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Shoreline Management Plans: A Hindrance Or A Help To Kelp Conservation In Puget Sound?, Katherine Conroy Apr 2022

Shoreline Management Plans: A Hindrance Or A Help To Kelp Conservation In Puget Sound?, Katherine Conroy

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The waters of Puget Sound are home to one of the most diverse assemblages of kelp species in the world, providing numerous ecosystem services. However, documented loss of bull kelp (Nereocystis luekeana) forests in South and Central Puget Sound and observed declines throughout Puget Sound, pose a threat to marine ecosystems dependent on kelp forests for habitat and primary production, and jeopardize economic activities reliant on kelp-based resources. Although the recently released Kelp Conservation and Recovery Plan highlights the need for action, local environmental regulations may complicate implementing restoration projects and may not adequately protect kelp. We used content analysis …

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Social Science For The Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion To Build A Research Agenda, Dr. Sara Breslow, Dr. David Trimbach, Leah Kintner, Heather Cole, Dr. Nathan Bennett, Dr. Leif Anderson, Erin Hanson, Dr. Jamie Donatuto Apr 2022

Social Science For The Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion To Build A Research Agenda, Dr. Sara Breslow, Dr. David Trimbach, Leah Kintner, Heather Cole, Dr. Nathan Bennett, Dr. Leif Anderson, Erin Hanson, Dr. Jamie Donatuto

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What do you think we need to know about people to advance the ecosystem recovery goals of our transboundary region? The Social Science for the Salish Sea (S4) project convened 40 researchers and practitioners from academic, governmental, non-profit and Indigenous organizations in Washington and British Columbia to scope an action-oriented “human dimensions” research agenda for our region. In this panel we will present our results, process, recommendations, and progress toward implementing the S4 agenda, and invite your questions and feedback in an interactive audience discussion. We identified 33 social science topics serving 4 major ecosystem recovery goals: ecological health, human …

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A Statistical Representation Of Oil Spill Fate In The Salish Sea Based On Ais Ship Traffic, Oil Transfer Data, And A Monte Carlo Model Framework., Dr. Rachael Mueller Apr 2022

A Statistical Representation Of Oil Spill Fate In The Salish Sea Based On Ais Ship Traffic, Oil Transfer Data, And A Monte Carlo Model Framework., Dr. Rachael Mueller

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Bequeathing future generations a Salish Sea that is absent of oil spill impacts requires good information on the spatial distribution of the most likely oil spill scenarios and their consequences in order to help develop effective plans for oil spill prevention and response. We developed a data-informed modeling framework for generating statistical maps of oil spill fate in the Salish Sea to help provide this information. Oil spill location, month and volume are randomly generated from a year’s worth of AIS ship track data that was organized into vessel time exposure maps for seven different vessel classifications. For oil cargo …

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California's Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Tires Containing 6ppd, Dr. Anne-Cooper Doherty Apr 2022

California's Regulation Of Motor Vehicle Tires Containing 6ppd, Dr. Anne-Cooper Doherty

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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control's Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program has proposed motor vehicle tires containing 6PPD as a Priority Product in an effort to help mitigate the impacts of 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone on coho salmon and other potentially impacted aquatic species. The SCP program utilizes a novel approach to regulation of chemicals in consumer products that has allowed the Program to move quickly on this important issue, with hopes that this regulation will have impacts across the entire tire market. This presentation will provide an overview of how the SCP program works, including the requirement for manufacturers …

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Bringing Virtual Reality To The Classroom:Friends Of The San Juans Immersive Education Program, Jess Newley Apr 2022

Bringing Virtual Reality To The Classroom:Friends Of The San Juans Immersive Education Program, Jess Newley

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Bringing Virtual Reality to the Classroom: Using virtual reality (VR) headsets, students are transported from their classrooms into the nearshore, swimming in kelp and eelgrass surrounded by schools of herring and up into the rivers with salmon, learning about marine food webs and experiencing scientists working to conserve the Salish Sea. Friends of the San Juans piloted an “Immersive Education” virtual reality program with four San Juan County high schools in 2021. This innovative program uses cutting edge technology, combined with the art of underwater videography and packaged together with marine science and policy to take students on a journey …

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Occurrence And Fate Of 6ppd-Quinone In Urban Receiving Waters, Dr. Edward Kolodziej Apr 2022

Occurrence And Fate Of 6ppd-Quinone In Urban Receiving Waters, Dr. Edward Kolodziej

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In the U.S. Pacific Northwest, coho salmon, (Oncorhynchus kisutch), annually exhibit acute mortality upon stormwater exposure when adult salmon migrate to urban and near urban creeks to reproduce. We recently linked these mortality events to “6PPD-quinone”, a highly toxic transformation product of a common industrial antioxidant chemical 6PPD that is ubiquitously used in vehicle tires. These results reveal unanticipated risks of tire rubber antioxidants to an important aquatic species and imply toxicological relevance for widely dissipated tire rubber residues. Management of roadway runoff in general, and 6PPD/6PPD-quinone specifically, will be a clear priority for maintenance of ecosystem health and function, …

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Innovations In Regulatory Permit Processes For Aquatic Habitat Protection And Restoration In Washington, Diane Hennessey, Paul Cereghino, Stephanie Ehinger, Sydney Fishman, Kelly Still, Hannah Faulkner, Josh Peters Apr 2022

Innovations In Regulatory Permit Processes For Aquatic Habitat Protection And Restoration In Washington, Diane Hennessey, Paul Cereghino, Stephanie Ehinger, Sydney Fishman, Kelly Still, Hannah Faulkner, Josh Peters

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Innovations in Regulatory Permit Processes for Aquatic Habitat Protection and Restoration in Washington Aquatic habitats are vital for the region’s salmon, steelhead, and Southern Resident Killer Whales. Regulatory permitting is our principal mechanism for protecting these ecosystems from human activities. Projects that affect aquatic habitat are subject to a complex and often lengthy local, state, and federal regulatory process commonly intersecting more than nine agencies and consulting with tribes. Each permit has specific requirements for application, review, and compliance, shaped by a constantly evolving legal, social and economic context. Permitting processes may discourage or delay restoration projects, reducing the effectiveness …

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Pathogen Filtration: An Untapped Ecosystem Service, Corinne Klohmann Apr 2022

Pathogen Filtration: An Untapped Ecosystem Service, Corinne Klohmann

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Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is a marine angiosperm found in coastal temperate waters worldwide. Eelgrass is a vital part of coastal ecosystems providing nurseries for fish, habitat for invertebrates, sediment stabilization, coastal protection, water filtration, and carbon sequestration. In the tropics, seagrass beds have demonstrated their ability to decrease the abundance of the bacterial pathogen Enterococcus. Enterococcus-associated pathogens can sicken humans and other animals in the water. This work examines microbial community composition in seagrass beds in Puget Sound and the underlying mechanisms involved in pathogen filtration by seagrass beds. We assessed microbial abundance and composition using Enterococcus assays as well …

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St. George Rainway: Integrating Environmental Education Into Public Engagement, Julie Mcmanus Apr 2022

St. George Rainway: Integrating Environmental Education Into Public Engagement, Julie Mcmanus

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Green infrastructure (GI) is an emerging approach to rainwater management. As a result, few members of the public understand the functionality and designfunctionality, design parameters and co-benefits of these systems. This presentation addresses a key challenge to meaningful engagement of GI: how to integrate environmental education into public engagement and provide members of the pubic the tools required to provide informed feedback. In 2019, the City of Vancouver adopted the Rain City Strategy, a 30 year plan to change how we manage rainwater using green infrastructure. Through the City’s GI engagement work, the GI project team seeks to educate to …

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Predicting The Ecotoxicological Impacts Of Microplastics In The Salish Sea Using Gis, Melina Sorensen Apr 2022

Predicting The Ecotoxicological Impacts Of Microplastics In The Salish Sea Using Gis, Melina Sorensen

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Microplastics are ubiquitous in the world's oceans and have negatively impacted marine biota and ecosystem health. The Salish Sea, an inland sea ranging from Vancouver to Puget Sound, is an ecologically significant ecosystem. This study determined the areas in the Northern Salish Sea (Canadian jurisdiction) in which microplastics are likely to accumulate and subsequently where they are likely to cause ecological harm. Modelling and weighted raster analysis was performed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Areas of highest risk were identified, four key ecological areas of concern in relation to the results were investigated, and the potential impacts of microplastics on …

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Intertidal Eelgrass Decline Under Combined Effects Of Wasting Disease And Warming, Dr. Lillian Aoki Apr 2022

Intertidal Eelgrass Decline Under Combined Effects Of Wasting Disease And Warming, Dr. Lillian Aoki

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Ocean warming threatens vital coastal ecosystems, including eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows. At meadows along the Pacific coast of North America, outbreaks of seagrass wasting disease are correlated with warm water anomalies. The San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea are a hotspot for seagrass wasting disease; outbreaks have increased since 2013 and can infect 90% of plants in individual meadows. From 2019-2021, we assessed the interactive stressors of warming temperatures and disease outbreaks in intertidal meadows in the San Juan Islands, and we compared disease outbreaks along a latitudinal gradient, including meadows on the Central Coast of British Columbia and …

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Tracking Salish Sea Environmental Changes In Real-Time, Dr. John Mickett Apr 2022

Tracking Salish Sea Environmental Changes In Real-Time, Dr. John Mickett

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Using existing and freely available real-time environmental measurements in the Salish Sea and on the Washington shelf including mooring observations, atmospheric measurements, and river flow measurements, we developed five metrics to help understand and track primary factors contributing to changes in Salish Sea water properties, and, thus, potential ecological changes. These metrics, which include estuarine flow speed, river and rain effect on salinity, water-column oxygen availability, ocean boundary conditions, and heating or cooling of the water by the atmosphere, are intended to inform resource managers, scientists, health officials, and others on how key climate and ocean factors are influencing the …

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Neighbourhood-Scale Coastal Adaptation With Green Shores: Challenges And Opportunities, Jessica Wilson, Grant Lamont, Dg Blair, Luke Sales, Robyn Holme, David Robinson, Mike Waters Apr 2022

Neighbourhood-Scale Coastal Adaptation With Green Shores: Challenges And Opportunities, Jessica Wilson, Grant Lamont, Dg Blair, Luke Sales, Robyn Holme, David Robinson, Mike Waters

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Coastal processes function on a larger scale than most individual properties can appropriately accommodate. Property frontages typically range on the order of 10s of meters, whereas coastal processes (such as sediment transport) often span 100s of meters or more. These scales pose a challenge for implementing natural and nature-based approaches on many individual properties. Neighbourhood-scale designs have the potential to avoid the site limitations posed by individual properties as well as distribute costs and benefits across a broader community. However, there are few examples of neighbourhood-scale projects being implemented within the Salish Sea to date. Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC) – …

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Boundary Spanning In Support Of Ecosystem-Based Management, Dr. Tessa Francis Apr 2022

Boundary Spanning In Support Of Ecosystem-Based Management, Dr. Tessa Francis

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Boundary spanning is a focused effort to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and information between disparate communities, such as knowledge producers (i.e., analysts, scientists, researchers, etc.) and knowledge users (i.e., decision-makers, policy makers, managers, etc.). Many boundary-spanning efforts are limited to single interfaces, or focused on producing single boundary objects. Here we describe the ongoing work of a boundary spanning organization that amounts to a system of activities conducted at interfaces between multiple communities engaged in ecosystem-based management of the Puget Sound, resulting in a suite of boundary objects. These examples illustrate a range of potential boundary spanning activities while …

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Incorporating Indigenous Methodologies For Assessing Conservation Risk, Reiley Terbasket, Jason Straka Apr 2022

Incorporating Indigenous Methodologies For Assessing Conservation Risk, Reiley Terbasket, Jason Straka

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Formally designating an area as an “ecosystem at risk” can have intentional and unintentional consequences for how that area is treated, including: • The area being formally listed under pieces of legislation • Affecting the ways in which Indigenous nations interact with species or ecosystems in an area • Feeding into decision-making processes like land use planning, environmental assessments, and mitigation • Informing conservation targets, funding, or opportunities for establishing various types of protected areas But what goes into considering an ecosystem at risk? NatureServe and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have developed standard and respected methods …

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Profiling Marine Biotoxins In The Salish Sea, Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross, Blair Surridge, Harry Hartmann, Mackenzie Mueller, Nicole Frederickson, Svetlana Esenkulova, Isobel Isobel Apr 2022

Profiling Marine Biotoxins In The Salish Sea, Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross, Blair Surridge, Harry Hartmann, Mackenzie Mueller, Nicole Frederickson, Svetlana Esenkulova, Isobel Isobel

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The frequency and magnitude of marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) appear to be increasing worldwide, influenced by factors such as eutrophication and climate change. Biotoxins produced by harmful algae can have a negative impact on marine life including fish, mammals and seabirds. Variations in the timing, extent, duration, and impact of toxic HABs have been linked to changing environmental conditions, including extreme events such as the 2014-2016 North Pacific marine heatwave. Scientists at Fisheries and Ocean Canada (DFO) have been partnering with the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) Citizen Science program to collect and analyze biotoxin samples, taxonomic and environmental data …

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Collaborative Restoration Of Boundary Bay For Traditional Shellfish Harvest: Shared Waters Alliance, Christy Juteau, Harley Chappell Apr 2022

Collaborative Restoration Of Boundary Bay For Traditional Shellfish Harvest: Shared Waters Alliance, Christy Juteau, Harley Chappell

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Shared Waters Alliance is an international working group focused on the water quality of the Canadian-US shared waters of Boundary Bay. Boundary Bay is a critical section of BC’s rare coastline habitat and is recognized locally, nationally and internationally. Shared Waters was formed in 1999 and is made up of representatives from government, First Nations and community groups from both countries. A primary driver for the formation of this working group was the shellfish harvesting closure on the Canadian side of the border due to bacteriological contamination. Indigenous peoples (including Semiahmoo First Nation) traditionally harvested the abundant fish and shellfish …

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Bioretention For Lakes: Washington's Search To Replace Compost In Our Stormwater Filters, Dr. Dylan Ahearn Apr 2022

Bioretention For Lakes: Washington's Search To Replace Compost In Our Stormwater Filters, Dr. Dylan Ahearn

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Bioretention is the most widely applicable and flexible stormwater treatment practice we have available today. The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) specification for bioretention soil media (BSM) is a mixture of 60 percent sand and 40 percent compost (60/40). Washington is not alone by including compost in BSM; Massachusetts, Nebraska, Maryland, Colorado, the list goes on. While the 60/40 BSM can provide reliable water quality treatment for some contaminants, it has been shown to export high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. We will present the journey that the state of Washington has taken over the last 6 years to …

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Initial Sensitivity Analysis Of Nutrient Loading To Understand Hypoxia In The Salish Sea Sub-Basins, Su Kyong Yun Apr 2022

Initial Sensitivity Analysis Of Nutrient Loading To Understand Hypoxia In The Salish Sea Sub-Basins, Su Kyong Yun

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The Salih Sea is a complex estuarine system crossing over the U.S and Canadian waters. It has high cultural, environmental, and economic importance, but the increasing levels of nutrient pollution have threatened its values and caused hypoxia, algal blooms, and fish kills. To understand the impact of nutrient loading on the Salish Sea, we used a diagnostic hydrodynamic and biogeochemical model of the Salish Sea (Salish Sea Model) which has been developed to simulate circulation and biogeochemical cycling. For a deeper understanding of the interaction between land-based nutrient loading and circulation characteristic of the Salish Sea, we conducted initial components …

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Impacts Of Predation On Pacific Herring Egg Survival In The Southern Salish Sea, Heidi Stewart Apr 2022

Impacts Of Predation On Pacific Herring Egg Survival In The Southern Salish Sea, Heidi Stewart

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Pacific herring play a critical role in the food web of the Salish Sea. Because they are not charismatic megafauna there has been a lack of attention on the species, resulting in a limited understanding of their population dynamics and downward trends in their populations. The Cherry Point stock, centered 30 miles north of Bellingham Bay, has declined roughly 97% since the 1970s. This massive decline is a point of concern for environmental and fishery managers and has led to research into both the initial decline and its lack of recovery. One key hypothesis in need of research is whether …

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Planning, Engagement And Construction Of Blue-Green Systems: Creating Connected And Multi-Beneficial Solutions For The Road Right-Of-Way In Vancouver, Dr. Tugce Conger, Connor Redman Apr 2022

Planning, Engagement And Construction Of Blue-Green Systems: Creating Connected And Multi-Beneficial Solutions For The Road Right-Of-Way In Vancouver, Dr. Tugce Conger, Connor Redman

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

In 2019, Vancouver City Council adopted the Rain City Strategy, committing to capture and clean 90% of rainfall that falls within the City, and in doing so, transforming urban watersheds for present and future generations. At the same time, Vancouver is continuing to densify. With increasing density, there is a growing demand for space in the road right-of-way –rainwater management, more and larger servicing utilities, vehicles, transit, bikeways, and wider sidewalks are all competing for spaces. Blue-Green Systems (BGS) are an emerging green infrastructure typology that help the City to meet multiple objectives in the same space. The City and …

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The Living Dike – Pilot Project Phasetechnical Development From Multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts., John Readshaw, Gary Williams Apr 2022

The Living Dike – Pilot Project Phasetechnical Development From Multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts., John Readshaw, Gary Williams

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The Living Dike – Pilot Project Phase Technical Development from multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts. Abstract Salish Sea Conference The Living Dike – Pilot Project Phase Technical Development from multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts. John Readshaw, P. Eng. SNC – Lavalin Inc. Gary Williams, RP Bio. G.L. Williams and Associates The Living Dike project, described in an earlier Salish Sea Conference presentation, has now moved into a seven year funded pilot project phase. As part of this phase, a series of walkabouts was undertaken at two of the intended pilot project sites to better understand the ecological services being provided by the existing saltmarsh …

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Region-Wide Declines In Size At Age For Bc Chinook Salmon: Trends And Causes In Space And Time., Dr. Ravi Maharaj Apr 2022

Region-Wide Declines In Size At Age For Bc Chinook Salmon: Trends And Causes In Space And Time., Dr. Ravi Maharaj

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Declines in the size-at-age of Chinook salmon have been observed across the Pacific Northwest. Reasons for these declines are not well understood, though a number of potential causal factors have been highlighted. Here we present an analysis of size-at-age trends for BC Chinook escapements, testing the possible effects of some of these factors including hatchery influence, fishing, ocean conditions and predation among others. This project is part of a broader review of hatchery effectiveness being conducted by the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

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Projecting Future Climate States For The Salish Sea In Support Of The Management Of Local Ecosystems And Fisheries, Dr. Amber Holdsworth Apr 2022

Projecting Future Climate States For The Salish Sea In Support Of The Management Of Local Ecosystems And Fisheries, Dr. Amber Holdsworth

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Projections of the future ocean state for Canada’s Salish Sea are necessary to understand the effects of climate change on ecosystems, fisheries, and aquaculture providing critical information on likely future conditions and the ability to adaptively manage fisheries resources, ecosystems and significant areas. A multi-stage downscaling system is under development to improve our understanding of climate impacts for the Salish Sea and to generate actionable climate data for decision makers. Climate models are global and, therefore, are restricted to coarse resolutions on the order of 100km. The narrow straits and channels and complex bathymetry of the Salish Sea are modelled …

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Oceanographic Conditions And Harmful Algae In The Strait Of Georgia, Canada – Outcomes Of Seven Years Of Monitoring With The Citizen Science Program., Svetlana Esenkolova Apr 2022

Oceanographic Conditions And Harmful Algae In The Strait Of Georgia, Canada – Outcomes Of Seven Years Of Monitoring With The Citizen Science Program., Svetlana Esenkolova

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Citizen Science Oceanography Program was started in 2015, with assistance from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). The purpose of this innovative program is to obtain high-resolution data on oceanographic conditions and lower trophic levels that can be used to assess conditions relevant to juvenile salmon survival in the Salish Sea. Sampling occurs at 50-80 sites, about 20 times a year from February to October, resulting in ~1500 oceanographic stations each year, which are archived at ONC and the Strait of Georgia Data Centre. Analysis of oceanographic conditions (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, …

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Phase 2 Development Of A Hydrologic Condition Index For The Puget Sound Basin, Colin Hume Apr 2022

Phase 2 Development Of A Hydrologic Condition Index For The Puget Sound Basin, Colin Hume

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The Department of Ecology is developing a Hydrologic Condition Index (HCI) for the Puget Sound Basin. Building on the Puget Sound Watershed Characterization broad-scale indices of watershed processes, the HCI will further the multi-scale decision support framework established to assist local governments and natural resource practitioners in land use, stormwater, salmon recovery, and other watershed based planning processes. Building off of an initial concept from King County, Phase 1 development of the HCI established preferred methodologies for calculating the index, validated the index with stream gage measured high-pulse-counts (a measure of stream flashiness), and produced recommendations for further development. Additionally, …

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Upholding Diverse Knowledge Systems To Identify Marine Areas Of High Ecological, Socio-Economic, And Cultural Value In Howe Sound/ÁTl'ka7tsem, British Columbia, Fiona Beaty, Myia Antone Apr 2022

Upholding Diverse Knowledge Systems To Identify Marine Areas Of High Ecological, Socio-Economic, And Cultural Value In Howe Sound/ÁTl'ka7tsem, British Columbia, Fiona Beaty, Myia Antone

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Marine spatial planning (MSP) involves bringing together knowledge associated with marine spaces and identifying strategies that proactively address pressures while protecting ocean-based values for present and future generations. Unfortunately, MSP processes are often biased toward biophysical and western scientific knowledge, and can exclude diverse ways of knowing (e.g. Indigenous and local knowledge systems) and socio-economic and cultural data. This oversight can not only hamper the effectiveness of MSP, but also generate conflict with communities whose access and livelihoods are impacted by MSP outcomes. In response to this issue, our study led a community-based approach to identify areas of high socio-economic, …

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Urbanization Reduces Understory Kelp Abundance, Macroalgal Function, And Biogenic Complexity In The Salish Sea, Dr. Eliza Heery Apr 2022

Urbanization Reduces Understory Kelp Abundance, Macroalgal Function, And Biogenic Complexity In The Salish Sea, Dr. Eliza Heery

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The Salish Sea, like coastal zones globally, is undergoing rapid urbanization, causing substantial changes to marine habitats and ecosystems. Urban gradient analysis is a common approach in terrestrial and freshwater systems for discerning ecological patterns relative to urban land-use. This study employed a similar approach to assess urban gradients in benthic macroalgal assemblages in Puget Sound. Using benthic photoquadrat data from 38 sites in Central, South, and Whidbey Basin, we characterized the relative importance of urban- and natural-environmental predictors on: (1) the presence/absence of understory kelp, (2) the composition of macroalgal functional groups, and (3) the structural complexity of macroalgal-formed …

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Scaling Shoreline Restoration To Improve Nearshore Marine Habitat For Salmon And Forage Fishes, Emily Bishop Apr 2022

Scaling Shoreline Restoration To Improve Nearshore Marine Habitat For Salmon And Forage Fishes, Emily Bishop

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Shoreline restoration is a widespread activity with a multitude of ambitions. Goals often include protection of people and property from storms and sea level rise, improvement of habitat for fisheries and protected species, and mitigation of the effects of climate change through investments in blue carbon. However, few studies have directly assessed the impacts of restoration actions on specific ecological or economic endpoints, nor characterized the significance of the surrounding landscape to restoration outcomes. We conducted monthly surveys from April through September in 2018-2021 at six restoration sites in Puget Sound to evaluate associations between shoreline restoration and offshore subtidal …

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Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders To Restore The Salish Sea, Jessica Rose, Jade Dudoward, David Sway-La Duenas Apr 2022

Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders To Restore The Salish Sea, Jessica Rose, Jade Dudoward, David Sway-La Duenas

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Puyallup Tribe’s Chief Leschi Schools, Tulalip Tribes, and students and professors at the University of Washington are collaborating through participatory digital storytelling centered around Salish Sea restoration. The goals include intercultural education exchange across multiple disciplines leading to a balanced collaboration between communities that will inform long term policy. Students rarely learn Washington State treaty rights yet Tribes are at the forefront of Salish Sea protection. The results are the erasure of Indigenous knowledge, wisdom, and ways of knowing. Non-indigenous students are learning how to communicate with Tribes by establishing and maintaining trusting relationships in a respectful manner while also …

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