Figure 4. Location of the trawling sampling stations. 



because the area was considered another potential site for the Unit 3 intake. Single and duplicate tows 

 were made at various sites from 1973 to 1976 and are outlined in Table 4 along with a summary of the 

 addition and deletion of sampling stations. Several stations were eliminated in 1976: stations 1, 7, and 10 

 because the bottom cover made trawling inefficient; station 4 because it was similar to NB; and station 9 

 because it was very close to BR. Since February 1976, triplicate tows have been made biweekly at NR 

 (Niantic River), NB (Niantic Bay), JC (Jordan Cove), TT (Twotree), IN (Intake), and BR (Bartlett Reef). 

 These six stations are believed to represent the different demersal environments surrounding Millstone Point. 



In October 1977, the unit of trawl effort was changed from 15 min to 0.69 km over the bottom 

 because it was felt that demersal fish abundance would be better estimated using a unit of effort based on 

 the area swept. The distance 0.69 km was used because it was the maximum distance that could be 

 covered at JC. This distance also provided some continuity with previous data because it approximated 



