Current Chemical Body Burdens in Dungeness and Red Rock Crab from Elliott Bay and King County Marine Waters
Presentation Abstract
King County recently initiated a long-term monitoring program for contaminants in fish and shellfish tissue, with both a freshwater and a marine component. In 2014, the marine program collected crab (Dungeness and Red Rock) near public piers in Elliott Bay and two additional Puget Sound locations within King County. Samples were analyzed for metals, including mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Fishers commonly consume both crab species; therefore, these data can be used by public health agencies to update consumption advisories, as necessary. These data will also be compared to crab tissue data recently collected by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The overall objective of the crab tissue monitoring is to track changes over time and fill local data gaps to allow better estimation of both human and ecological health risks in King County waters. This presentation will briefly summarize the 2014 crab results and provide a comparison to other regional data from Puget Sound.
Session Title
Toxic Contaminants in Salish Sea Biota
Conference Track
Fate and Effects of Pollutants
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Shellfish--Washington (State)--King County; Fishes--Washington (State)--King County; Aquaculture--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--King County; Fish as food--Contamination--Washington (State)--King County; Shellfish as food--Contamination--Washington (State)--King County
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); King County (Wash.)
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Text
Language
English
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Current Chemical Body Burdens in Dungeness and Red Rock Crab from Elliott Bay and King County Marine Waters
2016SSEC
King County recently initiated a long-term monitoring program for contaminants in fish and shellfish tissue, with both a freshwater and a marine component. In 2014, the marine program collected crab (Dungeness and Red Rock) near public piers in Elliott Bay and two additional Puget Sound locations within King County. Samples were analyzed for metals, including mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Fishers commonly consume both crab species; therefore, these data can be used by public health agencies to update consumption advisories, as necessary. These data will also be compared to crab tissue data recently collected by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The overall objective of the crab tissue monitoring is to track changes over time and fill local data gaps to allow better estimation of both human and ecological health risks in King County waters. This presentation will briefly summarize the 2014 crab results and provide a comparison to other regional data from Puget Sound.
