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ences in sampling methods. War f el and Merriman (1944) used a 30-ft x 4- 

 ft minnow seine fished in multiple (3-5) hauls of variable duration. 



Contemporaneous Power Plant Studies, Greater Long Island Sound 



Baseline and/or monitoring studies have been conducted by 

 various investigators at other Long Island Sound power-plant sites 

 concurrently with Harbor Station investigations. Results of these 

 investigations have been incorporated into this report to separate 

 trends specific to New Haven Harbor from variability observed over a 

 wider geographic area. These other data sources have also been reviewed 

 to determine whether or not New Haven Harbor represents a special or 

 unique fisheries resource. 



Stamford Harbor, Connecticut 



The Stamford program, conducted for the Northeast Utilities 

 Service Company (NUSCO) , was similar with respect to equipment and 

 periodicity to the NHHSEMS, and ran from April 1971 through October 1973 

 as reported by NAT (1972; 1974d) . The program called for year-round 

 monthly otter trawling at six stations, and monthly gill netting (five 

 stations) , and seining (four stations) April through November. 



Millstone Point, Connecticut 



Environmental data collected in conjunction with the Millstone 

 Point nuclear power-plant monitoring program were summarized by the 

 Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO, 1976) . Millstone finfish 

 sampling involved otter trawling, gill netting, and seining at various 

 locations from April 1969 through December 1976. Some of the equipment 

 employed in these studies is comparable to that of the NHHSEMS, but the 

 Millstone program was altered in scope and periodicity several times 

 between 1969 and 1977. The shore-zone fish community and its apparent 



