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Fisherman’s Report, Autumn Bottom Trawl Survey, Cape Haterus-Gulf of Maine. September 5 - October 27, 1995.

This resource presents the listed and plotted data from commercially and recreationally important species caught during the Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s 1995 autumn bottom trawl survey. The tows made were with a #36 otter trawl from the research vessel ALBATROSS IV out of Woods Hole, MA. The trawl had an 80-foot roller rigged footrope, 5-fathom legs and 1,000 pound polyvalent doors. Because of the 30-minute tow duration, and random selection of station locations, catches can be light compared to commercial tows. Also, vessel operations are on a 24-hour basis and catches have not been adjusted for day/night catchability differences for some species. Nevertheless, these data can provide fishermen with useful information about distribution and the relative abundance of fish over the entire survey area from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf of Maine. Catch data from 23 special tows made in the Georges Bank are also included in this report. This document is composed of the station maps, station information, and species locality breakdown that result from this trawl survey.

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