1 Effects of experimental otter trawling on the feeding of demersal fish on Western Bank, Nova Scotia E.L. Kenchington 1 , D.C. Gordon Jr. 1 , C. Bourbonnais 1 , K.G. MacIsaac 1 , K.D. Gilkinson 2 , D.L. McKeown 1 and W.P. Vass 1 1 Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada 2 Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, PO Box 5667, St. John’s, Newfoundland, A1C 5X1, Canada E. Kenchington; ph:902-426-2030, fax:902-426-1862, email:Kenchingtone@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca D. Gordon: ph:902-426-3278, fax: 902-426-6695, email: Gordond@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca C. Bourbonnais: ph: 902-426-2791, fax: 902-426-6695, email: BourbonnaisC@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca K. MacIsaac: ph: 902-426-2504, fax: 902-426-6695, email: MacIsaacKG@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca K. Gilkinson: ph: 709-772-4718, fax: 709-772-4188, email: GilkinsonK@dfo-mpo.gc.ca D. McKeown: ph: 902-426-1842, fax: 902-426-7827, email: McKeownD@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca W.Vass: ph: 902-426-2672, fax: 902-426-6695, email: VassP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Submitted to the Proceedings of the Symposium on Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats: Linking Geology, Biology, Socioeconomics and Management, November 12-14, 2002, Tampa, Florida.