Observers assessed eelgrass coverage for each 150' shoreline section. The amount of eelgrass was summarized using one of three descriptions: continuous, defined as eelgrass coverage that is continuous from one end of the section to the other from the observers perspective; patchy defined as observed eelgrass presence within the section but less than continuous coverage; and absent meaning that eelgrass was not observed for any part of the surveyed section. No data was recorded either when observers failed to identify whether or not they observed algae or when conditions precluded a definitive observation.
Observed Eelgrass Coverage (Section Observations) |
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Beach Name |
Continuous |
No data |
None |
Patchy |
Number of Sections Surveyed |
|
Birch Bay |
4 |
7 |
15 |
10 |
36 |
|
Drayton Harbor |
43 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
78 |
|
Semi-ah-moo |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Whatcom County |
53 |
10 |
16 |
41 |
120 |
Observed Eelgrass Coverage (% of Observations by Beach) |
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|
Beach Name |
Continuous |
No data |
None |
Patchy |
|
Birch Bay |
11% |
19% |
42% |
28% |
|
Drayton Harbor |
55% |
4% |
1% |
40% |
|
Semi-ah-moo |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
Whatcom County |
44% |
8% |
13% |
34% |
Observers assessed algae coverage for each 150' shoreline section. The amount of algae was summarized using one of three descriptions: continuous, defined as algae coverage that is continuous from one end of the section to the other from the observers perspective; patchy defined as observed algae presence within the section but less than continuous coverage; and absent meaning that algae was not observed for any part of the surveyed section. No data was recorded either when observers failed to identify whether or not they observed algae or when conditions precluded a definitive observation.
Observed Algae Coverage (Section Observations) |
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Beach Name |
Continuous |
No Data |
None |
Patchy |
Number of Section Surveyed |
|
Birch Bay |
5 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
36 |
|
Drayton Harbor |
7 |
8 |
1 |
62 |
78 |
|
Semi-ah-moo |
|
|
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Whatcom County |
12 |
14 |
5 |
89 |
120 |
Observed Algae Coverage (% of Observations by Beach) |
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|
Beach Name |
Continuous |
No Data |
None |
Patch |
|
Birch Bay |
14% |
17% |
6% |
64% |
|
Drayton Harbor |
9% |
10% |
1% |
79% |
|
Semi-ah-moo |
0 |
0 |
33% |
67% |
|
Whatcom County |
10% |
12% |
4% |
74% |