Estuarine Monitoring Project Work Team

The purpose of the work team is to:

• In the short term to develop,evaluate, implement and maintain a comprehensive estuarine and lower river monitoring program that will allow the determination of trends in abundance of aquatic organisms

• Ensure that compliance with established water quality standards are determined, all monitoring mandates are achieved and meaningful changes in water quality and population trends are identified

• In the long term to coordinate monitoring activities with other monitoring programs in the Estuary.

The Interagency Ecological Program's monitoring element encompasses both biological and physical parameters. It does so by utilizing the combined resources and expertise of the various member agencies to provide a clearer understanding of the many factors that effect the health of the San Francisco Bay/Estuary ecosystem.

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Specific results from the various portions of the monitoring program may be found:

Water Quality Fish Crabs and Shrimp Neomysis/Zooplankton

Specific information about the various programs of the monitoring program may be found:

Fisheries

Midsummer Townet Survey
Midwater Trawl Survey
Adult Striped Bass Population Study
Adult Sturgeon Study
San Francisco Bay Monitoring
Young Chinook Salmon Abundance Monitoring
Neomysis and Zooplankton Survey


Water Quality

Water Quality Monitoring
San Joaquin River Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring
Bay Protection and Toxics Cleanup Program