lobster areas were chosen for observation in conjunction with the artificial habitats: located south of the 

 discharge, between Twotree Island and Bartlett's Reef, near Bay Point, and south of Giants Neck. Each 

 artificial habitat and natural area was inspected monthly using SCUBA. These areas were monitored 

 through December 1975, when artificial habitat monitoring was replaced by a more intense tagging program 

 using pots to collect lobsters. 



Beginning in September 1975, pot trawls consisting of five double entry wood pots (3-5 cm lath 

 spacings) strung along a 50-75 m line bouyed at both ends were used to collect lobsters. Four pot trawls 

 were placed at Jordan Cove, Intake, Effluent and Twotree Island (Fig. 1). 



Figure 1. Location of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station (MNPS) and the three lobster sampling stations (•). 



Pots were checked three times each week, rebaited with flounder carcasses and reset in the same area. 

 Ix)bsters > 55 mm carapace length (CL) were banded to restrain chelipeds, brought to the lab, and kept 



