Summary of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Designation
10’ x 10’ Square Coordinates:
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Boundary |
North |
East |
South |
West |
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Coordinate |
40° 50.0’ N |
73° 50.0’ W |
40° 40.0’ N |
74° 00.0’ W |
Square Description (i.e. habitat, landmarks, coastline markers):
Atlantic Ocean waters within the square within the Hudson River estuary affecting the following: Manhattan Island, New York City, College Pt., NY., Long Island City, NY., Brooklyn, NY., Port Morris, NY., Unionport, NY., Flushing Bay, Astoria, NY., LaGuardia Aiport, Badland I., Rikers I., Roosevelt I., Wards I., and Hells Gate, along with the East River, the Harlem River, and the Bronx River.
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Species |
Eggs |
Larvae |
Juveniles |
Adults |
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Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) |
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haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) |
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pollock (Pollachius virens) |
X |
X |
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whiting (Merluccius bilinearis) |
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offshore hake (Merluccius albidus) |
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red hake (Urophycis chuss) |
X |
X |
X |
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white hake (Urophycis tenuis) |
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redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) |
n/a |
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witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) |
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winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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yellowtail flounder (Pleuronectes ferruginea) |
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windowpane flounder (Scopthalmus aquosus) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) |
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ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus) |
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Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) |
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Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) |
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Atlantic sea herring (Clupea harengus) |
X |
X |
X |
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monkfish (Lophius americanus) |
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bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) |
X |
X |
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long finned squid (Loligo pealei) |
n/a |
n/a |
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short finned squid (Illex illecebrosus) |
n/a |
n/a |
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Atlantic butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus) |
X |
X |
X |
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Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) |
X |
X |
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summer flounder (Paralicthys dentatus) |
X |
X |
X |
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scup (Stenotomus chrysops) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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black sea bass (Centropristus striata) |
n/a |
X |
X |
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surf clam (Spisula solidissima) |
n/a |
n/a |
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ocean quahog (Artica islandica) |
n/a |
n/a |
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spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) |
n/a |
n/a |
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tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) |
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king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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cobia (Rachycentron canadum) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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sand tiger shark (Odontaspis taurus) |
X |
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dusky shark (Charcharinus obscurus) |
X |
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sandbar shark (Charcharinus plumbeus) |
X |
X |