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similar sampling programs in Delaware Bay (Nemerson 

 and Able, 2003) and in the New York- New Jersey Harbor 

 Estuary (Able and Duffy-Anderson, 2006). The short 

 period of residency in upstream portions of the Mullica 

 River may indicate the testing and then rejection of the 

 area as a spawning site. 



This study confirms that there are multiple ways in 

 which striped bass use small estuaries, such as that 

 of the study area, as there are multiple ways in which 

 striped bass use larger systems such as the Hudson 

 River (e.g., Secor et al. 2001). Further, the movement 

 patterns observed in this study may be more diverse 

 and variable than previously reported because the same 

 fish can exhibit different patterns in different seasons 

 and years. This diversity implies that the behavior 

 at the individual level may be as, or more important 

 (Sutherland, 1996; Slotte and Fikson, 2000) than, that 

 at the level of the stock, contingent, or population level 

 and thus is necessary to understand how striped bass 

 use estuarine ecosystems and how biologists can man- 

 age natural populations. 



Acknowledgments 



Numerous technicians from the Rutgers University 

 Marine Field Station assisted in the deployment and 

 maintenance of hydrophone moorings, tagging of fish, 

 and data compilation, especially R. Nichols and M. Gre- 

 aney. Several recreational fishermen shared their local 

 knowledge and helped extensively with tagging includ- 

 ing D. Messerschmid and G. Delaporte. Personnel of the 

 Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, 

 especially G. Sakowicz, provided access to environmen- 

 tal data. Several anonymous reviews provided helpful 

 comments on an earlier draft. Financial support for the 

 development and deployment of the hydrophones came 

 from the Rutgers University/National Marine Fisheries 

 Service Bluefish/Striped Bass program. This research 

 was conducted under Rutgers University Animal Use 

 Protocol no. 88-042. This paper is Rutgers University 

 Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Contribution 

 no. 2006-16. 



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