News & Events
… by far the largest and most destructive) collectively entrained 20 percent of the annual spawn of
striped bass, 25 percent of bay anchovy, 43 percent of Atlantic tomcod, and up to 79 percent of …
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Riverkeeper Timeline
… River to replace the old West Side Highway. The projected construction would kill 64% of the
striped bass habitat in the process. Esteemed bio-statistician Dr. Ian Fletcher is brought in to …
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Riverkeeper Timeline
… and a study that shows that the Hudson Highlands is a critical spawning ground for Atlantic Coast
striped bass. The FPC grants Con Ed a license to build Storm King. Scenic Hudson and HRFA sue to …
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Hudson River
… technology kills or compromises much river life, including thirty-five percent of the young
striped bass spawned in this area. The Highlands Slideshow …
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Hudson River
… that start at the Palisades have made a remarkable comeback since the Clean Water Act of 1972.
Striped bass school beneath the Tappan Zee Bridge, blue crabs patrol the muddy bottom and …
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Campaigns & Cases
… into the Hudson River. 1970 – Journalist and Riverkeeper Founder, Bob Boyle, has 5
striped bass from the Hudson River near Verplanck tested for pollutants. The results show …
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Campaigns & Cases
… ongoing water intakes and/or discharge of wastewater include Bay Anchovy, American Shad,
Striped Bass, Atlantic Tomcod, White Perch, and River Herring. Energy demand, expense and climate …
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Campaigns & Cases
… at least 70 fish species and serving as a primary overwintering site for large numbers of Atlantic
striped bass. The water section of Hudson River Park has been designated as the Hudson River Park …
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Campaigns & Cases
… outages during the key spawning months. In addition, the utilities agreed to fund and operate a
striped bass hatchery, conduct biological monitoring, and set up a $12 million endowment for a new …
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Campaigns & Cases
… Hudson River Fish For schools of migratory shad, sturgeon, river herring, blue crab, menhaden and
striped bass, the Hudson is an unimpeded corridor from the Atlantic to their ancestral spawning …
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