30 cm; 2.5 cm^ mesh) were set at each of three stations (Fig. 1): Jordan 

 Cove (JC) (east of Millstone Point; 500 m from discharge), Intake (IN) 

 (along the western shore of Millstone Point near the power plant intake 

 structures; 600 m from discharge) and Twotree (TT) (1,600 m offshore, near 

 Twotree Island). Four trawls, each consisting of five numbered pots 

 equally spaced along a 50-75 m line bouyed at both ends, were fished at 

 each station. Pots were numbered to examine the variability in catch 

 between pots and to provide more accurate values for catch based on a 

 larger number of observations (i.e. number of lobsters caught in each pot 

 vs. number caught in 20 pots). 



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Figure 1. Location of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station 

 and the three lobster sampling stations. 

 A=Jordan Cove, B=Twotree, C=Intake. 

 Throughout t]ie study, pots were hauled on Monday, Wednesday, and 



Friday, weather permitting. At each station, lobsters were removed from 



traps, claws restrained with rubber bands, and pots rebaited with flounder 



carcasses obtained from a local fish market. Carapace length (CL) , sex, 



presence of eggs (berried), missing claws, and molt stage were reported for 



each lobster captured. Molt stage was determined using criteria 



