
Ecology-Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program Partnership for Marine Sediment MonitoringWelcome to the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Marine Sediment Monitoring website. On this site, you will find descriptions of our sediment monitoring program, a summary of findings, links to reports Environmental Management ApplicationAs part of the Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program (PSAMP), Ecology’s Marine Sediment Monitoring Team conducts annual monitoring of Puget Sound sediments. This program provides regional and ecosystem-wide information on Puget Sound sediment quality, which can be used by environmental managers and decision-makers to:
BackgroundEcology staff began monitoring marine sediments in 1989 as part of the legislatively-mandated Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program (PSAMP) (formerly know as the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program). The PSAMP is a multi-agency partnership program administered through the Puget Sound Partnership (formerly administered through the Puget Sound Action Team). Puget Sound Assessment and Monitoring Program GoalsThe following goals were set by the PSAMP Steering and Management Committees in 1997 for all PSAMP components:
Sampling DesignSince its inception, the PSAMP Sediment Component goals, objectives, and sampling design have evolved to meet the needs of environmental managers and to incorporate lessons learned from past sampling efforts. This evolution has resulted in the implementation of four programs and two focus studies. These are described on the following web sites:
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)Standard operating procedures for the collection and processing of sediment samples can be viewed and downloaded. In progress. Puget Sound ProtocolsMost PSAMP sediment component sample collection and analyses follow the Puget Sound Protocols. These protocols for measuring selected environmental variables in Puget Sound can be viewed and downloaded. PublicationsA list of all PSAMP Sediment Component publications can be viewed and downloaded. Photo GalleryPhotographs from various sediment monitoring cruises can be viewed. Related Links
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Carol
Maloy Unit Supervisor |
Sandra
Aasen Field Logistics, Database Management, Data Analysis |
Margaret Dutch Data Analysis and Report Writing |
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Valerie Partridge Statistician, Data Analysis |
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Welch Taxonomy Coordinator |
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R. Eugene Ruff Annelid Taxonomy |
Edward Long Data Analysis and Report Writing |
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