3.3.2 Sediment Contaminants: Metals and Organics.62 
3.4 Fish Tissue Contaminants.72 
3.4.1 EMAP/NCA-West Survey.72 
Cadmium .72 
Other parameters .73 
3.4.2 FRAM Groundfish Survey.77 
Cadmium .77 
Mercury .77 
Other parameters .77 
3.5 Status of Benthic Communities.79 
3.5.1 Taxonomic Composition.80 
3.5.2 Diversity.80 
3.5.3 Abundance and Dominant Taxa.94 
3.5.4 Biogeographical Distributions.99 
3.5.5 Nonindigenous Species.106 
3.5.6 Potential Linkage to Stressor Impacts.107 
4.0 Literature Cited.111 
5.0 Appendix Tables.118 
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