EPA 620/R-08/001/ September 2008/ 
www.epa.gov 
Ecological Condition of Coastal Ocean Waters 
along the U.S. Western Continental Shelf: 2003 
September 2008 
Prepared By 
Walter G. Nelson 1 , Jeffrey L. Hyland 2 , Henry Lee II 1 , Cynthia L. Cooksey 2 , 
Janet O. Lamberson 1 , Faith A. Cole 1 , Patrick J. Clinton 1 
Author Affiliations 
1 Western Ecology Division 
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Newport OR 97365 
2 Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
219 Fort Johnson Road 
Charleston, South Carolina 29412-9110 
