K1 East Transect – 2016

Permanent Site: K1 East Transect; Depth: 6.2 Meters (20.5 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 4.5 Kilometers (2.8 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 5 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.13592923,-123.5101581; Site Description: This is a shallow site. Sediment is a gravel/sand mixture. Both red (0:38) and brown seaweed was abundant but this year browns were way more abundant than the reds. Eight species of browns were recorded including Alaria marginata (0:15, 0:34 seconds), acid kelp Desmarestia (1:09 seconds), three-ribbed kelp Cymathere triplicata (1:33 seconds) and bull kelp Nereocystis luetkeana (0:42, 0:55 seconds). A variety of invertebrates were present but none were abundant or seen on video.