K1 West Transect – 2015

Permanent Site: K1 West Transect; Depth: 6.0 Meters (19.8 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 4 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13592923,-123.51082988; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Both red (1:30 seconds) and brown seaweed was abundant and appears close to pre-dam removal levels. Seven species of browns were recorded including Alaria marginata (2:17 seconds), Saccharina spp. (0:05, 1:32 seconds), acid kelp Desmarestia (0:48 seconds) and the perennial seaweed Pterygophora californica (1:02, 1:06 seconds). A variety of invertebrates are present but none are abundant. Three small sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) are seen on video (0:43, 0:49, 1:47 seconds).