Broad-Scale Non-indigenous Species Monitoring along the West Coast in National Marine Sanctuaries and National Estuarine Research Reserves Report to National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Catherine E. deRivera1*, Greg Ruiz1, Jeff Crooks2, Kerstin Wasson2, Steve Lonhart3, Paul Fofonoff1, Brian Steves1, Steve Rumrill2, Mary Sue Brancato3, Scott Pegau2, Doug Bulthuis2, Rikke Kvist Preisler2, Carl Schoch2, Ed Bowlby3, Andrew DeVogelaere3, Maurice Crawford2, Steve Gittings3, Anson Hines1, Lynn Takata3, Kristen Larson1, Tami Huber1, Anne Marie Leyman1, Esther Collinetti1, Tiffany Pascot1, Suzanne Shull2, Mary Anderson2, Sue Powell2 With help from taxonomists: Linda McCann1, Gretchen Lambert4, Lea-Anne Henry4, Natasha Gray Hitchcock1, Chris Brown1, Francis Kerckof4, Jeff Goddard4, Esther Collinetti1 1. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 2. National Estuarine Research Reserve System 3. National Marine Sanctuary Program 4. Other institution (for taxonomists), see Appendix A * Catherine E. deRivera, Aquatic Invasions Institute, Portland State University & Smithsonian Institute,
[email protected]; 443 482 2401 Table of Contents Summary 4 Introduction: The need for uniform sampling of coastal NIS 5 Broad-Scale Monitoring for Sessile Invertebrates and Nearshore Crabs and Fish 6 Goals, Broad-Scale Project 6 Methods, Broad-Scale Project 7 Reserves & Sanctuaries 7 Settling Plate Methods 8 Site selection 8 Plate deployment 9 Retrieval, point counts, and vouchers 10 Data analysis 10 Crab Trapping 12 Results, Broad-Scale Project 13 Settling Plates 13