Figure 3. Track lines within the NE OPAREAs covered during the 1999 abundance surveys. Track line colors differ for each NE OPAREA. Tracks lines (solid line) in the coastal portion of the Gulf of Maine central (GOMC), northern portion of the Scotian stratum, and the Gulf of Maine north (GOMN) stratum were surveyed by ship. Track lines (hashed) in two of the Georges Bank strata (GeorgesE and GeorgesC), the central portion of the GOMC, and the southern portion of the Scotian strata were surveyed by plane.