Progress report summarizing the reef fish sampling, PCB - Earthjustice

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LIST OF TABLES Table Page No. 1. FWC dive assessments completed on the Oriskany Reef .......................... 44 2. Fish species observed on the Oriskany Reef (sorted by percent sighting frequency and density) ................................................................................. 117 3. Fish species observed on the Oriskany Reef (sorted by density) .............. 118 4. Fish species observed on the Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge #1 .............. 119 5. UWF fish census data from Escambia East LAARS Refugia Reefs (sorted by percent number) .......................................................................... 119 6. UWF fish census data from Escambia East LAARS Refugia Reefs (sorted by percent biomass) ......................................................................... 121 7. Comparison of the ranking of the 9 fish species targeted for PCB sampling observed during FWC and UWF fish census surveys ................. 50 8. Fish species tagged at the Oriskany Reef on April 21, 2009 .................... 56 8a. Fish species recaptured through March 28, 2011 .................................... 57 9. Fish discarded and not kept for PCB analysis ............................................ 123 10. List of sampling platform, gear, locations, and number of fish retained for each sampling date ................................................................................. 58 11. Mean total length of red snapper by sample round ................................... 71 12. Correlation matrix of variables measured in red snapper samples from the Oriskany Reef .......................................................................................... 74 13. PCB concentrations of reef fish from the Oriskany Reef collected during sampling rounds 1-8 ..................................................................................... 126 14. PCB concentrations of reef fish from the Pensacola Bay Bridge Fishing Reef “Nearby Reef” collected during sampling rounds 3 & 4 ................... 131 15. Percent composition of total PCBs by homologs from fish collected from the Pensacola Bay Bridge Fishing Reef “Nearby Reef” ..................... 133 16a.Percent composition of total PCBs by homologs from fish collected from the Oriskany Reef(OR-GT-175 through OR-RS-090) .......................... 134 16b.Percent composition of total PCBs by homologs from fish collected from the Oriskany Reef(OR-RS-091 through OR-VS-178) .......................... 135 4 | Page
LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page No. 1. Ex-Oriskany at dock in Pensacola ................................................................ 14 2. Oriskany Reef pre-sink sampling sites ........................................................ 20 3. Location map of the Oriskany Reef ............................................................. 21 4. Recovery of commercial chevron trap with red snapper catch ................. 26 5. Commercial vertical hook-and-line “bandit” fishing gear ........................... 29 6. Damage observed to island structure on Oriskany Reef ............................ 43 7. Species composition of fish samples retained from the Oriskany Reef from sampling rounds 1-8 ............................................................................ 59 7a-7h. Species composition of Oriskany Reef samples by sample date from sampling rounds 1-8 ..................................................................................... 61 8. Species composition of fish samples retained from the Nearby Reef from sampling rounds 3 of 4 ........................................................................ 62 9. Mean PCB by sample date for red snapper from the Oriskany Reef......... 72 10. PCB data for red snapper collected from the Oriskany Reef by fish length through sample round #7................................................................. 73 11. Mean PCB by sample date for red snapper collected from the Nearby Reef #1 during sample rounds #3 and #4 ................................................. 75 12. Mean PCB by sample date for vermilion snapper from the Oriskany Reef through sample round #7.................................................................... 79 13. Mean PCB by sample date for red porgy from the Oriskany Reef through sample round #7 ............................................................................ 13 14. Mean PCB by sample date for whitebone porgy from the Oriskany Reef through sample round #7.................................................................... 87 15. Mean PCB by sample date for gray triggerfish from the Oriskany Reef through sample round #7 ............................................................................ 91 16. Mean PCB by sample date for scamp from the Oriskany Reef through sample round #7........................................................................................... 95 17. Location of the Monsanto Plant 1960s PCB spill ....................................... 98 5 | Page
Page 1 and 2: Progress report summarizing the ree
Page 3: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In compliance wit
Page 7 and 8: I (A) (1) EPA Oriskany Reef PCB Tie
Page 9 and 10: validate the Navy developed PCB fat
Page 11 and 12: that “the numbering standard for
Page 13 and 14: ship material leachate experiments
Page 15 and 16: solid PCB containing materials woul
Page 17 and 18: EPA review included: 1) a human hea
Page 19 and 20: I(C)(6) PCB Containing Materials On
Page 21 and 22: I(C) (8) Oriskany Reef Created In a
Page 23 and 24: fishes for the Monitoring Work Plan
Page 25 and 26: I (D) (2) Fishing Vessel Sampling P
Page 27 and 28: long from the top to the mouth of t
Page 29 and 30: During sample round #2 all four che
Page 31 and 32: The rod and reel manpower sampling
Page 33 and 34: was intentionally scheduled after t
Page 35 and 36: weren’t running after each fish w
Page 37 and 38: actually shipped to GERG on Februar
Page 39 and 40: samples during Sampling Rounds 1-8
Page 41 and 42: harvesting at least 15 legal size r
Page 43 and 44: attraction as expressed by an incre
Page 45 and 46: Of these 10 reef assessment dives,
Page 47 and 48: assessments which were limited to t
Page 49 and 50: not considered target species for a
Page 51 and 52: have had any PAH levels approaching
Page 53 and 54: Oriskany, and one recapture at a
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ed snapper season commencement. The
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Table 8a. List of reef fish species
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Oriskany Reef during Sampling Round
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Species Composition of Oriskany Sam
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The GERG lab reported their receipt
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pectoral fins of the blackfin snapp
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Trophic level or position Trophic p
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that means after five years only 3%
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II (D) (1) (c) Red Snapper Discussi
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1,000,000 ΣPCB (pg/g) a. Sample Da
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The PCB levels measured from red sn
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fins relatively short, not reaching
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Results of PCB analysis by sample d
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ody, these spots giving a yellow-st
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II (D) (3) (c) Red Porgy Discussion
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cheeks that are speckled with brigh
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II (D) (4) (c) Whitebone Porgy Disc
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(common) name. The first spine is l
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II (D) (5) (c) Gray Triggerfish Dis
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The Scamp inhabits continental shel
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Results of PCB analysis by sample d
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species was not among the first 30
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elieved to be unlikely since most o
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trip less than 15% of the time due
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II F (6) (b) Current Florida Marine
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assessment, technological feasibili
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III Oriskany Reef Monitoring Projec
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Fishbase.org (Internet site). 2011.
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Ingram, G.W., Jr. and W.F. Patterso
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Patterson, W. F., J. H. Cowan Jr, e
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Thompson, M.J., W.W. Schroeder, and
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Table 2. FWC Fish Census data taken
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Table 4. Fish census data taken by
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frogfish Antennarius sp.
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eef butterflyfish Chaetodon sedenta
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Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites auro
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OR-RS-042 Red Snapper 4/12/2007 HnL
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OR-RS-155 Red Snapper 11/18/2009 Hn
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Table 14. Tissue sample characteris
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Table 15. Percent composition of to
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Table 16b. Percent composition of t
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