Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1978
Abstract
The Old Plantation Deep Trough sampling area in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay began at the latitudes of the southwestern end of the Cherrystone Inlet channel near Old Plantation Flats (approximately 37°13.S'N) and extended north to the latitude of Church Neck at Hungars Creek (approximately 37°25.S'N) (see attached Figure 1: Disposal Area 2 and area to the north). Twenty-one stations, one-quarter mile square grid, were occupied on August 29 and 30, 1978 (Table 1 and accompanying Charts). Seven stations were sampled with a lined, 30-foot semiballoon otter trawl, seven sampled with a 48-inch wide crab dredge, and seven were sampled with both gears (Table 1).
Keywords
Marine animals -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.), Dredging spoil -- Environmental aspects -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Recommended Citation
Van Engle, W. A., Merriner, J. V., & Wojcik, F. J. (1978) Biological description of Old Plantation Flats Deep Trough, a proposed dredged material disposal site: Interim report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2739
