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 | |||
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North: 48.42373282 | South: 48.25759853 | West: -122.61566162 | East: -122.36022949 |
Platform(s):
on foot |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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quadrat | --- | Surveys (biological) | |
Push corer | --- | Surveys (geochemical) Surveys (biological) Biology Geology | |
GPS | --- | Navigation |