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2018 Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Sediment Cruise Report

Paul Salop, Amy Franz | September 5th, 2018


This report outlines details from the annual Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary (RMP) sediment cruise, conducted August 14 – 21, 2018. The Regional Monitoring Program conducts routine monitoring of water, sediment and biological tissue. The current study design calls for monitoring of water and bivalves every two years and sediment every four years. Bird egg monitoring (cormorant and terns) is conducted triennially, while sport fish are monitored on a five-year rotation. 

Keywords

ecosystem management, monitoring, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, sediment, water quality