Table of Contents 
Preface.ii 
Acknowledgments.iii 
List of Figures.x 
List of Tables.xv 
List of Appendix Tables.xvii 
List of Acronyms. xviii 
Executive Summary.xx 
1.0 Introduction.1 
1.1 Program Background.1 
1.2 NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries.3 
1.3 Southern California Bight 2003 Regional Monitoring Program.4 
2.0 Methods.5 
2.1 Sampling Design.5 
2.1.1 EMAP.5 
2.1.2 Bight ’03. 6 
2.1.3 FRAM Groundfish Survey.7 
2.2 Water Column Sampling.7 
2.3 Biological and Sediment Sampling.9 
2.3.1 Sediment Pollutant and Nutrient Analysis.9 
2.4 Fish Tissue.11 
2.4.1 EMAP.11 
2.4.2 Bight ’03.11 
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