Beamer, E. and Henderson, R., 2015. Fir Island Farms Technical Memo – Before Restoration Fish Monitoring 2015. Skagit River System Cooperative, La Conner, WA. pp. 8.

Delta habitats within the Skagit River basin and other Salish Sea river estuaries have been identified as priority habitat for restoration for the benefit of juvenile Chinook salmon and other listed species by numerous regional planning processes (SRSC and WDFW 2005, the Puget Sound Chinook Recovery Plan, and the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Program, among others). Significant public investment has been made in restoration actions within the Skagit River estuary, and restoration through dike setback design is planned at Fir Island Farms in late summer 2016. In response to the planned restoration at Fir Island Farms, we monitored fish use of the areas to be restored during the 2015 juvenile Chinook salmon outmigration season as the first of two seasons before restoration occurs (2015 and 2016) and