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 3.5-7. Two representative images from the October survey in the Little Tow area, showing a lack of difference in sediment
physical or biological features between control station 2C and trawl station 3A. Both images show a similar sediment
fabric consisting of muddy, very fine sand, with Stage I surface tubes and an intact RPD.
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