The bullraked area seemed to be softer than the control, whereas the 

 bottom in the dredged area varied in compactness ft-on firm as the control, 

 to soft as the bullraked area. The firm spots were probably places which 

 had been missed by the dredge. The odor of decomposition was greater in 

 the control than in either test area; probably because less mixing occurred 

 there than in the fished areas. 



Effect on Other Bottom Forms 



Bottom samples in the control area contained the following species in 

 addition to the hard-shell clam, Venus mercenaria; 



Common name 

 Amphipod 



Tube worm 



Worm 



Clam worm 

 Worm 



Species 

 Ampelisca macrocephala 



C is ten ides gouldi (Verrill) 



Clymenella torquata (Leidy) 



Nereis virens (Sars) 

 Araphitrite sp. 



Soft-shell clam h^a arenaria (Linne) 



Little surf clam Mulinia lateralis (Say) 



Starfish 



Asterias f orbes i (Desor) 



Borer or drill Eupleura caudata (Say) 

 Scallop Pecten irradians (Lamarck) 



Clam 



Delicate tellin 



Boring clam 



File yoldia 



Nucula proxima 



Tellina tenera (Say) 



Petricola pholadiformis 

 (Lamarck) 



Yoldia lima tula (Say) 



Remarks 



Abundant in places; lives 

 in mud tubes. 



This Polychaete was very 

 abundant . 



This Polychaete was very 

 abundant in surface layer. 



Infrequent. 



Infrequent . 



About two dozen up to 2" 

 in length found in clam- 

 shell Ducket samples ; 

 some recently dead. 



Many shells, but few live 

 specimens . 



Some shown in underwater 

 photographs . 



Common. 



Some shown in underwater 

 photographs . 



Abundant. 



Common. 



Infrequent . 



Common. 



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