What methods were used to collect the data?
Method 0 of 2 Type: Field INSTRUMENT TYPES: A van Veen grab sampler deployed from a stern-mounted A-frame on the research vessel Noi I Kai was used to obtain bottom samples at all seven stations. SAMPLING METHODOLOGY: The sampling methodology used in this study generally followed the recommendations of Swartz (1978) and US EPA guidelines (EPA 1987a, 1987b), hereafter refered to as EPA procedures. A modified 0.16-m2 van Veen grab sampler deployed from a stern-mounted A-frame on the research vessel Noi I Kai was used to obtain bottom samples at all seven stations. Penetration of the sampler was adequate for all replicates. The minimum penetration depth for all grabs was 8 cm and the maximum was 15 cm. Five van Veen grabs were taken at each station. A subsample 7.6 cm in diameter by 5 cm deep was taken from each grab sample for infaunal analysis and a subsample 4.8 cm in diameter by 5 cm deep for mollusk analysis. Subsampling was necessary because the epifauna and infauna in the area are
