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NCA 2005-2006 Sampling Sites

State Survey Design Decisions Map
ME 2-year design with 50 sites in 2 strata
50% in each strata, North & South Maine
cutpoint at the Penobscot River, north in 2005 and south in 2006
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites

Maine-North
Maine-South
NH 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 New Hampshire
MA 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Massachusetts
RI 2-year design with 50 sites
2 Multi-density categories, 50% in each MDC
MDCs: Deep & Shallow Narragansett Bay (ponds included in shallow MDC)
3 existing program sites		 Rhode Island
CT 2-year design with 50 sites
2 Multi-density categories, 20% in CT rivers and 80% in LIS
12 existing LIS program sites identified for 2005 and 2006
No new random GRTS sites in LIS - list frame used to randomly select existing program sites after 12 were pre-selected for each year		 Connecticut
NY 2-year design with 50 sites
2 Multi-density categories needed for Hudson River & rest of NY waters excl. LIS
8% in HR MDC and 92% in MDC for rest of NY
No existing program sites		 New York
NJ 2-year design with 50 sites
2 Multi-density categories: NJ coastal estuaries and NJ Harbor
64% in NJ coastal estuaries, 36% in NJ Harbor
4 existing program sites		 New Jersey
DE Bay 2-year design with 50 sites
3 Multi-density categories (Delaware River estuary, Delaware Bay combined east and west sides, Small Systems estuaries)
32% in DR estuary, 36% in DE Bay EW, 32% in small systems
5 existing program sites		 Delaware - Bay
DE
Inland		 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Delaware - Inland
MD 2-year design with 50 sites
3 Multi-density categories (CB Mainstem, CB Tribs, MD coastal bays)
40% in CB Mainstem, 40% in CB Tribs, 20% in MD coastal bays
Total 40 sites in Ches. Bay will be used by Versar for the larger CBP design		 Maryland
VA 2-year design with 100 sites
3 Multi-density categories (CB Mainstem, CB Tribs, VA coastal bays)
20% in CB Mainstem, 56% in CB Tribs, 24% in VA coastal bays
Total 38 sites in Ches. Bay will be used by Versar for the larger CBP design		 Virginia
NC 2-year design with 50 sites
2 multi-density categories, 50% in each MDC
MDCs: based on size, > 250 and < 250 km2
No existing program sites		 North Carolina
SC 1-year design with 60 sites
Multi-density categories for tidal creeks and open water
NCA will pay for 25/60 sites per year, Tony does survey design		 South Carolina
GA 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Georgia
FL 2-year design with 100 sites in 2 strata
50% in each strata, Gulf and Atlantic FL
cutpoint at Biscayne Bay which is included in Gulf FL stratum
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites

Florida - East
Florida - West
AL 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Alabama
MS 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Mississippi
LA 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Louisiana
TX 2-year design with 100 sites
No multi-density categories
Existing program sites (TX CF and GBEP)		 Texas
CA 2-year design with 100 sites in 2 strata,
50% in each strata, North & South CA
Cutpoint for strata at Pt. Conception
Northern CA: 2 MDCs - SF Bay 33%, rest of northern CA systems 66%
Southern CA: 3 MDCs - LA/ Long Beach 33%, San Diego no more than 33%, rest of systems 33%
No existing program sites		 California - North
California - South
OR 2-year design with 50 sites
No multi-density categories
No existing program sites		 Oregon
WA 2-year design with 50 sites in 2 strata
30 sites in Puget Sound in 2005, 20 sites in remainder in 2006
No existing program sites		 Washington
AK 1-year designs with 50 sites per province (5 provinces in 5 years)
2005 - Aleutian province
2006 - Bering province
2007 - Arctic province
2008 - Alaskan province
2009 - Columbian province
No existing program sites

Alaska - Bering
Alaska - Aleutian

HI no new designs needed  

 

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