Figure 2. Schematic of two (2) traditional gillnet fishing areas 

 Jl (Jeffreys Ledge) and S5 (Stellwagen Bank). Note the 

 consecutively numbered 0.25 nm intervals marked along the 

 perimeters of the fishing areas and the "idealized" 2 nm 

 submersible transects defined to survey for ghost gillnets. 

 Each transect was established by selecting a one or two digit 

 number from a table of random numbers and directing the 

 transect through the area to maximize area coverage, 

 generally working in an upslope or constant depth direction. 



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