Kitsap County

Shoreline Stewardship

Bainbridge Island Nearshore Assessment
Summary of Best Available Sciences

October 2003

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Preface
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1.0 Introduction
  A. Best Available Science
  B. Organization of the Report
2.0 Nearshore Ecology Overview
  A. Defining the Nearshore
  B. Habitat Classification
  C. Defining Function
  D. Nearshore Ecologic Models
3.0 Nearshore Physical Processes
  A. General Description
    1. Feeder Bluffs
    2. Sediment Supply and Availability
  B. Coastal Processes
    1. Tides
    2. Wave Characteristics
  C. Sediment Transport Processes
    1. Drift Cells
    2. Cross-Shore Transport
    3. Seasonal Variations
  D. Key Findings and Conclusions
4. Nearshore Habitats of Bainbridge Island
  A. Nearshore Habitat Classification Systems
  B. Habitat Structure, Diagnostic Species, Functions, and Stressors
    1. Eeelgrass Meadows
    2. Kelp Forests
    3. Flats
    4. Tidal Marshes
    5. Subestuaries (River Mouths and Deltas)
    6. Sand Spits
    7. Beaches and Backshore
    8. Banks and Bluffs
    9. Marine Riparian Zones
V. Nearshore Biological Resources (Faunal Assemblages)
  A. Selected Benthic Macroinvertebrates
    1. Hardshell Clams
    2. Dungeness crab (Cancer magister)
  B. Fishes
    1. Forage Fish
    2. Salmonids
    3. Groundfish
  C. Marine Birds
  D. Marine Mammals
VI. Effects of Nearshore Modifications
  A. Shoreline Stabilization Structures
    1. Types of Structures
    2. Regional Focus - Bainbridge Island
    3. Impacts - Physical Processes and Biological Considerations
    4. Management Recommendations
  B. Overwater/In-Water Structures
    1. Types of Structures
    2. Regional Focus - Bainbridge Island
    3. Impacts - Physical Processes and Biological Considerations
    4. Management Recommendations
  C. Dredging/Filling
    1. Types of Modification
    2. Regional Focus - Bainbridge Island
    3. Impacts - Physical Processes and Biological Considerations
    4. Management Recommendations
  D. Pollution
    1. Sources
    2. Regional Focus - Bainbridge Island
    3. Impacts - Physical Processes and Biological Considerations
    4. Management Recommendations
VII. Conclusions and Recommendations
  A. Conclusions
  B. Recommendations
VIII. References
IX. Glossary of Terms
X. Appendices
  A. Bainbridge Island Nearshore Assessment Maps
  B. Nearshore Classification Systems
  C. Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

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