TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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LIST OF FIGURES iii 



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vii 



1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 



2.0 METHODS 10 



2 . 1 Survey Area 10 



2 . 2 Navigation 10 



2.3 Bathymetric Data Collection and Processing 12 



2.4 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 13 



3.0 RESULTS 16 



3.1 WLISH Mound 21 



3.1.1 Bathymetry 21 



3.1.2 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 21 



3.1.2.1 Sediment Grain Size and Stratigraphy 21 



3.1.2.2 Benthic Community Assessment 25 



3.2 WLISG Mound 26 



3.2.1 Bathymetry 26 



3.2.2 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 31 



3.2.2.1 Sediment Grain Size and Stratigraphy 31 



3.2.2.2 Benthic Community Assessment 34 



3.3 WLISF Mound 34 



3.3.1 Bathymetry 34 



3.3.2 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 34 



3.4 WLISD Mound 42 



3.5 WLIS Reference Areas 43 



3.5.1 Sediment Grain Size and Stratigraphy 43 



3.5.2 Benthic Community Assessment 47 



4.0 DISCUSSION 51 



5.0 CONCLUSIONS 66 



6.0 REFERENCES 70 



INDEX 

 APPENDICES 



