INTRODUCTION
Regional Context National Program Establishment of the SBNMS Significance of the Resource
HISTORY Prehistory Whaling History Historic Vessel Traffic and Shipwrecks Fishing History Whalewatching Trends
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Water Properties Physical Processes Models Summary
SEDIMENT AND WATER QUALITY Sources Metal and Organic Contaminants Temporal/Spacial Considerations Sediments Benthic Community Structure Dominant Species Anthropogenic Effects of Contaminants Sources of Contaminants Contaminants in the Water Contaminants in the Sediment Contaminants in Organisms' Tissues Human Health Concerns about Eating Sanctuary Species
LIVING RESOURCES Common Cetaceans Occassional Cetaceans Seals Seabirds Fishes
Commercial Fishery Resources Descriptions of Species
CONSERVATION ISSUES AFFECTING MAMMAL COMMUNITIES Vessel Collisions Disturbance from Vessels Fishery Interactions/Entanglement Effects from other Human-Related Activities Indirect Effects Chemical Contamination PCBs and other Organochlorines Petroleum Hydrocarbons Trace Elements Chemical and Trace Elements in Marine Mammals Changes in Prey Composition, Distribution and Abundance Competition for Available Resources Biotoxins and Disease Strandings Fisheries Management Mariculture Ocean and Dredged Material Disposal MBDS Site Management MWRA Outfall Tunnel
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