List of Figures 
Figure 2.2.1. CTD and Niskin bottle rosette sampler on the deck of the NOAA Ship 
mcarthur ii.8 
Figure 2.3.1. Close up view of double Van Veen grab sampler used for bottom 
sampling.11 
Figure 2.4.1. Hook-and-line fishing for fish tissue sampling aboard the NOAA Ship 
mcarthur ii. 12 
Figure 3.1.1. Distribution of sampling stations for the NCA 2003 West Coast Shelf 
Assessment.19 
Figure 3.1.2. Distribution of sampling stations for the NCA 2003 West Coast Shelf 
Assessment along the continental shelf of Washington.20 
Figure 3.1.3. Distribution of sampling stations for the NCA 2003 West Coast Shelf 
Assessment along the continental shelf of Oregon.21 
Figure 3.1.4. Distribution of sampling stations for the NCA 2003 West Coast Shelf 
Assessment along the continental shelf of California north of Pt. Conception.22 
Figure 3.1.5. Distribution of sampling stations for the NCA 2003 West Coast Shelf 
Assessment along the continental shelf of California south of Pt. Conception within the 
Southern California Bight.23 
Figure 3.1.6. Distribution of sampling stations for the 2003 FRAM Groundfish Survey 
from which fish tissue samples were collected for analysis by NCA.24 
Figure 3.1.7. Distribution of sampling stations for the 2003 FRAM Groundfish Survey 
along the continental shelf of Washington, from which fish tissue samples were 
collected for analysis by NCA.25 
Figure 3.1.8. Distribution of sampling stations for the 2003 FRAM Groundfish Survey 
along the continental shelf of Oregon, from which fish tissue samples were collected for 
analysis by NCA.26 
Figure 3.1.9. Distribution of sampling stations for the 2003 FRAM Groundfish Survey 
along the continental shelf of northern California, from which fish tissue samples were 
collected for analysis by NCA.27 
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