APPENDIX II: 

DIADROMOUS FISH HABITAT MAPS
Appendix II: Diadromous Fish Habitat Maps 

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Figure 1: Atlantic sturgeon critical habitat locations and extent of occurrence in the Delaware River Basin.
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Figure 2. Shortnose sturgeon critical habitat areas and extent of occurrence in the Delaware River Basin. 
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). 2004. Alexa McKerrow, Project Manager, Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center 

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spawning period in New Jersey’s freshwaters including known migratory impediments and fish ladders. Sicklerville, New Jersey: Division 

of Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries Southern Regional Office. 

Figure 3. Extent of river herring spawning runs in Delaware River Basin.
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). 2004. Alexa McKerrow, Project Manager, Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center 

(BaSIC) at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Alexa_Mckerrow@ncsu.edu; with NJDEP 2010 edits. 

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). 2005. Locations of anadromous American shad and river herring during their 

spawning period in New Jersey’s freshwaters including known migratory impediments and fish ladders. Sicklerville, New Jersey: Division 

of Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries Southern Regional Office. 

Figure 4. Extent of American shad spawning runs in Delaware River Basin.