Local Identifier: 1000
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Carey, Andrea J.; Lanksbury, Jennifer; Niewolny, Laurie A.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); West, James E.
Dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister) and spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros) are two common, abundant, and ecologically important benthic crustaceans…
Local Identifier: 1001
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Barr, Sam; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Since 'time immemorial', Samish people have been stewards of the places they live. Traditional Lifeways require close observation of the…
Local Identifier: 1002
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Collier, Tracy K.; Currens, Kenneth P.; Redman, Scott B.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Stiles, Kari A. (Kari Ann)
Puget Sound ecosystems, species, and human wellbeing are affected by both natural events and human activities. Broadly, these activities and events…
Local Identifier: 1003
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Baggio, Jacopo; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Sayles, Jesse
Restoring the Salish Sea and its watersheds is vital for human wellbeing in the Pacific Northwest. However, restoring large regions is challenging…
Local Identifier: 1004
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Harvey, Christopher James; Levin, Phillip S.; Norman, Karma C.; Rehr, Amanda; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Williams, Greg
Ecosystem-based management will remain a good idea that is not really implemented until scientifically rigorous and socially feasible management…
Local Identifier: 1005
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: De Graaf, Ramona; Penttila, Dan; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Cited as the cornerstone of many marine food webs, forage fish connect zooplankton to a host of secondary predators, from seabirds, fish and marine…
Local Identifier: 1006
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Biedenweg, Kelly; O'Neill, Sandra M.; Redman, Scott B.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Stiles, Kari A. (Kari Ann); Sullivan, Constance Amanda
The ongoing influx of people to the Puget Sound basin has placed pressure on the ecosystem and contributed to a decline in ecosystem health. The…
Local Identifier: 1007
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Berry, Helen; Mumford, Tom; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Sherman, Kate
This study assessed changes in floating kelp canopy area through comparing historical data to recent surveys. It updated a 1990 synthesis by Thom and…
Local Identifier: 1008
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Ketteridge, Kathryn E.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Shankie, Erin; Watson, Gary
Sediments within the portion of Victoria Harbour are managed by Transport Canada. These sediments have been the subject of numerous environmental…
Local Identifier: 1009
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Beckman, Brian R.; Journey, Meredith L.; Neville, C. M.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Sweeting, Ruston; Trudel, Marc Jean
Early marine juvenile growth in Pacific salmon is generally positively correlated with overall survival to reproductive age. In this study, regional…
Local Identifier: 1010
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Lowe, Chris; Lyons, Shirley; Perreault, Avrael; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
The Capital Regional District (CRD) regularly monitors the effects of the region's eight municipal wastewater outfalls that discharge into the…
Local Identifier: 1011
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Akyuz, Kate; Biedenweg, Kelly; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Riparian management in the Puget Sound lowland often includes placing large wood or retaining fallen logs to stabilize riverbanks and enhance salmon…
Local Identifier: 1012
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Francis, Tessa B.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Schindler, Daniel E.; Siple, Margaret
Small-scale genetic and demographic diversity can stabilize populations on a larger scale. However, subpopulations of pelagic fish species can be…
Local Identifier: 1013
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Blue, Alexis; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Coastal Geologic Services as the lead consulting firm with Alexis Blue as the project manager and coastal engineer produced a design for partial…
Local Identifier: 1014
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Elliott, John E. (John Edward); Elliott, Kyle; Guigueno, Melanie; Lee, Sandi; Miller, Aroha; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) have been widely used to reduce fire hazards. One class, the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are…
Local Identifier: 1015
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Benbrook, Rachel; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
One of the key challenges facing the regional Puget Sound recovery effort is the need to get communities engaged in local and regional governmental…
Local Identifier: 1016
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Fire-River Heart, Michele; Mehta, Michael D.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
On Gabriola Island, British Columbia, a group of community volunteers have focused their efforts to map and replant Bull Kelp. Help The Kelp has…
Local Identifier: 1017
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Chambers, Kayt; Heath, William; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, has declined sharply in recent decades in central Strait of Georgia (Salish Sea) due to factors that are not well…
Local Identifier: 1018
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Albertson, S. L.; Bos, Julia; Keyzers, Mya; Krembs, Christopher; Maloy, Carol; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Analyses of Ecology's longterm monitoring data has indicated that in the pelagic zone of Puget Sound, nutrient concentrations have significantly…
Local Identifier: 1019
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Dutch, Margaret; Herrmann, Clifton; Partridge, Valerie; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Weakland, Sandra; Welch, Kathy
Puget Sound benthic infaunal invertebrate assemblages (benthos) have been sampled and characterized for eight regions and six urban bays as part of…
Local Identifier: 1020
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Chamberlin, Joshua; Hall, Jason E.; Khangaonkar, Tarang; Rice, Casimir Alexander; Rowse, Mindy; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Tidal flooding is the primary driver of physical attributes (e.g., hydrology, elevation, channel morphology, and soil chemistry) that determine the…
Local Identifier: 1021
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Faustman, Elaine; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Research to define and convey seafood risks and benefits, such as cultural significance and nutritional value, is critical to making scientifically…
Local Identifier: 1022
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Young, Michelle
Recreational vessels can be a significant source of pollution in the marine environment; sewage, bilge, and greywater discharges, fuel and…
Local Identifier: 1023
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Khangaonkar, Tarang; Long, Wen; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
In this research, we conduct an analysis of the circulation and transport in the Puget Sound with a focus on seasonal patterns under current and…
Local Identifier: 1024
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: McAuley, Lora; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Carbon valuation of aquatic ecosystems is an important tool that can both mitigate for and adapt to climate change. Estuary ecosystems play an…
Local Identifier: 1025
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: MacLennan, Andrea; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.); Waggoner, Jonathan
The goal for this project was to create a social marketing behavior change strategy that would lead to residential landowners to improve the way they…
Local Identifier: 1026
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: O'Rourke, Rory; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Current Uses of the Fish Consumption Rate By Rory O'Rourke Environmental Scientist, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe For the 2014 Salish Sea…
Local Identifier: 1027
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Barnett, Aaron Arthur; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Through the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) of 1992 and in partnership with Washington State Parks Commission since 2009, Washington Sea Grant, has been…
Local Identifier: 1028
Date Issued: 2014-04-30/2014-05-01
Creators/Contributors: Adamus, Paul R.; Keany, Jim; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and stakeholders have developed an In-Lieu Fee approach for…
Local Identifier: 1029
Date Issued: 2014-04-30
Creators/Contributors: Biedenweg, Kelly; Nelson, Kara L.; Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Planning for and monitoring human wellbeing as a component of ecosystem recovery is a growing trend in coastal zone management. Within the Puget…
