TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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LIST OF FIGURES iii 



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY viii 



1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 



2.0 METHODS 10 



2. 1 Survey Areas 10 



2.2 Bathymetry and Navigation 10 



2.3 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 14 



2.4 Geotechnical Coring 14 



3.0 RESULTS „ 18 



3.1 NHAV93 Mound 18 



3.1.1 Bathymetry 18 



3.1.2 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 18 



3.1.3 Geotechnical Coring 27 



3.2 CLIS 94 Mound 34 



3.2.1 Bathymetry 34 



3.2.2 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 49 



3.3 FVP Mound 50 



3.3.1 Sediment Grain Size and Stratigraphy 54 



3.3.2 Benthic Community Assessment 54 



3.4 CLIS Reference Areas 58 



3.4. 1 Sediment Grain Size and Stratigraphy 58 



3.4.2 Benthic Community Assessment 58 



4.0 DISCUSSION 60 



5.0 CONCLUSIONS 69 



6.0 REFERENCES 71 



INDEX 

 APPENDICES 



