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migration, grow, and mature, one wonders where they 
are likely to spawn. One possibility is that they will 
attempt to spawn in the non-natal estuaries where they 
have previously spent several months to years. This 
could account for the seeming unsuccessful attempts 
in the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary (Able and 
Grothues, 2007; Grothues et ah, 2009). One could also 
argue that these individuals may be responsible for 
colonizing new spawning sites, as has previously been 
suggested (Grothues et ah, 2009). Alternatively, they 
may join other maturing individuals as they migrate 
back to their natal rivers and streams that provided 
primary nurseries. Otolith microchemistry might be the 
appropriate means to distinguish the ultimate source 
of individuals that use non-natal estuaries and the site 
of their subsequent spawning. 
Acknowledgments 
Numerous individuals from the National Marine Fisher- 
ies Service, New Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection-Bureau of Marine Fisheries (NJDEP-BMF), 
and the Rutgers University Marine Field Station 
(RUMFS) assisted in data collection, surveys, and telem- 
etry. The angling skills of D. Messerschmidt and L. Webb 
assisted our tagging efforts. K. Hattala (New York Dept. 
Environmental Conservation) provided length data from 
the Hudson River young-of-the-year survey. B. Muffley 
and R. Allen (NJDEP-BMF) provided comments on 
earlier drafts. Funding sources for this study were pro- 
vided by the Rutgers University Institute of Marine and 
Coastal Sciences (IMCS), RUMFS, the Bluefish/Striped 
Bass Dynamics Research Program of Rutgers University, 
and the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service. J. 
Plangere Jr. generously supported the telemetry study. 
This article is contribution number 2012-4 of the Rutgers 
University Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. 
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