List of Acronyms 
CBNMS 
CDF 
CINMS 
CTD 
CRM 
CV 
CWA 
DO 
EAM 
EMAP 
EPA 
ERL 
ERM 
FRAM 
GAO 
GFNMS 
GIS 
GPS 
GRTS 
IEA 
LCM 
MBNMS 
MDL 
MOA 
MOU 
NCA 
NCA-West 
NCCOS 
NMFS 
NMS 
NMAO 
NOAA 
NOS 
N/P 
NWFSC 
OCNMS 
ORD 
PAH 
PAR 
PCB 
QA/QC 
RL 
RPD 
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary 
Cumulative distribution function 
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 
Conductivity-Temperature-Depth 
Certified Reference Material 
Coefficient of Variation 
Clean Water Act 
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration 
Ecosystem Approach to Management 
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Effects Range Low 
Effects Range Median 
Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring 
U. S. General Accounting Office 
Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 
Geographic Information System 
Global Positioning System 
Generalized Random Tessellation Stratified 
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment 
Laboratory Control Material 
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 
Method Detection Limit 
Memorandum of Agreement 
Memorandum of Understanding 
National Coastal Assessment 
National Coastal Assessment - Western regional component 
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 
National Marine Fisheries Service 
National Marine Sanctuary 
NOAA Marine and Aircraft Operation 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
NOAA National Ocean Service 
Nitrogen to Phosphorus 
Northwest Fisheries Science Center 
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary 
EPA Office of Research and Development 
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 
Photosynthetically Active Radiation 
Polychlorinated Biphenyls 
Quality Assurance/Quality Control 
Reporting Limit 
Relative Percent Difference 
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