Table of Contents

 

I. INTRODUCTION

 

II. SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS & HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS

 

A. Finfish

    1. American eel

    2. Alewife and Blueback Herring

    3. Bluefish

    4. Striped Bass

    5. Summer Flounder

    6. Winter Flounder

    7. Weakfish

B. Shellfish

    1. Blue Crab

    2. Horseshoe Crab

    3. Hard Clam

 

III. STATEWIDE LANDINGS

 

A. Finfish Landings

    1. American eel

    2. Alewife or river herring

    3. Bluefish

    4. Striped bass

    5. Summer flounder

    6. Winter flounder

    7. Weakfish

B. Shellfish Landings

    1. Hard clam

    2. Blue crabs

    3. Horseshoe crab

 

IV. BARNEGAT BAY LANDINGS

 

A. Finfish Landings

    1. American eel

    2. Bluefish

    3. Winter flounder

    4. Weakfish

B. Shellfish Landings

    1. Hard clams

    2. Blue crabs

    3. Horseshoe crabs

 

V. RECREATIONAL FISHING: NEW JERSEY

 

VI. RECREATIONAL FISHING: BARNEGAT BAY

 

A. Fisheries

    1. Bluefish

    2. Striped bass

    3. Summer flounder

    4. Winter flounder

    5. Weakfish

    6. Black sea bass and         Tautog

    7. Inland Landings

 

VII. ECONONMIC IMPACTS OF RECREATIONAL FISHING

 

LITERATURE CITED

 

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