Description
Main TitleFishes of the Lower Hackensack River
PublisherChemistry Department, Farleigh Dickinson University
Date Created1988
Subject (Geographic)Bergen County
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)environmental data; fish; fisheries; habitats; threatened species; water; water resources; wetlands; striped bass; Atlantic menhaden; weakfish; winter flounder; alewife; blueback herring; tomcod; American shad; hydrology; Hackensack River; Newark Bay
DescriptionThe Hackensack River and its associated wetlands have been greatly impacted by man. Construction of a dam at Oradell has greatly altered the original river hydrology, and consequently it no longer functions as a "normal" estuarine river. It is now essentially a canal, open fully only at the end adjacent to Newark Bay. Although the river is not fishable due to restrictions imposed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, this estuary is a refuge and nursery area for several important commercial and recreational species, such as striped bass, Atlantic menhaden, weakfish, winter flounder, alewife, and blueback herring, and for two species listed threatened by the State of New Jersey, the Atlantic tomcod and American shad. Contrary to the misconceptions that the Hackensack River is "dead," the data shows that the river is very much alive and supports moderately diverse fish and invertebrate communities.
NoteProceedings of the Second Annual Hackensack River Symposium, 1988, sponsored by the Chemistry Department of Farleigh Dickinson University. This document was obtained from the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) through the Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity (CIMIC) at Rutgers University, Newark. Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute, Rutgers/CIMIC, 180 University Avenue, Room 202, Newark, New Jersey 07102. meri@cimic.rutgers.edu http://cimic.rutgers.edu
NotePurpose: To improve the fishery resource knowledge of the Hackensack River Estuary.
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Date: 2001-04-09 00:00:00.0
Creator: Smith, Emily Anna
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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