Marine Fish and Benthos Studies - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
Marine Fish and Benthos Studies - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
Marine Fish and Benthos Studies - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
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MEMORANDUM<br />
DATE: October 6, 2004<br />
TO:<br />
FROM:<br />
RE:<br />
Robin Reich, HDR Alaska, Inc.<br />
Jon Houghton, Jim Starkes, Pentec Environmental<br />
Summary of September Sampling Activities – <strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong>, Alaska<br />
12214-10<br />
Intertidal <strong>and</strong> littoral habitats in <strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong> were sampled during the period of September 20<br />
through September 22, 2004. <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>and</strong> benthic samples were collected by beach seine <strong>and</strong><br />
intertidal cores at the following seven stations:<br />
Regular stations:<br />
Station 13 at Point Woronzof<br />
Station 16 Northeast of Point MacKenzie<br />
Station 14 North of Port MacKenzie<br />
Station 11 North side of Cairn Point<br />
Station 7A Southwest of Eagle Bay<br />
Station 10 South of Goose Creek<br />
Port stations:<br />
Station 11A South side of Cairn Point<br />
Stations 10, 11, <strong>and</strong> 13 corresponded to those areas sampled in 1983 for the <strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong><br />
<strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> Report. Each regular station was sampled on two consecutive days to<br />
evaluate the influence of tide stage on catch. A new station (11A), added under contract to<br />
the Port of Anchorage (ICRC), was seined on September 21. This area was found to be<br />
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