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1S000 
10000 
5000 
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ALS tag-recaptlire 
I 1 Recapture (77=14,564) 
l*#g^l Capture (n=338, 666) 
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RUMFS telemetry study (/?= 134) 
Current study 
Other tagged Striped bass 
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Length 
Figure 2 
Age (A) and length frequency for several continental shelf (B, C), estuarine (E, G, H), or both 
(D, F) sampling programs. Samples in) reflects total number of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) 
caught. Juvenile striped bass captured during Rutgers University Marine Field Station estua- 
rine surveys shown in (F) include otter trawl (n = 28), gillnet (n = 31), and seine (n = 13) collec- 
tions. All lengths are expressed as total length (TL), except for (E) which uses fork length (FL). 
NMFS = National Marine Fisheries Service, NJDEP=New Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection, ALS=American Littoral Society, RUMFS = Rutgers University Marine Field Station. 
See Table 1 for further sampling details. 
when the largest temperature gradient occurred rela- 
tive to downstream areas. In contrast, winter water 
temperatures were similar at both the inlet and upriver, 
although fish were detected only upriver. Fish were 
detected within a wide range of salinities throughout 
the year. However, most fish were detected within inter- 
mediate salinities between the two salinity extremes of 
the upriver and inlet habitats. The upriver wintertime 
distribution of tagged individuals revealed a consistent 
use of lower salinity habitats. These same individuals 
