Smooth Bottom Net Trawl Fishing Gear Effect on - New England ...

Results of 2002 REMOTS Surveys to Evaluate the <strong>Effect</strong>s
of <strong>Trawl</strong>ing on Soft-<strong>Bottom</strong> Habitat in Massachusetts Bay
Figure 3.5-3. Time series of representative REMOTS images obtained at Little Tow trawl station 3A. All three images show an
intact and relatively well-developed RPD, small Stage I polychaete tubes at the sediment surface, and evidence of
sub-surface activity by larger-bodied, Stage III infauna (e.g., feeding voids and burrows). The lack of any significant
change in sediment texture, RPD depths, or biological features indicates an absence of any physical disturbance of
the sediment surface due to trawling.
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