(1) Determine abundance of lobsters and lobster shelters in selected areas of the northwest region of the Gulf of Maine along two transects originating in commercially productive areas inshore (Boothbay Harbor and Stonington, Maine) and ranging offshore to Cashes Ledge and Jordan Basin, respectively. (2) Describe and record the geological and sedimentary features of the sea floor at all dive locations throughout the programmed transect; collect sediment samples for grain size analysis and qualitative infaunal samples.
Location
Boothbay Harbor, Stonington, Maine, Cashes Ledge, Jordan Basin, northern Gulf of Maine, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Dives JSL2-875 through JSL2-900; 23 stations; 46 sediment samples; film and video employed on all dives.
Comments
Project = Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters in the Offshore Gulf of Maine, Assessment of Distribution, Abundance and Habitat Ecology of Lobsters in the Offshore Gulf of Maine
