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Location of sampling stations. 



spectively). Stations 1 and 2 were influenced by the 

 Gulf Stream. 



Three samplers were used: a 60-cm diameter bongo 

 sampler with 0.333-mm mesh nets, a 5-m- Methot 

 frame trawl with 2x3 mm oval mesh (Methot, 1986), 

 and a 1x2 m neuston net with 0.947-mm mesh. The 

 bongo sampler was towed obliquely at 1.5 knots for 

 a minimum of 5 min to insure 150 m^ of water 

 was sampled. The Methot frame trawl was towed 

 obliquely at 4 knots for a minimum of 20 min to 

 insure that >10,000 m-* of water had been sampled, 

 except for one tow of 10 min on 14 September 1994 

 at station 2 at 2111 hours. Both the bongo sampler 

 and frame trawl were retrieved in a modified step 

 oblique tow after deployment to a depth approxi- 



mately 10 m from the bottom, except at station 1 

 where nets were deployed to a maximum depth of 

 170 m. The neuston net was towed for 10 min at 1.5 

 knots with approximately one-half of the net under 

 water. Volume estimates for bongo nets and Methot 

 frame trawl were based on General Oceanics flow- 

 meter readings. No volume readings were taken for 

 neuston tows. A summary of sample data is pre- 

 sented in Table 1. Samples were preserved in 95^f 

 ethyl alcohol. Body length measurements are noto- 

 chord lengths (preflexion and flexion stages) or stan- 

 dard lengths (postflexion and juvenile stages). 



At each station a conductivity-temperature-depth 

 (CTD) probe (Sea-Bird model 911plus) was cast to 

 within 1-3 m of the bottom. Temperature and salin- 



