Table of Contents
PART 1. Contaminants in Coastal Waters
Characteristics of Municipal Wastewaters 1980 1981
Henry A. Schafer
Contaminants in Ocean Food Webs
Henry A. Schafer, G. Patrick Hershelman, David R. Young and Alan J. Mearns
Levels of Trace Organic Compounds in Sportfish from Southern California
Richard Gossett, Harold W. Puffer, Robert H. Arthur, Jennifer F. Alfafara, and David R. Young
A Regional Ocean Monitoring Plan
Willard Bascom
PART 2. Invertebrates and Algae
Variation in Benthic Assemblages
Bruce E. Thompson
Gut Analysis of Polychaetes and Amphipods
Jimmy D. Laughlin
The Kelp Forests of Palos Verdes Peninsula 1982
Ken Wilson
Santa Monica Bay Plankton Distribution
Gary Kleppel, Enrique Manzanilla, B. Teter, and S. Petrich
PART 3. Fish
Trawl-Caught Fish and Invertebrates
Mike Moore, Willard Bascom, and Harold Stubbs
Evaluation of Otter Trawl Data
Jeffrey N. Cross
Trends in Fin Erosion Among Fishes on the Palos Verdes Shelf
Jeffrey N. Cross
Intertidal Fishes of Southern California
Jeffrey N. Cross
Food Habits of Demersal Fish in Santa Monica Bay
Enrique Manzanilla and Jeffrey N. Cross
Assigning Trophic Levels to Marine Animals
Alan J. Mearns
The Relationship Between Trophic Level and Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen
Greg Rau
PART 4. Toxicity Studies
Predicting the Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Organic Compounds
Richard W. Gossett, David A. Brown, and David R. Young
Detoxification of Metals and Organic Compounds in White Croakers
David A. Brown, Kenneth D. Jenkins, Edwin M. Perkins, Richard W. Gossett and G. Patrick Hershelman
Detoxification of Metals in Sea Urchins
Kenneth D. Jenkins, David A. Brown, and Philip Oshida
Seasonal Changes in Mussels
David A. Brown, Edwin M. Perkins, Kenneth D. Jenkins, Philip S. Oshida, Steven M. Bay, Jennifer F Alfafara, and Valerie Raco
Metal Detoxification and Spillover in Scorpionfish
David A. Brown, Jennifer F. Alfafara, Steven M. Bay G. Patrick Hershelman, Kenneth D. Jenkins, Philip S. Oshida, and Karen Rosenthal
Optimum Temperature for Tissue Cytosol Storage
Philip S. Oshida
A New Bioassay Based on Echinochrome Pigment Synthesis
Steven M. Bay, Kenneth D. Jenkins, and Philip S. Oshida
Seawater and Wastewater Toxicity Studies
Philip S. Oshida, Steven M. Bay, Ann Haeckl, Kim Goochey, and Darrin Greenstein
Characteristics of Scorpionfish Metallothioneins
Kenneth D. Jenkins, Joe W. Conner, Xavier Torres, and Craig Meyer
Quantification and Confirmation of Glutathione
Peter Szalay
PART 5. The Sea Bottom
Shelf and Slope Currents Off Newport Beach
Tareah Hendricks
An Advanced Sediment Quality Model
Tareah Hendricks
Metals in Surface Sediments from Point Dume to Point Hueneme
G. Patrick Hershelman, Peter Szalay and C. Ward
An Improved Corer for Soft Sediments
Willard Bascom, Jack Mardesich and Harold Stubbs
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Management and Facilities