Sampling Locations

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Twenty five sampling stations were selected, which covered the length of the Hood Canal. Station one was near the entrance sill, while transects were conducted in the vicinities of Bangor (stations 2-4), Hama Hama (stations 8-10), Hoodsport (stations 12-14), the Skokomish delta (stations 15-17), Sisters Point (stations 19-21), and Lynch Cove (stations 22-24). Additional stations were selected in the channel center between the transect points (stations 5, 6, 7, 11, 18, and 25). The results represent the middle transect stations only. Further data is located in the data repository. Two boats were used to complete the sampling activities. One vessel was provided by the College of Oceans and Fisheries Science, and the second vessel was provided by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, a volunteer organization that routinely samples and monitors the Hood Canal waters.

Abbreviation Key for Sampling Activities:

CTD
Conductivity/Temperature/Density

O

Dissolved Oxygen

C

Chlorophyll

N

Nutrients

P

Plankton

G

Sediment Grab Sample

Station

Latitude

Longitude

Depth (m)

Landmarks

Sampling Activities

1

47°47.916N

122°42.400W

49

Sill

CTD, O, C, N, P, G

2

47°44.376N

122°46.165W

10.4

Bangor West

CTD, C, O

3

47° 44.083N

122°45.167W

112

Bangor Center

CTD, O, C, N, G

4

47° 43.289N

122° 44.885W

11

Bangor East

CTD, O, C, G

5

47° 41.162N

122°45.915W

106

Hazel Point

CTD, O, C, N

6

47° 39.490N

122° 52.062W

138

Calibration Point

CTD, O, C

7

47° 37.114N

122° 56.217W

174

North Holly

CTD, O, C, N, P

8

47° 33.398N

123° 01.281W

26.5

W Hama Hama

CTD, O, C

9

47° 32.836N

123° 00.488W

143

Hama Hama Center

CTD, O, C, N

10

47° 32.343N

123° 00.123W

13

E Hama Hama

CTD, O, C

11

47° 28.609N

123° 04.447W

162

N Dewatto

CTD, O, C, N

12

47° 25.512N

123° 07.565W

10.5

Bam Ban West

CTD, O, C

13

47 °25.280N

123° 06.852W

123

Bam Ban Center

CTD, O, C, N

14

47° 25.241N

123°06.091W

11

Bam Ban East

CTD, O, C

15

47 °22.462N

123° 08.770W

9.4

Potlatch West

CTD, O, C,

16

47° 22. 250N

123° 07.916W

80.2

Potlatch Center

CTD, O, C, N, P

17

47° 22.651N

123° 06.877W

12.6

Potlatch East

CTD,O, C

18

47° 21.757N

123° 06.064W

33.1

Potlatch South

CTD, O, C, N, P

19

47° 21.404N

123° 01.560W

6

Sisters North

CTD, O, C

20

47° 21.395N

123° 01.412W

51.7

Sisters Center

CTD, O, C, N

21

47° 21. 293N

123° 01.146W

4.8

Sisters South

CTD, O, C

22

47 °24. 375N

122° 55.965W

8.2

Lynch North

CTD, O, C

23

47° 23.898N

122° 55.698W

17.4

Lynch Center

CTD, O, C, N

24

47° 23.459N

122° 55.062W

6.2

Lynch South

CTD, O, C

25

47° 22.268N

123° 00.492W

33.5

ORCA Buoy

CTD, O, C, N, P


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