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

Table 3.3-2. Organisms observed per minute in the video-sled footage.
Fish Invertebrates
July October November July October November
Mud Hole
<strong>Trawl</strong>ed Lanes
1B 0.294 0.500 2.833 4.650 5.167 5.750
3A 0.138 0.857 2.711 29.379 16.857 11.617
3B 0.991 0.714 2.700 23.213 13.857 11.900
Mean±Sd 0.47±0.45 0.69±0.18 2.75±0.07 19.08±12.82 11.96±6.07 9.76±3.47
Control Lanes
2B 0.382 1.241 2.207 7.801 8.066 8.826
4A 0.870 0.769 4.171 21.304 9.385 15.972
4B 0.792 1.080 2.658 32.190 13.325 12.377
Mean±Sd 0.68±0.26 1.03±0.24 3.01±1.03 20.43±12.22 10.26±2.74 12.39±3.57
Little Tow
<strong>Trawl</strong>ed Lanes
1B 1.071 0.167 0.800 13.571 21.667 15.300
3A 0.362 0.143 2.077 20.217 20.429 13.769
3B 0.788 0.000 0.609 10.355 23.338 7.739
Mean±Sd 0.74±0.36 0.10±0.09 1.16±0.80 14.71±5.03 21.81±1.46 12.27±4.00
Control Lanes
2B 0.905 0.535 0.509 17.778 33.422 15.972
4A 0.733 0.692 2.360 26.161 21.569 19.666
4B 0.522 0.571 1.667 7.391 29.571 12.000
Mean±Sd 0.72±0.19 0.60±0.08 1.51±0.94 17.11±9.40 28.19±6.05 15.88±3.83