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Habitat Associations And Dispersal Of Black Sea Bass From A Mid-Atlantic Bight Reef, Mary C. Fabrizio, John P. Manderson, Jeffrey P. Pessutti
Habitat Associations And Dispersal Of Black Sea Bass From A Mid-Atlantic Bight Reef, Mary C. Fabrizio, John P. Manderson, Jeffrey P. Pessutti
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We examined habitat associations of 122 adult black sea bass Centropristis striata at a temperate reef off the coast of New Jersey, USA. The study site, located within the Historic Area Remediation Site, encompassed 46.1 km2 and included areas of rocky bottom and highly variable bathymetry. Factors influencing dispersal and habitat use were determined from acoustic tele - metry data collected between May and December 2003 from a grid of 72 moored receivers. About 2.7 times as many black sea bass used the site in summer as in fall. Fish were associated with relatively shallow, complex habitats characterized by previously …