Essential Fish Habitat Source Document: Red Hake, 'Urophycis chuss', Life History211 and Habitat Characteristics

摘要

Red hake (Urophycis chuss; Walbaum 1792; Figure 1) is a demersal fish that occurs211u001efrom North Carolina to Southern Newfoundland and is most abundant between Georges 211u001eBank and New Jersey (Sosebee 1998). Although rarely found in the Gulf of St. 211u001eLawrence, it is sometimes caught on the southern Grand Banks (Scott and Scott 211u001e1988). In U.S. waters the species is managed under the Northeast Multispecies 211u001eFishery Management Plan (NEFMC 1993). This document provides information on the 211u001elife history and habitat characteristics of red hake inhabiting the Gulf of 211u001eMaine, Georges Bank, and the Middle Atlantic Bight.