| Citation | Frick, K. E., and A. N. Kagley. 2024. Naval Station Everett East Waterway Fish Presence and Shoreline Use, 2020-22. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2024-02. (https://doi.org/10.25923/g2ac-xm81) |
| Title | Naval Station Everett East Waterway Fish Presence and Shoreline Use, 2020-22 |
| Publication Year | 2024 |
| Date | 02/02/2024 |
| Keywords | forage fish, nearshore fish surveys, salmonids |
| Abstract | We conducted a study to improve upon the existing knowledge of nearshore fish occurrence in the Naval Station Everett East Waterway. Regular beach seine sampling was conducted at eight sites in the study area between February 2020 and September 2022. Results are intended to inform the Naval Station Everett¿s Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, and avoidance and minimization measures for potential in-water work. Project objectives included:
1. Describe fish community species composition in the nearshore study area on a monthly basis, with more intensive focus on the period of peak juvenile salmonid occurrence and the designated in water work window.
2. Provide a brief characterization of physical nearshore habitat and water quality conditions.
3. Compare the East Waterway fish community to that of the lower Snohomish River and estuary using data available from previous monitoring of juvenile salmonids Oncorhynchus spp. conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service, |
| Official Citation | Frick, K. E., and A. N. Kagley. 2024. Naval Station Everett East Waterway Fish Presence and Shoreline Use, 2020-22. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Contract Report NMFS-NWFSC-CR-2024-02. |
| Links | (https://doi.org/10.25923/g2ac-xm81) |