TO 6087.5 > 6087.5 TO 12155.0 DJ! > 12155.0 TO 18222.5 I 18222.5 TO 24290.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy 1. PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. i Figure 4-23 I I _____ _ j N 4-64 . BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 16-20, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:rn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 12! > 20.0 TO 4738.5 til > 4738.5 TO 9457.0 DI! > 9457.0 TO 14175.5 I > 141755 TO 18894.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-24

• 1 *: I I l N i 4-65 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 24-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 170.0 TO 6437.0 t!! > 6437.0 TO 12704.0 !'i!I > 12704.0 TO 18971.0 !Iii 18971.0 TO 25238.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-25 N i 4-66 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 6-9, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 .> 0.0 TO 3451.0 > 34510 TO 6902.0 D!! > 6902.0 TO 10353.0 I > 10353.0 TO 13804.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'n' eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-26

• I 1 .I I 1 l l ( '* I I N ' I 4-67 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 20-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 18.665 > 18.665 TO 37.330 11!1 >. 37.330 TO 55.995 I > 55.995 TO 74.660 D::E:LAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.>qn GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-27 N i 4-68 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS SEP. 10-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 10.845 !j(l > 10.845 TO 21.690 !!!! > 21.690 TO 32.535 !Ill > 32.535 TO 43.380 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'n eggs, based on o.s-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-28 *

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• 4-69 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS -ocT. 29 -NOV. 2, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0.235 > 0.235 TO 0.470 DD > 0.470 TO 0.705 I > 0.705 TO 0.940 NEW JERSEY N i DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-29 N ! I 4-70 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 5-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 41.360 > 41.360 TO 82.720 D!! > 82.720 TO 124.080 I > 124.080 TO 165.440 DELAWARE -3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-30 *

• N ' I 4-71 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 19-22, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DE.i'\lSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 9243.0 > 9243.0 TO 18486.0 D!I > 18486.0 TO 27729.0 ill > 27729.0 TO 36972.0 DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."IY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (m.nnber/100m

3) of ba)'.' anchovy eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-31 N t 4-72 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 2-6, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkln 0-1!7 LEGEND DEJ.'JSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 10915.5 > 10915.5 TO 21831.0 9 > 21831.0 TO 32746.5 II > 32746.5 TO 43662.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-32 *

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• N 4-73 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 9-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DEl'lSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 4314.0 > 4314.0 TO

• 8628.0 Di! > 8628.0 TO 12942.0 11 > 12942.0 TO 17256.0 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on o.s-m plankton net sampling; Delaware River Estuary. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-33 N i 4-74 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 16-20, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 121 > 0.0 TO 8294.0 > 8294.0 TO 16588.0 Im > 16588.0 TO 24882.0 I > 24882.0 TO 33176.0 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."iY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-34

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' '* N i 4-75 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 7?68.5 > 7768.5 TO 15537.0 > 15537.0 TO 23305.5 a > 23305.5 TO 31074.0 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'r!

eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-35 4-76 N ' I BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 14-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 13053.0 > 13053.0 TO 26106.0 26106.0 TO 39159.0 I > 39159.0 TO 52212.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOmj) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-36 I I I I I

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N i 4-77 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 21-24, 1980 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DE.i'\fSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 14006.0 > 14006.0 TO 28012.0 ll!l > 28012.0 TO 42018.0 I 42018.0 TO 56024.0 Mean density (ntnnber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-37 N i 4-78 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 4-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > a.a TO 730.5 > 730.5 TO 1461.0 ll!l > 1461.0 TO 2191.5 !ill > 2191.5 TO 2922.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-38

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• N t 4-79 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 18-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 5L85 > 5L85 TO 103.70 s > 103.70 TO 155.55 II > 155.55 TO 207.40 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0. 5-m plankton net sampling' SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-39 N i 4-80 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS SEP. 8-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 14155 > 14155 TO 28.310 !ID > 28.310 TO 42.465 I > 42.465 TO 56.623 NEW JERSEY I DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-40

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• N t 4-81 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS SEP. 22-29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [l 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 10.735 s > 2L..fi'O II > 32.205 NEW JERSEY TO '10.735 TO 21470 TO 32.205 TO . 42.940 ATLAl'iTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0. 5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-41 N ! I 4-82 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 11-14, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > o.o TO 1029.5 > 1029.5 TO 2059.0 Im . > 2059.0 TO 3088.5 11 > 3088.5 TO 4118.0 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-42 *

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• N t 4-83 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 18-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND . DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 2898.0 M > 2898.0 TO 57.96.0 11!1 > 5796.0 TO 8694.0 I > 8694.0 TO 11592.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-43 N i 4-84 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 26-28, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 2662.5 > 2662.5 TO 5325.0 !ID > 5325.0 TO 7987.5 I > 7987.5 TO 10650.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'i"!

eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-44

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• I I '* I I N t 4-85 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 8-11, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm. 0-lfl LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 6976.0 > 6976.0 TO 13952.0 D!I > 13952.0 TO 20928.0 I > 20928.0 TO 27904.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. . Figure 4-45 N t 4-86 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 15-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1:17 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 8142.5 tilJ > 8142.5 TO 16285.0 Dll > 16285.0 TO 24427.5 I > 24427.5 TO 32570.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based. on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-46 *

• J .I I I 4-87 * \ BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 22-26, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 7810.5 > 7810.5 TO 15621.0 DD > 15621.0 TO 23431.5 I > 23431.5 TO 31242.0 N ' I DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (nwnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-47 N i 4-88 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 6025.0 > 6025.0 TO 12050.0 11U > 12050.0 TO 18075.0 II > 18075.0 TO 24100.0 3 Mean density (num.ber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-48 * *

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• l l N i 4-89 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 13-17, 1981 . DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 35772.5 > 35772.5 TO 71544.9 11!1 > 71544.9 TO 107317.0 I > 107317.0 TO 143089.0 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on-0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-49 N i 4-90 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 20-24, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, *rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o l2l > 0.0 TO

• 12880.0 > 12880.0 TO 25760.0 !ID > 25760.0 TO 38640.0 I > 38640.0 TO 51520.0 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-50

• J I I I I I I l I I I N t 4-91 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 121 > o.o TO 7807.0 > 7807.0 TO 15614.0 !Ill > 15614.0 TO 23421.0 I > 23421.0 TO 31228.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs' based on 0. 5-m plankton net sampling' SALEK 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-51 N i 4-92 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 TO 141.075 > 141.075 TO 282j5Q Ill > 282j5Q TO 423.225 I > 423.225 TO 564.300 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY . eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-52

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'. I I I N i 4-93 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 217.480 > 2f7.480 TO 434.960 I > 434.980 TO 652.440 I > 652.440 TO 869.920 ATLANTIC OCEAN PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-53 N .. I 4-94 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.085 1111 > 0.!70 I > 0.255 NEW JERSEY TO 0.085 TO 0.!70 TO 0.255 TO 0.340 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-54

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• N i BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 11-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 6329.5 > 6329.5 TO 12659.0 D!I > 12659.0 TO 189Ba5 II > 18988.5 TO 2531a2 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-55 N ' I 4-96 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 17-21, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 12) > 0.0 TO 25718.0 > 25716.0 TO 51432.0 11!1 > 51432.0 TO 77148.0 I > 77148.0 TO 102864.0 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-56 **

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• I 4-97 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS MAY 24-27,1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 121 > 0.0. . TO 12614.5 § > 12614.5 TO 25229.0 au > 25229.0 TO 37843.5 I > 37843.5 TO 50458.0 DELAWARE . j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-57 N i 4-98 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 7-10, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > *o.o TO 2746.0 > 2746.0 TO 5492.0 llD > 5492.0 TO 8238.0 I > 8238.0 TO 10984.1 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) o! bay anchovy

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• N i 4-99 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 21-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 7762.0 > 7762.0 TO 15524.0 Ill > 15524.0 TO 23286.0 II > 23286.0 TO 31048.0 DELAWARE Mean density (m.unber/lOOm ) o.f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0. 5-m plankton net sampling' .SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-59 I -I ,

• I 4-100 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUN. 28 -JUL.

• 3, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > Q,Q TO .5857.5 § > 5857.5 TO 11715.0 s > 11715.0 TO fl572.5 I > 17572.5 TO 23430.2 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE \ j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on O.S-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-60

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• o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 7130.0 > 7130.0 TO 14260.0 DB > 14260.0 TO 21390.0 I > 21390.0 TO 28520.0 . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-61 N i 4-102 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 6919.0 !)g. > 6919.0 TO 13838.0 !ID > 13838.0 TO 20757.0 I > 20757.0 TO 27676.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) o.f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-62 *

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• N 4-103 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS JUL. 26-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:m. 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > o.o TO 7922.5 > 7922.5 TO 15845.0 D!I > 15845.0 TO 23767.5 II > 23767.5 TO 31690.0 DELAWARE . j Mean density (ntUnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, , Delaware River Estuary. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-63 N i 4-104 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 9-13, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 421.0 B > 421.0 TO 842.0 D!l > 842.0 TO 1263.0 II > 1263.0 TO 1684.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-64 * *

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• I. I .N i 4-105 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 0 > .Q.O TO 501.5 > 50L5 TO 1003.0 D!l > 1003.0 TO 1504.5 I > 1504.5 TO 2006.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-65 4-10'6 BAY ANCHOVY. EGGS AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY .PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o l!I > 0.0 TO . 658.0 > 658.0 TO 1316.0 I > 1316.0 TO 1974.0 I > 1974.0 TO 2632.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOmj) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM.316(b)

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• N i 4-107 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS SEP. 20-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 8.05 li.i1 > 8.05 TO 16.10 Ill! > 16.10 TO 24.15 I > 24.15 TO 3220 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-67 N i 4-108 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS OCT. 4-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 121 > 0.00 fiJ > 1.00 s > 2.00 e > 3.oo NZW JERSEY TO 1.00 TO 2.00 TO 3.00 'l!O 4.00 ;I; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, /flf!ff/!j 1 ffjffjf} !ff;/j I I ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of; bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-68 *1 i I l *

• ..-(/) 35000 f:x1 8 30000 m :::> u 0 25000 0 15000 10000 5000 JAN FEB MAR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AliD GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY BAY ANCHOVY EGGS -1979 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay anchovy eggs net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1979. Figure 4-69

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--BAY ANCHOVY EGGS 1980 if) f.:il 35000 E-t f.:il u 30000 1-f m :=> u 0 25000 0 ..-t 20000 ' f.:il p... f.:il 15000 m I ....... ....... :=> 0 z 10000 :>-t E-t 1-f if) 5000 z f.:il Q z 0 < JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC f.:il Mean density and 95% C. I. of bay anchovy eggs taken by 0.5-m plankton PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Alill GAS COMPANY net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1980. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-70 --,-. -*--

--* * --BAY ANCHOVY EGGS 1981 Cf) r:il 35000 E--t r:il u 30000 1-i f:Q :::i u 0 25000 0 ....-f 20000 r:il 11-t r:il ,j:>. f:Q 15000 I ....... ....... :::i ....... z 10000 E--t 1-i Cf) 5000 z r:il Q z 0 < JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC r:il Mean density and 95% c.r. of bay anchovy eggs taken by o.s-m plankton PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC Alm GAS COMPANY net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1981. SALEM STUDY F:!gure 4-71

....... Cf) 35000 30000 8 0 25000 0 ..-1 f!l 20000 15000 10000 5000 JAN FEB MAR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlW GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY

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4-113 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS 1979 30000 rkm 113-117 0 30000 rkm 97-113 . ..-..... r.n r:il 0 300001 r:il :::!! rkm 80-97 C) oL -Ill :::> A ts A1 A AA j A A I A A 4 C) 30000 0 rkm 64-80 0 . ..-f r:il 0 P--t 30000 rkm 48-64 . r:il Ill :::!! :::> 0 z ..._ 30000 >-rkm 32-48 -r.n z 0 r:r:I Q 30000 z rkm 16-32 < r:il ::?J 0 30000 rkm 0-16 Q I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy eggs,

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on 0.5-m plankton net tows, Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1979. Figure 4-73 4-114 -BAY ANCHOVY EGGS -1980 30000 rkm 113-117 0 30000 rkm 97-113 ,--_ rn E-t 0 30000 rkm 80-97 u -Ill 0 0 u 30000 0 rkm 64-80 0 ..-I i::i:.l 0 30000 i::i:.l rkm 48-64 m 0 0 z ....._,, 30000 >i rkm 32-48 E-t -rn z 0 Cl 30000 z rkm 16-32 < 0 30000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy eggs, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on 0.5-m plankton net tows, Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1980. Figure 4-74

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• I. I 4-115 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS -1981 30000 rkm 113-117 30000 rkm 97-113 ....--,. en r:4 E-t 0 r:4 30000 rkm 80-97 u -m 0 ir""i!. A :+ A :6 ::::> u 30000 0 rkm 64-80 0 ..-I 0 11-t 30000 rkm 48-64 r:4 *m 0 0 z ...._ 30000 rkm 32-48 E-t -en z 0 0 30000 z rkm 16-32 < ::a 0 30000 rkm 0-16 J.AN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Regional mean density of bay anchovy eggs, based on 0.5-m plankton net tows, Delaware River Estuary -1981. Figure 4-75 4-116 BAY ANCHOVY EGGS -1982 30000 rkm 113-117 0 30000 rkm 97-113 .........

en r='.l E-i 0 r='.l 30000 rkm 80-97 u -m 0 0 u 30000 0 rkm 64-80 0 ..-! Pz:l 0 30000 rkm 48-64 Pz:l m ::::= 0 0 z -30000 >i rkm 32-48 E-i -en z 0 r='.l Q 30000 z rkm 16-32 < r='.l :21 0 30000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy eggs, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on 0.5-m plankton net tows, Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1982. Figure 4-76

• I I .I I I I N i 4-117 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 22-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0* > o.o TO 315.0 !i1I > 315.0 TO 630.0 11!1 > 630.0 TO 945.0 I > 945.0 TO 1260.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) 0£ bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on o.s-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-77 N i 118 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 29 -JUN. 1, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 118.80 > 118.80 TO 237.60 1111 > 237.60 TO 356.40 II > 356.40 TO 475.20 DELAWARE . Mean density (number/100m

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' r* r I I I I I N t 4-119 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 5-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkID. 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 IZI > 0.000 > 1.485 Im > 2.970 I > 4.455 NEW JERSEY TO 1.485 TO 2.970. TO 4,495. TO 5.940 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-79 N i 4-120 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 12-14, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO Ul.70 t'!I > 111.70 TO 223.40 1111 > 223.40 TO 335.10 I > 335.10 TO 446.84 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SER.VICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-80

,------( l I i 4-121 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 25-29, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 132.90 fi!I > 132.90 TO 265.80 llD > 265.80 TO 398.70 I > 398.70 TO 531.60 DELAWARE . 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-81 4-122 .....------------..

N t BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 9-12, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 121 M Dll I 0.,00 > 0.00 TO 134.60 > 134.60 TO 269.20* > 269.20 TO 403.80 > 403.80 TO 538.40 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY . sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-82 l .I I I

• N t 4-123 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 16-20, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 l2l > 0.00 TO 227.35 > 227.35 TO 454.70 au > 454.70 TO 682.05 Ill > 682.05 TO 909.40 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-83 N .. I 4-124 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 24-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC .METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 215.30 > 215.30 TO 430.60 1111 > 430.60 TO 645.90 I > 645.90 TO 861.20 DELAWARE 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-84 1

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• N ' I 4-125 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 6-9, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS -0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 165.15 > 16515 TO 330.30 1111 > 330.30 TO 495.45 I > 495.45 TO 660.60 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-85 N 4 I 4-126 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 20-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 0.605 > 0.605 TO 1210 [ID > 1210 TO 1815 I > 1.815 TO 2.420 NEW JERSEY DEL.AWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) ST!JDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-86

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• N i 4-127 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) SEP. 10-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.865 11!1 > 1.730 I > 2.595 N.EW JERSEY TO 0.865 TO 1.730 TO 2.595 TO 3.463 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-87 N i 4-128 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) OCT. 15-17, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO OJ45 > OJ45 TO 0.290 11!1 :> 0.290 TO 0.435 II > 0.435 TO 0.583 NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOmj) of bay anchovy ' PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-88 ** 1 I I 1

• I N ' I 4-129 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) APR 29 -MAY 2, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.110 > 0.110 TO 0.220 1111 > 0.220 TO 0.330 I > 0.330 TO 0.440 NEW JERSEY NOT SAMPLED DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay. anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-89 N i 4-130 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 5-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rknl 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.080 !!II > 0.160 I > 0.240 NEW JERSEY TO 0.080 TO 0.160 TO 0.240 TO 0.320 ATLA.i"'ITIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-90 *

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[ I I I I N i 4-131 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 19-22, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 l2l > 0.00 TO 227.75 > 227.75 TO 455.50 ll!I > 455.50 TO 683.25 II > 68325 TO 911.00 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro larvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-91 N i 4-132 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 2-6, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 1aa CUBIC METERS D a.a 0 > a.a TO 388.a fN > 388.0 TO 776.0 > 776.0 TO 1164.0 I > 1164.0 TO 1552.a DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'iY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-92

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• N ! I 4-133 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 9-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 353.0 > :353.0 TO 706.0 Im > 706.0 TO 1059.0 !ll > 1059.0 TO 1412.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-93 N t 4-134 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 16-20, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 101.95 > 101.95 TO 203.90 11!1 > 203.90 TO 305.85 I > 305.85 TO 407.80 DELAWARE . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-94 I I I I

• I I I 1* I N .. I 4-135 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE MM) JUL. 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 582.5 lil > 582.5 TO 1165.0 00 > 1165.0 TO f747.5 Ill > 00.5 TO 2330.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-95 . J N .. I 4-136 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 _MM) JUL. 14-18,

• 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 798.0 > 798.0 TO 1596.0 11!1 > 1596.0 TO 2394.0 I > 23&4.0 TO 3192.2 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-96 * *

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• N ' I 4-137 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 21-24, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 1aa CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 121 > a.a TO 855.o > 855.0 TO 1710.0 a!! > 1710.0 TO 2565.0 I > 2565.0 TO 3420.0 DEL.AWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."n'.

prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STtJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-97 _J N i I 4-138 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 4-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 353.0 > 353.0 TO 706.0 DD > 706.0 TO 1059.0 I > 1059.0 TO 1412.2 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro larvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-98 *

• I I I , , 1* I N ! I 4-139 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 18-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 TO 17.505-> 17.505 TO 35.010 DD > 35.010 TO 52.515 I > 5?,.515 TO 70.020 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. _Figure 4-99 N i 4-140 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) SEP. 8-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEJ.'ID DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 l2l > 0.000 > 0.535 D!I > 1.070 I > 1.605 NEW JERSEY TO 0.535 TO 1.070 TO 1.605 TO 2140 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY samnlin2.

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• N ' I 4-141 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) SEP. 22-29, 19.80 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.210 Ill > 0.420 I > 0.630 NEW' JERSEY TO 0.210 TO 0.420 TO. 0.630 TO 0.840 OCEAN Mean density (nmnber/lOOmj) of: ba:y anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) SIIJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-101 N t 4-142 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 18-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0 II I 0.000 > 0.000 TO 12.190 > 12.190 TO 24.380 > 24.380 TO 36.570 > 36.570 TO 48.760 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-102 I I N i 4-143 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 26-28, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 0.305 an > 0.610 I > 0.915 NEW JERSEY TO 0.305 TO 0.610 TO 0.915 TO 1.220 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro larvae' based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-103 N ' I 4-144 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 8-11, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [1 0.00 121 > o.oo > 3110 Ill > 62.20 I > 93.30 NEW JERSEY TO 31.10 TO 62.20 TO 93.30 TO 124.40 ATLANTIC OCEAN . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-104 I l l N i 4-145 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 15-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 66.90 > 66.90 TO 133.80 11!1 > 133.80 TO 200.70 I > 200.70 TO 267.60 DELAWARE 3 density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-105 N 4-146 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 22-26, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS (1 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 651.5 > 651.5 TO 1303.0 all > 1303.0 TO 1954.5 I > 1954.5 TIJ 2606.2 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (nmnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-106 I I J 1* l N i 4-147 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 184.20 > 18420 TO 368.40 ll!I > 368.40 TO 552.60 II > 552.60 TO 736.80 DELAWARE Mean density (nlllllber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-107 N ' I 4-148 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0--117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS n 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 101.95 ti} > 101.95 TO 203.90 DD > 203.90 TO 305.85 Ill > 305.85 TO 407.80 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-108 * *

• I I I N t 4-149 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 20-24, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 183.75 > 183.75 To 367.50 llll > 367.50 TO 55125 II > 55125 TO 735.03 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m 3)*of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on o.s-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. *Figure 4-109 N i 4-150 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 172.55 > 172.55 TO 345.10 Dll > 345.10 TO 517.65 I > 517.65 TO 690.20 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-110 I J I

• N i 4-151 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO lit} > 10.280 TO II > 20.560 TO I > 30.840 TO NEW JERSEY !///!ff; /111 I;! I I I /if/f:Z11 v/fl'fffj ff/ f/!1 1 ;1111;111

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10.280 20.560 30.840 41.120 ;1;1 1 1 1 1 !; /j I I ATLANTIC fzl OCEAN I ' 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-.111 4-152 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [] 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.070 > 1.070 TO 2.140 9 > 2.140 TO 3.210 I > 3.210 TO 4.280 NEW JERSEY N t . DELAWARE ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (nmnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-112 * *J I J I

[ _ N i 4-153 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) SEP. 28-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkzn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS n 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 0.680 s > 1360 I > 2.040 NEW JERSEY TO 0.680 TO 1.350 TO 2.040 TO 2.720 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

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prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-113 N t 4-154 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 11-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.180 > 1.180 TO 2.360 11!1 > 2.360 TO 3.540 I > 3.540 TO 4.720 NEW.JERSEY

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• t I N t 4-155 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 17-21, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 173.80 tiil > 173.80 TO 347.60 e > 347.60 TO 521.40 B > 521.40 TO 695.23 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-115 ......

N i 4-156 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) MAY 24-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rktn LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.o 121 > 0.0 TO 273.5 > 273.5 TO 54'1.0 ISi > 547.0 TO 820.5 * > 820.5 TO 1094.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-116

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• N t 4-157 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 7-10, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [l 0.00 121 > 0.00 TO 32.10 > 32.10 TO 64.20 Ill > 64.20 TO 96.30 Iii > 96.30 TO 128.40 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro larvae' based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-117 N i 4-158 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 21-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.o 121 > o.o TO 784.5 > 784.5 TO 1569.0 l!U > 1569.0 TO 2353.5 I > 2353.5 TO 3138.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae,_

based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-118 I l .l I I I ' I I I * *

• N i 4-159 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUN. 28 -JUL. 3, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.oo 0 > 0.00 TO 187.50 > 187.50 TO 375.00 Dll > 375.00 TO 562.50 ti > 562.50 TO 750.00 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary.

4-119 N i 4-160 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 451.5 > 451.5 TO 903.0 11!1 > 903.0 TO 1354.5 I > 1354.5 TO 1806.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY _ pro larvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-120

• J J 1 1 I N t 4-161 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3, MM) JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS I] 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 204.80 > 204.80 TO 409.60 1111 > 409.60 TO 614.40 I > 614.40 TO 819.20 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of.bay anchovy PU!LIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-121 N i 4-162 BAY ANCHOVY. PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) JUL. 26-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 17.270 s > 17.270 TO 34.540 llD > 34.540 TO 51.810 II > 51.810 TO 69.080 DELAWARE .) Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro1arvae,.based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-122

• I J I I I I I l J l I I_ N t 4-163 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 9-13, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:m 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 29.05 > W.05 TO 5810 1111 > 58.10 TO 8715 l!I > 87.15 TO 116.20 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) o:J: bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."iY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-123 N .. 4-164 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 11.635 > 11.635 TO 23.270 11!1 > 23.270 TO 34.905 I > 34.905 TO 46.541 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-124

• I '* l N ! I ---------4-165 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 ' DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO ll.700 ril > 11.700 TO 23.400 U!I > 23.400 TO 35.100 II > 35.100 TO 46.800 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SER.VICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY pro larvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-125 N A I 4-166 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE (1-3 MM) SEP. 20-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 1685 Im > 3.370 I > 5.055 NEW JERSEY TO -1.685 TO 3.370 TO 5.055 TO 6.740 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-126

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BAY ANCHOVY rn PRO LARVAE 1979 f:i;:l 800 E-4 f:i;:l 750 u 700 1-t l:Q 0 650 u 600 0 550 0 ..-! 500 f:i;:l 450 11.. 400 I f:i;:l 350 ...... l:Q O'I ...J ::::> 300 z 250 ....__, :>--< 200 E-4 150 1-t rn z 100 f:i;:l r:::i 50 z < JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC f:i;:l Mean density and 95% c.r. of bay anchovy prolarvae taken by 0.5-m , PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A!ID GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary -1979. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-127

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-1980 Pi! BOO E-t Pi! 750 u 700 1-1 p:i 650 u 600 0 550 0 ,.., 500 Pi! 450 400 r:iJ 350 p:i 300 . ::::> z 250 '--" 200 E-t 150 1-1 {/) z 100 Pi! A 50 z 0 < JAN r:iJ FEB MAR APR MAY JUL AUG OCT NOV JUN SEP DEC Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay anchovy prolarvae taken by 0.5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary -1980. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-128 --. ___ .._

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-1981 r:c.:l 800 [-I r:c.:l 750 u 700 1-l i:Q 650 u 600 0 550 0 .-I 500 r:c.:l 450 P-i 400 r:c.:l 350 m 300 :::> z 250 ...._,, :>-< 200 f-i 150 1-l (/) z 100 r:c.:l 0 50 z -Cl! JAN µ:i FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy prolarvae taken by 0.5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary -1981. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-129

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-1982 J".J::l 800 E-1 J".J::l 750 ::;a u 700 1-i m 650 0 u 600 0 550 0 T""I 500 J".J::l 450 11.. 400 J".J::l 350 m ::;a 300 0 z 250 ...__.. :>-t 200 E-1 150 1-i if) z 100 J".J::l 0 50 z 0 <!! JAN J".J::l FEB MAR APR MAY JUN NOV DEC JUL AUG SEP OCT ::;a Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay prolarvae taken by 0.5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary -1982. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-130

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• BAY ANCHOVY PRO LARVAE 1979 1500 rkm 113-117 0 I 1500 rkm 97-113 ,.--.... en 0 1500 rkm 80-97 u 1-1 m :::> 0-u 1500 0 rkm 64-80 0 ....-i 0-P-i 1500 rkm 48-64 m 0 0 z ......_, 1500 >i rkm 32-48 E-i 1-1 en z 0 r::::i Q 1500 z rkm 16-32 < r::::i I* ::;s 0 I 150:1 rkm 0-16 I I I I h 4 I I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1979. Figure 4-131 4-172 BAY ANCHOVY PROLARVAE

-1980 1500 rkm 113-117 0-1500 rkm 97-113 ...--... en f:il 0 E-t f:il 1500 rkm 80-97 u 1--t m !::J 0 u 1500 0 rkm 64-80 0 ..-! t:=:l 0 P--t 1500 rkm 48-64 t:=:l m !::J 0-z ..__, 1500 rkm 32-48 E-t 1--t en z 0 f:il 0 1500 z rkm 16-32 -< r:r.:I 0 1500 rkm 0-16 JAl"\f FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy . PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1980. Figure 4-132

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r:n ril 0 E-i ril 1500 :2! rkm 80-97 u -Ill 0 0 u 1500 0 rkm 64-80 0 .,.-! ril 0-P-t 1500 rkm 48-64 r=:l Ill :2! 0 0-z ...._ 1500 rkm 32-48 E-i ........ r:n z 0-ril 1500 z rkm 16-32 < ril 0 1500 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Regional mean density of bay anchovy prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net tows, Delaware River Estuary -1981

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-1982 1500 rkm 113-117 0 1500 rkm 97-113 ,.-.... en. f£I E-< 0 f£I 1500 :21 rkm 80-97 u 1-1 m 0 ::::J u 1500 0 rkm 64-80 fL,. 0 ..-! f£I 0 AAA j

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• f£I m ::::J 0 z '._/ 1500 >i rkm 32-48 E-< 1-1 en. z 0-f£I 0 1500 z rkm 16-32 < f£I 0 1500 rkm 0-16 0 I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY prolarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1982. Figure 4-134 * .I I I I I I

• N t 4-175 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 22-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 107.70 > 107.70 TO 215.40 11!1 > 215.40 TO 323.10 I > 323.10 TO 430.80 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-135 N i 4-176 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 29 -JUN,. 1, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 60.55 > 60.55 DI! > 12UO I > 181.65 TO TO 181.65 TO 24223 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-136

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• ' I ' '* I I N i 4-177 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 5-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERs IJ 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 31.20 t:lJ > 31.20 TO 62.40 9 > 62.40 TO 93.60 II > 93.60 TO 124.80 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-137 N t 4-178 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 12-14, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 > 285.5 !ID > 57l0 I > 856.5 TO 285.5 TO 571.0 TO 856.5 TO 1142.0 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-138 I *1

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• N i 4-179 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 25-29, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 257.5 > 257.5 TO 515.0 Im > 515.0 TO 772.5 I > 772.5 TO 1030.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (ntnnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-139 N i 4-180 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 9-12, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS Q 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 277.0 > 277.0 TO 554.0 DI! > 554.0 TO 8310 II > 8310 TO 1108.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of; bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary *. Figure 4-140 *

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• N i 4-181 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 16-20, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [l 0.0 -121 > 0.0 TO 683.5 > 683.5 TO 1367.0 Oii > 1367.0 TO 2050.5 I > 2050.5 TO 2734.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-141 4-182 ...---------------*

N i BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 24-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER *ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [l 0.0 0 > 10.0 TO 473.5 > 473.5 TO 937.0 11!1 > 937.0 TO 1400.5 I > 1400.5 TO 1864.3 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-142 *

• N ' I 4-183 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 6-9, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 l2l > 0.0 TO 323.5 > 323.5 TO 647.0 Ull > 647.0 TO 970.5 II > '970.5 TO 1294.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-143 N i 4-184 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 20-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 22.050 > 22.050 TO 44.100 DD > 44.100 TO 66.150 I > 66.150 TO 88.200 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae' based on 0 *. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-144 *

• I I I I '* I I N t 4-185 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) SEP. 10-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER.ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo Ill > 0.000 TO 3.470 ril > 3.470 TO 6.940 D!1 > 6.940 TO 10.410 I > 10.410 TO 13.884 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (nwuber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'fi' postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-145 N i 4-186 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 15-17, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS a 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1.110 DI > 2.220 I > 3.330 NEW JERSEY TO 1.110 TO 2.220 TO 3.330 TO 4.443 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STlJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-146 I I

• N i 4-187 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20. MM) OCT. 29 -NOV. 2, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS [] 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0285 > 0.285 TO 0.570 al > 0.570 TO 0.855 I > 0.855 TO 1.142 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-147 N t 4-188 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) APR. 29 -MAY 2, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO Q:l.15 > 0115 TO 0230 1l!I > 0.230 TO 0.345 m > 0.345 TO 0.460 NEW JERSEY DEL.AWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-148 I I I I N t 4-189 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 19-22, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 123.55 IN > 123.55 TO 247.10 1111 > 247.10 TO 370.65 I > 370.65 TO 494.20 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-149 N t 4-190 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3J-20 MM) JUN. 2-6, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 359.5 > 359.5 TO 719.0 ll!l > 719.0 TO 1078.5 I > 1078.5 TO 1438.0 DELAWARE j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-150

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• I N A I 4-191 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 9-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER .ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 148.55 > 148.55 TO 297.10 DD > 297.10 TO 445.65 II > 445.65 TO . 594.21 NEW JERSEY . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-151 N t 4-192 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 16-20, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 121 > 0.00 TO 152.80 > 152.80 TO 305.60 ll!I > 305.60 TO 458.40 I > 458.40 TO 611.20 DELAWARE Mean density (nl.llilber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STlJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-152 * *

• I I '* I I N A I 4-193 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 764.5 > 764.5 TO 1529.0 D!l > 1529.0 TO 2293.5 11!1 > 2293.5 TO 3058.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'lY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-153 N t 4-194 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 14-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 695.0 > 695.0 TO 1390.0 D!I > 1390.0 TO 2085.0 I > 2085.0 TO 2780.0 DELAWARE . j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, baied on plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-154 *

• N i 4-195 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 21-24, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 1522.5 > 1522.5 TO 3045.0 s* > 3045.0 TO 4567.5 I > 4567.5 TO 6090.3 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-155 N t 4-196 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 4-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 424.5 > 424.5 TO 849.0 D!I > 849.0 TO 1273.5 I > 1273.5 TO 1698.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-156

• 1 I I ' N t 4-197 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 18-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 -> o.ooo TO 20.750 > 20.750 TO 41.500 DD > 41.500 TO 62.250 I > 62.250 TO 83.000 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae' based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-157 . I '

N .. I 4-198 BAY ANCHOVX POSTLARVAE (3.1-,---20 MM) SEP. 8-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 12J > 0.000 TO 4.835 ril > 4.835 TO 9.670 !Bl > 9.670 TO 14.505 11 > 14.505 TO 19.340 NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STIJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-158 *

• I ' '* I I N i 4-199 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) SEP. 22-29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 8.350 r;il > 8.350 TO 16.70() Iii > 16.700 TO 25.05.0 D > 25.050 TO 33.400 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.ANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-159 N i 4-200 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 6-10, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 0.900 > 0.900 TO 1.800 Ill > 1.800 TO 2.700 11 > 2.700 TO 3.602 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOmJ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-160

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• N A I 4-201 BAY ANCHOVY "POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 20-27, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 4180 > 4180 TO 8.360 au > 8.360 TO 12.540 II > 12.540 TO 16.720 NEW JERSEY A'ILA.NTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-161 N A I 4-202 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) NOV. 3-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0230 > 0.230 TO 0.460 !JD > 0.460 TO 0.690 I > 0.690 TO 0.921 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-162 , * *

• • l I N i 4-203 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 18-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 2.340 all > 4.680 I > 7.020 NEW JERSEY TO 2.340 TO 4.680 TO 7.020 TO 9.360 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (nlllllber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-163 N i 4-204 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE

• (3.1-20 MM) MAY 26-28, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.120 > 0.120 TO 0.240 s > 0.240 TO 0.360 I > 0.360 TO 0.480 NEW JERSEY* ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-164 I .l 1 I

• N ! I . 4,...205 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 8-11, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 9.925 > 9.925 TO 19.850 ll!I > 19.850 TO 29.775 I > 29.775 TO 39.700 NEW JERSEY OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'fi postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-165 N " I 4-206 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 15-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 121 > 0.00 TO 126.15 > 126.15 TO 252.30 IHI > 252.30 TO 378.45 l!il > 378.45 TO 504.63 NEW JERSEY ATLAl"'fTI C OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."n postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-166 *

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• N i 4-207 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 22-26, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 121 > 0.0 TO 725.5 > 725.5 TO 1451.0 Ill! > 14510 TO 2176.5 I > 2176.5 TO 2902.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-167 N 4 I 4-208 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO-182.55 > 182.55 TO 365.10 D!I > 365.10 TO 547.65 II > 547.65 TO 730.20 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-168

• N A I 4-209 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUB! C METERS *o 0.0 IZI > 0.0 TO 645.0 fi1 > 645.0 TO 1290.0 llD > 1290.0 TO 1935.0 I > 1935.0 TO 2580.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) o,f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'ll postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-169 N i 4-210 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 20-24, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 10.0* TO 625.0 > 625.0 TO 1240.0 !!!I > 1240.0 TO 1855.0 II > 1855.0 TO 2470.0 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-170 I I . I I I N &. I 4-211 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 121 > 20.00 TO 260.75 > 260.75 TO 501.50 !ID > 501.50 TO 742.25 II > 742.25 TO 983.01 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A..'ID GAS COMPA..'rl postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-171 A I 4-212 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 24-6.40 > 246.40 TO 492.80 IE > 492.80 TO 739.20 R > 739.20 TO 985.60 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-172

• N ! I 4-213 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn. 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 20.165 > 20165 TO 40.330 DD > 40.330 TO 60.495 Ill > 60.495 TO 80.660 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'N postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-173 N t 4-214 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 21.845 > 21.845 TO 43.690 llB > 43.690 TO 65.535 I > 65.535 TO 87.380 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-174

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• N A I 4-215 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) SEP. 28-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEl"ID DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 l2l > 0.000 > 4.175 IF.I > 8.350 I > 12.525 TO 4.175 TO 8.350 TO 12.525 TO 16.700 ATLA.i'iTI C OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND CAS COMPA.'{Y postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware RivE:!r Estuary. Figure 4-175 N i 4-216 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 12-15, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:rn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0 l!!l I 0.000 , > 0.000 > 1.640 > 3.280 > 4.920 TO 1.640 TO 3.280 TO 4.920 TO 6.560 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-176 *

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• N t 4-217 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 17-21, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 > 35.45 > 70.90 I > 106.35 TO 35.45 TO 70.90 TO 106.35 TO 141.80 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-177 N i 4-218 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) MAY 24-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 376.5 > 378.5 TO 757.0 l!il > 757.0 TO 1135.5 I > 1135.5 TO 1514.0 NKW JERSEY Mean density 3 (number I lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'n'.

postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-178 *

• N A I 4-219 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 7-10, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 166.25 > 166.25 TO 332.50 IHI > 332.50 TO 498.75 I > 498.75 TO 665.00 DELAWARE Mean density (ntnnber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-17 9 N i 4-220 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 21-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 !21 > 0.0 TO 376.0 > 376.0 TO 752.0 00 > 752.0 TO 1128.0 II > 1128.0 TO 1504.0 DELAWARE tean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY ostlarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-1'80 *

• N i 4-221 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUN. 28 -JUL. 3, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 l2l > 0.0 TO 679.0 > 679.0 TO 1358.0 . !!!I > 1358.0 TO 2037.0 Ill > 2037.0 TO 2716.0 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-181 N i 4-222 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.0 0 > 0.0 TO 576.0 > 576.0 TO 1152.0 IHI > 1152.0 TO 1728.0 I > 1728.0 TO 2304.0 . Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-182 N A I 4-223 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.o 0 > 0.0 TO 405.0 > 405.0 TO 810.0 810.0 TO 1215.0 I > 1215.0 TO 16?.0.0 DELAWARE Mean of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0. 5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-183 N t 4-224 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) JUL. 26-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 9155-> 91.55 TO 183.10 "!Ill > 183.10 TO 274.65 I > 274.65 TO 366.21 DELAWARE j of bay anchovy Mean density (number/lOOm ) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-184 * *

• N t 4-225 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 9-13, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 52.20 > 52.20 TO 104.40 l!D > 104.40 TO 156.60 I > 156.60 TO 208.80 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEH 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-185 N A I 4-226 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 121 > 0.00 TO 39.30 > 39.30 TO 78.60 !Bl > 78.60 TO 117.90 !!ii > 117.90 TO 157.20 DELAWARE Mean density 3 (number/ lOOrn ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STlJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-186 * *

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• N i 4-227 " BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGE.l'iD PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 45.40 > 45.40 TO 90.80 IHI > 90.80 TO 136.20 6 > 136.20 TO 181.60 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A?."Il GAS CONPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-18/

4-228

• BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) . SEP. 20-24, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 46.45 > 46.45 TO 92.90 ll<< > 92.90 TO 139.35 I > 139.35 TO 185.80 N ..

• I DEL.AW.ARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY post larvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net ' SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-188

• I 4-229 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 4-5, 198.2 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2I > 0.000 > 5.585 00 > 11170 I > 16.755 NEW JERSEY TO 5.585 TO 11.170 TO 16.755 TO 22.340 ATLA.L\TTI C OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'iY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-189 N

• I 4-230 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE (3.1-20 MM) OCT. 18-20, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGE.t'IJD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.625 > 2.625 TO 5.250 Dll > 5.250 TO 7.875 I > 7.875 TO 10.500 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOmJ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-190 * *

• * .....-.. BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE 1979 if) r:r:l 1500 E-< r:r:l 1400 () 1300 1-l m 1200 () 1100 0 0 1000 rl 900 r:r:l p_, 800 700 r.:il J::. m I BOO N w :=:i I-' z 500 '-,__/ 400 E-< 300 1-l if) z 200 r:r:l i=:i 100 z 0 <l! JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC r.:il Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy postlarvae taken by O. 5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1979. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-191

..-... BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE 1980 if) f.:il 1500 E-t f.:il 1400 u 1300 1-l m 1200 0 u 1100 0 0 . 1000 ,....-! p:: 900 p;:J P-i 800 p:: 700 .i::. p;:J I m N 600 w N 0 500 z ....__,, :>--< 400 . E-t 1--t 300 if) 200 z p;:J 0 100 z 0-o I o 0 ,o T <I! JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC f.:il Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy postlarvae taken by O. 5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1980. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-192 * *

• * ,.---. BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE 1981 IJ) -'*"\: E-t 1500 :21 1400 u 1300 v 1-1 r:rl 1200 u 1100 0 0 1000 T-i 900 r:r:l P.-i 800 700 *I µ:i r:rl 600 .i::. :21 I 500 rv z w "-.../ w :>-< 4.00 E-t 300 1-1 IJ) z 200 r:r:l 100 z 0-JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC r:r:l Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy postlarvae taken by O. 5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1981. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-193

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-1982 p;:j 1500 f-l p;:j 1400 u 1300 p::i 1200 ::J u 1100 0 0 1000 M 900 l":t'.l 800 ,j:::. '700 I p;:j N p::i w 600 ,j:::. ::J 500 z ...__., :>-< 400 f-l 300 (/) 200 z p;:j i::i 100 z -ct: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC p;:j Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy postlarvae taken by O. 5-m PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY plankton net in the Delaware River Estuary, 1982. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-194

• 4-235 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE

-1979 2000 rkm 113-117 0-2000 rkm 97-113 ..........

en 0-E-< -2000 rkm 80-97 0 ....... !:Q :::> 0 0 2000 0 rkm 64-80 0 ...-! P::l 0 iii. 2000 rkm 48-64 r=:i c::o :::> 0 z 2000 -.._,,,. >-i rkm 32-48 E-< ....... en z 0 0 2000 z rkm 16-32 < r=:i :21 0 2000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1979. Figure 4-195 4-236 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE

-1980 200001 j rkm 2000 rkm 9'7-113 ..........

en fil 0 E-< 2000 fil :21 rkm 80-97 u 1-j m ;::> 0 !>1:6 h 1A u 2000 0 rkm 64-80 0 .-! fil 0-2000

• rkm 48-64 i:c:i m 0 0 z 2000 . ...__., rkm 32-48 E-< 1-j r:n z 0-fil Q 2000 z rkrri 16-32 < fil 0 2000 rkm 0-16 0 I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A..."ID GAS COHPA...'<Y postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary ..:. 1980. Figure 4-196 I L

• 4-237 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE

-1981 2000 rkm 113-117 rkm 97-113 ,...-.. en r=:I 0 f-l 2000 :2! rkm 80-97 u ,, ... ,.4 >-4 iil 0 0 A ei 6 --, u 2000 0 rkm 64-80 0 ....-! r=:I 0 0-i 2000 rkm 48-64 r=:I iil

g 0 i 81 t. ti 6 z ..__,. rkm 32-48 f-l en z 0 r=:I 0 2000 z rkm 16-32 <: r=:I 0-2000 rkm 0-16 Q I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPANY postlarvae, based on 0.5-m plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1981. " Figure 4-197 4-238 BAY ANCHOVY POSTLARVAE

-1982 2000 rkm 113-117 0 2000 rkm 97-113 ....-., cn r:::i 0 E-i 2000 r.:i::i rkm 80-97 u AA4 cu 0 t:.t,.A I!::. hp !::. u 2000 .Ah4 0 rkm 64-80 0 . rl r:::i 0-Ap !::.

• P-t 2000 r km-' 4s....:.54 i:q At flq

.' 6p fl z ....__, ::>-< rkm 32-48 E-i en z

At 1::.4 "" ' !::. r:::i ,.... 0 z rkm 16-32 -< r:::i 0-2000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR .MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.'IT postlarvae, based on 0.5-rn plankton net SALEM 316(b) STUDY tows, Delaware River Estuary -1982. Figure 4-198

• N A I 4-239 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

APR 10-12, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.020 !F.J > 0.040 I > 0.060 NEW JERSEY TO 0.020 TO 0.040 TO 0.060 TO 0.080 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A..'ID GAS COHPA..'fi o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) S!UDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-199 """

N A l 4-240 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

APR. 24-25, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 3.085 > 3.085 TO 6.:i.70 > 6.170 TO 9.255 I > 9.255 TO 12.310 3 of bay anchovy Mean density (number/lOOm ) PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'ID GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-200

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• N A l 4-241 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUN. 18-22, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkITI 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.015 Dll > 0.030 l!1 > 0.04-5 NEW JERSEY TO 0.015 TO 0.030 TO 0.045 TO 0.060 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOmj) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-201 1 N i 4-242 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 2-5, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkITI 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE..t"\ID DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.505 > 1.010 I > 1.515 TO 0.505 TO 1.010 TO 1.515 TO 2.020 L. ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density 3 (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-202 I

• N A I 4-243 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 16-20, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 DELAWARE -LEGEJi!D DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1945 nn > 3.890 Im > 5.835 TO 1.945 TO 3.890 TO 5.835 TO 7.784 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'!D GAS COMPMY o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-203 N i 4-244 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 31 -AUG. 3, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 0 > 0.00 > 30.95 l!!I 61.90 I > 92.85 TO 30.95 TO 61.90 TO 92.85 TO 123.80 OCEAN Mean density 3 (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

Figure 4-204

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• N ! I 4-245 BAY ANCHOVY O+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 13-17, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-1!7 DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 17.765 > 17.765 TO 35.530 00 > 35.530 TO 53.295 Ill > 53.295 TO 71.060 DELAWARE L PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SAJ,EM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy O+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, Figure 4-205 N A I . 4-246 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 27-30, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkill 0-1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 4.350 > 4.350 TO 8.700 !lll > 8.700 TO 13.050 !ill > 13.050 TO 17.400 DELAWARE ""' Ž -"""'""""""".'":'":r:""'"'"""'""2*=

Mean density (number I lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."N o+, based on 4.9-m surface trawl sampling, SALEM. 316 ( b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. *-Figure 4-206 'F"OC77Mtf'IT*

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• N ! I 4-247 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 9-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEl"\fD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.030 00 > 0.060 fli > 0.090 NEW JERSEY TO 0.030 TO 0.060 TO 0.090 TO 0.120 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA..'iY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STlTDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-207 """""""

N IA I 4-248 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 24-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.i'iD DE.i'iSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1270 > 2.540 ii > 3.810 NEW JERSEY TO 1.270 TO 2.540 TO 3.810 TO 5.082 ATLANTIC OCEAN .....................

Hean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY .... O""'+""',"""""'b""a""'se=d...,,,.,o"n"'""'4""""".

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River Estuary. Figure 4-208

• N ! I 4-249 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 6-10, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk1n 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 17.495 > 34.990 > 52.485 TO 17.495 TO 34.990 TO 52.485 TO 69.980 ATLlu'fTiC OCEAN

__ ....,,,.....,"°"""'..,....._,,,"""""'.......,"""""'""""2!-

He an density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTR1C AND GAS COHPANY . 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-209 N ! I 4-250 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 20-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 6245 til > 6.245 TO 12.490 > 12.490 TO 18.735 I > 18.735 TO 24.980 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy *

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A..'ID GAS COMPA.'N SALEM 316(b) STUDY * ..,,.,O+""""", ""'b""'a""'se"""d"""""o"""n"""4=

..... 9 .... -"""m""'b""'o=t=t=om-t""'r""'a""'wl"""""s=a=mp""'l"""i'""'n""'g=,*

• River Estuary. Figure 4-210

• N A I 4-251 BAY ANCHOVY O+ SEP. 4-5, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 LEGEND DE.i'l"SITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 5.950 > 5.950 TO 11.900 !Ill > 11.900 TO 17.850 > 17.850 TO 23.800 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• SALEH 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. . .. _.,,,,,,;

Figure 4-211 N A I 4-252 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 10-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 12] > 0.000 > 2.300 mi > 4.600 !ill > 6.900 TO 2.300 TO 4.600 TO 6.900 TO 9.200 ATLANT:LC OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.\'Y o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-212 *

• N ! I 4-253 BAY ANCHOVY O+ SEP. 25-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 1.020 > 1.020 TO 2.040 00 > 2.040 TO 3.060 . 9 > 3.060 TO 4.083 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Hean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.\'Y 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Figure 4-213

.......

N IA I 4-254 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 11, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.180 > 0.180 TO 0.360 !Pl > 0.360 TO 0.540 Ill > 0.540 TO 0.720 DELAWARE Hean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEH 316(b) STlJDY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• Delaware River Estuary.

Figure 4-214

• N &. I 4-255 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 22-23, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.305 > 0.305 TO 0.610 !Bl > 0.610 TO 0.915 Ii > 0.915 TO 1.220 DELAWARE Mean density (nwnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPANY 0+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-215 4-256 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ NOV. 15, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.780 > 0.780 TO 1.560 Ull > 1.560 TO 2.34-0 I > 2.340 TO 3.123 NEW JERSEY N iJ. I DELAWARE

• N A I 4-257 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ NOV. 19-21, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.285 > 1.285 TO 2.570 !Ml 2.570 TO 3.855 Im > 3.855 TO 5.140 DELAWARE N ! I 4-258 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ NOV. 27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-1f7 PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.715 > 0.715 TO 1.430 181 > 1.430 TO 2.145 llil > 2.145 TO 2.860 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'ID GAS COHPA.'iY 0+, based on 4. 9-m bot torn trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

Figure 4-218

• 4-259 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ DEC. 4-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGE.t"\TD DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.700 > 0.700 TO 1.400 > 1.400 TO 2.100 !;11 > 2.100 TO 2.804 NEW JERSEY N ! I DELAWARE ........

Mean density (number/lOOmJ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'ID GAS COHPA.'ff 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• SALEM 316(b) STUDY , Figure 4-219 !

• N i 4-260 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JAN. 16-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1V DELAWARE LEGEND DE.i'l"SITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 > 2.685 !!!! > 5.370 a > 8.055 TO 2.685 TO 5.370 TO 8.055 TO 10.740 ATLANTIC OCEAN .......

.. Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA..'<'Y 0+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• SALEH 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

Figure 4-220

....

• N t 4-261 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JAN. 28-29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 LEGEND DEt'l"SITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.q40 til > 0.540 TO 1.080 Ii<< > LOBO TO 1.620 > 1.620 TO 2.160 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC A.'i"D GAS COMl'ANY

• Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuar . ,

N i 4-262 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ MAR 24-27, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.i'l'D DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 ISLAND 0 > 0.000 TO 0.175 > 0.175 TO 0.350 Im > 0.350 TO 0.525 Ill! > 0.525 TO 0.700 NEW JERSEY NOT SAMPLED XTLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy *

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPANY 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

Figure 4-222 N t 4-263 BAY ANCHOVY O+ APR 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.i"\fD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 f2l > 0.000 TO 0.050 > 0.050 TO 0.100 > 0.100 TO 0.150 Bl > 0.150 TO 0.200 1!1 11//ff;j I 1///1 1/1/ I; I j1f11 I jlf j/lz f;I ATLA.t'TTI C /. x).(x/ OCEAN 1 1fxf:xX

\ I Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHP;IJ'<Y 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEH 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

N t 4-264 BAY ANCHOVY O+ APR 21-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1.605 llil > 3.210 Iii 4.815 TO 1605 TO 3.210 TO 4.815 TO 6.422 ATLA.t'iTIC OCEA.t"\l"

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Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.NY 316 (b) STUDY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling,

• Delaware River Estuary.

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Figure 4-224 N A I 4-265 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.t'l"D DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.075 ll!I > 0150 > 0.225 NEW JERSEY TO 0.075 TO 0.150 TO 0.225 TO 0.3CO ATLANTIC OCEAN N A I 4-266 BAY ANCHOVY O+ JUL. 14-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 D:&.'LAWARE LEGE.t"'iD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.265 l!ll > 0.530 > 0.795 NEW JERSEY TO 0.265 TO 0.530 TO 0.795 TO 1060 ATLAJfTIC OCEAN

• N &. I 4-267 BAY ANCHOVY O+ JUL. 21-25, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGElW PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0. 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 3.345 > 6.690 > 10.035 TO 3.345 TO 6.690 TO 10.035 TO 13.380 ATLANTIC OCEAN

• Mean density ) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.NY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure li-227 4-268 BAY ANCHOVY O+ AUG. 4-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 y I LEGE.l'iD

/J DEl'iSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS ;f 1 0 0.000 /! ARTIFICIAL ISLANI) 0 > 0.000 TO 11.170 I/.//, I > 11.f?O TO 22.340 'Yv;/1!11 1 1;1/I-; iil! > 22.340 TO 33.510 Y!;l;j; 1; 11!! > 33.510 TO 44.680 ;11/11 1/!/fJ / .;i;;I; /( N A I I Y;f / j 1 /: j/1 1 I NEW JERSEY v. 111 ... *IJ!;f/(1

.. 1:11/1/111 .* .

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DELAWARE iff /f /!ff; ff j//

ff/!/!/! 1/jff !/!/!)/ 11/;ff 1 !/!/!/! //!/ 1 11 l;l;l;l;I . I /j/jf 1 ATLANTIC ;j;I OCEAN ;I ean density ( num PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPA.'fi SALEM 316(b) STUDY o+, based on l1. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-228

• N A I 4-269 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 11-14, 1980 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.t'tD PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 6.270 nll > 12.540 > 18.810 TO 6.270 TO 12.540 TO 18.810 TO 25.080 ATLANTIC OCEAN

PUBLIC SER'llCE ELECTRIC AND GAS COHPANY 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, . SALEH 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary.

..

-

.... *.

N t 4-270 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 18-23, 1980 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, r km 0-117 LEGEND DE.t'l"SITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 4.020 > 4.020 TO 8.040 > 8.040 TO 12.060 Im > 12.060 TO 16.080 DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. ..

Figure 4.:...230

• *

• N t 4-271 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 2-5, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkIIl 0-117 LEGE.l'iD DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO *6.755 > 6.755 TO 13.510 > 13.510 TO 20.265 § > 20.265 TO 27.020 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+ based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, , . SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary* Figure 4-231 4-272 ..----------**

N ! I BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 8-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGE.l'iD DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 14.295 > 14295 TO 28.590 DB > 28.590 TO 42.885 il > 42.885 TO 57.180 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-232

• * *I'S* N A I 4-273 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 22-26, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.495 > 2.495 TO 4.990 1111 > 4.990 TO 7.485 I > 7.485 TO 9.980 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STIJDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-233 .._ ______________________

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....i N i 4-274 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY 'PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000* 0 > 0.000 > 1.205 D!I > 2.410 I > 3.615 .TO 1205 TO 2.410 TO 3.615 TO 4.820 ATLAl'iTIC OCEAN () Mean densit; (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. -. -Figure 4-234 *

• N t 4-275 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 6-9, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm .0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO L635 > L635 TO 3.270 !ID > 3.270 TO 4.905 I > 4.905 TO 6.540 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-235 N i 4-276 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ . OCT. 20-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 1.080 > 1.080 TO 2160 11!1 > 2160 TO 3.240 I > 3.240 TO 4.320 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.A.."r!

o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-236 *

• N i 4--277 BAY ANCHOVY O+ NOV .. 3-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 TO 1.035 > 1.035 TO 2.070 nu > 2.070 TO 3.105 .a > 3.105 TO 4.140 DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuar

• Figure 4-237 N t 4-278 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > .0.000 > 1120 11!'1 > 2240 I > 3.360 NEW JERSEf TO 1.120 TO 2240 to 3.360 TO 4.480 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-238 * * *

• N ! I 4-279 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 13.220 .> 13.220 TO 26.440 s > 26.440 TO 39.660 I . > 39.660 TO 52.880 DELAWAP.E 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure .4-239 4-280 N ' I BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 27-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 0 > 0.00 TO 34.35 > 34.35 TO 68.70 an > 68.70 TO 103.05 I > 103.05 TO 137.40 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-240

• J

• N i 4-281 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

• AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0 Ill I 0.00 > 0.00 TO 29.35 > 29.35 TO 5a7o > 58.70 TO 88.05 > 88.05 TO 117.40 . ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based 6n pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware Estuary. Figure 4-241 4-282 -------------------..*

BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 N ' I . DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 6.305 !Ill > 12.610 Ill > 18.915 TO 6.305 TO 12.610 TO 18.915 TO 25.220 OCEAN 3 Mean density (num.ber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-242

• N i 4-283 BAY ANCHOVY O+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 24-27, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 17.865 > 17.865 TO 35.730 1111 > 35.730 TO 53.595 I > 53.595 TO 71.460 DELAWARE 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure -2 3 N i 4-284 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 31 -SEP. *3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 f2l an I 0.000 > 0.000 TO 12.350 > 12.350 TO 24.700 > 24.700 TO 37.050 > 37.050 TO 49.400 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."lY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY samnling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-244 **

• N i 4-285 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

• SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 7.980 > 7.980 TO 15 .. 960 1111 > 15.960 TO 23.940 I > 23.940 TO 31.920 NEW JERSEY DEL.AWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl . SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-245 4-286 .------------------.*

N

• I BAY ANCHOVY O+ (SURFACE)

SEP. 21-25, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 10.130 > 10.130 TO 20260 !In > 20260 TO 30.390 I > 30.390 TO 40.520 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-246 *

• N t 4-287 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

OCT. 5-9, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkrn 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 > 4.955 l!D > 9.910 Ill > 14.865 TO 4.955 TO 9.910 TO 14.865 TO 19.820 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-247 4-288 -----------------*

N .. I BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

OCT. 19-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.00 Ll :> 0.00 TO 32.95 > 32.95 TO 65.90 1111 > 65.90 TO 98.85 II > 96.85 TO 131.80 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-248 *

• N i 4-289 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUN. 1-5, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.005 > 0.010 I > 0.015 NEW JERSEY TO 0.005 -TO 0.010 TO 0.015 TO 0.020 ATLANTIC OCEA.i'l" Mean density (m.nnber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-249 N i I 4-290 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.020 Ill > 0.040 II > 0.060 NEW JERSEY TO 0.020 TO 0.040 TO 0.060 TO 0.080 ATLANTIC 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Del ware River Estuar

• Figure 4-250 I I 1*

• N ! I 4-291 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.030 DD > 0.060 II > 0.090 NEW JERSEY TO. 0.030 TO 0.060 TO 0.090 TO 0.120 ATLA.L'l'TI C OCEAN 3 Mean density (ntUnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-251 4-292 N t BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 27-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY; rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.975 ll!I > 1.950 I 2.925 TO 0.975 TO 1.950 TO 2.925 TO 3.900 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (ntunber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based o*n 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuar

• Figure 4-252 * *

• N t 4-293 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGE.i.'ID DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 121 DU Ill 0.000 > 0.000 TO 13.720 > 13.720 TO 27.440 > 27.440 TO 41.160 > 41.160 TO 54.883 ATL.Al'lTI C OCEAN PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (m.unber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary.

• Figure 4-253 ._ ________________________________________________________

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N i 4-294 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZI > 0.000 TO 0.790 > 0.790 TO 1.580 llD > 1.580 TO 2.370 II > 2.370 TO 3.160 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-254 * *

• N ! I 4-295 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 24-27, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 0.635 DD > 1.270 I > 1.905 TO 0.635 TO 1.270 TO 1.905 TO 2.540 ATLANTIC OCEAN . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-255 N i 4-296 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0.900 > 0.900 TO 1800 llB > LBOO TO 2.700 I > 2.700 TO 3.600 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."iY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. o+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling.

• ti----o------1 Figure 4-256 N i 4-297 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.295 > 0.295 TO 0.590 ll!I > 0.590 TO 0.885 I > 0.885 TO 1.184 DEL.AWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl sampling, * *SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-257 .__ __ _..._ ___ _

N i 4-298 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 21-25, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0 s II 0.000 > 0.000 TO 21.800 > 21800 TO 43.600 > 43.600 TO 65.400 > 65.400 TO 87.200 ATLANTIC OCEAN PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-258

• N i 4-299 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 5-9, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.515 > 1.515 TO 3.030 !Ill > 3.030 TO 4.545 I > 4.545 TO-6.060 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-259 N i 4-300 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 19-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.705 Ill! > 1.410 I > 2.115 TO 0.705 TO 1.410 TO 2.115 TO 2.820 ATLA.i'iTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (nlllnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-260

• I I I N i 4...;301 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUN. 28 -JUL. 3; 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.880 DI > 1760 I > 2.640 NEW JERSEY TO 0.880 TO 1760 TO 2.640 TO 3.520 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-261 N ! I 4-302 BAY ANCHOVY O+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 4.880 11!1 > 9.760 I > 14.640 TO 4.880 TO 9.760 TO 14.640 TO 19.520 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl

• sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-262 *I N i 4-303 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm (}-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 > 10.645 Dll > 21.290 Ill > 31.935 NEW JERSEY TO 10.645 TO 21.290 TO 31.935 TO 42.580 ATLANTIC OCEAN . . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-263 ---* _J N ' I BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

JUL.

1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 15165 > 15.165 TO 30.330 s > 30.330 TO 45.495 I > 45.495 TO 60.660 NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOmJ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-264 N i 4-305 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

• AUG. 2-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 5.955 :>

TO 11.910 !Ill :> 11.910 TO 17.865 I :> 17.865 TO 23.820 NEW JERSEY ' An.A.i."'l'TI C OCEAN . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.A..-.Y o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-265 N ' I 4-306 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 16-19, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 Id > 0.000 TO 16.895 > 16.895 TO 33.790 DI > 33.790 TO 50.685 I > 50.685 TO 67.580 DELAWARE Mean density (nl.DD.ber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-266 *

• N ' I 4-307 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 12.585 > 12.585 TO ?.5.pO 11!1 > 25.170 TO 37.755 * > 37.755 TO 50.340 NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl . SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-267 N t 4-308 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.00 121 > 0.00 > 56.40 llll > 112.80 II > 169.20 NEW JERSEY TO 56.40 TO 112.80 TO 169.20 TO 225.60 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-268

• N i 4-309 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

SEP. 13-16, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 !2l > 0.000 * *TO 11.625 > 11.625 TO 23250 [Ill > 23250 TO 34.875 II > 34.875 TO 46.500 NEW JERSEY AT!.AJ."'l'TI C OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of.bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-269 N ! I 4-310 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

SEP. 27 -OCT. 1, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 21060 > 21060 TO . 42120 DD > 42120 TO 63.180 I > 63.180 TO 84.240 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl

• sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-270

• j N i 4-311 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

OCT. 12-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 11.065 > U.065 TO 22J30 11!1 > 22J30 TO 33195 I > 33.195 TO 44.262 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-271 4-312 ...-----------*

N i BAY ANCHOVY 0+ (SURFACE)

OCT. 27-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 3.000 > 3.000 TO 6.000 9 > 6.000 TO 9.000 I > 9.000 TO 12.002 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (ntunber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-272 N

• I 4-313 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 0.060 Ill > 0..120 I > 0.180 NEW JERSEY TO 0.060 TO 0..120 TO 0.180 TO 0.240 ATLANTIC OCEAN .:> Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-273 N ! I 4-314 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZI > 0.000 TO 0.005 Cl! . > 0.005 IS > 0.010 I > 0.015 NEW JERSEY TO 0.010 TO 0.015 TO 0.020 ATLANTIC OCEAN PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-274 *

• N ' I 4-315 ' BAY ANCHOVY 0+ JUL. 26-30, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 8 > 0.240 DI! > 0.480 II > 0.720 NEW JERSEY TO 0.240 TO 0.480 TO 0.720 TO 0.980 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/lOOmJ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-275 N t 4-316 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 2-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 13.100 > 13.100 TO 26200 DI > 26.200 TO 39.300 I > 39.300 TO 52.400 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 0+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-276 *

• N ' I 4-317 BAY ANCHOVY O+ AUG. 16-19, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 . LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO U75 fil > 1.175 TO 2.350 ll!I > 2.350 TO 3.525 I > 3.525 TO 4.700

• DELAWARE ATLAi"'l'TIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-2 77 N ! I 4-318 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-:117 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.600 DD > 1.200 I > 1.800 TO 0.600 TO 1.200 TO 1.800 TO 2.400 ATLANTIC OCEA.i'i Mean density (number/lOOm::s) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-278 *

• N ' I 4-319 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 >. 0.000 >

1111 > 3.990 I > 5.985 TO 1.995 TO 3.990 TO 5.985 TO 7.980 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-279 4-320 .--------------------*

N ! I BAY ANCHOVY O+ SEP. 13-16, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.200 > 0200 TO 0.400 1111 > 0.400 TO 0.600 I > 0.600 TO 0.800 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY (}!-' based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-280 *,

N i 4-321 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ SEP. 27 -OCT. 1, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.970 > 0.970 TO 1.940 llU > 1.940 TO 2.910 I > 2.910 TO 3.880 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of. bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY b+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-281 4-322 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ OCT. 12-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEl"ID DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.090 llD > 0.180 I > 0.270 NEW JERSEY TO 0.090 TO 0.180 TO 0.270 TO 0.360 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (nwnber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'ll o+, based on bottom trawl sampling' SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-282 I *

• N

• I 4-323 BAY ANCHOVY O+ OCT. 27-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.440 > 0.440 TO 0.880 Dll > 0.880 TO 1.320 I > 1.320 TO 1.760 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY o+, based on bottom trawl sampling, SALEM 316(b) STUDY Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-283 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1979 (SURFACE)

..-... (/) r:il 65 t-i r.z:I ::s 60 u 1-t 55 Jil 0 50 u 0 45 0 ....-i 40 P... 35 30 r.z:I Jil ::s 25 0 z 20 .._,, 15 t-i 1-t (/) 10 z r:il 5 z 0-<!! JAN r.z:I JUL AUG NOV DEC FEB. MAR APR MAY JUN OCT SEP ::s Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay anchovy _o+ taken by 4.9-m surface PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY trawl in the Delaware River Estuary' 1979. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-284 *

,.........

(/) ril. 65 E-t Pi! 60 u t-t 55 ril 50 0 0 45 0 ..--I 40 r.:i::l p.. 35 30 Pi! ril 25 z 20 ........_, >-i 15 E-t t-t (/) z 10 r£I 5 z 0 < JAN FEB MAR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AlID GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1979 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay anchovy o+ taken trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1979. Figure 4:-285 NOV DEC by 0.5-m bottom I w N U1

.............

(/) r:LI 65 f-1 r:r.:i 60 u ........ 55 50 u 0 45 0 ....... 40 r:r.:i 35 30 r:r.:i 25 z 20 ....._.., 15* f-1 ........ fl) 10 z r:LI 5 Cl z 0 < JAN r:r.:i FEB MAR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1980 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Mean density and 95% C. I. of bay anchovy o+ taken by 4. 9-m bottom trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1980. Figure 4-286 I of:. I w l\J O'I

-* * * -.. ,,._. --.--. . -. -**--BAY ANCHOVY o+ 1981 (SURFACE)

[/) --ril 65 E-t 60 u 55 t-t J'.Q p 50 u 0 45 0 ....-! 4.0 ril P-t 35 ii:::. 30 I r:il w N 25 -..J p z 20 ..._,,. 15 E-t t-t [/) 10 5 z 0 -< JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC r:il Mean density and 95% C.I. of bay anchovy o+ taken by pelagic PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC .Alm GAS C.OMPANY fixed-frame trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1981. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-287

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.. ,... **-*-* -._.r, *" --*** -' .. " ,...... BAY ANCHOVY o+ 1981 CJ) -i:t: r:r:l 65 IZ1 60 0 .........

55 p::i 50 0 0 45 0 ..-! i:t: 40 r:r:l Pot 35 ,j:::. 30 I IZ1 w p::i I\.) 25 CX> z 20 ........... 15 .........

CJ) 10 z IZ1 5 i::i z 0 < JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC IZ1 Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy o+ taken by 4.9-m bottom PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1981. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-288 * *

• ..-*. rn BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1982 (SURFACE) r::::i 65 E-t r::::i 60 u 1-i 55 c:Q l:) 50 u 0 45 0 ..--1 40 r::::i 11.t 35 30 r::::i 25 b 20 >4 15 E-t 1-i rn z 10 r::::i 5 z 0 < JAN r::::i FEB MAR PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AHD GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Mean density and 95i.; C.I. of bay anchovy O+ taken by pelagic fixed-frame trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1982. Figure 4-289 DEC

,..-..,. BAY ANCHOVY o+ 1982 if) f.:Ll 65-E-1 f.:Ll 60-u 1-i 55-:::,J 50 -u 0 45-0 ,-l 40-f.:Ll 11-! 35-30-f.:Ll I r:n w 25-w 0 :::,J z 20-...__,, >-4 15 -E-1 1-i if) 10-z f.:Ll 5-Q J z -11>._ .. 0-I I I 1-I '1 I I I I I I JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Mean density and 95% c. I. of bay anchovy o+ taken by 4.9-m bottom PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AUD GAS COMPANY trawl in the Delaware River Estuary, 1982. SALEM 316(b) STUDY Figure 4-290 4-331

• AY ANCHOVY 0+ -1979 (SURFACE) 1000000 rkm 113-117 ...-.. 0 C/J rkm 97-113 lil E-t u 0 -CQ1000000 rkm 80-97 ::> u z I 0 0 -:j1000000 rkm 64-80 -r.:::i 0 rkm 48-64 lil C!l ::> 0 z . .._,1000000 rkm 32-48 E-t -C/J z 0 lil . 01000000 rkm 16-32 z < 0 1000000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy o+,. PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..-.Y based on Lt.9-m surface trawls, Delaware SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY River Estuary -1979. Figure 4-291 4-332 BAY ANCHOVY O+ -1979 1000000 r km 113-;-117

.--. 0 en P::: 1000000 rkm 97-113 f,:i::l f,:i::l :=a u 0-1-f m1000000 rkm 80-97 0 u z 0 0 1-f :j1000000 rkm 64-80 1-f P::: f,:i::l 0 l1t rkm 48-64 f,:i::l m 0 0 z .._.1000000 rkm 32-48 > E-c 1-1 en z 0 f,:i::l rkm 16-32 z < f,:i::l 0 1000000 rkm 0-16 0, JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy o+, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."n based on 4.9-m bottom Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1979.

• Figure 4-292

• 4-333 BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1980 1000000 rkm 113-117 rkm 97-113 u 1-4 p:ilOOOOOO 0 rkm 80-97 u z 0 1-4 jioooooo 1-4. rkm 64-80 rkm 48-64 rkm 32-48 rkm 16-32 Regional mean density of bay anchovy o+, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.'ff based on 4. 9-m bottom trawls' Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1980 * ...., ________________________________

.....,. Figure 4-293 4-334 AY ANCHOVY o+ -1981 (SURFACE) 1000000 rkm 113-117 """"' 0 rr.l rkm 97-113 E-t C,) 0 t-1 Ill 1000000 rkm 80-97 0 C,) z 0 0 1-t ::31000000 rkm 64-80 1-t 0 P-.

rkm 48-64 Ill ::al 0 0 z .._..1000000 rkm 32-48 >4 E-t 1-t rr.l z O* 01000000 rkm 16-32 z < ::2! 0-1000000 rkm 0-16 0, JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Regional mean density of bay anchovy O+, based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl collections, Delaware River Estuary -1981. Figure 4-294 * *

• 4-335 . . . BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1981 1000000 rkm 113-117 0 rn .

rkm 97-113 r:il E-t r:il u 0 1-1 (:I.l 1000000 rkm 80-97 :::> u :z 0 0 1-1 jloooooo rkm 64-80 1-1 r:il ,o P-t 1000000 rkm 48-64 r:il m :::> 0-z .......,,1000000 rkm 32-48 >i E-t 1-1 rn z 0 r:il A1000000 rkm 16-32 z < r:il 0 1000000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy o+, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on 4. 9-m bottom trawls' Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1981.

....... Figure 4-295 4-336 ------------------.*

AY ANCHOVY 0+ -1982 (SURFACE) 1000000 rkm 113-117 ..-... 0 en 0::1000000 rkm 97-113 r:i::l r:i::l ::21 u 0 1-1 p:::i1000000 rkm 80-97 :::> u z 0 0 1-1 :j1000000 rkm 64-80 1-1 ::21 0:: r:i::l 0 P-i 0:: 1000000 r:i::l rkm 48-64 p:::i ::a :::> 0 z --1000000 rkm 32-48 >i 1-1 en z a r:i::l i=l1000000 rkm 16-32 z < r:i::l ::?! a 1000000 rkm 0-16 Q I J.AN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy o+, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on pelagic fixed-frame trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY collections, Delaware River Estuary -1982.

• Figure 4-296 4-337

• BAY ANCHOVY 0+ -1982 1000000 rkm 113-117 -0 en . &11000000 rkm 97-113 E-t r:r:I u 0 1-4 co 1000000 rkm 80-97 0 u z 0 0 1-4 :j 1000000 rkm 64-80 1-4 ::21 r:r:I 0

• 111 1000000 rkm 48-'-64 r:r:I co 0 0 z --1000000

• rkm 32-48 !>-t E-t -. lfJ z 0 r:i::i 01000000 rkm 16-32 z < r:i::i , 0 1000000 rkm 0-16 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Regional mean density of bay anchovy O+, PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY based on 4.9-m bottom trawls, Delaware SALEM 316(b) STUDY River Estuary -1982. Figure 4-297 N i 4-338 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

APR. 10-12, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0--117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 f2) > o.ooo > 0.060 llB > 0.120 I > 0.180 NEW JERSEY TO 0.060 TO 0.120 TO 0.180 TO 0240 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY *l+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-298 * *

• N i 4-339 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

APR 24-25, 1979

• DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0. > 0.000 TO 4.380 > 4.380 TO 8.760 fill > 8.760 TO 13.140 Ill > 13.140 TO f7.520 DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC ANI> GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on surface trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-299 N i 4-340 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 8-10, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117. DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 121 n!I II 1/1/11 l71Zzlzl;, ilzlz1 1/1/1/1/ 1/;l; }lzl I i.7117, ?f1J1 '11 J. 0.000 >. 0.000 TO 8.635 > 8.635 TO rl.270 > rl.270 TO 25.905 > 25.905 TO 34.540 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on surf ace trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-300 *

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• N i 4-341 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 22-24, 1979

• DELAWARE RivER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 9.950 > *9.950 TO 19.900 Ill > 19.900 TO 29.850 II > 29.850 TO 39.800 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-301 . .._ ________________________

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N i BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 5-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ES':fUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 M > 5.865 DIJ > 11.730 II > fl.595 TO 5.865 TO 11.730 TO fl.595 TO 23.460 ATLAi"lTI C OCE.A.i"l . 3 * ; PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on surface trawl

• ______ --t Figure 4-302 N i 4-343 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 18-22, 1979 . DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 IZl > 0.000 TO 15.185 > 15.185. TO 30.370 !iD > 30.370 TO 45.555 I > 45.555 TO 60.740 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-303 4-344 N ' I BAY ANCHOVY 1+. AND OLDER (SU_RFACE)

JUL. 2-5, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 3.725 IHI > 7.450 I > 11.f75 TO 3.725 TO 7.450 TO 11.175 TO 14.900 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.A.W 1+ and older' based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sam lin Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-304 4-345 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

.. JUL. 16-20, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-11'7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 12] > 0.000 TO 3.520 > 3.520 TO 7.040 ll!I > 7.040 TO 10.560 Ill > 10.560 TO 14.080 NEW JERSEY N i DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on surface trawl sam lin

• Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-305 N .. I 4-346 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 31 -AUG. 3, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 4.110 DD > 8.220 II > 12.330 NEW JERSEY TO 4.110 TO 8.220 TO 12.330 TO 16.440 OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 1+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY samnling.

Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-306

• N i 4-347 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 13-17, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 2.560 DI! > 5J20 I > 7.680 NEW JERSEY TO 2.560 TO 5.120 TO 7.680 TO 10240 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-307 N .l I 4-348 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 27-30, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.485 Ill! > 0.970 I > 1.455 NEW JERSEY TO 0.485 TO 0.970 TO 1.455 TO 1.940 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 1+ and older, based on surface trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-308

• N ! I 4-349 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 15-18, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 4.575 > 4.575 TO 9.150 DI! > 9.150 TO 13.725 I. > 13.725 TO 18.302 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-309 N i 4-350 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 29 -JUN. 1, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0. 0.000 121 > 0.000 *TO ll.090 > 11.090 TO 22.180 1111 > 22.180 TO 33270 a > 33270 TO 44.360 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (num.ber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.."n' l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-310

• N i 4-351 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 12-14, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 9.670 > 9.670 TO 19.740 s > 19.740 TO 29.610 I > 29.610 TO 39.480 NEW JERSEY . . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy

• PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC .AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary.

• Figure 4-311 4-352 ------------------.*

N* t BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 25-29, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.915 > 2.915 TO 5.830 11!1 > 5.830 TO 8.745 I > 8.745 TO 11.660 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4_.312

• N ! I 4-353 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 9-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 4.700 > 4.700 TO 9.400 DB > 9.400 TO 14.100 I > 14.100 TO 18.800 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-313 4-354 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 24-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 10.390 > 10.390 TO 20.780 Im > 20.780 TO 31170. I > 31.170 TO 41.560 N* ' I DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-314

• N i 4-355 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 6-10, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 7.210 > 7.210 TO 14.420 DD > 14.420 TO 21.630 II > 21.630 TO 28.840 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-315 N

• I 4-356 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 20-24, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 4.545 > 4.545 TO . 9.090 1111 > 9.090 TO 13.635 I > 13.635 TO 18.180 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-316

• N i 4,...357 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 4-5, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 . LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 1.010 fi!'l > 1.010 TO 2.020 llD > 2.020 TO 3.030 I > 3.030 TO 4.040 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-317 4-358 ------------------..*

N i BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 10-13, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.575 lllJ > 1.150 Ill > 1.725 TO 0.575 TO 1.150 TO l.725 TO 2.300 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-318

• 4-359 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 25-27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000. !2l > 0.000 TO 1030 r8J > 1030 TO 2.060 llll > 2.060 TO 3.090 II > 3.090 TO 4.122 NEW JERSEY N ! I DELAWARE -* 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STIJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-319 N .. I 4-360 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 11, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0.220 > 0.220 TO 0.440 1111 > 0.440 TO 0.660 I > 0.660 TO 0.880 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.W l+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-320

• I I I I N i 4-361 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 22-23, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:m. 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.305 rm > 0.610 I > 0.915 TO 0.305 TO 0.610 TO 0.915 TO 1.220 ATLA.l"'ITIC OCE.AJ."'I Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 1+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-321 N ' I 4-362 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER NOV. 15, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.780 > 0.780 TO 1.560 11!1 > 1.560 TO 2.340 I > 2.340 TO 3.123 NEW JERSEY . /J;f{fffJ lf..;IJ{ /11 1 1/1 1 1/1 1 1 1 1/1/1//j/j/jfff

/1£ ijft!l#l§§IJ 7111/ff ff !;f zf 1/1 I 1 l7l7l/1l7 I j f I I . I I I I ATL.Al'ITI C lfj f1l *I; OCEAN fzf ff1! 11,I Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy . PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl

• sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-322

• N ! I 4-363 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER NOV. 19-21, 1979 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0--117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 1.150 > 1.150 TO 2.300 an > 2.300 TO 3.450 I > 3.450 TO 4.601 DELAWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on bottom trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-323.

N i 4-364 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER* NOV. 27, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY. rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 li!J > 0.000 TO 0.650 > 0.650 TO l300 llD > 1.300 TO 1.950 I > 1.9f\O TO 2.600 NEW JERSE.Y DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-324 N ! I 4-365 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER DEC. 4-7, 1979 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 *o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 0.700 > 0.700 TO l400 s > 1.400 TO 2.100 I > 2.100 TO 2.804 NEW DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-325

-N ! I 4-366 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JAN. 16-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.685 > 2.685 TO 5.370 DD > 5.370 TO 8.055 I > ao55 TO . 10.740 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SER.VICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-3.26 I I *

• N .. I 4-367 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JAN. 28-29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.520 > 0.520 TO 1.040 Im > 1.040 TO L560 II > 1.560 TO 2.080 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-327 N t 4-368 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAR 24-27, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.035 > 0.035 TO 0.070 11!1 > 0.070 TO 0.105 I > 0.105 TO 0.140 NEW JERSEY NOT SAMPLED

/ . ' j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-328 *

• N ' I 4-369 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER APR 7-11, 1980 . DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > o.ooo ro 0.015 > 0.015 TO 0.030 !ID > 0.030 TO 0.045 I > 0.045 TO 0.060 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) ot: bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-329 N i 4-370 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER APR. 21-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7. DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.605 > 1.210 I > 1.815 TO 0.605 TO 1210 TO 1.815 TO 2.420 OCEAN 3 density (number/lOOm ) of. bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-330 *

• N ! I 4-371 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 5-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.065 > 1.065 TO 2130 DI! > 2.130 TO 3.195 I > 3195 TO 4260 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) o:f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-331 N i 4-372 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 12-15, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO l405 > l405 TO 2.810 Dll > 2.810 TO 4.215 I > 4.215 TO 5.620 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-332

• N i 4-373 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 19-22, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0--1!7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.ooo 121 > 0.000 TO 10.500 > 10.500 TO 21.000 Ill > 21.000 TO 31.500 I * > 31.500 TO 42.000 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older' based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY . sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-333 4-374 N A I BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 2-6, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-11'.7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS o. 0.000 [2J > 0.000 TO 4.895 > 4.895 TO 9.790 f1!I > 9.790 TO 14.685 I > 14.685 TO lS.580 DELAWARE !Mean density (number/100m

3) of. bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-334

• N ' I 4-375 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 9-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1f7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.895 > 2.895 TO 5.790 Im > 5.790 TO 8.685 I > 8.685 TO 11.580 DEL.AWARE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM 316(b) STUDY Mean density (number/lOOm ) bay anchovy l+ and older, based on bottom trawl Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-335 N i 4-376 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 16-20, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZI > 0.000 TO 3.760 > 3.760 TO 7.520 1111 > 7.520 TO 11.280 I > 11.280 TO 15.040 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-336 *

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• 4-377 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 7-11, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUB! C METERS 0 0.000 !2l > 0.000 TO 10.895 t!I > 10.895 TO 21. 790 !ID > 21. 790 TO 32.685 I > 32.685 TO 43.580 DELAWARE Mean density (ntnnber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-337 N

• I 4-378 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 14-18, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 > 0.000 TO 10.080 > 10.080 TO 20160 > 20160 TO 30.240 > 30.240 TO 40.320 Mean density (num.ber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-338 *

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• N ' I 4-379 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 21-25, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 4.275 Ill! > 8.550 I > 12.825 TO 4.275 TO 8.550 TO 12.825 TO 17.100 ATLANTIC OCEA..1'1 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA.,Y l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-339 4-380 N BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 4-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 8.050 > 8.050 TO 16100 1111 > 16100 TO 24.150 I > 24.150 TO 32.200 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMP.A.'JY 1+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-340 * *

• N i 4-381 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 11-14, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 4.010 > 4.010 TO 8.020 an > 8.020 TO 12.030 I > 12.030 TO 16.040 DELAWARE . . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY 1+ and older, based .on bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY . sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-341 I N t 4-382 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 18-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.470 > 1.470 TO 2.940 D!I > 2.940 TO 4.410 II > 4.410 TO 5.880 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE ean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY + and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-342 *

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• N .. I 4-383 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 2-5, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-1!7 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.990 > 1.990 TO 3.980 Dll > 3.980 TO 5.970 I > 5.970 TO 7.960 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of. bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl . SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-343 N ! I 4-384 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 8-12, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 3.360 > 3.360 TO 6.720 a > 6.720 TO 10.080 I > 10.080 TO 13.440 Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-344

• N ' I 4-385 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 22-26, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.545 > 0.545 TO 1090 !Ill > 1090 TO 1635 II > 1.635 TO 2180 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS. COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl .

• SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-345 N i 4-386 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 29, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 > 0.760 11!1 > 1.520 I > 2.280 TO 0.760 TO 1520 TO 2280 TO 3.040 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-346 l 1* I I I f I I I '

• N i 4-387 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 6-9, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 fit > 0.610 au > 1.220 I > 1.830 TO 0.610 TO 1220 TO 1.830 TO 2.440 ATLANTIC OCEAN . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-347 N i 4-388 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 20-23, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 TO 0.210 ti!1 > 0.210 TO 0.420 Ill > 0.420 TO 0.630 I > 0.630 TO 0.840 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY. l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-348

• I ' I J I l I I I . N t 4-389. BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER NOV. 3-7, 1980 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 TO 0.590 > 0.590 TO 1180 DD > 1.180 TO 1.770 I > 1.770 TO 2.360 DELAWARE . -' 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl . SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-349 N t 4-390 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 4-8, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-lf7 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 6.770 > 6.770 TO 13.540 11!1 > 13.540 TO 20.310 I > 20.310 TO 27.080 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (ntunber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-350 1 I I l J I I I I I

• N ' I 4-391 .BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 18-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 6.300 > 6.300 TO 12.600 lBI > 12.600 TO 18.900 I > 18.900 TO 25.203 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 density (number/lOOm ) of. bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic .fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY 111et sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-351

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1 N t 4-392 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 1-5, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 8.680 11!1 > !7.360 I > 26.040 TO 8.680 TO !7.360 TO 26.040 TO 34.720 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-352 . * *

• * -N i 4-393 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 15-19, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 7.195 ll!I > 14.390 I > 21585 NEW JERSEY TO 7.195 TO 14.390 TO 21.585 TO 28.782 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-353 N i 4-394 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 22-26, 1981 bELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 9.460 IN > 9.460 TO 18.920 11D > 18.920 TO 28.380 I > 26.380 TO 37.841 A'I'LAJ.'tTI C OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) ot: bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-354

• N i 4-395 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkni 0-117 LEGEND DENS I TY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 7.955 > 7.955 TO 15.910 Dll > 15.910 TO 23.865 * > 23.865 TO 31.820 DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOmj) bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY* l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-355 N t 4-396 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0 Ill II 0.000 > 0.000 TO 6.755 > 6.755 TO 13.510 > 13.510 TO 20.265 > 20.265 TO 27.024 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-356

• N ... I 4-397 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 27-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 4.105 a > 8210 I > 12.315 NEW JERSEY TO 4.105 TO 8210 TO 12.315 TO 16.420 ATLANTIC OCEAN . . j Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-357 N i 4-398 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS DELAWARE D 0.000 > 0.000 > 5.300 s > 10.600 I > 15.900 TO 5.300 TO 10.60C TO 15.900 TO 21.200 OCEAN j Mean density (number/lOOm ) o.f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERviCE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) SIUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-358 * *

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• I 4-399 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1.850 nu > 3.700 I > 5.550 TO 1.850 TO 3.700 TO 5.550 TO 7.400 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-359 N i 4-400 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 24-27, 1981 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 I 0 > 0.000 > 5.465 9 > 10.930 Ill > 16.395 TO 5.465 TO 10.930 TO 16.395 TO 21.860 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-360 *

• N t 4-401 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 1.950 > 3.900 I > 5.850 TO 1.950 TO 3.900 TO 5.850 TO 7.801 ATLA.l"'{TI C OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-361 N ! I 4-402 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-1!7 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 2.025 Ill > 4.050 Ill > 6.075 NEW JERSEY TO 2.025 TO 4.050 TO 6.075 TO . 8.103 OCEAN 3 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net samnling.

Delaware River Estuarv. Figure 4-362 *

• N i 4-403 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

SEP. 21-25, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.800 > 1.800 TO 3.600 an > 3.600 TO 5.400 I > 5.400 TO 7.200 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 Mean density. (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older*, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-363 N

• I 4-404 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

OCT. 5-9, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 1.240 Im > 2.480 I > 3.720 TO 1.240 TO 2.480 TO 3.720. TO 4.960. AT"'LANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STIJDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-364 * *

• N i 405 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

OCT. 19-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1615 > 1615 TO 323_0 Dll_ > 3230 TO 4.845 Ii > 4.845 TO 6.460 DELAWARE --3 Mean density ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY net sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-365 N i 4-406 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 4-8, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 riJ > 0.335 11!1 > 0.670 I > 1.005 NEW JERSEY TO 0.335 TO 0.670 TO 1005 TO 1340 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-366 I L

• N t 4-407 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 18-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 l2l > 0.000 TO 0.585 > 0.585 TO 1.170 DD > 1.170 TO 1.755 I > 1.755 TO 2.340 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-367 N t 4-408 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 1-5, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 o.ooo' 0 > o.ooo TO 1.165 > 1.165 TO 2.330 DI > 2.330 TO 3.495 I > 3.495 TO 4;660 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 . Mean density '(number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling.

Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-368

• N t 4-409 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 15-19, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 3.165 >

• 3.165 TO 6.330 DD > 6.330 TO 9.495 I > 9.495 TO 12.660 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STlJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-369 N 4-410 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND, OLDER JUN. 22-26, DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 1.640 > 1.640 TO 3.280 1111 > 3.280 TO 4.920 I > 4.920 TO 6.560 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA..'fi' l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-370 *

• N t 4-411 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 6-10, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1235 § > l235 TO 2.470 llll > 2.470 TO 3.705 I > 3.705 TO 4.940 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sainpling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-371 N

• I 4-412 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 13-17, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.955 > 0.955 TO 1.910 s > 1.910 TO 2.865 II >

TO 3.820 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-372

• N A I 4-413 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 27-30, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 6.390 > 6.390 TO 12.780 DB > 12.780 TO 19.170 I > 19.170 TO 25.560 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-373

'-N ' I 4-414 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 3-6, 1981 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 12J > 0.000 TO 1.650 > 1.650 TO 3.300 1111 > 3.300 TO 4.950 I > 4.950 TO 6.600 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-374 * *

• N t 4-415 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 17-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY; rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZl > 0.000 TO 1360 > 1360 TO 2.720 llD > 2.720 TO 4.080 I > 4.080 TO 5.440 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-375 4-416 N ' I BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 24-27, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 121 > 0.000 TO 0.710 > 0.710 TO 1.420 llD > 1.420 TO 2.130 I > 2.130 'J'.O 2.840 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based' on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-376 * *

• N i 4-417 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 31 -SEP. 3, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rk:rn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0.335 ti!! > 0.335 TO 0.670 !ID > 0.670 TO 1.005 I > 1.005 TO 1.340 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPA."1 l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-377 N ' I 4-418 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 14-18, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, *rkm 0-1f7

• LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 ' 121 > 0.000 TO 0.565 > 0.565 TO 1.130 D!I > 1.130 TO 1.695 I > 1.695 TO 2.261 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-378

• N t 4-419 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 21-25, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.630 Gii > 1.260 Ill > 1.890 TO 0.63.0 TO 1260 TO 1.890 TO 2.523 ATLA.i."rn C OCEAN .. -.. 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-379

• 4-420 ..---------------*

N i BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 5-9, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-:-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO . U40 > U40 TO 2.280 11!1 > 2.280 TO 3.420 Ill > 3.420 TO 4.560 DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-380

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• N i 4-421 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 19-22, 1981 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 0 > 0.000 TO 0.915 . > 0.915 TO 1.830 11!1 > 1.830 TO 2.745 I > 2.745 TO 3.660 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRiC AND GAS l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-381 N 4-422 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 3-5, 1982 ' . DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZI > 0.000 TO 23.880 *> 23.880 TO 47.760 Ill > 47.760 TO 71.640 I > 71.640 TO 95.524 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM*316(b)

STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-382 *

• L 4-423 e.-------------------.

N i BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

MAY 17-21, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 Ill > 0.000 TO 22.485 > 22.485 TO 44.970 DD > 44.970 TO 67.455 I > 67.455 TO 89.940 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic .fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-383 N i 4-424 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 7-10, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 2.230 1!11 > 4.460 I > 6.690 NEW JERSEY TO 2230 TO 4.460 TO 6.690 TO* e.920 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on* pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4.-384 N i 4-425 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 14-17, 1982 DELAWARE RI VER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 IZI > O.OOQ > 7.630 an > 15.260 I > 22.890 TO 7.630 TO 15.260 TO 22.890 TO 30.520 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older' based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary.

• Figure 4-385 N i 4-426 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUN. 28 -JUL. 3, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 12.915 Im > 25.830 II > 38.745 NEW JERSEY TO 12.915 TO 25.830 TO 38.745 TO 51.660 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-386 N i 4-427 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 3.805 DD > 7.610 I > 11.415 NEW JERSEY TO 3.805 TO 7.610 TO 11.415 TO 15.220 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-387 N t 4-428 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 19-23, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkzn 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.220 > 2.220 TO 4.440 ll!I > 4.440 TO 6.660 I > 6.660 TO 8.880 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-388 * *

• N i 4-429 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

JUL. 26-30, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.760 > 1.760 TO 3.520 a!l > 3.520 TO 5.280 I > 5.280 TO 7.040 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-389 N i 4-430 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 2-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 Ill > 0.690 DI >. 1;380 I > 2.070 TO 0.690 TO 1.380 TO 2.070 TO 2.760 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-390 N t 4-431 BAY ANCHOVY 1+. AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 16-19, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 9.090 > 9.090 TO 18180 11!1 > 18180 TO ZlZlO II > Z7270 TO 36.360 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS CCMPA.'ff l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-391 N i 4-432 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DEL.AWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 3.495 llll > 6.990 I > 10.485 NEW JERSEY TO 3.495 TO 6.990 TO 10.485 TO 13.980 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) o.f bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-392

• N 4-433 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

AUG. 30 .,.._ SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 >. 0.000 > 1.095 11!1 > 2.190 11 > 3.285 NEW JERSEY TO 1.095 TO 2.190 TO 3.285 TO 4.380 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-393 N 4-434 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

SEP. 13-16, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 > 5.640 a > 11.280 I > 16.920 NEW JERSEY TO 5.640 TO 11280 TO 16.920 TO 22.560 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM.316(b)

STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-394

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• I 4-435 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

SEP. 27 -OCT. 1, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 3.095 > 3.095 TO 6.190 llD > 6.190 TO 9.285 I > 9.285 TO 12.384 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS . l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River*Estuary.

Figure 4-395 N i 4-436 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

OCT. 12-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 f2l > *o.ooo > 1.815 Im > 3.6:30 I '> 5.445 TO 1.815 TO 3.630 TO 5.445 TO 7260 ATLANTIC OCEAN 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-396 * *

• N i 4-437 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER (SURFACE)

OCT. 27-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 0.620 > 0.620 TO 1.240 D!I > 1.240 TO l860 I .> 1.860 TO 2.480 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE -3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on pelagic fixed-frame SALEM 316(b) STUDY trawl sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-397 4-438 ----------------**

N ' I BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 3.-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.530 t!J > 2.530 TO 5.060 llll > 5.060 TO 7.590 I > 7.590 TO 10.120 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-398

• 4-439 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER MAY 17-21, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND . DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D o.ooo 121 > 0.000 TO 0.670 > 0.670 TO 1.340 11!1 > 1.340 TO 2.010 I > 2.010 TO 2.680 DELAWARE . j . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-399 4-440 ..-------------------.*

N i BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 7-10, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 TO 2.525 > 2.525 TO 5.050 !ID > 5.050 TO 7.575 I > 7.575 TO 10.101 NEW JERSEY D'ELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl. SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. ., Figure 4-400 N i 4-441 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 14-17; 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 f2I > 0.000 TO 1.700 § > 1.700 TO 3.400 1111 > 3.400 TO 5.100 I > 5.100 TO 6.800 NEW JERSEY

• DELAWARE .. 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-401 N i 4-442 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUN. 28 -JUL. 3, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1.240 > L240 TO 2.480 a > 2.480 TO 3.720 I > 3.720 TO 4.960 NEW JERSEY DEL.AWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm

).of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4. 9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-402 N i 4-443 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 12-15, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 2.740 > 2.740 TO 5.480 11!1 > 5.480 TO 8.220 II > 8.220 TO 10.961 NEW JERSEY. DELAWARE Mean density (nuritber/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STIJDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-403 N i 4-444 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 19-23, 1982 . DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 . LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 12) > 0.000 TO 0.940 > 0.940 TO 1.880 s > 1.880 TO 2.820 I > 2.820 TO 3.760 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-404 1-N t 4-44-5 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER JUL. 26-30, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rklll 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 1105 > 1.105 TO 2210 !ID > 2.210 TO 3.315 I > 3.315 TO 4.420 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE . 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC .SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-405 N ' I 4-446 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 2-5, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 Ill > 0.000 TO 3.760 f& > 3.760 TO 7.520 llD :> 7.520 TO 11.280 I > 11.280 TO 15.040 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-406.

• N t 4-447 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 16-19, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 TO 2.025 > 2.025 TO 4.050 llD > 4.050 TO 6.075 I > 6.075 TO 8.100 DELAWARE 3 .. Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary

• Figure 4-407 N t 4-448 BAY ANCHOVY 1+. AND OLDER AUG. 23-27, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 2.115 > 2.115 TO 4230 1111 > 4230 TO 6.345 I > 6.345 TO 8.460 DELAWARE . 3 . Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS 1+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-408

• N i 4-449 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER AUG. 30 -SEP. 2, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 DELAWARE LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 0 > 0.000 > 0.650 11!1 > 1.300 I > 1.950 TO 0.650 TO 1.300 TO 1.950 TO 2.600 ATLANTIC OCEAN Mean density (number/100m

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N i 4-450 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 13-16, 1982 DELAWARE ESTUARY, rkin 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 C'UBI C METERS D 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0.485 > 0.485 TO 0.970 ll!l > 0.9'70 TO 1.455 II > 1.455 TO 1.940 DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 3l6(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-410 N i 4-451 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER SEP. 27 -OCT. 1, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 l2l > 0.000 TO 0.635 > 0.635 TO 1270 s > 1270 TO 1.905 I > 1.905 TO 2.540 NEW JERSEY DELAWARE Mean density (number/100m

3) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-411 N t -----------..

4-452 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 12-14, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 121 > 0.000 TO 0;495 > 0.495 TO 0.990 Dll > 0.990 TO 1.485 II > 1.485 TO 1.980 3 Mean density (number/lOOm ) of bay anchovy PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl SALEM 316(b) STUDY sampling, Delaware River Estuary. Figure 4-412 i 4-453 BAY ANCHOVY 1+ AND OLDER OCT. 27-29, 1982 DELAWARE RIVER ESTUARY, rkm 0-117 LEGEND DENSITY PER 100 CUBIC METERS 0 0.000 -121 > 0.000 TO 0.640 > 0.640 TO 1280 IHI > 1280 TO 1.920 II > 1.920 TO 2.560 DELAWARE 3 Mean density (nmnber/lOOm ) of bay anchovy l+ and older, based on 4.9-m bottom trawl PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY . . SALEM 316(b) STUDY v,

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