1. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Outline Management context Management context RMP objectives RMP objectives Specific questions for the next five years Specific questions for the next five years Priorities Priorities Risks to Birds Five-year Plan for RMP Studies

2. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Management Context SF Bay is critical habitat for resident and migratory birds SF Bay is critical habitat for resident and migratory birds Colonial waterbirds Colonial waterbirds Shorebirds Shorebirds Ducks and geese Ducks and geese Special status species Special status species Clapper rail - endangered Clapper rail - endangered Least tern - endangered Least tern - endangered

3. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Management Context Pollutant concentrations appear to be high enough to affect bird populations Pollutant concentrations appear to be high enough to affect bird populations Mercury Mercury Effects become apparent from 0.5 – 0.8 ppm Data from Schwarzbach and Adelsbach (2003)

4. Draft Data - do not cite or quote See Pulse 2005 for data sources Clapper Rail Population Trends Mercury considered an important factor for rails at the population level Mercury considered an important factor for rails at the population level Schwarzbach et al. 2006 Schwarzbach et al. 2006

5. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Hg risk for Bay species (Ackerman et al. – from 2007 Pulse) Other species also face high risks from mercury Other species also face high risks from mercury

6. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Management Context Pollutant concentrations high enough to affect bird populations? Pollutant concentrations high enough to affect bird populations? PCBs PCBs PCBs in cormorant eggs (Davis et al. 2007)

7. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Management Context Pollutant concentrations high enough to affect bird populations? Pollutant concentrations high enough to affect bird populations? PBDEs PBDEs Forsters Tern egg Forsters Tern egg Hayward shoreline Hayward shoreline Near Baumberg salt ponds Near Baumberg salt ponds Effects threshold unknown Effects threshold unknown Highest concentration ever observed in biota

8. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Management Context Applicable regulatory guidelines Applicable regulatory guidelines Narrative objectives Narrative objectives Bioaccumulative substances – shall not cause a detrimental increase in toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life Bioaccumulative substances – shall not cause a detrimental increase in toxic substances found in bottom sediments or aquatic life Toxic substances – (no toxic or other deleterious in … quantities which will cause deleterious effects on aquatic biota, wildlife, or waterfowl… Toxic substances – (no toxic or other deleterious in … quantities which will cause deleterious effects on aquatic biota, wildlife, or waterfowl… Egg monitoring target in mercury TMDL (0.5 ppm) Egg monitoring target in mercury TMDL (0.5 ppm) Wildlife prey target in mercury TMDL (0.03 ppm) Wildlife prey target in mercury TMDL (0.03 ppm)

9. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Previous RMP Work on Effects on Birds CISNET study matching funds CISNET study matching funds Supplemental funds for USFWS study (Adelsbach et al.) Supplemental funds for USFWS study (Adelsbach et al.) Supplemental funds for USFWS/USGS study (Eagles-Smith, Ackerman et al.) – 2007 ($xxK), 2008 ($xxK) Supplemental funds for USFWS/USGS study (Eagles-Smith, Ackerman et al.) – 2007 ($xxK), 2008 ($xxK)

10. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Other Work on Effects on Birds First CALFED Mercury Study First CALFED Mercury Study Second CALFED Mercury Study - $5 million Second CALFED Mercury Study - $5 million USFWS tern Study – Hg, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides USFWS tern Study – Hg, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides USFWS clapper rail studies USFWS clapper rail studies 1990s cormorant studies 1990s cormorant studies 1980s, 1990s tern and heron studies 1980s, 1990s tern and heron studies

11. Draft Data - do not cite or quote RMP Objectives and Management Questions 1 Describe spatial patterns and long-term trends of pollutant concentrations in the Estuary 1 Describe spatial patterns and long-term trends of pollutant concentrations in the Estuary 1.1 Do pollutant spatial patterns and long-term trends indicate particular regions of concern? 1.1 Do pollutant spatial patterns and long-term trends indicate particular regions of concern? 4 Characterize ecological and human health risks due to pollution of the Estuary ecosystem 4 Characterize ecological and human health risks due to pollution of the Estuary ecosystem 4.2 What ecological and human health risks exist due to Bay pollution? 4.2 What ecological and human health risks exist due to Bay pollution? 5 Characterize ecological and human health risks due to pollution of the Estuary ecosystem 5 Characterize ecological and human health risks due to pollution of the Estuary ecosystem 5.3 What are appropriate guidelines for protection of beneficial uses? 5.3 What are appropriate guidelines for protection of beneficial uses?

12. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Specific Questions to be Addressed in Next Five-Years 1.Is there clear evidence of pollutant effects on survival, reproduction, or growth of individual birds? 2.Are pollutants in the Bay adversely affecting bird populations? 3.Do spatial patterns in accumulation indicate particular regions of concern?

14. Draft Data - do not cite or quote Priorities for effects studies in 2009 and beyond 1.Eggs? 2.Chicks? 3.Parental behavior?