South Atlantic OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) Area Living Marine Resources Study, Year II. Volume 2. An Investigation of Live-Bottom Habitats off North Carolina

摘要

This volume provides information related to the three North Carolina study areas. Physical characteristics of the live-bottom were assessed through underwater-television transects, fathometer transects, and by diver observations at those sites not previously sampled during 1980. Fishes were sampled by day and night trawls, an epibenthic sled, hook and line, and baited traps. Large benthic macrofauna and flora were sampled with trawls and a Cerame-Vivas dredge. Bathymetric profiles of salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen were obtained using Niskin bottles, and water-clarity profiles were obtained using a transmissometer.