The Coastal Resource Coordinator's Bioassessment Manual

Purpose and Use of This Guidance
This manual and any internal procedures adopted for its implementation are intended solely
as guidance. They do not constitute rulemaking by any agency and may not be relied upon to
create a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by law or in equity, by any
person. Any agency or person may take action at variance with this manual or its internal
implementing procedures.
This document should be cited as: MacDonald, D.A., M.B. Matta, L.J. Field, C. Cairncross,
and M.D. Munn. 2003. The coastal resource coordinator’s bioassessment manual. Report
No. HAZMAT 93-1 (revised). Seattle, WA. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. 160 pp + appendices.