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1.6m larval net; wire out: 0 m; towing duration 20 min.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 30 m; towing duration: 30 m; wire angle: 67 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

4m round net; wire out: 150 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 69 deg.

4 m round net; wire out: 75 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 68 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 30 m; towing duration: 30 m; wire angle: 78 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 150 m; towing duration: 30 m; wire angle: 60 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

4 m round net; wire out: 75 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 73 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

Approximately three litre samples of near bottom water were collected with plastic bags by skin diving within 10 minutes and were filtered through 45 mm grass-fiber filters (Whatman GF/C). The filters were examined under stereomicroscope removing micro in

ORI net; wire out: 75 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 48 deg.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20, 10 m; wire angle: 62 deg., 64 deg., 55 deg., 42 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

1.6 m net; wire out: 2000 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 52 deg.; ship speed: 3.0 kts.

ORI net; wire out: 2000 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire out: 53 deg., 52 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

1.6 m net; wire out: 2000 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 63 deg.; ship speed: 3.0 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 500, 250, 125 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20 m; wire angle: 60 deg., 60 deg., 60 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

Specimens were randomly collected during low tide for biodiversity studiees. Samples for ecology studies were collected by using transect line methods and quadrate sampling technique (Dawes 1981, Krebs 1999).

the IKMT net (1-mm mesh, oblique tows, 4000-m wire out)

The study site proper was a transect of 100 m long and 10 m wide. Along its length the transect was divided into quadrats of 10 m*10 m, identified as A through J from the landward to the saward end. Ten pneumatophores were taken from each quadrat. Pneumat

1.6 m net; wire out: 2000 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire out: 68 deg.; ship speed: 3.0 kts.

3 m IKMT with 2 mm or 5 mm mesh (wire out: step: 600,300,200,150 m)

4m hexagonal net; wire out: S(25) m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 64 deg.

1.6m larval net; wire out: 0 m; towing duration 10 min.

4m round net; wire out: S(30) m; towing duration: 30 min.

IKPT net; mesh size: 1.0 mm; oblique tow; wire out: 500 m

3 m ORE Beam Trawl; 6300 m wire out

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 700, 500, 300, 150 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20, 20 m; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 30 m; towing duration: 60 m; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 75 m; towing duration: 30 m; wire angle: 70 deg.; ship speed: 2.0 kts.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100, 50 m; towing duration: 10, 10, 20, 20, 10 m; wire angle: -, 66 deg., -, 73 deg., -; ship speed: 2.0 kts.

4 m round net; wire out: 150 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 65 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

Sampling of fishes was carried out by using trammel net of 230 mm, 40 mm and 20 mm mesh size.

4m hexagonal net; wire out: 150, 75, S(45) m; towing duration: 10, 10, 10 min.; wire angle: 50 deg., 73 deg., -

snorkeling and scuba-diving

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20, 10 m; wire angle: -, 63 deg., -, -; ship speed: 2.0 kts.

4m hexagonal net; wire out: 500, 250, 125 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20 min.; wire angle: 62 deg., 50 deg., 69 deg.

hand-collecting during diving

ORI net; wire out: S(17); towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 72 deg.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100 m; towing duration: 20, 20, 20, 10 m; wire angle: 52 deg., 55 deg., 63 deg., 72 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

a series of oblique tows using a 10-foot IKMT

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100, 50 m; towing duration: 10, 10, 20, 20, 10 m; wire angle: 64 deg., 64 deg., 64 deg., 62 deg., 62 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

4 m Hexagon net

Cast net (20 mm mesh size) aiming at complementing the species that were not sampled by the trammel nets.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 5000, 3000, 1500 m; towing duration: 60, 30, 30 m; wire angle: 47 deg., 58 deg., -; ship speed: 2.0 kts.

4 m round net; wire out: 75 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 80 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

scuba

Skin diving or scuba diving. A minimum number of samples were collected for identification.

horizontal towing with IKMT net (-150 m)

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 30 m; towing duration: 30 m; wire angle: 65 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

4 m round net; wire out: 150 m; towing duration: 30 min.; wire angle: 78 deg.; ship speed: 1.5 kts.

ORI 100 net; horizontal tow; wire out: 2000 m; towing duration: 60 min.; wire angle: 58 deg.

large 4 meter hexagon-net; wire out: 1000, 700, 300, 100, 50 m; towing duration: 10, 10, 20, 10, 10 m; ship speed: 1.5 kts.