Figure 1a. Map of Northeast United States and Mid Atlantic Bight showing proposed sampling locations and cruise path. Dotted lines indicate cruise track. Numbered Latitudinal Transects (LT) and their individual stations occur throughout the range of the cruise, Solid green squares: stations visited during this cruise; Empty squares: stations not visited. Hudson Canyon (HudCan) beam trawl and deep trawl stations (red triangles) are clustered around that feature, off New Jersey. Norfolk Canyon (Norfolk) deep trawls are clustered around that feature, off Virginia.