FRI-UW-8716
October 1987
CHARACTERIZATION OF PUGET SOUND MARINE FISHES:
SURVEY OF AVAILABLE DATA
by
Lawrence L. Moulton and Bruce S. Miller
FINAL REPORT
October 1987
for
Washington Sea Grant Program in Cooperation with
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Puget Sound Estuary Program
EPA Interagency Agreement
No. DW13932556-01-0
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SCHOOL OF FISHERIES
FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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FRI-UW-8716
October 1987
FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
School of Fisheries
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
CHARACTERIZATION OF PUGET SOUND MARINE FISHES:
SURVEY OF AVAILABLE DATA
by
Lawrence L. Moulton and Bruce S. Miller
Final Report
October 1987
October 1987
for
Washington Sea Grant Program in Cooperation with
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Puget Sound Estuary Program
EPA Interagency Agreement
No. DW13932556-01-0
Approved
Robert C. Francis, Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
LISTOFTABLES iii
LIST OF FIGURES iv
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v
INTRODUCTION 1
METHODS 1
RESULTS 6
Survey of Available Data 6
College of Fisheries (COF) Trawl Logs 6
Dr. English Trawl Logs 12
Dr. Miller Trawl Logs 12
Drs. DeLacy/Miller Beach Seine Logs 15
Dr. DeLacy/Miller Flatfish Ichthyoplankton Sampling 19
Friday Harbor Logs 19
Washington Department of Fisheries 20
Navy Monitoring Studies at Bangor 21
Miscellaneous Data Sources 22
Summary of Data Availability by Region 22
Region 1. South Puget Sound 22
Region 2. Colvos Passage 23
RegionS. Central Puget Sound 23
Region 4. Seattle 23
Region 5. Port Orchard 23
Region 6. Hood Canal 24
Region?. WhidbeyBasin 24
Region 8. Admiralty Inlet 24
Region 9. Strait of Juan de Fuca 24
Region 10. Bellingham Bay 25
Region 11. San Juan Islands 25
Region 12. Georgia Strait 25
RECOMMENDATIONS 25
LITERATURE RELEVANT TO PROJECT OBJECTIVES 30
EXAMPLES OF SELECTED DATA SETS 33
A. COLLEGE OF FISHERIES TRAWL DATA 34
B. DR. ENGLISH BEAM TRAWL DATA 44
C. DR. MILLER TRAWL DATA 46
D. GOLDEN GARDENS BEACH SEINE DATA 50
E. ELLIOTT BAY PLANKTON DATA 60
F. WDF COMMERCIAL TRAWL LOG DATA 66
G. WDF HERRING SPAWNING SURVEYS 74
H. WDF RECREATIONAL BOTTOMFISH CATCH 82
I. NAVY TRAWLING RECORDS AT BANGOR 85
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Participants in Advisory Work Group 2
2. Potential data sources identified at the June work group meeting 3
3. Summary of otter trawl data sets contained in R/V Commando logs 7
4. Key to otter trawls used by College of Fisheries, 1949-1976 11
5. Summary of Dr. English data collected with a 3-m (10-ft) beam trawl 13
6. Dr. Miller data derived from sampling with 16-ft and 25-ft otter trawls 16
7. Summary of Golden Gardens beach seine data, 1950-1974 18
8. Preliminary outline for a characterization report on Puget Sound marine
fishes 27
111
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1. The 12 sampling areas used to group reports of fish occurrence
in Puget Sound 5
IV
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
The objective of this project is to develop an inventory of the more extensive data sets
on marine fishes in Puget Sound. Information on location, date, gear used, number of sets
made, depths sampled, and types of data recorded were reviewed and included in the
inventory to determine if these data were available in sufficient temporal and spatial
coverage, and of sufficient quality, to evaluate trends in selected species over time.
Methods
The inventory was conducted by:
1. interviewing people from various organizations who are familiar with, or routinely
work with, the type of data needed for the characterization study, and
2. reviewing historical data sets identified through the interviews.
Prior to initiating the data survey, an advisory work group was formed of people familiar
with marine fish investigations in Puget Sound. Possible data sources were identified by
the work groups, and these sources were reviewed to evaluate their suitability for inclusion
in the characterization study.
The data evaluation focused on the objective of the characterization phase, which is
evaluating trends over time. The main criteria used for selecting a data set for further
evaluation and possible inclusion in the characterization phase were:
1. three or more years of information using consistent methods at a specific location
were available; or
2. the data set does supplement similar information or extends the period of record
from other sources;
3. the data set appeared to have the detail needed to reveal changes over time in species
composition, abundance or size structure of marine fish in a specific area; and
4. the group of fish species being evaluated for change is not overly affected by
fishing pressure.
The twelve regions of Puget Sound utilized by DeLacy et al. (1973) to evaluate species
distribution were used to evaluate the geographical distribution of the available data.
Results
Data from long-term University of Washington investigations by Drs. DeLacy, English
and Miller offer the best data available for certain locations throughout Puget Sound. Other
data sets, however, also provide usable information. Of these additional sets, the
Washington Department of Fisheries trawl surveys provide considerable long-term
coverage of regions in northern Puget Sound. In addition, the Department of Fisheries
herring spawning ground surveys contain annual estimates of spawning density of Pacific
herring at sites around Puget Sound. The significant data sources identified are:
1. University of Washington, College of Fisheries trawl logs;
2. Dr. English (UW Oceanography Dep.) trawl logs;
3. Dr. Miller (UW School of Fisheries) trawl logs;
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4. Drs. DeLacy/Miller (UW School of Fisheries) beach seines;
5. Drs. DeLacy/Miller (UW School of Fisheries) ichthyoplankton sampling from
Elliott Bay;
6. UW Friday Harbor Marine Lab logbooks;
7. WDF commercial trawl data;
8. WDF herring spawning surveys;
9. WDF bottomfish sportfishing records; and
10. Navy monitoring by trawls at Bangor Submarine Base
Aside from the long-term data sets identified above, there are a number of short-term
studies that have been conducted in various regions that could assist in interpreting long-
term trends.
Recommendations
We recommend continuing with the characterization process because of the long-term
series available for several of the regions, particularly Central Puget Sound, Whidbey
Basin, Port Orchard, Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands. It is recommended that the
following priority be used for analysis of data for the characterization of Puget Sound
fishes:
1. Research otter trawl data sets, focusing on Port Orchard, Port Gardner and
Bellingham Bay, with further evaluation of Port Madison and Case Inlet data.
2. WDF herring spawning survey data.
3. Elliott Bay ichthyoplankton data series, with possible inclusion of Port Orchard and
central basin data.
4. Research beach seine data focusing on the Golden Gardens data sets.
5. WDF commercial trawl data, focusing on Pacific cod, English sole, rock sole, sand
sole and starry flounder.
6. Friday Harbor logbook data, focusing on sites with long-term sampling series by a
consistent method
VI
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INTRODUCTION
One of the main phases of the EPA Bay Program is to characterize the study region
through a system-wide synthesis and analysis of existing data on water and sediment
quality and the abundance of living resources. The objectives of this synthesis and analysis
are to identify spatial and temporal trends in the estuarine system and evaluate probable
causes for these changes. One of the initial steps in the characterization process is to
identify the existing data and determine which portions are suitable to adequately describe
trends in the study area.
The objective of this project is to develop an inventory of the more extensive data sets
on marine fishes in Puget Sound. Information on location, date, gear used, number of sets
made, depths sampled, and types of data recorded were reviewed and included in the
inventory to determine if these data were available in sufficient temporal and spatial cover-
age and of sufficient quality to evaluate trends in selected species or populations over time.
An additional benefit of the project is the identification of the various collection methods
used over the years, which can be used to develop the more extensive data sets and may
help define standardized methods so that future investigations can be conducted in a
compatible fashion.
METHODS
The inventory was conducted by (1) interviewing people from various organizations
who are familiar with or routinely work with the type of data needed for the characterization
study and (2) reviewing historical data sets identified through the interviews. Prior to
initiating the data survey, an advisory work group was formed of people familiar with
marine fish investigations in Puget Sound (Table 1). A number of possible data sources
were identified at the first work group meeting on June 8, 1987. These sources, and others
previously known by the investigators, were reviewed to evaluate their suitability for
inclusion in the characterization study (Table 2).
Where possible, the data were personally examined by study personnel to evaluate the
available information. Because of the large amount of information, it was not possible to
examine each trip record, as was originally planned. Information from representative trips
was evaluated to conserve project time and to allow a wider range of information sources to
be examined. In some cases (identified in Table 2), the data could not be personally exam-
ined and the description of the data by the interviewed person was used to evaluate its
suitability.
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Table 1. Participants in Advisory Work Group
Name Affiliation
John Armstrong EPA
Steve Brown Tetra Tech
Allan DeLacy UW (retired)
Cathy Evans/Greg Bargman WDF
Alan Mearns NOAA
John Palmisano CHiM Hill
Gary Walters NMFS
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Table 2. Potential data sources identified at the June work group meeting.
Potential Source
Bangor Submarine Base Trawling
Consultants
Dames and Moore
PTI (formerly of TETRA TECH)
Battelle Sequim Lab Records
Evergreen College
Peninsula College, Port Angeles
Seattle Aquarium Records
Shannon Point Lab
University of Washington Records
COF Trawl Logs
Dr. DeLacy/Miller Beach Seine Logs
Dr. English Beam Trawl Logs
Dr. Miller Trawl Logs
Dr. DeLacy/Miller Egg Sampling
Friday Harbor Lab Logbooks
Western Washington Univ. Logs
Washington Dept Fisheries
Groundfish Trawl Surveys
Herring Spawning Surveys
Port Susan Hake
Artificial Reef Surveys
Sportfishing Survevs (bottomfish)
Evaluated
bv Interviews
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Personally
Inspected
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
Potentially
Usable
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
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The data evaluation focused on the objective of the characterization phase, which is
evaluating trends over time, and therefore the focus was on identifying areas or locations
within Puget Sound that have been repeatedly sampled over a number of years. There are
many sites that have been studied for one or two years for which excellent data are
available, but which provide little opportunity to evaluate long-term trends. Conversely,
there are data sets that have long-term coverage within a region, but may have substantial
variability in methods. Thus the selection or rejection of a particular data set is not neces-
sarily a statement on the quality of the data, but merely reflects its suitability for evaluating
the long-term trends within an identified region of Puget Sound. Where there has been
substantial variability in methods, data sets are discussed and a recommendation is made to
include or reject these from the characterization study.
The main criteria used for selecting a data set for further evaluation and possible inclusion
in the characterization phase were:
1. three or more years of information using consistent methods at a specific location
were available; or
2. the data set supplements similar information or extends the period of record from
other sources; and
3. the data set appeared to have the detail needed to reveal changes over time in species
composition, abundance or size structure of marine fish in a specific area; and
4. the group of fish species being monitored for change is not overly affected by
fishing pressure.
The units of measure originally used to describe the various nets are retained; in most cases
these are English units (i.e., feet and inches). We considered that this would be less
confusing than converting all units to the metric system. The only net measurements
consistently described in metric units are the 3 meter beam trawl and the diameters of
various plankton nets.
Puget Sound was divided into twelve regions to help evaluate the geographic
distribution of the available data (Figure 1). These regions are those utilized by DeLacy et
al. (1973) and Miller and Borton (1980).
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Figure 1 here.
Figure 1. The 12 sampling areas used to group reports of fish occurrence in Puget Sound.
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RESULTS
Survey of Available Data
The data available from long-term University of Washington investigations conducted
by Drs. DeLacy, English and Miller offer the best long-term data available for certain
locations throughout Puget Sound. Other data sets, however, also provide quite usable
information. Of these additional data sets, the Washington Department of Fisheries trawl
surveys provide considerable long-term coverage of regions in northern Puget Sound. In
addition, the Department of Fisheries herring spawning ground surveys contain annual
estimates of spawning density of Pacific herring at specific sites around Puget Sound. A
description of the coverage and methods used by the various researchers follows.
College of Fisheries (COD Trawl Logs*
These records cover a period from 1949 to 1976, with a few additional records to
1980. Most of these data were collected or recorded under the direction of Dr. Allan C.
DeLacy. The geographical coverage ranged from Case Inlet in southern Puget Sound to
Orcas Island and Bellingham Bay in northern Puget Sound, with a substantial effort in the
central Puget Sound region (Table 3). Gear used were a variety of otter trawls (Table 4),
but most of the more usable time-series information was taken with the basic research
trawl, which had a 1.25-inch stretched mesh cod end (Table 4). The other nets used were
similar in overall dimensions, but the cod ends were usually 3.5 and 4.5 inches stretched
mesh. Two research vessels were used, the R/V Oncorhynchus and the R/V
Commando.
Data commonly recorded included a measure of effort (usually duartion of trawl and
distance covered), species occurrence and usually some indication of relative abundance,
including nearly complete counts, the exception being species that were highly abundant in
a haul (i.e., hundreds or thousands of individuals). In many cases, length frequencies of
the dominant species were recorded. There was a series of training cruises that utilized the
basic research trawl and revisited the same six locations from 1965 to 1976. In this time
period, there were normally two, and up to four, trips per year covering sites in central and
northern Puget Sound. These cruises normally had nearly complete data sets with total
counts and length measurements.
*The College of Fisheries was changed to the School of Fisheries, a division of the College of Ocean and
Fishery Sciences, in 1983.
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Table 3. Summary of otter trawl data sets contained in College of Fisheries logs.
Hauls bv Season
Region Site Year
1. South Carr Inlet 49
Puget Sound 50
51
52
55
56
57
67
Case Inlet 49
50
51
56
67
3. Central MurdenCove 66
Puget Sound 67
68
69
70
71
73
74
76
Port Madison 49
50
51
53
58
59
70
West Point to 65
Skiff Point 66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
Win Spr
1
30 1
2
3
4
2
9
8
4
5
2
4
2
1
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
4 4
1
1
1
1
1
Sum
1
5
4
9
1
2
3
6
2
2
1
1
1
Aut
10
4
8
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Gear
1
2,3,4
3,4
3
3
3,4,5
3,4,5
7
1
2
3
5
7
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
3
3
1
1,3
3
3,4
4
3
6
5,6
3
3
3
3
3
3,7
3
3
3
3
Depth
range Species
Cm) list
50
12-160
20-150
20-54
38-56
28-60
40-56
70
32
60-80
16-50
36-70
64
20-80
20-254
20-40
2040
34-80
30
54-250
30
30
10-164
20-80
16-80
40
60
80
56
236-276
224-260
248
252-256
240
238-300
254-260
260
240
240-290
240
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by Length
species data
X
X
X
X
X
X *
X
X
X
X
X.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 3. Summary of otter trawl data sets contained in College of Fisheries logs - cont'd.
Hauls bv Season
Region
4. Seattle
5. Port
Orchard
7. Whidbey
Basin
Site Year
Golden Gardens 49
to Meadow Pt. 50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
Battle Pt. to 52
Fletcher Bay 53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
62
66
67
70
73
74
75
76
Holmes Harbor 49
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
Win
5
4
2
3
10
1
3
6
7
1
3
2
34
8
6
6
3
Spr
4
16
16
10
2
4
5
4
3
11
4
5
3
4
5
2
4
5
5
11
10
6
1
4
2
12
4
Sum
7
8
7
1
2
1
3
1
2
7
6
2
Aut
8
2
4
1
1
2
15
2
3
1
1
1
4
8
4
2
4
2
Gear
1
1,2,3
3
3
3
3
3
3,5
3,4
3
3,5
3
3
6
6
3
3,4
3,4
4
5
4
3
3,5
3,5
3,5
3
3
3,7
3,7
3
7
3
3
1
3,4
3,4
3,4,5
3,4,5
3,4,5
3,4,5
3,5
Depth
range Species
(m) list
10-110
20-210
12-280
14-100
16-240
24-220
20-260
18-230
24-200
10-220
20-48
20-200
20-200
20-200
20-200
40
2446
1840
3440
4448
40
24-40
40
40
40
20-40
30
20-40
2040
40
40
40
40
64
48-60
10-64
32-56
40-62
16-58
3648
4044
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by Length
species data
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
(some)
(some)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X ,
X X
X *
X *
X *
X *
X *
X
X
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Table 3. Summary of otter trawl data sets contained in College of Fisheries logs - cont'd.
Hauls bv Season
Region Site Year
7. Whidbey Penn Cove 52
Basin - 53
cont'd. 54
55
56
57
58
Saratoga Pass 65
off Penn Cove 66
67
68
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
Saratoga Pass 65
(South) 66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
Gedney Is. 65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
Win Spr
2
3
1
1 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Sum
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Aut
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Gear
3
3,4
3,4,5
3,5
3,4,5
3,4
3,5
6
3
3
3
3
7
3
3,7(m)
3
3
3
5,6
3
3
3
3
3
3,7
3
7(m)
5,6
3
3
3
3
3
3,7
3
3,7(m)
3
3
3
Depth
range Species
Cm) list
34-44
30-36
2840
3840
30-38
24-28
20
70
64-80
54
60-70
60-80
56-66
70
90-100
66-80
76
80
118-140
120-140
136
124-130
130
120-122
130
120
132
106-110
110
100-102
106-112
110
110
110
120
120
110
132
100
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by Length
species data
X
X
X *
X
X *
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 3. Summary of otter trawl data sets contained in College of Fisheries logs - cont'd.
Hauls bv Season
RetJion Site Year
10. Bellingham Bellingham Bay 65
Bay 66
67
68
69
70
71
73
74
75
76
11. San Juan East Sound, 49
Islands Orcas Is. 50
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
73
74
75
76
Lopez Sound 70
71
73
74
75
76
Win Sor Sum
2
1 2
1
1 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1 2
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Aut
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Gear
5,6
3
3
3
3
3
3,7
3,7(m)
3
3
3
1
3
5,6
3
3
3
3
3
3,7
3,7(m)
3
3
3
3
3,7
7(tn)
3
3
3
Depth
range Species
Cm) list
34-54
26-32
30-32
28-30
30
26-32
30
30
30
30
30
34
32-36
30
30-32
30
30
30
28-34
28-30
30-32
30
30
32
50
40
40
40-54
52
50
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by Length
species data
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Key to gear in Table 4.
7(m) indicates Net 7 used with a 1.5-inch mesh liner.
"x" indicates data are available, blank indicates either no data or incomplete evaluation.
* = gear test, which indicates evaluation of nets with different mesh cod ends.
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Table 4. Key to otter trawls used by College of Fisheries, 1949-1976.
Trawl
number
Trawl
designation
used in
log books
Head
rope
ffeert
Foot
rope
(feet)
Throat
mesh
(in}
Cod end
mesh
(in)
Comments
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0
1
2,4,9,12,15
16,18,19
3,8
5,10
13
17
35
47
46
47
46
70
42
57
56
57
56
95
2.5
2.5
4.25
4.5
3.5
4.0
1.5
1.25
3.5
4.5
3.5
3.5
Most commonly used
net
In 1973 this net was
used with a 1.5-in
mesh liner
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Additional areas that were sampled frequently were normally within easy access to the
university, and thus provided convenient sampling opportunities (e.g., the Golden
Gardens-Meadow Point area) or were a known source of specific species complexes and
life history stages (e.g., spawning flatfish in Port Orchard).
The data exist as hand-written entries in a set of log books stored at the School of Fish-
eries, University of Washington. For those cruises in which detailed length information
was recorded, the length data are stored on the original field data sheets in a separate set of
three-ring binder notebooks. A gear notebook describes the sizes and mesh composition of
each net used and notes differences between the various nets used over the years. An
example of the records is included in Appendix A.
Dr. English Trawl Logs
These records cover the period from 1964 to 1978 and were all collected with a 16 ft
semi-balloon otter trawl attached to a 10 ft (3 meter) beam. The body of the net had a 1.25-
inch mesh with a 0.25-inch mesh cod end liner. Data collected included total counts and
length measurements of captured fish; information on crabs and shrimp was also a primary
concern. External disease information was also collected for many of the sampling sites.
The best time series of information is from Port Gardner, sampled from 1965 to 1978, and
adjacent sites at Mukilteo and Tulalip, sampled from 1973 to 1977 (Table 5). An interest-
ing feature is that some of the areas surveyed overlap the locations and times of R/V
Commando training cruises; thus there may be an opportunity to compare the species and
sizes captured by the different gears. Some of the data have been published in theses
(Cooney 1965, Zebold 1970) and reports (English 1976,1979; Salo 1969), and thus some
detailed analysis has been conducted.
The data are stored on magnetic tape and computer cards at the Fisheries Research
Institute at the University of Washington. Information on file structure and the original
cruise records are also available; examples are provided in Appendix B.
Dr. Miller Trawl Logs
These records begin in 1969 and are continuing. Two gear types have been used: from
1969 to 1980 sampling was conducted with a 16-ft semi-balloon otter trawl (0.25-inch
stretched mesh cod end) attached to otter boards, while after 1980, a 25-ft otter trawl has
been used. Routinely collected information included total counts, length measurements and
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Table 5. Summary of Dr. English data collected with a 3-m (10-ft) beam trawl.
Reeion
1.
3.
4.
South
Puget
Sound
Central
Puget
Sound
Seattle
Date or
Site season
Case Inlet Oct-Nov
Jul-Dec
Jan-Dec
Jan-Sep
Carr Inlet May
Aug-Nov
Mar-Sep
Port Madison Aug
Aug-Dec
Jan-Dec
Jan-Nov
Duwamish Head Jul-Dec
Jan-Dec
Jan-Feb
Year
64
65
66
67
64
66
67
64
65
66
67
65
66
67
No.
of
trips
2
5
13
9
1
2
3
1
3
13
8
5
13
2
No.
of
sets
17
67
156
116
6
22
33
6
16
77
46
41
199
14
Depth
range Species
Cm) list
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-80
10-80
10-80
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-120
10-120
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Species
count
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Disease
Length incidence
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
Duwamish River Jan-Dec
67
16
10-20
5. Port
Orchard
7. Whidbey
Basin
Meadow Pt.
Port Orchard
Mukilteo
Port Gardner
Tulalip
Port Susan
Apr-Aug
Apr-Aug
May-Sep
Jan-Dec
Jan-Dec
Jan-Nov
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Feb-Apr
Dec
Mar-Dec
Mar-Oct
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Jan-May
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Feb-Apr
Dec
Mar-Dec
Mar-Oct
64
65
64
65
66
67
73
74
75
65
66
67
73
74
75
73
74
75
65
66
67
5
2
4
7
14
7
6
9
2
1
5
3
6
11
6
6
9
2
1
5
3
84
38
173
260
52
37
74
121
26
8
40
23
100
195
124
96
142
31
13
55
30
20-80
5-80
10^0
10-40
10^0
10^0
5-80
5-80
5-80
5-150
5-150
5-150
5-150
5-150
5-150
5-120
5-120
5-120
5-125
5-120
5-135
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 5. Summary of Dr. English data collected with a 3-m (10-ft) beam trawl - cont'd.
Region
7. Whidbey
Basin -
cont'd.
10. Bellingham
Bay
11. San Juan
Islands
12. Georgia
Straits
Site
Holmes Harbor
Penn Cove
Utsalady
Saratoga Pass
Guemes Channel
Orcas Island
East Sound
Cherry Point
Date or
season
Feb-Dec
Feb-Oct
Sep
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Jul-Sep
Jan-Apr
Jul-Sep
Jan- Apr
Jul-Sep
Jan-Apr
Year
66
67
67
74
75
74
75
74
75
No.
of
trips
5
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
No.
of
sets
20
12
9
16
24
32
48
16
16
Depth
range Species
(m) list
10-60
10-60
5-30
5-30
5-30
5-30
5-30
5-120
5-40
10-100
5-120
5-21
5-20
5-22
5-22
5-25
5-20
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Species
count
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Length
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Disease
incidence
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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disease incidence by species. Most of the information collected in the central Puget Sound
region is related to investigations near Metro's present or planned outfalls or nearby control
areas (Table 6). More recent investigations have included studies in Commencement Bay,
Elliott Bay, Port Gardner and Saratoga Passage. The latter two locations provide possible
ties to the Dr. English trawl series and one R/V Commando training cruise site, particu-
larly since the sampling in 1986 used both a 25-ft otter trawl and a 10-ft beam trawl. The
primary objective of the beam trawl was crab and shrimp sampling, but records offish
catch were also taken. In addition, there is an intensive 1-year trawl series adjacent to Case
Inlet The detailed seasonal information provided by this series will help to structure the
analysis of the multiyear data sets, since the distribution of many of these species varies
greatly by season.
The data are all stored on magnetic tape at the Fisheries Research Institute at the
University of Washington; examples of the data formats are included in Appendix C.
Drs. DeLacy/Miller Beach Seine Logs
From 1949 to 1967, beach seine sampling was conducted almost annually at Golden
Gardens (Table 7). These sampling trips often consisted of sampling series during an
extreme tide cycle to examine tidal influences on fish distribution. The gear consisted of
either a 60 ft or 120 ft beach seine that was set offshore (usually 100 or 200 ft) parallel to
the beach using a small skiff; the net was then pulled to shore by crews pulling on ropes
attached to the ends of the net. The net was constructed of 1.25-inch stretched mesh wings
with a 0.75-inch stretched mesh bag. The wings were 10-ft deep near the bag and tapered
to 3 ft at the end. Data collected were total counts and, usually, length measurements and
total weight of each species.
Similar methods were used at other beaches in central Puget Sound, including Alki
Point, West Point, Smith Cove, Point Fully and Seahurst Park. In the mid to late-1970s,
substantial beach seine sampling was conducted at shoreline sites around the San Juan
Islands as part of the DOE Puget Sound Baseline Program (1974 to 1976) and along the
Strait of Juan de Fuca as part of the MESA Puget Sound Project (1976-1979). Both
programs were under the direction of Dr. Miller and utilized consistent gear and
methodology.
The data from Golden Gardens are stored in the original field log books and on data
sheets at the School of Fisheries, University of Washington (examples in Appendix D).
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Table 6. Dr. Miller data derived from sampling with 16-ft and 25-ft otter trawls.
Region
1. South Puget
Sound
3. Central
Puget Sound
Site
Stadium
(Case Inlet)
Drayton Passage
Commencement Bay
Pt. Pully
Seahurst
Tramp Harbor
Vashon (ME)
Date
Mar-Dec
Jan-Feb
Feb-(Nov)
Jun-Sep
Apr-Dec
Jan-May
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Jun-Nov
Jan-Dec
Year
73
74
87
86
75
76
82
83
82
83
82
83
82
83
Gear
16'
16'
25'
25'
16'
16'
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
25'
No. of
trips
9
2
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
No. of
hauls
54
12
60
17
90
50
24
32
24
32
24
32
24
32
Depth
range
(m)
2-40
2-40
20-100
20-156
5-90
5-90
15-180
15-180
15-180
15-180
15-180
15-180
15-180
15-180
Species
List
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by
Species
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Length
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Weight
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Disease
incidence
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 6. Dr. Miller data derived from sampling with 16-ft and 25-ft otter trawls - cont'd.
Region
4. Seattle
7. Whidbey
Basin
10. Bellingham
Bav
Site
West Point
Alki Point
Elliott Bay
Saratoga Pass
Port Gardner
Bellingham Bay
Date
Feb-Dec
Jan-Dec
Mar-Nov
Jan-May
Apr-Dec
Apr-Dec
Jan-May
Jul-Sep
Jul
Feb-Sep
Feb-(Nov)
Year
73
74
75
76
73
75
76
86
86
86
87
Gear
16'
16'
16'
16'
16'
16'
16'
25'
25'
25'
25'
No. of
trips
11
11
9
7
9
5
2
1
4
4
No. of
hauls
66
66
90
42
54
30
17
8
76
60
Depth
range
(m)
3-90
5-75
5-95
3-90
5-70
5-65
20-80
20-145
15-35
Species
List
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Count by
Species
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Length
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Weight
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Disease
incidence
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 7. Summary of Golden Gardens beach seine data, 1950-1974.
Year
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
67
72
Net
length
ffeert
60
60
60
120
60
120
60
120
120
120
120
120
60
60
120
120
120
60
120
60
120
120
120
Number of hauls bv season
Winter Spring Summer Autumn
6 23 2 3
6 20 1 4
8 16 6 1
13
2
2 5
2 1
3 24 2
6 16
27
11
6
15 2
6
7
6
38
9
12
2
15
3 10
3
(Includes 7 hauls at
Carkeek Beach)
(Includes 5 hauls at
Carkeek Beach)
(Includes 4 hauls at
Carkeek Beach)
(Includes 2 hauls at
Carkeek Beach)
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More recent series, such as the METRO, DOE Puget Sound Baseline and MESA programs
are on magnetic tape, using the same formats as those in the Dr. Miller otter trawl files.
Dr. DeLacv/Miller Flatfish Ichthvoplankton Sampling
This series consists of a narrowly focused data set compiled between 1955 and the
present. The sampling consisted of collecting primarily flounder eggs (and some larvae) in
Elliott Bay during the spawning season as part of a course on early life history of marine
fishes. Gear used included 0.5-meter plankton nets, 20- and 60-cm bongo nets and
various experimental nets and plankton pumps. Often, part of the exercise was to compare
different gear types. Information collected included number of eggs per volume of water
strained, with sampling occurring at a variety of depths. The data set may provide
interesting information on the consistency of flatfish spawning in an area adjacent to heavy
industrial development
The data are stored in a three-ring binder at the Fisheries Research Institute; there has
been no attempt to transform the data into computer files. A representative data set is
provided in Appendix E.
Friday Harbor Logs
The information on marine fish from the Friday Harbor logs consists of four types of
data: (1) otter trawl records, (2) beach seine records, (3) night light sightings and (4)
tidepool records. The logs cover a period from 1950 to 1987, with most of the records
being entered on a 2-year cycle. This pattern arises because the fish ecology course
alternated annually with the biological oceanography course. The locations covered vary
by gear type, since each of the survey methods samples totally different habitat. The most
extensively covered areas by sampling method are:
Otter Trawling: East Sound, Orcas Island
West Sound, Orcas Island
Upright Head, Lopez Island
Lopez Sound, Lopez Island
Beach Seine: Argyle Bay, San Juan Island
Westcott Bay, San Juan Island
Deadman Bay, San Juan Island
Eagle Cove, San Juan Island
Night Light: Friday Harbor Labs Dock
Tidepools: Iceberg Point, Lopez Island
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The otter trawling has been conducted with two trawls. Between 1950 and 1983, the
research trawl had a 48-ft head rope, 64-ft foot rope, 3-inch mesh in the throat and a 1.5-
inch mesh in the cod end. After 1983, the 25-ft otter trawl used by Dr. Miller, described
above, was adopted as the primary sampling trawl. Beach seining was also conducted as
described above for the DeLacy/Miller beach seine sampling. Night lighting consists of
hanging a waterproof light under water off the Labs dock after dark and watching organ-
isms attracted to the light. Normally small species, pelagic juveniles and larvae that occupy
the surface portion of the water mass are attracted to the light. Specimens are collected by
dip net and identified. Tidepool sampling consists of bailing out the tidepool with a bucket,
adding anesthetic to the remaining water and then dipnetting the fish. Fish Irving under
rocks are collected by turning over the rocks and capturing the exposed fish.
The data are stored in the original logbooks at the Friday Harbor Laboratories Synoptic
Collection; there has been no effort to transfer the information to computer format.
Washington Department of Fisheries
The Washington Department of Fisheries has long-term data on a number of marine
fisheries. The most appropriate data sets appear to be (1) information on marine fish
collected in the trawl fishery, (2) herring spawning surveys and (3) bottomfish sportfish
records.
Trawl Surveys: The trawl survey data consist of logbook summaries maintained by
the fishermen since the mid-1950s. Until 1986, the logbooks were voluntary but now the
program is a mandatory part of the fishery. Prior to 1986, there was 50-90 percent
participation in the voluntary program. Information consists of catch by species and effort
for each fishing area. Most of the data are from the Gulf of Georgia, Northern San Juans,
Bellingham Bay, Saratoga Passage, Holmes Harbor and Discovery Bay, since these are the
areas of greatest effort. Hood Canal was an important area in the past, but trawling is
discouraged in this area at present. There was generally low effort in central and southern
Puget Sound, in part because of the high incidence of parasites in bottomfish. Since the
data are in a standardized database used by the Department, it should be possible to retrieve
information in a form more compatible with specific project needs. Examples of the sum-
mary catch data from 1969 and 1984, along with total effort by area for 1984, are provided
in Appendix F.
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Herring Spawning Surveys: Surveys of representative herring spawning areas
have been made annually for the past 10 years. Surveys consist of sampling marine
vegetation and other substrates from depths between 0 to -50 ft in tidal elevation, at 200- to
400-yard intervals along the shorelines of spawning grounds. The surveys estimate the
number of tons of spawning fish in each year and are made to coincide with the estimated
time of peak spawning. The same areas have been sampled each year with new areas
added as they are discovered. Maps are produced of the areas used. In addition, there are
acoustic estimates of adult herring near the spawning areas. Herring spawn in shallow
water, and the spawning areas are highly vulnerable to surface contaminants; thus the
surveys might quickly detect changes in habitat use by spawning fish. Examples of the
type of data collected are provided in Appendix G.
Bottomfish Sportfishing Records: These records consist of estimates of total
removal for each species from the salmon punchcard areas. The data are primarily from
1973 to the present, since prior to 1973 there was no consistent effort to include bottomfish
in the total counts. These data are of more limited value because of the many unknown
factors that affect the ultimate sport catch, such as target species, gear used, type of area
fished, etc. Records from 1975 and 1985 are included in Appendix H.
Most of the data are stored on the WDF computer system and are available through the
WDF offices at the NOAA Sand Point facility. The trawl data and bottomfish sportfishing
records are on computer files. The herring spawning data are in progress reports with
annual maps detailing the spawning locations. Additional detail can be provided by the
biologists working on the specific projects.
Additional data sources available from WDF include hydroacoustic estimates of hake in
Port Susan (1979-1986), surface townetting for juvenile herring (1979-1985) and diver
monitoring of artificial reefs. These data sources are considered too limited in coverage to
meet project objectives.
Navy Monitoring Studies at Bangor
The Navy has been conducting trawling at the Bangor Submarine Base as part of their
monitoring program. The Navy records have been collected in a standardized fashion since
1979, with similar trawl data gathered between 1973 and 1978. The sampling presently
consists of night trawls taken at seven stations. All sampling occurs during one annual
cruise conducted during My or August. Two 10-minute hauls are taken at each station in
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water depths of 15-25 ft Data collected consist of count by species for each haul. Because
of the short sampling interval (one or two days), the data are considered to be too limited to
be of significant value in the analysis, but would provide good supplemental information
for other studies in the region.
The data are published in annual reports that are sent out for agency review. Original
data records are at the Naval Ocean Systems Center in Hawaii. The results of the 1985
survey are included as Appendix I.
Miscellaneous Data Sources
Aside from the long-term data sets identified above, there are a number of short-term
studies that have been conducted in various regions that could assist in interpreting long-
term trends. These short-term studies could provide additional detail on marine fish
populations within a region and help extend the period of record provided by the long-term
data sets. Often these short-term studies occur as reports or publications. Following are
some of the more obvious choices for inclusion.
Smith (1936): This document is a report on the commercial otter trawl fishery in
Puget Sound. Abundance data and biological observations were made on marine fish
populations from all regions of Puget Sound. Gear used were commercial otter trawls with
4.25- to 5.0-inch stretched mesh cod ends.
CH2M Hill (1984): The report contains data from a Bellingham Bay trawl survey
(25 ft trawl) that can supplement records from the other identified sources. In addition, the
report contains a detailed summary of almost all fish sampling in Bellingham Bay up to
1984 and would assist in developing a trend analysis for the bay.
Finally, it could be very useful to use the data by Miller and Borton (1980) and Mearns
(1988) to look at the presence/absence of species in the twelve geographical areas of Puget
Sound since the 1890s, i.e., a chronological analysis of the data rather than geographical
as in Miller and Borton (1980).
Summary of Data Availability by Region
Region 1. South Puget Sound
The two sources of information that provide the most promise for evaluating trends in
marine fish in South Puget Sound are the records from Case Inlet and Carr Inlet in both the
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COF logs and the Dr. English data set. The COF logs cover the period from 1949 to 1957
and 1967 for Case Inlet and Carr Inlet, respectively, while the Dr. English data cover 1964-
1967. In addition, an intensive study by Dr. Miller consisting of monthly trawl surveys
over a 1-year period in 1973 at the north end of Pickering Passage, adjacent to Case Inlet,
provides detail of annual patterns. There are a number of individual cruises or surveys in
other inlets or passages, but they would be of limited value for evaluating time trends.
Region 2. Colvos Passage
This small region primarily consists of Colvos Passage on the west side of Vashon
Island, but also includes Tacoma Narrows. There has been little marine fish sampling in
this region. There were seven COF trawl trips between 1949 and 1951, then another in
1967. No additional data sources have been identified.
Region 3. Central Puget Sound
The region consists of the central Puget Sound basin between Tacoma and the south
end of Whidbey Island. The area has been subjected to substantial investigation because of
its proximity to research institutions, such as the University of Washington. The most
extensive time series of marine fish data are the COF trawl series at Murden Cove and at
midchannel between West Point and Skiff Point. An additional series of interest is the Dr.
English beam trawl data from Port Madison between 1964 to 1967.
Region 4. Seattle
This region is a somewhat arbitrary subdivision of the central Puget Sound region
established because of the intensive study efforts and extreme metropolitan development.
The region extends from south of Alki Point to Edmonds and shoreward of the midchannel
line. The relevant data sets include the COF logs from Golden Gardens and Meadow Point
(1949 to 1971), DeLacy/Miller beach seine logs from Golden Gardens, West Point and
other Seattle-area beaches, DeLacy/Miller ichthyoplankton surveys, Dr. Miller trawl logs
from West Point, Alki Point and Duwamish River, and Dr. English trawl logs from
Duwamish River.
Region 5. Port Orchard
The Port Orchard region consists of the narrow channels and inlets west of Bainbridge
Island. The area contains a diverse assemblage of marine fish, is a flatfish spawning area
and is easily trawled because of the moderate water depths; thus the area has received
substantial sampling effort. The most extensive series is the COF trawl logs from 1952 to
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present Dr. English trawl logs also indicate substantial effort in the area, with over 500
hauls between 1964 and 1967. The area has also had extensive ichthyoplankton sampling,
which could be tied to the Elliott Bay ichthyoplankton surveys.
Region 6. Hood Canal
There are few long-term records for marine fish in Hood Canal, most likely because of
the long travel distance from research institutions. The most promising source is the Navy
trawling records at the Bangor submarine base.
The Navy records have been collected in a standardized fashion since 1979, with
additional information gathered since 1973. Data collected consist of count by species for
each haul.
The COF records from Hood Canal were also evaluated. These consist primarily of
shrimp trawl logs that have been collected since 1964. Since the sampling was targeting on
invertebrates, the marine fish data is less complete than for other COF records, but at times
a complete species list was maintained. Few counts were ever recorded.
Region 7. Whidbey Basin
The Whidbey Basin is the area east of Whidbey Island. This area has been sampled
extensively and three data sources, COF logs, Dr. English logs and WDF trawl surveys,
provide excellent temporal coverage of this region. Four areas within the region, Holmes
Harbor, Penn Cove, Saratoga Passage off Penn Cove and the east side of Gedney Island,
were regularly sampled from the R/V Commando. Dr. English regularly sampled at
Mukilteo, Tulalip and Port Gardner between 1973 and 1978, with additional multi-year
sampling at Port Susan and Holmes Harbor. Trawl sampling by Dr. Miller is continuing in
Port Gardner, and thus current data are available for comparison with the historical data.
The current sampling consists of both beam trawl and 25-ft otter trawl sampling, which
provide an opportunity to compare the performance of the two gears.
Region 8. Admiralty Inlet
. This region covers the area between Point No Point and Port Townsend. No long-term
sampling areas were identified.
Region 9. Strait of Juan de Fuca
This region also has not received long-term sampling. There is a limited series of beach
seine sampling at a number of sites as part of the MESA program from 1976 to 1979.
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Region 10. Bellingham Bay
Bellingham Bay, a station in the R/V Commando training cruise series, provided a
continuous series of information from 1965 to 1976. In addition, the area has consistent
coverage in the WDF trawl survey records. A thorough presentation and analysis of
available marine fish data from the Bellingham Bay region, with additional 1983-1984
trawl data (25 ft trawl) from the vicinity of Post Point, are contained in CH2M Hill (1984).
Additional sampling by Dr. Miller with a 25-ft trawl is continuing in 1987.
Region 11. San Juan Islands
There are a variety of long-term data records dating from 1950 for the San Juan Islands
region because of collecting by researchers at the Friday Harbor Labs (see FHL logs
above). The data are primarily from trawling, beach seine and night-light sampling. In
addition, East Sound, Orcas Island (1965 to 1976) and Lopez Sound (1971 to 1976) were
stations in the R/V Commando training cruises.
Region 12. Georgia Strait
Little long-term information exists for the Georgia Strait. Since the area is a popular
commercial trawling area, the WDF trawl surveys provide the most complete record for the
region.
RECOMMENDATIONS
We recommend continuing with the characterization process because of the long-term
series available for several of the regions, particularly Southern Puget Sound, Central
Puget Sound (including Seattle), Whidbey Basin, Port Orchard, Bellingham Bay and San
Juan Islands regions. The COF and Dr. English logs have the best time-series information
and can be supplemented with some of the additional data from other sources. We also
recommend a generalized chronological characterization based upon species presence/
absence by utilizing the data of Miller and Borton (1980) and Meams (1988).
The Golden Gardens beach seine data provide a long-term record of nearshore habitat
use in an area that has been increasingly developed. Field notes included in the surveys
refer to habitat changes noted during construction of the Shilshole Marina and breakwater,
other long-term changes may become apparent with more detailed analysis.
The WDF herring spawning surveys provide a good opportunity to follow a time-series
of the critical life stage for an individual species at widely separated locations and probably
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deserve special treatment in a characterization document. Similarly, the flatfish spawning
areas at Duwamish Head and Port Orchard may deserve similar treatment. As the study
progresses, other specialized studies that document critical habitats may become apparent
and these could be incorporated.
A possible characterization document that uses the above data sources is outlined in
Table 8. One of the difficulties with the available information is the variety of gear types
used by the different investigators. This can largely be overcome by analyzing within a
gear type and avoiding comparisons across vastly different methods, as illustrated in the
outline. For some gear types, there was substantial overlap in sampling times and
locations. In many cases, such as a number of the COF cruises and recent studies with
small otter and beam trawls, data were collected to allow direct comparison of gear
performance. In these cases, it should be possible to compare the sampling biases of the
gears, which could also help develop recommendations on standardizing sampling gear
utilized in the future. Such gear evaluations are included as an initial step for each of the
data types.
Since population levels are continually changing because of natural flucuations, the test
will be to determine if the data are sensitive enough to reveal such natural changes, which
can then be compared to areas where man-induced changes may have occurred. For this
reason, it is advisable to include data from areas with low population density as well as
urban areas.
The time-series analysis for the otter trawl and beach seine data would be carried out at
three levels, dictated to some extent by the completeness of the data. The most basic
analysis would consider species occurrence, probably using some sort of grouping (clus-
ter) analysis as performed by Wingert and Miller (1979). That analysis, however, did not
consider time in the evaluation of species groups. The second level of analysis would
compare catch rates of various species, with the catch rates assumed to indicate some
measure of abundance at a site. The final level would be length-frequency analysis of
selected species from those surveys where sufficient detail is available for a reasonable
length of time, likely not less than 5 years.
The commercial trawl data from WDF may provide good indices of abundance for
adults of selected species, but any analysis would need to carefully evaluate the patterns to
separate effort and harvest effects from natural changes in the populations. This may be
accomplished to some extent by comparing catch data with information from the research
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Table 8. Preliminary outline for a characterization report on Puget Sound marine fishes.
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Goals and Objectives of the Characterization Study
1.2 History of Puget Sound Marine Fish Investigations
2.0 Methods
2.1 Data Review
2.2 Data Management Process (evaluation and quality control procedures)
2.3 Analytical Process
3.0 Results
3.1 Otter Trawl Investigations
3.1.1 Comparison of Research Trawls (to establish comparability between
gears used)
a. Species composition
b. Catch per effort
c. Size distribution of selected species
3.1.2 Time-Series analysis of trawl catches at selected sites
a. Stability of species composition at selected sites (probably group the
historical record into 5 year intervals and compare between intervals)
b. Abundance patterns of selected species (again probably on 5 year
groupings
c. Analysis of changes in size distribution of selected species (this
would be based on a few data sets carefully selected because of
completeness, similarity of gear and comparability of depths
sampled)
3.2 Golden Gardens Beach Seine
3.2.1 Evaluation of beach seine selectivity by deployment method and tide
stage
3.2.2 Time- series analysis of beach seine catches
a. Stability of species composition (probably partition by multi-year
intervals as in the trawl surveys, but would include major
partitioning around construction of Shilshole breakwater and
marina)
b. Abundance patterns of selected species (partitioned as in a.)
c. Patterns in size distribution of selected species (this would rely on
the more extensive seining efforts primarily during spring, where
there is nearly complete coverage of size data)
3.3 Wash. Dept. Fisheries Commercial Trawl Records
3.3.1 Description of factors affecting trawl catch rates of dominant species by
area (this section would include an analysis of the response of catch rate
to varying effort, i.e., a sensitivity analysis to determine if changes are
caused by changes in the fishing pattern or may be due to fish
population changes)
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Table 8. Preliminary outline for a characterization report on Puget Sound marine fishes -
cont'd.
3.3.2 Time trend analysis of selected species by area (probably Pacific cod,
English sole, rock sole, sand sole and starry flounder)
a. Patterns of catch rate by area
b. Comparison of patterns apparent from commercial trawls with
patterns described by research trawls
3.4 Wash. DepL Fisheries Herring Spawn Surveys
3.4.1 Evaluation of survey methodology for period of record
3.4.2 Patterns of abundance and spawner distribution at each monitored site
3.5 Elliott Bay Ratfish Ichthyoplankton
3.5.1 Evaluation and comparison of methods
3.5.2 Time-series analysis of egg densities and development stages (this
would require developing an abundance index, probably stratified by
depth)
4.0 Discussion
4.1 Evaluation of methodologies used to sample the various habitats utilized by
marine fish (this section would also deal with recommendations for standard-
izing gear types)
4.2 Observed trends in marine fish data and possible factors causing the observed
patterns (this section would be the main discussion of the time-series analysis;
the analysis of causative factors would be subjective in this report, but would
indicate the direction for further work if observed changes are thought to be
caused by deterioration in habitat quality near developed areas)
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trawl analysis in areas where there is substantial overlap (i.e., Bellingham Bay, Holmes
Harbor and Saratoga Passage).
The herring spawning surveys would provide the most straightforward analysis
because of the relatively short time series and the consistency of the methods. Conversely,
the Elliott Bay flatfish egg data may present more of a hurdle because of the small window
of time (January) that has been sampled over the years, but it should probably remain under
consideration because of its potential value.
In summary, we predict that a time series analysis of marine fish data sets will elucidate
long-term trends in Puget Sound fish assemblages. However, the time-series analysis
would still be of significant value for establishing a baseline against which the results of
future monitoring efforts can be compared and evaluated. The review of the data presented
in this report already indicates that while many of the beach seine and trawl sites were
regularly sampled from the 1950s to the 1970s, there has been a less complete record for
the last 10 years as the studies have become more oriented to short-term projects.
Monitoring efforts that include sampling of marine fish should consider incorporating the
sites with long-term baseline information into the study design to provide some means of
evaluating future changes that may occur.
This data review was not meant to be an exhaustive review of all available data on
marine fish, but was a quick examination of the best time-series information from major data
sets to determine if a valid characterization project was possible. Other more restricted data
sets were evaluated to determine their suitability as supplemental information. It is likely
that more of these restricted sources will become known to us if the project continues; these
would be evaluated and, if suitable, included.
On the basis of our evaluation of the available data sets, we recommend that the follow-
ing priority be used for analyzing data for the characterization of Puget Sound fishes:
1. research otter trawl data sets, focusing on Port Orchard, Port Gardner and
Bellingham Bay, with further evaluation of Port Madison and Case Inlet data;
2. WDF herring spawning survey data;
3. Elliott Bay ichthyoplankton data series, with possible inclusiong of Port Orchard and
central basin data;
4. research beach seine data focusing on the Golden Gardens data sets;
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5. WDF commercial trawl data, focusing on Pacific cod, English sole, rock sole, sand
sole and starry flounder, and
6. Friday Harbor logbook data, focusing on sites with long-term sampling series by a
consistent method.
This order of priority is based on an evaluation of the potential that the analysis will provide
useful results for making decisions on the significance of long-term changes within Puget
Sound.
LITERATURE RELEVANT TO PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Chew, K.K. and QJ. Stober. 1983. Renton Sewage Treatment Plant Project: Seahurst
Baseline Study. Phase I Draft Annual Report for the Period 1 April 1982 to 31
March 1983. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle. 1028 p.
(Sampling with 25 ft otter trawl and 120 ft beach seine at Seahurst, Pt. Pully, Tramp
Harbor and Aquarium [NE Vashon Island] in 1982.)
Chew, K.K. and QJ. Stober. 1984. Renton Sewage Treatment Plant Project: Seahurst
Baseline Study. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle. FRI-
UW-8413. 2300 p. (Sampling with 25 ft otter trawl and 120 ft beach seine at
Seahurst, Pt Pully, Tramp Harbor and Aquarium [NE Vashon Island] in 1982 to
1983 and Saltwater State Park in 1983.)
CH2M Hill. 1984. Application for variance from secondary treatment requirements.
Section 301(h) Clean Water Act. Submitted to USEPA by City of BeUingham, Wa.
(Presentation and analysis of historical marine fish data from Bellingham Bay and
results of trawling at Post Point, 1983-1984.)
Cooney, R.T. 1967. Diel differences in trawl catches of some demersal fishes. M.S.
Thesis, Univ. Washington, Seattle. (Results of 3-m beam trawling in Port Orchard,
1964-1967.)
DeLacy, A.C., B.S. Miller and S.F. Borton. 1972. Checklist of Puget Sound fishes.
Washington Sea Grant Program WSG 72-3. 43 p.
Dinnel, P.A., D.A. Armstrong, B.S. Miller and R.F. Donnelly. 1986. Puget Sound
dredge disposal analysis (PSDDA). Disposal site investigations: Phase 1 trawl
studies in Saratoga Passage, Port Gardner, Elliott Bay and Commencement Bay,
Washington. Final Report. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington,
Seattle. (Results of 3-m beam trawl and 25 ft otter trawl in Port Gardner, Saratoga
Passage, Elliott Bay and Commencement Bay, 1986.)
English, T.S. 1976. Trawling observations in Port Gardner, Washington 1973, 1974,
and 1975. Biological baseline and monitoring study for Port Gardner and adjacent
waters. A summary report for the years 1972 through 1975. Wash. St. Department
of Ecology, Olympia, Wa. (Results of 3-m beam trawling at Mukilteo, Port Gardner
and Tulalip, 1973 to 1975.)
English, T.S. 1979. Biological systems acoustical assessments in Port Gardner and
adjacent waters. 1 September 1978 to 30 June 1979. Annual Report. Dept.
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Oceanography, Univ. Washington, Seattle. 86 p. (Data summary from 3-m beam
trawling at Mukilteo, Port Gardner and Tulalip, 1973 to 1978.)
Mearns, A. 1988. NOAA publication in preparation on exotic fish occurrences.
Miller, B.S. and S.F. Borton. 1980. Geographical distribution of Puget Sound fishes:
maps and data source sheets. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington,
Seattle, Wa.
Miller, B.S., B.B. McCain, R.C. Wingert, S.F. Borton and K.V. Pierce. 1976.
Ecological and disease studies of demersal fishes near Metro operated sewage
treatment plants on Puget Sound and the Duwamish River. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll.
Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle. 135 p. (Results of 16 ft trawl and 120 ft beach
seine sampling at West Point, Alki Point and Point Fully and trawling in the
Duwamish River, 1975.)
Miller, B.S., Lawrence L. Moulton and S.F. Borton. 1974. Influence of sewage and
waste disposal on specific areas of Puget Sound: Some biological considerations of
proposed sewage treatment plant sitings at Stadium and Union, Washington. Final
Report. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle. FRI-UW 7415.
68 p. (Results of sampling with 16 ft otter trawl at Stadium in southern Puget Sound
and Union in southern Hood Canal in 1973, monthly cruises were conducted at each
location.)
Miller, B.S., C.A. Simenstad, J.N. Cross, and K.L. Fresh. 1979. Nearshore fish and
macroinvertebrate assemblages along the Strait of Juan de Fuca including food habits
of the common nearshore fish. Final Report of three years' sampling (1976-1979).
NOAA, MESA Puget Sound Project, Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ.
Washington, Seattle, Wa. (Results of beach seine sampling at various sites along
Strait of Juan de Fuca.)
Miller, B.S., C.A. Simenstad, K.L. Fresh, F.C. Funk, W.A. Karp, S.F. Borton, and
L.L. Moulton. 1977. Puget Sound baseline program; nearshore fish survey. Final
Report to Wash. St. Dept. Ecology, June 1974-June 1977. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll.
Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle, Wa. FRI-UW-7710. 220 p. (Results of 120 ft
beach seine sampling in northern Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, 1974-
1976.)
Miller, B.S., R.C. Wingert and S.F. Borton. Ecological survey of demersal fishes in the
Duwamish River and at West Point, 1974. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ.
Washington, Seattle. 35 p. (16 ft trawl and 120 ft beach seine sampling at West
Point and trawl sampling in the Duwamish River, 1974.)
Moulton, L.L., B.S. Miller and R.I. Matsuda. 1974. Ecological survey of demersal
fishes at Metro's West Point and Alki Point outfalls. Wash. Sea Grant WSG-TA 74-
11. Seattle, Wa. 39 p. (16 ft trawl and 120 ft beach seine data from West Point and
Alki Point, 1973.)
Salo, E.O. 1969. Estuarine ecology research project. Final Rept. for the period June 1,
1965-September 30, 1968. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington,
Seattle. (Contains 1967 to 1968 data on 3-m beam trawl catches from Duwamish
River, Duwamish Head, Port Gardner and Skagit Bay, includes disease incidence.)
Smith, R.T. 1936. Report on the Puget Sound otter trawl investigations. Washington
State Dep. Fish., Biol. Rep. 36B. 61 p. (Information on species caught by com-
mercial otter trawls in Puget Sound, coverage is entire Sound, includes biological
information and relative abundance based on 4.25 to 5.0 inch mesh trawls.)
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Stober, QJ. and K.K. Chew. 1984. Renton Sewage Treatment Plant Project: Duwamish
Head Documentation. Fish. Res. Inst., Coll. Fish., Univ. Washington, Seattle.
327 p. (Beach seine and trawl data from Elliott Bay, Duwamish Head and Smith
Cove, 1984.)
Zebold, S.L. 1970. Inter- and intraspecific comparisons of the diel distributions and the
food and feeding habits of five species of demersal fishes from the Duwamish Head,
Puget Sound, Washington. M.S. Thesis, Univ. Washington, Seattle. (Reports
results of 3-m beam trawling at Duwamish Head, 1965-1967.)
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EXAMPLES OF SELECTED DATA SETS
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TRAINING CRUISE SUMMARY TRIP 7010
April
Anoplopoma
Bathyagonus
Cith. sordidus
Clupea
Cymatogaster
Gadus
Hexagr. stelleri
Hippoglqssoides
Hydrolagus male
Hydrolagus female
Isopsetta
Lepidopsetta
Leptocottus
Liparis pulchellus
Lumpenus maculatus
Lycodes brevipes
Lycodopsis
Lyopsetta
Merluccius
Microgadus
Microstomus
Parophrys
Platichthys
Porichthys
Psettichthys
Raja binoculata
Sebas . caurinus; ! '
Spirin. thaleic'hthys
Squalus male.
Squalus female ;
Theragra '
Xeneretinus
23, 24, 1970 Otter trawl 2 J/2"
7010C 7010D 7010E
No . cm . No . cm . No . crn .
4 43
2 20 1
1 27
13 32 4 30 13 35
9 29 5 44 13 36
1 27
33 20
91 19 101 20 88 20
6 36 3 30 3 23
1 23 8 20
15 34
21 35 1 31
1 35 2 35
2 66' 5**'' 2 90 t<121 69
' f 14 68
11 37 2 39 11 35
9 14
Place Hat Island Langley Penn Cove
Depth
Time (PST)
Duration in rnin.
Weight in Ibs.
55 fm 60 frn 30 frn
0840 1014 1150
20 15 20
100 Ibs 40 Ibs 180 Ibs
x 1 1/4"
7010G
Mo . cm .
1 36
4 15
10 12
91
1 78
4 21
2 28
2 x~* '>.
3 35
8 27
24 17
28 17
132 17
55 32
2 16
19 27
1 96
13 57
12 58
Bellingham
Bay
13 frn
1634
20
158 Ibs
7 01 OH
No . cm .
29 12
4
2 18
24 33
7 16
64 17
2
1
358 15
150 19
18 33
31 19
56 24
2 8
99 93
East Sound
14 fm
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20
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WEATHER
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GEAR TIME
TIME HAULED DEPTH
DISTANCE HAULED
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DISTANCE HAULED
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Age
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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22
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24
25
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50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
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10
1 1
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
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25
26
27
28
29
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31
32
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47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
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Summary of Commando trip 6710. Otter trawl #17
with tickler chain, 2\ and 1% inch mesh.
April 12, 1967. Murden Cove to mid-channel.
*Portion of sample measured.
6710-A 6710-B 6710-C 6710-D
# # * #
Fish mm. Fish ma. Fish mm. Fish mm.
Agonus acipenserinus 1
A oplopoma f imbria 5 343 8 381
Atheresthes stomias 1 310
Aulorhynchus flavidus 1
Chitonotus pugetensis 1 12 2 118
Citharichthys sordidus 1 222 69 213 2 221
11 stigmoeus 2 161
Clupea pallasii 15 17 1 197
Cymatogaster aggregate 3615 104* 25 105
Damalichthys vacca 1 38 69 124 1 162
Gadus macrocephalus 10 432 19 416
Glyptocephalus zachirus 8 233 1 257
Hexagrammos stelleri 3 305
Hippoglossoides elassodon 1
Hydrolagus colliei male 216 271 96 271
female 287 286 101 276
Lepidopsetta bilineata 40 270 260 202 4 214
Lycodapus mandibularis 1
Lyopsetta exilis 54 216 5 284
Merluccius productus 2 438 1 370
Microgadus proximus 1475 154* 4 229
Microstomus pacificus 37 297 2 322
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1 370
Parophrys vetulus 69 357* 212 273 17 311
Pleuronichthys coenosus 2 255*
Sebastodes caurinus 56 219
Squalus acanthias 5 653 6 372
Theragra chalcogramma 7 149 27 300
Depth in FMS 10 20 25-45 127
Time PST 0910 940 1340 1415
Duration (min.) 10 10 10 10
Weight (Ibs.) 98 419 378 152
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Chltonolus
Cita. sirdldus
" sllKmaeua
Cymacogi e ter
Clupea
Damalict.thya
Emblotoca
EC i setct
Gadus
G lyp tocuphalua
Hex. atellerl
Hippogloisoldes
Hydrolagus
Lepidopaetta
I/eptocottu*
Lycodopale
I^yopcetta
Merlucclua
M(.croRadu«
Hicroatotui
faroohrye
laclchthys
Jleuronichthys
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Place
Depth
time (PST)
Fish wt. (Ibs.)
-6711 A
No. am.
3 118
3 163
300 120*
2 164
7 215
2 465
1 314
1 306
34 205
2 197
156 257
4 301
2 254
88 400
13 330
1 1003
6713 B
No. ma.
3 116
2 161
73 115
2 162
4 240
30 184
2 219
6 228
186 238
i 232
2 212
27 336
1 285
Port Orchard
11 fms. 10-11 fms.
13:32 14:00
192.2 90.6
6713 C
No. ma.
1 D8
3 196
105 113
18 200
5 312
I 269
2 383
3 314
91 257
137 329
2 239
16 320
4 696
6713 D
No. ran.
1 71
1 202
1 151
257 112*
15 167
3 274
5 392
76 202
6 138
83 313
2 326
4 793
Murden Cove
9-10 fms. 9-12 fms.
15:20 16:06
190.2 105.6
6713 E
No. ma.
2 94
i 157
86 125
26 170
4 480
9 237
1 180
1 350
86 208
402 221
2 462
15 274
13 196
112 306
1 980
28 331
5 852
2 131
6713 F
No. mm.
4 131
2 112
11 136
8 170
6 496
1 307
2 252
1 185
49 213
103 235
4 281
14 174
31 298
1 1020
10 332
Port Orchard
10-11 fms. 8-12 fms.
20:30 20:50
353.5 155.
6713 C
No. mm.
4 326
1 312
4 75
230 224
1 158
183 134
1 165
7 164
1 181
1 366
10 417
101 338
296 201
1 238
41 212
37 297
49 264
9 255
4 15)
39 303
5 416
4 173
1 179
6713 H
No. urn.
2 177
6 360
2 310
2 110
128 214
3 156
207 131
24 235
I 290
11 386
1 306
13 278
108 192
4 250
1 230
2 452
51 191
54 223
81 273
11 256
9 168
1 206
51 210
1 350
5 220
Murden Cove
10-11 fms. 9-11 fms.
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
NOTE: File 25 is a duplicate of File 21
Records
8,559
9,285
9,132
7-, 3 84
8,374
10,076
9,021
8,566
5,564
6,537
5,953
7,984
9,431
9,449
9,224
9,327
9,256
9,244
9,095
3,091
7,363
9,364
3,537
3,191
7,363
7,609
8,837
1,743
12,982
Approx.
Blocks
159
323
427
536
626
720
816
895
962
1,029
1,096
1,186
1,304
1,406
1,505
1,602
1,692
1,783
1,871
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46
C. DR. MILLER TRAWL DATA
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ECOUX 47 iisTUBunoi or raczT sooto FISHES s24o.Moi
FISHERIES UStAXOl INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OF HSHEHES Collection Form
WIVEBSITT OF WASHINGTON NQDC Format
File File
Station Type Identification Typ«
« nioioi i i i rrro s«flu«c.
Number
Station Location:
il
15
Number
19
Data
Tr Mo Day
I Jill
j?426 28
Tina) Hr
X
Latitude Da« Min. See. Hernia.
. Sec. Heala.
1 1 i 1 1 * J _l
3* 36 3» 3*
Environmental Coodltioaa:
Sea: Surface Temperature
Salinity
Dissolved Oxygen
Visibility (Secchi)
Subsurface Temperature
Subaurfaca Salinity
Subsurface Dissolved Oxyi
Loran C: Williams Lake,
Loran C: Williams Lake,
Sea State
Weether: Wind Speed
Visibility
^
1 Cloud Cover
Type Number
Biologic 1 81 1 1 1 I Sample Rt
1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1
42 *4 kS 47
BottLi
Depth H umber .
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Color
Vm /hr Direction
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Air Temperature *C
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Deacrlptlon
Date Tr Mo Day
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24
22
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30 32
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and station nunfeer (11-13).)
riovaeter Readings
end
Habitat
Gear
atarc_
total rav.
35
III Sample Elevation (depth)
37
41
Depth to Bottoai rill
44
Area Savplad
i i i i i .1 i "TL*
52
Volu-S^iad I I I M I I FT! ,3
61
Dlataooe Fished I 1 I ! Sampling Duration (min) I ] I
64
Tide: Stage Lj Height L I J 1
69 72
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75 76
68
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R narks
Heading. Start
LJ
77
Light Intensity
78
Current: Direction LJ Velocity LJ
79 BO
no.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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19
20
21
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23
24
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IT.OI.OGY & UISTPIHITION OF PUCKT SOUND FISHES
F1SIIF.RIFS HESKARCII INSTITUTE, COUiCi: OF FISHtKItS
UNIVKKSITY OK WASHINGTON
Forir S240.22
Fish Examination
HESA/EUS Format
Sequence
number
,5
Sneciren
n urnbg r
ti
Species
Tode
-M
i
1
c
7
f.
5
a>
a-
c
I.enpth
(mm)
41
Round beipht
(prams)
v
X
Mflturitvl
7!
3
|
Ape
vr)
^
i
Fin rot
V.
I.
o
1C
r,
C
a
a
u
01
a.
c
c
51
Sil
AEM tumors
n
c
-a
01
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c
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tl
bf tumors
Total
13
01
o
c
H
-*
(O
H
W.>
o c
-o i
1-J
Keirarks
(1
7
8
')
ID
11
12
13
14
li
Ib
17
IB
19
21'
21
22
23
It,
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50
D. GOLDEN GARDENS BEACH SEINE DATA
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SUMMARY OF BUACH SEINE TRiP 6309 APRIL 26. 1963
GOLDEN GARDENS 120' SEIilE WITH 200' ROPE; ONE POSITION
Species Haul a
Anmodytes Cobianus
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Clupea pallasli
Cymatogaster aggregatta
Demalichthys vacca
Embiotoca lateralis
Enophrys bison
Hydrolagus colliei
Hypomeaus pretiosus
Lepidopsette billneata
Lep toco CCus armatus
Lumpenus sagitta
Oncorhynchus
Parophrya vetulus
Platichthya stellctus
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Salvelinus malma
tf Specimens
Jt Cn«»/*4<»a
W dpCd.CU
It Species (cum.)
Total Weight (Ibs.)
Time
Temperature (?)
Light
Tide (feet)
Distance from stake (ft.)
A
1
3
2
8
1
4
7
27
1
7
61
1 A
ill
10
24
1300
50°
13
-2.5
B
1
2
1
3
1
8
11
4
U20
50°
-2.
C
3
2
8
1
I
15
11
4
1400
50°
11.5
-1.5
D
1
1
11
3
16
11
7
1420
48°
-1.
E
2
1
6
2
10
3
24
11
14
1500
50°
10.5
.5
240
F
6
3
11
1
21
11
10
1520
50°
1.5
H
1
2
5
8
11
5
1600
50°
10
4.
114
I
1
1
5
I
5
3
16
13
8
1620
50°
5.
J
4
5
2
11
>
j
13
8
1700
50°
10
7.
54
K
1
1
7
1
10
4
13
5
1715
50°
8.
L
1
6
2
9
i
t
13
8
1800
49°
9.5
10.
M
4
3
7
13
5
1820
49°
10.5
N
1
1
5
1
5
6
19
13
9
1900
49°
5.75
11.
15
0
28
1
8
3
1
41
14
10
1920
49°
11.5
P
108
1
13
1
12
2
137
15
7
2000
49°
11.
10
Q
21
I
12
10
3
47
15
8
2020
49°
11.
R
1
1
29
2
1
10
15
3
1
61
8
17
8
2100
49°
10.5
21
S
10
1
1
4
8
1
25
6
17
3
2120
49°
10.
G
340' net
5
1
Ln
H-*
2
9
6
23
5
2
1540
50°
4.
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52
t
SUi&ARY OF BEACH SEINE TRIP $215
Date: May 15-16, 1952
Place J Golden Gardens
GEAR!
Old
New
New
WEDNESDAY
U
Agonus
Ammodytea
Apodichthya 1
Aulorhynchua 6
Chit on ot us
Cith. sord.
Cith. stig. 1
Cymatogaa. 1
Damalich. 5
Enophiya 1
Gadua 1
Gasterost.
Hexagram. 1
Lepidop. 5
Leptocot. 3
Lumpenus
Odontbpyxia
Oligocottua
0. gorbuscha
0. kisutch 2
Oxylebiua 1
Parophrya U9
Pholia
laetua
P. ornatua 1
Platichthya 2
Pleuronich.
Psychrolutea
Raja
Hhamphacottua
Salmo clarkil
Scorpaenichthys
Sebastodea 1
Syngnathua
Tacniotoca 5
Xenopyxia
Spec. 86
Total
epeciea' 17
Fish Wt. 31
Weed Wt. 20
Cans ~
Invert. Wt.
A
1
3
5
57
1
21
6
6
3
3
6
1
1
1
2
119
16
196
U8
13
5
B
3
3
U
1
10
k
1
1
29
1
1
29
1
2
1
2
3
3
98
18
20
82
8
.
G
1
1
1
2
13
6
1
1
U
1
1
3
3U
11
20
71
11
D
3
1
2
10
3
2
2
1
1
1
26
10
7
11
6
E
2
6
2
70
k
1
2
17
6
3
56
2
F
1
Hi
2
1
1
11
1
1
1
33
9
5
31
13
G
39
2
1
2
1
1
10
1
3
1
131
11
U
Hi
1
6
H
1
2
1
3
2
1
11
1
2
2U
9
9
22
0
~
60'
120'
60'
-
U, F,
A, B,
G, I,
H, J, L
C, D, E
K, U, N
THURSDAY
1
1
1
3
1
3
23
1
3
1
37
9
7
16
0
J
1
2
U
1
2
1
6
1
1
19
9
3
5
0
2
K
1
25
1
3
1
1
U
3
3
21
1
1
1
2
68
HI
21
Hi
3
L
2
2
59
2
1
U
1
1
1
8
1
1
83
12
Hi
22
9
2
M
5
1
1
2
1
1
16
27
7
3
12
1
2
N
1
21
1
2
3
1
1
30
7
6
8
0
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-
SIM1ART OF BEACH SLINE HAUI5 52U*A to 52Hi?
Date: April 26, 1952
Place: Golden Gardens, Seattle
Gear: Beach seines 60.1 and 120.1 used
simultaneously
NUMBER OF SPECIMENS BY HAUL AND BY SEINE
A B C D E F
60.1 120.1 60.1 120.1 60.1 120.1 60.1 120.1 60.1 120.1 60.1 120.1
Apodichthya
A. harring.
ton!
A. fenestralis
Aulorhjmchua
Blepsiaa
Chiton otus
C* stigoaeus
Cyoatogaster
Daoalichthya
Enophrya
Lepidopaetta
Leptocottua
Liparia
fucencia
Microatoonia
Odontopyxis
0. gorbuscha
0. kisutch
Parophrya
Pholis laetus
Platichthys
Pleuronich-
thya
Psychrolutea
Sebastodea
Syngnathua
Taeniotoca
Total speci. 23 67 28 79 U 28 11 20 21 18 29 Ui
mena
Total pound- 1.25 39-5 1.75 27.5 ₯> 8»0 1.25 6.5 1.0 9.75 7.0 11.75
age \
Total species 6 15 9 17 88 7 9 5 7 7 13
New species 6 15 68 UO 10001 1
Dropped
species 00 36 7 Hi 10 HI 12 16 10 11
2
2
12
U
2
1
1
1
U
2
2
10
12
3
1
Hi
it
1
1
2
11
2
3
3
1
2
6
7
f
U
2
1
1
2
I
3
1
3
13
1
1
1
9
3
1
k
2
32
1
3
2 1
3
1
3 5
1
1
1 10
1
1
2
3
2
1
U
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
2 1
6 17
2
2
1 1
U 1
u
1
1
1
2
3
' 6
1
2
17
U
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
Hi
U
1
9
2
1
3
1
3
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54
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E. ELLIOTT BAY PLANKTON DATA
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c o
61
FISHERIES 426 PLANKTON PROJECT
ELLIOTT BAY TRI1? 6001
10 minute tows with 1/2 m. Hitex #0 nets; contamination time approximately 2 min.;
Atlas meters #170 and 171 in cylindrical canvas throats. Stages are (1) cleavage
including cap with plainly visible cells; (2-4, 7) to blastopore closure including
"collapsed" embryos; (5-6) to hatching,
^indicates 16 cells or fewer.
Stations: I 47°38'08" 122 25 '05" VII 47°36'42" 122O24'39M
II 47°37'33" 122°23'50" VIII 47°35'53" 122°25'27"
V 47035'33" 122°22'18" IX 47 35'21" 122°24'16"
VI 47036'10tf 122°23125" XXIII 47°34'56: 122°25'06"
These positions are starting points of tows; typical sequence; V, VI, IX,
XXIII (rounding Alki Pt.), VIII, VII (towing toward II), III, IV.
Haul Meter Depth Surface Total Stages
No.
1-18 A-0
A-l
B-0
B-l
C-0
C-l
D-0
D-l
E-0
Z-l
P-0
F-l
6-0
G-l
H-0
R-l
1-19 1-0
I-i
J-0
J-l
K-0
K-l
L-0
L-l
M-0
M-l
N-0
N-l
0-0
0-1
P-0
P-l
Rev.
1748
2163
1626
1734
1584
1778
1490
1694
1326
1456
1636
1862
1304
1265
1464
1362
1414
1648
1573
1692
1480
1490
1492
1615
1229
1416
1335
1444
1330
1386
1452
1456
Station
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III-JIV
III-IV
rM-SE J%
IV- SB
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III-IV
III-IV
W-SE
IV-SE
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0
50
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
Time
1320
1340
1357
1414
1437
1454
1521
1538
0812
0832
0849
0908
0931
0948
1014
1030
Temp.
8.
8.
8.
8.
8.
7.
7.
7.
6.
7.
8.
8.
7.
8.
7.
8.
1
2
3
3
3
9
9
9
4
4
1
3
4
2
7
1
Ova
2340
479
903
168
879
79
314
16
52
30
817
40
667
439
402
287
696
292
1600
409
277
61
88
66
628
51
401
16
514
1405
556
946
1 2-4,7
19*
14*
23
7/2*-
14*
33
15*
2
2
2
2
1
3
48
8
102
8
1*
8
56*
9
4
3
29
0
0
18
15*
47*
12
31*
323
97
74
L)7
107
42
164
5
40
14
103
32
144
46
143
36
109
72
157
60
81
45
58
26
103
37
73
6
68
46
85
170
5,6
4
3
6
7
6
4
18
9
9
14
7
6
23
9
6
6
7
7
2
10
20'
11
22
8
9
13
23
10
21
4
17
5
Total
Staged
346
114
103
/£&
127
79
197
16
51
30
112
39
170
103
157
144
124
80
167
126
110
61
83
63
112
50
114
16
104
97
114
206
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(,6
Haul
No.
6001
S-0
T-0
T-l
U-0
U-l
V-0
V-i
W-0
W-l
x-o
X-l
Y-0
Y-l
Z-0
Z-l
1-20 AA-0
AA-1
BB-0
BB-1
cc-o
CC-1
DD-0
DD-1
EE-0
EE-1
FF-0
FF-1
GG-0
GG-1
HH-0
HH-1
II-O
II-l
JJ-0
JJ-1
KK-0
KK-1
LL-0
LL-l
MM-0
MM-1
NN-0
NN-1
00-0
00-1
rr-u
PP-1
QQ-0
QQ-l
RR-0
RR-1
Meter
Rev.
1441
1420
1626
1320
1518
1478
1658
1475
1516
1302
1533
1405
1382
1432
1355
14G7
1583
1283
1407
1364
1535
1429
1498
1347
1425
1411
1570
1556
1570
1521
1647
1598
1843
1356
1460
1459
1784
1399
1672
1331
1468
1422
1446
1300
1310
1355
1558
1466
1736
1050
1198
Station
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III
III
IV
IV
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III
III
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III
III
IV
IV
V
V
Depth
m.
0
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0 :
60
0
60
0
60
62
Time
1343
1401
1416
1431
1452
1507
1530
1546
0855
0913
0930
0947
1010
1028
1053
1109
1130
1308
1326
1343
1359
1413
1434
1454
1508
1527
Surface
Temp,
7.4
8.2
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.1
7.2
6.7
8.3
8.4
8.3
7.8
8.0
7.2
7.1
7.5
7.5
8.1
8.3
8,3
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.1
Total
Ova
1554
627
306
430
59
214
64
117
57
305
55
472
491
505
496
2586
526
497
294
267
116
182
68
507
57
550
43
1099
815
603
249
2344
838
391
1037
1635
181
593
101
91
64
340
27
705
112
559
356
546
351
874
676
S
1
5
18*
38*
14
11
30
39
37
8
5
9
8
14
17
51
18
75*
11
53
8
3
7
eggs
5
7
9
2
1
86*
6
39*
0
7
5
151*
5
24*
36*
13
5
11*
19*
3
2
17
9*
79*
16
27
4
20
t a g e
2-4,7
95
82
57
106
38
184
12
61
36
90
36
93
82
81
64
86
114
113
99
78
99
112
lost
40
35
74
25
112
89
127
184
97
90
106
136
95
76
212
75
75
47
69
15
101
81
126
44
78
63
103
59
8
5,6
3
9
8
12
7
20
12
17
13
14
9
8
7
10
7
9
16
15
7
23
9
33
15
15
19
16
13
6
22
16
11
3
6
8
8
8
30
11
8
17
17
9
9
14
17
18
27
2
d
2
Total
Staged
103
109
103
132
56
234
63
115
57
109
54
109
103
108
122
113
205
144
159
114
111
152
60
57
102
43
126
181
155
239
108
100
117
295
108
108
278
99
88
75
105
27
112
112
152
141
121
92
113
81
-------
63
Haul
No.
bUOi
1-21 SS-0
SS-1
TT-0
TT-1
VV-0
W-l
WW-0
WW-1
xx-o
XX- 1
YY-0
YY-1
ZZ-0
ZZ-1
AB-0
AB-1
1-22 AC-0
AC-1
AD-0
AD-1
AE-0
AE-1
AF-0
AF-1
AG-0
AG-1
AH-0
AH-1
AI-0
AI-1
Meter
Rev.
1384
1674
1283
1582
1288
1518
1170
1458
1225
1513
1232
1505
1422
1574
1376
1498
131V
1456
1226
1376
1260
1524
1019
1216
1208
1331
1374
1358
1260
1224
Station
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III
III
IV
IV
V
V
VI
VI
IX
IX
XXIII
XXIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VII
III
III
Dep th
m.
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
60
0
40
0
40
0
40
0
40
0
40
0
40
0
40
Time
0856
0915
0931
0949
1009
1025
1051
1108
1416
1434
1448
1505
1523
1538
1601
Surface
T?.mp .
7.5
6.8
7.4
7.9
*
8.2
7.0
7.0
6.7
8.3
8.3
8.2
8,3
8.2
7.8
7.3
Total
Cva
2048
419
786
240
626
46
231
40
369
41
2300
191
1614
869
999
347
649
657
335
66
265
99
47
34
124
50
2239
113
814
234
S
1
6
34*
3*
35*
\
X
5*
1
0
4
2
0
24-
6
53
16
11
29
19
13*
14
19
7
0
0
14
0
6
8
3
48
t a g e
2-4,7
64
123
86
80
134
28
176
22
99
32
73
101
112
57
89
75
61
68
85
39
75
42
14
18
69
17
205
72
211
136
s
5,6
5
6
13
7
6
10
43
10
14
8
15
18
2
10
6
11
20
6
16
12
30
15
27
16
44
33
13
21
29
14
Total
Staged
75
163
107
122
141
43
220
32
117
42
88
143
120
120
111
97
110
93
114
65
124
64
41
34
127
50
224
101
243
198
-------
64
/y V
P/47iktor\ Stations
r/^ce
CSTP)
-------
/% 77 kto n Sta t/'o n 5
-------
66
F. WDF COMMERCIAL TRAWL LOG DATA
-------
DCPMITMt.fr OF FISHERIES
(MAJOR)
Northern Puget Sound
MARINE FISH SHELLFISH
MANAGEMENT ANO CATCH REPORTING
NOT FOR USE M NAVIGATION
. .. -» u--.><< opt nn ^ratp Statistical Arpas in NortWprn Puget Sound.
-A
-------
68
MAJOR)
Southern Puget Sound
UARME FISH SHELLFISH
MANAGEMENT AND CATCH REPOflTWQ
PIS DP 061 E«*eln« J««ul/T I. 'OBJ
NOT FOR USe M M«VIQATIOM
T3
C
O
OJ
CT1
0_
c
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at
uZ
-------
69
Table 3: Tally of total unsolicited trwl effort (hours) c\
statistical area and lonth. 1984.
area
!2
13
!4
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
MQ
I
30
32
48
49
50
51
5n
i
55
Total
Jin
173
281
112
329
264
162
861
87
9
66
1559
919
924
110
, -
0*
54
61
--
59
5990
Feb
413
719
133
180
213
91
923
213
244
625
539
882
246
lot
itjj
29
5637
Har
219
945
322
173
700
166
1617
150
20
126
351
1299
51
455
- j
J*
129
152
~
~
--
6899
Aor
317
740
308
229
798
218
3018
50
86
98
184
57
235
75
7
/
194
1
2377
319
49
113
~
9505
flay
337
1363
371
278
1220
334
2401
70
21
93
435
413
144
--
~
7480
Jun
654
1207
171
604
2019
580
1664
102
28
«
351
248
92
7720
lonth
Jul fluq
195 604
2080 224S
63 173
423 811
2129 1931
481 709
261 385
- 9
19 33
103 -
323 191
71 -
516 191
_
_. ._
438 388
216 116
-- 1780
4
_
.. ._
7520 9592
Seo
561
1409
158
308
831
289
704
58
3
105
252
~
595
--
226
141
--
81
5720
Oct
846
627
280
243
410
168
697
24
3
231
77
295
104
--
4007
Nov
375
500
150
41
40
46
932
13
218
133
9
520
--
132
~
--
3109
Dee Total
219 4913
513 12629
164 2407
19 3640
132 10707
113 3356
501 13966
67 843
-- 174
686 1898
339 4377
33 2914
71 4913
1 32
- 886
MQt
£wO
82 2437
-- 923
1440 5597
321 644
177 224
1380 1493
-- 140
6304 79483
-------
MONTH JAN
FOODFISH
SOLE GEN FLATHD
BUTTER SOLE
C-0 SOLE
DOVER SOLE
ENGLISH SOLE
PETRALE SOLE
REX SOLE
ROCK SOLE
SAND SOLE
SAND DABS
STARRY FLOUNDER
TURBOT
SABLEFISH
LINGCOD
TRUE COD
POLLOCK
HAKE
ROCKFISH CENRAL
0 PERCH NOMINAL
DOGFISH
MISC. SPECIES
SUBTOTAL
REDUCTION
ANIM. FOOD
TOTAL 19831.
MONTHLY 1984 TRAWL LANDINGS FOR STATISTICAL AREA 21 BELINGHAM- SAMISH BAY
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
0.
177.
0.
0.
194.
0.
0.
2102.
3093.
0.
6877.
0.
0.
0.
586.
0.
0.
215.
0.
2183.
5404.
19831.
0.
1113.
0.
0.
3691.
0.
0.
7989.
5258.
0.
28875.
0.
0.
0.
360.
0.
0.
12.
0.
0.
4843.
52042.
0.
1679.
0.
0.
136.
0.
0.
644.
309S.
0.
5540.
0.
0.
0.
8.
0.
0.
0.
0.
82.
8286.
19469.
0.
200.
0.
0.
172.
0.
0.
488.
I860.
0.
1626.
0.
0.
0.
734.
0.
0.
0.
0.
386.
1694.
7060.
8.
62.
0.
0.
10.
0.
0.
39.
396.
0.
7645.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
7.
0.
76C.
2188.
11106.
0.
0.
0.
0.
1368.
0.
0.
0.
187.
0.
3621.
0.
0.
0.
1208.
0.
0.
0.
0.
6908.
670.
13872.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
61.
0.
0.
0.
70.
0.
1895.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
300.
0.
2326.
0.
0.
0.
63.
94.
0.
0.
12.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
54.
17101.
0.
0.
30.
0.
2742.
0.
20086 .
0.
0.
0.
2.
32.
0.
0.
64.
126.
0.
0.
0.
0.
167.
1261.
0.
0.
14.
0.
7860.
28.
9634.
0.
0.
0.
0.
416.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
416.
0.
0.
0.
0.
66.
0.
0.
291.
1460.
0.
10182.
0.
0.
0.
331.
0.
0.
86.
0.
1028.
4661.
18106.
8:
3220.
0.
64.
6140.
0.
0.
11616.
16644.
0.
66162.
0.
0.
221.
21679.
0.
0.
363.
0.
22264.
27683.
173846.
62042. 19469.
7060.
11106. 13872.
2326. 20086.
9534.
416.
18106.
173846.
-------
MONTH
FOODFISH
SOLE GEN FLATHD
BUTTER SOLE
C-0 SOLE
DOVER SOLE
ENGLISH SOLE
PETRALE SOLE
REX SOLE
ROCK SOLE
SAND SOLE
SAND DABS
STARRY FLOUNDER
TURBOT
SABLEFISH
LINGCOD
TRUE COD
POLLOCK
HAKE
ROCKFISH GENRAL
0 PERCH NOMINAL
DOGFISH
MISC. SPECIES
SUBTOTAL
JAN
MONTHLY 1984 TRAWL LANDINGS FOR STATISTICAL AREA 28 CEN. PUGET SOUND
FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
0.
0.
0.
697.
49366.
0.
0.
4506.
282.
0.
6783.
0.
0.
0.
53013.
103.
628548.
8158.
0.
0.
2179.
753635.
0.
0.
0.
121.
32629.
6.
6.
7050.
27.
0.
9387.
100.
3.
0.
32600.
0.
1893385.
1420.
0.
0.
2053.
1978788.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
4962.
30348.
36.
0.
59.
0.
0.
258.
0.
25.
268.
8201.
0.
0.
4244.
0.
0.
1235.
49636.
78.
0.
0.
9413.
60357.
5.
18.
4166.
0.
0.
1945.
301.
56.
0.
16421.
663.
0.
2927.
0.
0.
2114.
97361.
0.
0.
0.
14119.
65664 .
0.
6.
311.
0.
0.
6909.
346.
446.
0.
11433.
600.
0.
1969.
0.
4619.
1324.
96634 .
0.
0.
0.
7437.
41645.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
8791.
85.
218.
0.
12602 .
36.
0.
132.
0.
878.
814.
72639.
0.
0.
0.
9887.
22014.
15.
28.
0.
0.
0.
8478.
0.
223.
113.
3681.
142.
0.
237.
0.
0.
708.
46607.
0.
0.
0.
6362.
27979.
7.
0.
0.
0.
0.
510.
0.
6.
0.
11292.
22.
0.
407.
0.
0.
138.
46722.
0.
0.
0.
6493.
44736.
29.
0.
108.
922.
0.
1131.
0.
0.
0.
18217.
0.
0.
2439.
0.
3070.
203.
77348.
0.
0.
0.
2531.
36604 .
10.
0.
1383.
584.
0.
19067.
0.
0.
266.
20281 .
0.
18681.
2062.
0.
66628.
1906.
168781.
0.
0.
0.
0.
4374.
0.
0.
6316.
0.
0.
772.
0.
0.
0.
6838.
0.
0.
2498.
0.
0.
1467.
21266.
76
0
0
62021
404627
109
58
22897
1794
0
63022
831
976
648
193669
1466
2640614
26484
0
74996
14131
3408207
REDUCTION
HAKE
DOGFISH
MISC. SPECIES
SUBTOTAL
ANIM. FOOD
ENGLISH SOLE
MISC. SPECIES
SUBTOTAL
21843.
14842.
0.
36686.
6578.
0.
6678.
10414.
66179.
0.
66594.
7265.
0.
7266.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
11400.
0.
11400.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
13290.
0.
13290.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
32267
83311
0
116668
25243
0
26243
TOTAL
796898. 2051647.
49636.
97361.
96834.
83939.
46507.
46722.
77348. 182071.
21256. 3649018.
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C. PUGET SOUMP
1969 WASHINGTON TRAWL LANDINGS BY MONTH FOR STATE AREA 83 (PART OP PMFC AHEA 1»A)
SPECIES
FOOD FISH
Cngliab sole
lock sole
Pet rale sole
Dover sole
lex sole
Starry flounder
tther flatfish
Halibut
Sand sole
Turbot
?rue Cod
..ing cod
tableflsh
Pac. 0. Perch
Other rockf ish _
Misc. species
FOOD FISH 1
SUB-TOTAL
Reduction (Meal]
taiaal food
TOTAL
JAN.
_ 75,70i
|_ 771
35Q
. 33,360
111
5,380
5Q
: i^l
118,911
. 49,839
163, 75C
.... FSB. -
_ 52,475
.. 41,315.
371
_ 4,152
I '28'
99,642
_ 43,775
143,417
MM).
APRIL
- 7"'332
[I ^.632
. 1,290,
. 1.522
8l, 784
171,224
MAY
H 109,473
I 643
1
h pli ji
600
.114,960
.. 122,010
236,970
JUNB
_ 136,685
_ 5,372
800
_ 142,851
_ 146, 550
289,407
JULY
93,379
234"
3,163.
232.
102,050.
. 132,200.
AUG.
_ 83,625
L 643!
_ 2,268.
190
_ 80,726
_ 65,900
172,626
SEPT.;
110,261*
660
366
_ 5,23;
10Q
475
_ 101,300
213,396
OCT.
128,333
_ J-.sso
~ 10,680
_ 5,601
_ 6,592
115.
: ill
_ 153.25Q
192,800
_ 95,975
442,025
HOV.
92,641
585
I 3,968
. 3,050
. 1,262
. 101,505
_ 421,400
. 63,340
*.
586,243
DEC.
96,479.
525.
. 17,474.
. 1,988.
~ 772;
. 117,238
. 06,900.
. 129,352.
333, 4yO
TOtt*^-|
. ^
1,058,397)
I -2,683-
.; -,J .; ;{
22,385^'
't*'t*J~$
lOljl^to*
V '. !^i?l*
' J'i-'.jlj
1 ; W2 \
'' ItfijFf *
' $t »$
i. jJSf
~ 5,696^
~ I
_ 1,236,025 :
701,100 ;
_ 1,059,681 >.;
2,996,806
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BELLINGHAM BAY
J1.326
L9'°^
765
i5,378
6,539
3,517
1,91*9
2,065
2,556
3,288
0,039
3,579
1969 WASHINGTON TRAWL LANDINGS BY MONTH FROM STATE AREA 82 (PART OF PMFC AREA 1*A)
SPECIES
FOOD FISH
English sole
lock sole
Putrale sole
tover sole
tax sole
Starry flounder.
ftber flatfish
Halibut
Sand aole
Turbot
rue Cod
.log cod
lablefiah
Pac. 0. Perch
tthor rockf iah
ttac. apeciea
FOOD FISH
SUB-TOTAL
(eduction (Meal!
tal*al food
TOTAL
JAN,
255
: 35*:
200
308'
29
I,ll46
I 851
_
_
1,997
FSB.
187
191*
808'
: 32«t
110
_ 1,623
I 8,922
10,5^5
MAR.
»
*f -
«
_
AP3IL
" »»,059"
. 6,632
. 1,710.
; SMS;
. i.ote
. W.321*
; 29,11*3
n.^i
MAY
68
771
r 2ko
863
ho
. 1,982
521*
2,506
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
HOV.
. 17,101
95?.
116
. 18, 1?£
18,171
DEC.
. 2,552.
980.
I 5,382.
. 2,910.
210.
61.
. 12,595.
799.
. 8,611.
K
_ -
22,005
TOTAL
i_ 7,121
1,17»»
31,550
3,1*26
_ 39,188
1,321
61 i
83,8Ul
1,323
1*7,527
^
132,691
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G. WDF HERRING SPAWNING SURVEYS
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75
Drayton Harbor
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON
Bellingham
STRAIT OF GEORGIA
N
&;. Samish
T Bay
\
/ STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA
Figure 4a. Documented herring spawning grounds in northern Puget Sound
and the Strait of Georgia.
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STRAIT OF /JUAN DE FUCA
Port Townsend Bay
Quilcene Bay
Figure 4b. Documented herring spawning grounds in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca
t
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Quilcene Bay $i&
Jackson Cove
Duckabush
Seattle
Port Gamble (
Port Madison
;: N. Port '-Tt
: Orchar
*?" Dyes Inlet J
^wfci "Seabeck
*.: Stavis Bay
Quartermaster
Harbor
S. Hood Canal
Squaxin Pass
Totten
Inlet 4
Olympia
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Table 1. Herring spawn survey results, Quartermaster Harbor, 1983.
Survey
Date
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
February 22
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
Est. spawner
biomass (tons)
52
132
129
324
75
124
7
66
0
0
Cummulative spawner
Spawn Dates biomass (tons)
1/23
1/28
1/28; 2/3
2/9, 10, 12, 13
2/16, 17, 18
2/25, 36, 28
3/6
3/9, 10, 11
-
-
52
184
313
637
712
836
843
909
909
909
Table 2. Herring spawn survey results, Port Orchard - Port Madison. 1983.
Survey
Date
January 12
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 23
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 4
Est. spawner
biomass (tons)
0
0
0
2
124
197
224
6
0
1,073
0
25
0
Cummulative spawner
Spawn Dates biomass (tons)
_
-
-
1/29
2/2, 3, 7
2/11, 12, 15
2/17. 19
3/1
-
3/7, 8, 10
-
3/26
-
0
0
0
2
126
323
547
553
553
1,626
1,626
1,651
1,651
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Table 3. Herring spawn survey results, Port Gamble, 1983.
Survey
Date
January 27
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 24
March 3
March 9
March 17
May 24
March 30
Est. spawner
biomass (tons)
0
31
0
33
44
2,290
9
0
0
0
Spawn Dates
_
2/1
-
2/2, 4, 11
2/22, 23
2/27
3/2, 3
-
-
-
Cummulative
biomass (
0
31
31
64
108
2,398
2,407
2,407
2,407
2,407
spawner
tons)
Table 4. Herring spawn survey results, southern Port Susan, 1983.
>urvey
Date
:ebruary 1
ebruary 15
larch 1
larch 15
arch 29
pril 11
Est. spawner
biomass (tons)
0
0
96
954
348
0
0
Cummulative spawner
Spawn Dates biomass (tons)
_
-
2/19,
2/28
3/2-4,
3/11,
3/24,
-
21, 20-22, 23,
5-7, 8, 9,
12, 13, 14
29
0
0
96
1,050
1,398
1,398
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80
fo
ur
Figure ?. Herring spawning locations and times in
Quartermaster Harbor, 1983.
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Figure 3. Herring spawning locations and times in Port Orchard -
Port Madison, 1983.
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82
H. WDF RECREATIONAL BOTTOMFISH CATCH
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83
Table Jf. Recreational catch (in numbers of fish) and trips made by bottomfish anglers in each
Puget Sound management region, 1975.
Gulf - San Juan
Species Bellingham Islands
Pacific halibut
Total flatfish
Butter sole
Dover sole
English sole
Rock sole
Sand sole
Sanddabs
Starry flounder
Arrowtooth flounder
Misc./unident. flatfish
Sableflsh
Green lings
Lingcod
Total rockfish
Black rockfish
Bocaccio
Brown rockfish
Canary rockfish
Copper rockfish
Quillback rockfish
Yelloweye rockfish
Yellowtail rockfish
Misc./unident. rockfish
Pacific cod
Pacific tomcod
Walleye pollock
Pacific whiting
Striped seaperch
Pile perch
Sculpins
Skates
Spiny dogfish
Plainfin midshipman
Ratfish
Misc. foodfish
ANNUAL TOTAL
NUMBER OF TRIPS
2
227
1
0
52
155
0
13
6
0
0
49
125
211
2109
299
0
15
13
754
815
45
113
55
106
35
0
0
0
0
42
0
7
0
1
343
3257
1947
21
2043
5
0
467
1394
0
118
57
0
2
437
1132
1891
18942
2686
0
128
97
6778
7335
410
1018
490
955
312
0
0
0
0
375
0
62
0
13
3083
29266
17530
Juan de
Fuca
283
2970
0
1
63
1529
22
1061
50
29
215
376
1560
3056
14538
2803
82
322
358
5111
4189
191
876
606
9558
26
90
108
469
242
125
0
173
0
113
97
33784
14830
Hood
Canal
1
1846
50
0
17
546
88
733
109
2
301
128
22
138
1515
26
0
255
0
619
452
13
13
137
363
6
24
93
117
60
10
0
1
0
12
361
4702
3809
Central
Sound
4
7132
1
12
289
1829
255
4360
135
38
213
2830
193
854
11921
465
38
1466
122
3974
4320
72
381
1083
12499
228
1964
1227
586
341
223
0
722
0
130
836
41690
22396
South West Juan
Sound de Fuca
0
7403
229
2
214
2477
425
2528
444
26
1058
253
150
409
28603
944
102
7700
458
6583
8581
29
631
3575
25815
15131
30207
384
158
431
62
0
98
0
176
1789
111069
33510
0
43
0
0
0
39
4
0
0
0
0
0
160
266
1416
568
0
0
54
0
48
37
97
612
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1890
252
TOTAL
311
21664
286
15
1102
7969
794
8813
801
95
1789
4073
3342
6825
79044
7791
222
3886
1102
23819
25740
797
3129
6558
49296
15738
32285
1817
1330
1074
842
0
1063
0
445
6509
225658
94274
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Table 7p. Recreational catch (in numbers of fish) and trips made by bottomfish anglers in each
Puget Sound management region, 1985.
Gulf - San Juan
Species Bellingham Islands
Pacific halibut
Total flatfish
Butter sole
Dover sole
English sole
Rock sole
Sand sole
Sanddabs
Starry flounder
Arrowtooth flounder
Misc./unident. flatfish
Sablefish
Green lings
Lingcod
Total rockfish
Black rockfish
Bocaccio
Brown rockfish
Canary rockfish
Copper rockfish
Quillback rockfish
Yelloweye rockfish
Yellowtail rockfish
Misc./unident. rockfish
Pacific cod
Pacific tomcod
Walleye pollock
Pacific whiting
Striped seaperch
Pile perch
Sculpins
Skates
Spiny dogfish
Plainfin midshipman
Ratfish
Misc. foodfish
ANNUAL TOTAL
NUMBER OF TRIPS
141
62
0
0
32
26
0
2
2
0
0
0
242
497
1876
255
0
5
7
690
741
33
91
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
19
0
0
4
2874
3064
1126
483
0
0
257
202
0
12
12
0
0
0
1931
3979
15019
2050
0
40
55
5514
5926
268
728
438
0
0
0
0
0
0
251
0
149
0
0
30
22968
24518
Juan de
Fuca
4877
2372
1
4
169
1497
2
603
42
32
22
668
2499
4966
23564
4349
128
537
470
8198
6686
302
1553
1341
5214
0
31
107
0
0
2556
0
52
0
12
118
47036
47769
Hood
Canal
43
578
22
0
9
214
28
151
27
0
127
121
19
86
9412
96
0
1305
2
2470
3065
33
38
2403
526
0
7
27
231
116
50
0
8
0
3
29
11256
26783
Central
Sound
215
19308
8
23
1066
4863
129
12089
220
104
806
4976
136
657
31126
592
148
4166
166
9910
11282
170
1546
3146
15322
111
4206
1473
66
75
442
0
427
0
59
4525
83124
48167
South West Juan
Sound de Fuca
0
2636
73
1
129
1030
178
1010
94
3
118
824
80
1239
20657
927
51
6015
234
5142
5829
12
295
2152
8215
245
125833
39
77
572
765
19
134
0
23
5433
166791
56815
1384
109
0
0
0
69
14
0
16
0
10
1
378
4214
18063
12782
175
0
510
349
533
884
743
2087
55
4
0
0
0
0
434
7
6
0
0
29
24684
4286
TOTAL
7786
25548
104
28
1662
7901
351
13867
413
139
1083
6590
5285
15638
119717
21051
502
12068
1444
32273
34062
1702
4994
11621
29332
360
130077
1646
374
763
4531
26
795
0
97
10168
358733
211402
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I. NAVY TRAWLING RECORDS AT BANGOR
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86
INTRODUCTION
The TRIDENT Biological Survey program has documented marine environmental
conditions along the Naval Submarine Base (SUBASE), Bangor waterfront since
1973. Biological survey efforts provided baseline data for the TRIDENT
Support Site Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and monitored the marine
ecosystem during construction of TRIDENT facilities. Per EIS stipulation
annual biological monitoring has continued in order to prevent Navy activity
from causing adverse environmental impact by detecting potential problems
before they become significant.
TRIDENT XV, the biological survey conducted during July 1985 (see table 1
for specific activity dates) was the first survey performed solely by SUBASE
Bangor personnel, without the lead of the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC).
Basic monitoring strategies designed and refined by NOSC (survey procedures
are recorded in references 1 to 4) were followed during TRIDENT XV. The
biosurvey involved three field procedures: the marine fish, intertidal, and
heavy metal surveys. The following presentation of TRIDENT XV data is con-
sistent with results reported in past biological survey reports (references 1
to 7).
1.
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87
Table 1.
TRIDENT XV Biological Survey
Activity Schedule
2 July 85 / 0800 - 1200 -3.0 @ 1109 Intertidal Sampling:
Station D
/ 1300 - 1500 Lab Workup
11 July 85 / 2030 - 2330 +10.0 @ 2409 Otter Trawl Sampling (OT1)
12 July 85 / 0900 - 1600
OT1 Lab Workup
17 July 85 / 0900 - 1200 -1.8 @ 1103 Intertidal Sampling:
Station Z
/ 1300 - 1500 Lab Workup
25 July 85 / 2030 - 2330 +11.3 @ 2301 Otter Trawl Sampling (OT2)
26 July 85 / 0900 - 1600
OT2 Lab Workup
29 July 85 / 0730 - 1030
/ 1130 - 1330
-2.1 @ 0921
Intertidal Sampling;
Station C
Lab Workup
30 July 85 / 0800 - 1100
/ 1130 - 1330
-2.2 @ 1001
Intertidal Sampling;
Station F
Lab Workup
31 July 85 / 0830 - 1130 -2.3 @ 1054 Intertidal Sampling:
Station A
/ 1230 - 1430 Lab Workup
1 Aug 85 / 0900 - 1230 -2.0 @ 1138 Intertidal Sampling:
Station G
1330 - 1530 Lab Workup
2.
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MARINE FISH SURVEY
During TRIDENT Survey XV two otter trawl series were done along the seven
stations (see figure 1) which have been sampled annually by night-time otter
trawl since 1979. Trawls were conducted after sunset during three hour periods
(2100-2400) at incoming tidal conditions on 11 and 25 July 1985. Consistent
with past surveys (references 1-7), ten minute hauls were made with a spread-
board otter trawl net to sample approximately 650 meters of bottom per station.
The survey procedure differed in 1985 in that specimens were identified, enu-
merated and released during the trawl versus collecting the entire catch.
Consequently, numerical data in the 1985 catch record (table 2) may not be as
accurate as past records, but the integrity of species identification remains
consistent with past trawls since questionable species were collected and
identified using taxonoraic references. Observations were made on the size
range of species to note presence of juveniles and sexually mature adults.
RESULTS
1985 otter trawls took more than 1000 individual specimens representing
26 species from 15 families of fishes (see table 2). Two common species,
tubesnouts (Aulorhynchus flavidus) and bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus)
were present but not enumerated. Table 3 show species distribution for combined
station and series otter trawl abundance data. Four species were collected at
each sampling station: shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata), striped seaperch
(Embiotoca lateralis) , copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus), and english sole
(Parophyrs vetulus). Summary otter trawl statistics are listed in tables 4, 5,
and 6. Replication between the two trawl series was fairly good and consistent
with patterns of previous sampling years.
The marine fish survey effort has produced seven years of comparable, base-
line data on nearshore marine fish abundance and distribution along the SUBASE
Bangor waterfront. Otter trawl records, such as table 2, have documented
species composition and abundance per unit catch effort. A cumulative checklist
of species collected since 1973 is shown in table 7. Fish community character-
istics of species richness and diversity are summarized in table 8. Based on
comparisons with these data, species composition and abundance indicate a
diverse and reproducing assemblage of nearshore fish fauna present at the time
of the 1985 survey. An apparent trend in species composition of trawl catches
from early dominance by bottomfish species to present dominance by perch species
supports the conclusion that additional SUBASE waterfront structures in Hood
Canal have increased nearshore habitat for "piling conmunity" fish species.
The 1985 survey involved an additional effort to collect and examine all
species of demersal fish in trawl catches. In light of recent Puget Sound
studies identifying possible links between chemical contamination and diseases
of bottomfish (references 8 to 10), collected demersal fish were dissected and
a gross visual inspection was made for biological abnormalities. All collected
specimens appeared in healthy, good condition.
3.
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89
BROWN POINT V HOOD CAHAL
- ' - LIGHT
MAGNETIC
SILENCING
FACILITY (MSF)
EXPLOSIVES
HANDLING
WHARF (EHW)
MARGINAL
WHARF (MW)
l_l)-\ - - , ,' >. /I " - -<-*%»>,*>,. ' '
... ^1-4 ' - ";'< v .-. J , /I ,' - , -' V-X-" " >
V) ;] -; . -./ ,i >,_,-;-!,-, -^ -^ ,\f ,^>,,>,a^-.iV!i.- ^ - ,
I - ' ' >-< >**.- V'^^VV>-^ ><' l-^^X' ,( \ ,A ' ,, ^
//:-^:fc:i^£g«f?S:
L><- . - r - - -; ~,.. i^r^&^l*--^ -::V,.si- - A-/
DELTA
COMPLEX (DC)
KB PIER
^ ;,*"->, r::V-.$>'-',,-
i^;^^U'-:;
^ '^^«^^^*ft''4?>''fci « ' >r-- ^.
^T«?«^T^-^-Kr
;,jW^^,
,^«.^*^
NEW SERVICE
PIER (NSP)
/-'
. /"K'Fgft'iJi
Z/^BWEJ
Figure 1.
indicates otter trawl routes.
4.
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Species
accnthias
Raja bi.nocu.lata.
Sydrolagus colliei
Clugea harengus pallasi
Porichthys notatas
Gadus macrscephalus
IticTogezdus prosnmus
Aulorhynchus ftaaidus
Syngnathus leptorhynahua
Cymaiogaster aggregata
Bnbiotoca latsralis
Shaaochilus vacca.
Lwpenus sagitta.
Apodiahthys flauidua
Phalis laeta
Pholis ornata
Sebastes cannnus
Table 2. TRIDENT SURVEY xv
Otter trawl data
Station
2 C D-E I J-K M
Axtadius fenestralis
Chitonotus pugettensis
Enapkrys bison
Leptoaottus armatus
Myoxocepha lus pa lyacanthocepha lus
Hautichthys oculofasciatus
Psychrolutes paradaxua
' Cithoriahthys stigmaeus
Legidosetta. bilineata.
ett£0'Dhxn-is ue"tuZus
Platichthys stsllatas
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Casterosteug aauleatua
Coryphopterus nicholsi
Aftediua lateralia
Mppoglossoides elassodon
1
'
11 72
3 49
i
2
11 109
1
1
1
1
5
2
61 i
2 1
S
1
9 2S
1
2
4
2
3
15
2
5
*
4
<5 1
10
13 6
3
1
2
10
16
pi £
9 4
3
1 3
« «
1
1
1
1
2
9 4
X" f1
11 2
2 8
102 1
1
I 2
1
9 4
5 1
7
3
8
2
1
6. 3
pi f»
pi pi
14 90
42
7
3
1 2
i 4
1 9
3
1 6
2
1
1
3
i 26
pi ^
pi px
50
2
3
1
A
.6
1 5
1 5
10 19
6
1
2
1P= Present but not enumerated.
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Table 3. TRIDENT £7 (1985) Otter Trawl Species Distribution
Species Distribution by % of total catch
Squalus acanthias NP
Raja, b-i.ru3cula.ta .09
Hydrotagus collie-i NP
Clitsea harencits pallas-i. _ ^g
Ponchthys notatus . ^j
Gadus macrocephalus »rp
M-Lcragadus prasr^us , _,
Aulorhvnckus flau-idus P"
Sunqnathus leptorhynchus P
Cumataqastar aggregate. 31.24
Emb-iotoca lateral-is 11.3
Rhacach-ilus vacca jjp
Liuxa&nus sag-i.tta IT 44
Apodiahthus flawidus 0-38
P'nalis laeta 1.61
Pholis arnata .86
Sebastas caiannus 19.66
Re=agrai7mos stelleri _Q9
Artsdi-ns fenestralis ^j
Caitanotus pucettsnsis up
Enaphrys bison 2.28
Leptocottus armatus 1.23
Myazacephalus polyacanthocaphalus NP
Naut-Cchthys oculofasciatus . 20
Psvcnrolutss paradazxs 4.18
Cithattah-chys st-iqmaeits NP
£c2p-ufbset±
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Table 4. Trident Survey XV (1985) Otter trawl data
Station
A
Z
C
D-E
I
J-K
M
OT1
27
122
63+
20+
162
28+
14+
Combined
//Species
(11)
(17)
(10)
(10)
(16)
(17)
(16)
OT2
236+
29
9
17+
22+
172+
132
Mean//ind/
Station
131.0
75.5
36.0
18.5
92.0
100
73.0
% Total
25.0
14.3
6.8
3.5
17.5
19.0
13.9
Totals = 436+ (27) 617+
Mean // ind/trawl series: 527 +_ 128
Note: "+" indicates presence of uncounted juveniles
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Table 5.
Otter Trawl Data - TRIDENT Survey XV (1985)
Station
A
263
25.0
131 + 148
11
Z
151
14.3
75.5 +. 65.8
17
C
72
6.8
36.0 +_ 2.1
10
D
37
3.5
18.5 + 2.10
10
I
184
17.5
92.0 + 99.0
16.
J
200
19.0
100 + 102
17
M
146
13.9
73.0 + 83.4
16
#/ Station
I Total
x/station
\\ species
Total Catch Per Trawl
OT1 OT2
///trawl
% total
# species
436
41.4
23
617
58.6
21
Total // individuals - 1053
Total # species - 27
Mean catch per trawl = 527 + 128
Species Present @ All Trawl Stations:
Cymatogaater aggregata - Shiner Perch
Embiotoca lateralis - Striped Seaperoh
Sehastes caurinus - Copper Rockfish
Pavophys vetulus - English Sole
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OTTER TRAWL DATA SUMMARY
Table 6. Data summary for nighttime otter trawls conducted at SUBASE Bangor during 1979,
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985. Numbers of individuals listed for each of two or
three trawling periods; number of species (in parentheses) combined year totals.
Station
A
C
D-E
I
J-K
M
Z
Totals =
Means:
-
Station
A
C
D-E
I
J-K
M
Z
Totals =
Means :
1
171
33
21
17
66
56
19
383
1
71
29
21
16
72
74
24
307
1979
(24)
(11)
(10)
(14)
(21)
(13)
(11)
486.50
1982
(15)
(12)
(14)
(13)
(14)
(21)
(9)
299.00
2
363
7
24
30
85
55
26
590
1
41
9
12
25
31
109
16
243
2
20
64
37
26
24
80
40
291
1
16
25
25
25
34
112
6
243
Year
1980
(17)
(5)
(7)
(13)
(18)
(14)
(5)
420.00
1983
(10)
(7)
(13)
(13)
(13)
(24)
(5)
271.50
2
83
12
6
30
65
385
16
597
2
43
12
34
75
24
106
6
300
1
14
5
11
0
9
31
1
71
1
38
2
33
54
55
68
3
253
1981
(4)
(4)
(2)
(9)
(7)
(6)
(3)
60.00
1984
2
18
61
24
138
121
3L2
21
695
699.
2
-
8
-
35
-
-
6
49
3
74
264
124
15
74
560
40
1151
70
Mean/
Station
134.8
12.3
14.8
22.8
51.2
127.2
14.0
(13)
(20)
(17)
(19)
(14)
(22)
(13)
%
34.8
3.8
3.8
7.1
13.2
32.9
4.3
100
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Table 6.
Station
A
C
D-E
I
J-K
M
Z
Totals 3
Means:
continued
1
27
63
20
162
28
14
122
436
1985
(11)
(10)
(10)
(16)
(17)
(16)
(17)
527.00
2
236
9
17
22
172
132
29
617
1982-1985
Mean/Station %
60
58
37
59
67
162
32
.33
.78
.22
.22
.11
.00
.33
12
12
7
12
14
34
6
100
.6
.3
.8
.4
.1
.0
.8
1979-1985
Mean/Station %
86
18
29
44
61
111
25
.8
.25
.2
.7
.4
.7
.0
19.
9.
6.
10.
13,
33
6
100
5
7
,6
.76
.8
.6
.0
10.
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Family
Squaiidae
Chimaeriidae
Batrachoididae
Gadidae
Aulothynchidae
Gasterosteidae
Syngnathidae
Embiotocidae
Stichaeidae
Pholidae
Ammodytidae
Gobiidae
Scorpaenidae
Hexagramrnidae
Cottidae
Agonidae
Bothidae
Pleuronectidae
Genus/Species/ Authority/Date
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
Hydnlagut coUiei (Lay &. Bennett, 1839)
Porichthys notanu Girard, 1854
Cadus macrocephahu Tileshu 1310
Merlucdus producnu (Ayres, 1855)
Microgadtu proxmus (Girard, 1854)
Aularhyndnu flavidus Gin, 1861
Caszerosteus aculeana Linnaeus, 1753
Syngnazhiu leptorhynchus Girard, 1854
Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons, 1854
Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854
Rhacochilus vacca (Girard 1855)
Anoplorchus purpurescens COL 1861
Zumpeneursagirra.Willmovsky, 1956
Apodichthys fltrvidus Girard, 1854
Pholis beta (Cope, 1873)
Pholis ornnta (Girard, 1854)
Ammodyta hexaptenu Pallas, 1811
Coryphoptenu nicholsi (Bean, 1881)
Sebaszes caurima Richardson, 1845
Hexagrammos steHeri Tilesius, 1809
Artedfus fenesmiis Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Artedhis lateralis (Girard, 1854)
dinocortus acuticeps (Gilbert, 1895)
Enophrys bison (Girard, 1854)
Hemilepidotus hemdepidona (IHesius, 1810)
Lepioconus armatus Girard, 1854
Naurichthys oailafasdatus (Girard, 1857)
Psychro lutes pandoxia Gunther, 1861
Scorpaenichthys mamoratus (Ayres, 1854)
Agomts acfpensaima THesius, 1811
Gtharichthys sordidtu (Girard, 1854)
Lepidopsetta bSineara (Ayres, 1855)
Parophyn vetulus Girard, 1854
Platichthys steHatus (Paflas, 1811)
Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854
Psettichthys melanosticnu Girard, 1854
Common Name
Spiny Dogfish
Ratfisfa
Plainrm Midshipman
Pacific Cod
Pacific Hake
Pacific Tomcod
Tubesnout
Threespine Stickleback
Bay Pipefish
Shiner Perch
Striped Seaperch
Pile Perch
High Cockscomb
(Pacific) Snake Priddeback
Penpoint Gunnel
Crescent Gunnel
Saddleback Gunnel
Pacific Sand Lance
Blackeye Goby
Copper Rockfish.
Whitespotted Greenling
Padded Scuipin
Smoothhead Scuipin
Sharpnose Scuipin
Buffalo Scuipin
Red Irish Lord
Pacific Staghom'Sculpin
Sailfin Sculpin.
Tadpok Scuipin
Cabezon
Sturgeon Poacher
Pacific Sanddab
Rock Sole
English Sole
Starry Flounder
C-OSole
Sand Sole
Rajidae
Clupidae
Zoarcidae
Cottidae
Bothidae
Pleuronectidae
Table 7. List of Hood Canal fishes collected during Trident environmental
monitoring surveys (1979,1980 and 1981).
(Taxonomy based on Hart, 1973.)
List additions from 1982,1983,1984 and 1985 surveys.
Raja binoculata (Girard,1854) Big Skate
Clupea harengus pallas-i (Valenciennes, 1847) Pacific Herring
Lycodes diapterus (Gilbert,1891) Black Eelpout
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas,1811) Great Scuipin
Citharichthys stigmaeus (Gilbert,1882) Speckled Sanddab
Hippoglossoidae elassodon (Gilbert,1880) Flathead Sole
Lyopsetta exilis (Gilbert,1880) Slender Sole
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OTTER TRAWL DATA SUMMARY
Table 8. Annual combined station and series total.
Year
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
# Fish
Collected
973
840
120
598
543
2099
1053
9 of
Otter Trawls
2
2
2 .
2
2
3
2
// Species
Represented
31
30
18
30
29
30
26
Families
Represented
16
15
12
16
17
13
15
Species
Diversity
1.09
0.922
0.959
1.08
1.06
1.00
0.935
Species Diversity = diversity of species (H1) as dertermined by the
Shannon-Weaver diversity index:
k
H1 - n Inn- fj In ^
i
n
where n is the sample size, f^ is the number of
fish in species i, and k is the number of species.
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