1978. Scup are often associated with bottom mounds and may be attracted to the 

 i p o i 1 pile. The spoil mound is a very small part of the range of the scup 

 fishery. Closure of the area to trawling would have no effect on the fishery 

 as a whole, but would increase the value of the area to the lobster fishery. 



Oysters and other shallow water fisheries will not be considered in this 

 i tudy because of their distance from the disposal site (approximately 4 miles). 



