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uantities in both the U.S. and Canadian fishery zones. 

 The distributions are based on Grosslein and Clark 

 (1976), Gusey (1977), Hare (1977), 1974 R/V Albatross 

 survey cruises, and consultations with the NMFS Wood 

 Hole Laboratory and the Canadian Department of Fisheries 

 and Oceans. 



These charts should no_t be assumed to show absolute 

 abundance or the relative abundance between the U.S. and 

 Canadian zones. Distributions and concentrations are 

 approximate and may vary from year to year due to 

 oceanoqraphic conditions. Narrative descriptions of 

 each species distribution are present in Appendix II. 

 A more thorough description of the affected physical 

 and biological environment is present in Appendix III. 



B- Areas of Special Biological Importa nce 



Colton, et al. (1979) summarized importance spawning 

 areas for many important fish on the Georges Bank, and in 

 the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic areas (Table I) . The 

 most productive grounds are: Georges Bank, Nantucket Shoals, 

 the Great South Channel, and the continental shelf from Cape 

 Hatteras to Block Island. 



