Marine Data Catalog

Phytoplankton composition abundance and biovolume data for 10 locations in the Central Basin. Data are collected twice monthly February-November, and monthly January & December. Samples collected bi-monthly Feb-Nov, monthly Jan & Dec from a single depth; a complete species list for each sample is available upon request. Semi-quantitative data available for three sampling locations between 2008-2014 available upon request.

• Program Page
• Quantitative Data Location
• Species List - contact MarineWQ@kingcounty.gov
• Documentation

Zooplankton abundance and biomass data for 3 locations in the Central Basin: Pt. Jefferson, Pt. Williams, and East Passage. Data are collected twice monthly February-November, and monthly January & December.

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• Data Location
• Documentation

Contaminant data measured in butter clams (Saxidomus giganteus) collected at King County beaches between 1998 and 2010 (additional samples were collected in 2017). Parameters analyzed included metals and trace organic compounds. Most organics were dropped in 2006 due to low rates of detection and in 2008 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners were added.

Clams were collected at the same time and location as intertidal sediments.

• Data – contact MarineWQ@kingcounty.gov
• Documentation

Contaminant and biomarker data measured in tissues of fish collected in Elliott Bay and the main basin of Puget Sound. Contaminants measured include PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, total mercury, metals, and PFAS. Biomarkers include PAH-metabolites and vitellogenin. 

• Program Page
• Data- contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• 2019 Sampling and Analysis Plan Addendum
• Other documentation - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov

Years of collection (to date): 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
Locations sampled: Alki, Harbor Island (2 years only), Myrtle Edwards, Pier 62, Quartermaster Harbor, Shilshole Bay Marina
Species collected: English sole (Parophrys vetulus), Brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus), Copper rockfish (S. caurinus), and/or Quillback rockfish (S. maliger)
Tissue analylzed: composites of skinless fish fillets from multiple E. sole; single whole-body rockfish; blood plasma from individual E. sole; bile composites from multiple E. sole
Contaminants analyzed: total mercury, metals, PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, PFAS (beginning 2019)
Contaminant biomarkers analyzed: PAH-metabolites, vitellogenin

Contaminant data measured in tissues of crabs collected in Elliott Bay and the main basin of Puget Sound. Contaminants measured include PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, total mercury, metals, and PFAS.

• Program Page
• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• Elliott Bay and Puget Sound Crab Tissue Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
• 2014 Crab Data Report
• Other documentation - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov

Years of collection (to date): 2014, 2018, 2022
Locations sampled: Shilshole Bay Marina North, Shilshole Bay Marina South, Terminal 86 Pier, Tramp Harbor
Species collected: Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) and/or red rock crab (Cancer productus)
Tissue analyzed: composites of muscle from multple crabs; composite of hepatopancreas from multiple crab
Contaminants analyzed: total mercury, metals, PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, PFAS (beginning 2022)

Contaminant and biomarker data measured in tissues of English sole collected from nearby sites after the 2017 flooding event at the West Point Treatment Plant. Contaminants measured include PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, total mercury, and metals. Biomarkers include stable isotopes, xenoestrogens, PAH-metabolites and vitellogenin.

• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• West Point Flooding Event 2017 English Sole Muscle Tissue Chemistry Report
• 2017 West Point  Flooding Event: English Sole Tissue Monitoring Final Report

Year of collection: 2017
Locations sampled: Shilshole Bay Marina North, Shilshole Bay Marina South, Myrtle Edwards, Smith Cove
Species collected: Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister)
Tissue analyzed: composites of muscle from multple crabs; composite of hepatopancreas from multiple crab
Contaminants analyzed: metals, PCBs, PBDEs, PAHs

Contaminants measured in tissues of marine and freshwater fish collected from Pier 62 (Elliott Bay) and Lake Union (Seattle) in 2021. Contaminants measured include PPCPs, triclosan, methyl triclosan, octylphenol, nonylphenol, and nonylphenol ethoxylates. 

• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Marine and Freshwater Fish, Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
• Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Marine and Freshwater Fish in King County, Final Report

Year of collection: 2021
Locations sampled: Pier 62, Lake Union
Species collected: Brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus), Quillback rockfish (S. maliger), Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Tissue type analyzed: single whole-body fish
Contaminants analyzed: PPCPs, triclosan, methyl triclosan, octylphenol, nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylates

Contaminant data measured in tissues of crabs collected in Elliott Bay and the main basin of Puget Sound. Contaminants measured include PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, PAHs, and metals.

• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• 2017 West Point Incident Response: Crab Tissue Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
• West Point Flooding Event Dungeness Crab Tissue Report

Year of collection: 2017
Locations sampled: Shilshole Bay Marina North, Shilshole Bay Marina South, Myrtle Edwards, Smith Cove
Species collected: Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister)
Tissue analyzed: composites of muscle from multple crabs; composite of hepatopancreas from multiple crab
Contaminants analyzed: metals, PCBs, PBDEs, PAHs

Contaminant data (PCB Aroclors) measured in the tissues of Sand sole collected in 2017 from the Lower Duwamish Waterway.

• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• Duwamish Sand Sole Tissue Compositing, Processing and Analysis Plan - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov

Year of collection: 2017
Location sampled: Lower Duwamish Waterway
Species collected: Sand sole (Psettichthys melanostictus)
Tissue type analyzed: composites of skin-on fillets from multiple fish
Contaminants analyzed: PCB Aroclors

Contaminant data measured in the tissues of squid collected in 2016 from Terminal 86 Pier (Elliott Bay) and Redondo Pier (Des Moines). Contaminants measured include PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, butylins, Base/Neitral/Acid extractable compounds (BNAs), total mercury, and metals.

• Data - contact wlrtoxicology@kingcounty.gov
• 2016 Elliott Bay Market Squid Tissue Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
• 2016 Squid Contaminant Data Report

 
Year of collection: 2016
Location sampled: Terminal 86 Pier, Redondo Pier
Species collected: Squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)
Tissue type analyzed: composites of mantle and tentacles from multiple squid
Contaminants analyzed: total mercury, metals, PCBs, PBDEs, organochlorine pesticides, butyltins, Base/Neutral/Acid extractable compounds (BNAs)