CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 7 



I INTRODUCTION 9 



II METHODS AND MATERIALS 9 



1 . Transect Locations 9 



2. Sample Locations 12 



3. Sampling Times 12 



4. Measurement of Physical Parameters 12 



5. Sampling Device 12 



6. Biological Sample Processing and Analysis 14 



7. Sediment Sample Processing and Analysis 14 



III RESULTS 14 



1. Ocean Beach 14 



2 . Sound Beach 23 



IV DISCUSSION 35 



1 . Ocean Beach 35 



2. Sound Beach 39 



V SUMMARY 44 



1 . Ocean Beach 44 



2. Sound Beach 44 



3. Sample Design 45 



VI CONCLUSIONS 46 



1 . Ocean Beach 46 



2. Sound Beach 46 



LITERATURE CITED 47 



TABLES 



1 Water temperature ("Celsius) recorded on ocean beach 15 



2 Salinity levels (parts per thousand) recorded on the 



ocean beach 15 



3 Vertical distance (in meters) from MSL of sites on the 



ocean beach 17 



4 Carbonate concentration (in grams per 100 grams) on the 



ocean beach 17 



5 Organic content of sediments (in grams per 100 grams) on 



the ocean beach 17 



6 Mean grain size (in phi) of sediments at each site on the 



ocean beach 17 



