Methods and Quality of VSP Monitoring Of ESA Listed Puget Sound Salmon and Steelhead: With Identified Critical Gaps 2012
Download a November 2012 assessment of monitoring of viable salmonid population (VSP) criteria.
"A new report - 'Methods and Quality of VSP Monitoring of ESA Listed Puget Sound Salmon and Steelhead (Bruce A. Crawford editor)' was recently completed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (Northwest Region) in cooperation with the PSEMP [Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Program] Salmonid Workgroup. The report evaluates on-going monitoring of VSP parameters for listed salmon and steelhead including abundance, productivity, distribution, and diversity estimates and protocols. This effort was funded through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Marine Fisheries Service." — Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
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The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP) is a collaboration of monitoring professionals,
researchers, and data users from state, federal, tribal, local government agencies, watershed groups,
businesses, and private and volunteer groups.
The objective of PSEMP is to create and support a collaborative, inclusive, and transparent approach to
regional monitoring and assessment that builds upon and facilitates communication among the many
monitoring programs and efforts operating in Puget Sound. PSEMP’s fundamental goal is to assess
progress towards the recovery of the health of Puget Sound.
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Featured document produced by the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program’s Salmonid Work Group
External Publication Source:
Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
Originally Published:
November 2012
Posted in EoPS:
02/14/2013
Topic Editor:
Featured document edited by Bruce A. Crawford for PSEMP