CHITTENDEN: PRESENT SPAWNING GROUNDS OF SHAD 



kindly permitted use of data collected during the 

 Tri-State Surveys of the Delaware River. Finan- 

 cial support was provided, in part, by Rutgers 

 University, The Sport Fishing Institute, Dela- 

 ware River Basin Commission, and U.S Public 

 Health Service. 



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