Figure 4. Examples of side-scan sonar images (left) from the Maine inner continental shelf and seafloor photographs (right). Mapping has determined that rocky seafloor makes up about 41% of the bottom while mud makes up 39%. Gravel and sand areas are less common and usually found in shallow water. Source: Kelley and others (1998).

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