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assessment of benthic recolonization and dredged material thickness across the 

 mounds 2 . 



Future surveys at NLDS could optimally be scheduled after recolonization has begun 

 (early June) but before mid- August when tube mats appear to senesce. 



2 During the 1998-2000 disposal seasons, over 20,000 m 3 of CDM from a number of projects 

 was placed at the D/S mound to augment the cap. Monitoring of the D/S mound was 

 conducted during the summer of 2000, including bathymetric and REMOTS® surveys. The 

 results of these surveys will be published in a subsequent report. 



Monitoring Cruise at the New London Disposal Site, 1992 - 1998 



