SWAMP – Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program

Coastal Study - Bioaccumulation in Sport Fish

Two-Year Screening Study (2009-2010) - Released 2012

• Press Release
• Fact Sheet [1.3 MB]
• Report Only [3.3 MB]
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 1
    • Appendix 2
    • Appendix 3
    • Appendix 4
    • Appendix 5
• Media [SFEI Website]

First Year of a Two-Year Screening Study (2009) - Released 2011

• Press Release
• Fact Sheet [7.3 MB]
• Report Only [5 MB]
  • Appendices
• Media [SFEI Website]

Supporting Documents

• Monitoring Plan
• Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
  • Report Only
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 1
    • Appendix 2
    • Appendix 3
    • Appendix 4
    • Appendix 5
    • Appendix 6
    • Appendix 7
    • Attachments
  • Full QAPP with Appendices [30MB]
• Access to Data
  • INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE TISSUE DATA FOR THIS PROJECT:
    • Instructions on how to access tissue data
    • Tissue button in the RESULT CATEGORY:
    • Select > Programs > Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program > Done
    • Select > Projects > SWAMP Sportfish Coastal Zones > Done
    • Select > Turn on automatic station mapping (stations will be mapped on the map)
  • MAP STATIONS/PARAMETER COUNTS ON WEB-BASED MAP
    • Select > Map Stations
    • Click on individual stations>
    • Select > Parameter Counts (see data)
  • RETRIEVE DATA
    • First, complete the instructions above under: “INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE TISSUE DATA FOR THIS PROJECT”
    • Select > Retrieve Data (as an Microsoft Excel File)
      • The download (save) data
      • File identified in Cell A:1 > CEDEN: Data Retrieval
      • This file summarizes fish attributes (length, weight, etc.) and the associated chemistry results.
        • This file is the individual attributes of the fish composites (no chemistry data)
    • To get the individual attributes of the composited fish (no chemistry)
      • Make sure your Pop-up Blocker is turned OFF
      • Include Sample Composite (notice the increase in Record Count)
      • Select > Retrieve Data
        • The download (save) two data files (will included “Data Retrieval” file)
    • File identified in Cell A:1 > CEDEN: Sample Composite Data
      • This file is the individual attributes of the fish composites (no chemistry data)
• Coastal Sampling Zones (requires Google earth®)
• Year-One Cruise Report [6 MB]
• Year-Two Cruise Report [4 MB]

More Information

• For additional information on this study, please email Jennifer Salisbury or phone (916) 341-5553.
• About Bioaccumulation Oversight Group (BOG)
• Is It Safe to Eat Fish and Shellfish From Our Waters?

(Updated 4/16/13)