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 |
74° 00.0’ W |
40° 40.0’ N |
74° 10.0’ W |
Square Description (i.e. habitat, landmarks, coastline markers):
Atlantic Ocean waters within the square affecting the following: the Hudson River and Bay from Guttenberg, NJ., south to Jersey City, NJ., including the Global Marine Terminal and the Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, NJ., Hoboken, NJ., Weehawken, NJ., Union City, NJ., Ellis Island, Liberty Island, Governors Island, the tip of Red Hook Pt. on the west tip of Brooklyn, NY, and Newark Bay.
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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) |
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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 |
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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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sandbar shark (Charcharinus plumbeus) |
X |
X |