Marine Fish and Benthos Studies - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 8, 2005
TO:
FROM:
RE:
CC:
Robin Reich, HDR, Alaska, Inc.
Jon Houghton, Jim Starkes, Pentec Environmental
Summary of June Sampling Activities – Knik Arm, Alaska
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Melinda Chambers; Kelly Barrett, Pentec Environmental
SUMMARY OF JUNE SAMPLING ACTIVITIES
During the June sampling period, fish and invertebrate samples were collected by several
methods over a two-week period, as follows:
Date Sampling Method Stations
June 14 – 15 120-ft Beach Seine Beach Seine Stations 1, 2, 3, 6B, 7, 10, 11A, 13, 14, 16
June 16 –17 Active Tow Net Tow Net Transects 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Stations 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5 at each transect (except Transect 5).
June 18 – 24 Passive Tow Net Stations PM00, PM01, PM02 on Port McKenzie Pier
June 20 – 24 30 ft Beach Seine Stations PMN, PMS, PMSS, PMNB, PMNB1, PMNA
PMN
120-FT BEACH SEINE
Beach seining occurred at the six standard KABATA seining stations (Stations 7, 10, 11A, 13,
14, and 16) within outer Knik Arm, as well as at four additional stations (Station 1, 2, 3, and
6B) within the inner Arm on June 14 and 15, 2005. Station 1, located near the mouth of
Fire Creek and Station 3, near Eagle Bay are inner Arm stations sampled occasionally when
flooding tides allowed access and when whale monitors were available. Station 2 was a
new station located between Goose Creek and Fish Creek, sampled because it was the
nearest clean beach to a group of feeding beluga whales. Station 6B was located just south
of the mouth of Goose Creek. Fish species observed in beach seine hauls are presented in
Table 1.
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