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Field Activity Details for field activity 2015-687-FA

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AKA: CHIPS 2015 Skagit nearshore sediment/invertebrates

Other ID: none

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)

Principal Investigator(s): Eric Grossman

Affiliate Investigator(s): Steve Rubin (USGS-WFRC)

Information Specialist(s): Eric Grossman

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize nearshore substrate and sediment impacts to juvenile salmon habitat and food prey

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Fir Island, Skagit County, Washington

End Port/Location: Fir Island, Skagit County, Washington

Start Date: 2015-07-01

End Date: 2015-08-28

Equipment Used: quadrat, Push corer, GPS

Information to be Derived: grain size, benthic invertebrate composition

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Grain size data analyzed in PCMSC sediment lab.

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Affiliate Staff:

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Location:

Skagit River Delta, Puget Sound, Western Washington, United States, Pacific Ocean

Boundaries
North: 48.42373282 South: 48.25759853 West: -122.61566162 East: -122.36022949

Platform(s):

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on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
quadrat --- Surveys (biological)
Push corer --- Surveys (geochemical)
Surveys (biological)
Biology
Geology
GPS --- Navigation

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