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Hudson River Teems with Life
Did you know that you can find eels, striped bass, and blue crabs in the Hudson River if you went down there with a net today? A group of naturalists, including Tom Lake of the Department of Environmental Conservation, cast seines on the beach at Kowawese Point on September 17 and brought back this report:
"The expected young-of-the-year striped bass and white perch were there, as were a few largemouth bass and bluegills. A 10" American eel had us hopping to get it into a small aquarium. A dozen or more small blue crabs were present, most of them being males. The highlight of the half-dozen hauls we made was a pair of hogchokers, one palm-size, the other no bigger than a postage-stamp (15 mm). Conspicuous by their absence were young-of-the-year shad and river herring: Maybe it was too early in the season; maybe the water had been too warm for them inshore. The shallows had warmed to 75°F, and there was not a trace of salt.
- Dick Manley, Alan Zollner, Rebecca Zollner, Tom Lake"
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