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Wednesday, April 4th
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2018
1:30 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Introduction to challenges and solutions for shoreline armor removal and design of soft shore protection Jessica Cote, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Kathryn E. Ketteridge, Confluence Environmental Co., United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Contaminants in Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and Their Food Web Uptake and trophic changes of PBDEs in the benthic marine food chain Brenda Burd, Ecostat Research Ltd., Canada Chris Lowe, Capital Regional District, Canada Carmen Morales, Vancouver Aquarium, Canada Peter Ross, Vancouver Aquarium, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Why we need to look at cumulative effects on Blackfish, a cultural and ecological icon of the Salish Sea Ray Harris, Chemainus First Nation, United States 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Lessons from Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Integrating science, policy, and management Pat Crain, Olympic National Park, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States George Pess, NOAA, United States Roger J. Peters, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Joseph H. Anderson, Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Sam Brenkman, Olympic National Park, United States Jeffrey Duda, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Assessing harmful algal bloom risk in Puget Sound: a coupled modeling-data analysis approach D. L. Woodruff, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Stephanie K. Moore, National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Ning Sun, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Jerry Borchert, Washington (State). Department of Health Audrey Coyne, Washington (State). Department of Health Guillaume Mauger, University of Washington Valerie Cullinan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: Lessons Learned in the Creation of a Data Centre for the Salish Sea Strait of Georgia Data Centre Terry Curran, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Benjamin Skinner, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem Data Collation and Management Comprehensive data management for an ocean observatory: ONC's Oceans 2.0 Richard Dewey, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Benoit Pirenne, Ocean Networks Canada, Canada Reyna Jenkyns, Ocean Networks Canada, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem Data Collation and Management Data management at the Hakai Institute Ray Brunsting, Hakai Institute, Canada 1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem Data Collation and Management Supporting diverse Pacific NW marine data access needs via the NANOOS Visualization System (NVS) and data services Emilio Mayorga, University of Washington J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Jonathan Allan, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, United States Craig Risien, Oregon State University Troy Tanner, University of Washington Amy Sprenger, University of Washington Marine Lebrec, University of Washington Rachel Wold, University of Washington 1:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem Data Collation and Management Supporting diverse Pacific NW marine data access needs via the NANOOS Visualization system (NVS) and data services Emilio Mayorga, University of Washington Troy Tanner, University of Washington Jonathan Allan, NANOOS/OR Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Rachel Wold, University of Washington PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: So How Do We Pay for This?! Funding Puget Sound and Salish Sea Protection and Recovery Clean Water for the Center of the Universe: The Green Bridges Pilot Project Ellen Southard, Salmon Safe, United States Richard R. Horner, Salmon Safe, United States 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: So How Do We Pay for This?! Funding Puget Sound and Salish Sea Protection and Recovery Community supported fisheries in cities: can healthful local seafood reach beyond the wealthy John Koehn, Univ. of Washington, United States 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: So How Do We Pay for This?! Funding Puget Sound and Salish Sea Protection and Recovery Managing ledgers for stacked credit trading Jason Lehto, NOAA, United States 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Panel: So How Do We Pay for This?! Funding Puget Sound and Salish Sea Protection and Recovery Optimizing green stormwater infrastructure for people and nature: advancing urban stormwater planning through design thinking, pollution loading, and social equity metrics Emily Howe, The Nature Conservancy, United States Christian Nilsen, Geosyntec Consultants, United States Jessie Israel, The Nature Conservancy, United States Dan Pankani, Geosyntec Consultants, United States Paul Hobson, Geosyntec Consultants, United States Kevin Koryto, Geosyntec Consultants, United States Eric Strecker, Geosyntec Consultants, United States Jamie Robertson, The Nature Conservancy, United States 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Using Collaborative Multi-Sector Partnerships to Address Sea Level Rise in Washington State Bobbak Talebi, Washington State Department of Ecology PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Sharlene Shaikh, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Cecilia Wong, Environement and Climate Change Canada Michael Rylko, United States Environmental Protection Agency Todd Hass, Puget Sound Partnership PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Teri King, Washington Sea Grant, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	The Impacts of Open Net Pen Salmon Farming on Wild Salmon Sea lice infection rates on juvenile chum salmon in a Salish Sea fjord with no Atlantic salmon net pens Micah Wait, Wild Fish Conservancy, United States James Fletcher, Wild FIsh Conservancy, United States Adrian Tuohy, Wild FIsh Conservancy, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Evaluation Salish Sea marine bird Indicators with insights from recent research by professional and citizen scientists Scott F. Pearson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Martin G. (Martin George) Raphael, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Corvallis, Or.) PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery An overview of the Salish Sea model: existence of reflux mixing and recurring hypoxia Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Adi Nugraha, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Wenwei Xu, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Wen Long, Tecplot, United States Laura Bianucci, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Anise Ahmed, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington (State). Department of Ecology G. J. Pelletier, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics 3D hydrodynamic modeling of Lower Fraser River Shaheli Masoom, Metro Vancouver, Canada Li Gu, Metro Vancouver, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Geomorphic challenges to restoring Puget Sound beaches Hugh Shipman, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Contaminants in Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and Their Food Web River otters of the Green-Duwamish: biomonitors of ecological health Michelle Wainstein, Woodland Park Zoo Fred Koontz, Consultant Bobbi Miller, Woodland Park Zoo Gina Maria Ylitalo, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Bernadita F. Anulacion, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Daryle Boyd, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Sandra O’Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Philippe Thomas, National Wildlife Research Centre (Canada) Cornelya Klutsch, Trent University PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Sightings of Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea 1976-2014 Shawn Larson, Whale Museum, United States Jennifer Olsen, Whale Museum, United States Richard Osborne, Whale Museum, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Planning, implementation, and monitoring Pacific salmonid recovery following the removal of two hydroelectric dams on Washington's Elwha River Roger J. Peters, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Jeff Duda, U.S. Geological Survey, United States George Pess, NOAA, United States Martin Liermann, NOAA, United States Sam Brenkman, National Park Service, United States Pat Crain, National Park Service, United States Brian Winter, National Park Service, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Joseph H. Anderson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Tim Randle, Bureau of Reclamation, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Comparison of Alexandrium spp. surface sediment cyst maps from Quartermaster Harbor in 2007 and 2017 Cheryl Greengrove, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Julie Masura, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Thanh-Thuy Nguyen, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Mitchell Schatz, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	The Impacts of Open Net Pen Salmon Farming on Wild Salmon Wild salmon may prevent evolution of drug resistance in sea lice on salmon farms Andrew Bateman, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Stephanie Peacock, Univ. of Calgary, Canada Martin Krkosek, Univ. of Toronto, Canada Mark Lewis, Univ. of Alberta, Canada 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Some like it hot: using citizen science to identify marine bird hotspots in Puget Sound Timothy Jones, University of Washington Scott F. Pearson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Julia Parrish, University of Washington Toby Ross, Seattle Audubon Society, United States Peter Hodum, University of Puget Sound Eric John Ward, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Jennifer Lang, Seattle Audubon Society, United States Adam Sedgley, Conservation International, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery River and wastewater effluent nutrient inputs into the Salish Sea model Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Anise Ahmed, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Sheelagh McCarthy, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics Boundary Bay ambient monitoring program Carrie Hightower, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Applying the tools in the marine shoreline design guidelines (MSDG) to select marine bank protection techniques Corey Morss, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Padraic Smith, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Contaminants in Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and Their Food Web PCB and PBDE levels in southern and northern resident killer whales: update on contaminant levels and related health effects Marie Noel, Ocean Wise, Canada Gina Maria Ylitalo, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Brad Hanson, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Jared R. Towers, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Peter Ross, Ocean Wise, Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans Robert Lacy, Chicago Zoological Society (Ill.) Rob Williams, Oceans Initiative, United States Erin Ashe, Oceans Initiative, United States Chris Clark, Cornell University Kenneth C. Balcomb, Center for Whale Research Lauren Brent, University of Exeter Daren Croft, University of Exeter Deborah Giles, Center for Whale Research Paul C. Paquet, Raincoast Conservation Foundation Misty MacDuffee, Raincoast Conservation Foundation PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Monitoring and adaptation management of revegetation in the former Elwha Reservoirs Joshua Chenoweth, Olympic National Park, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Reanalysis of continuous shellfish monitoring data in pursuit of temporal and spatial patterns of paralytic shellfish toxins in the Puget Sound/Salish Sea Margaret L. Taylor, Stillaguamish Tribe, United States Erika McPhee-Shaw, Western Washington Univ., United States Stephanie K. Moore, NOAA NWFSC, United States Cheryl Greengrove, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	The Impacts of Open Net Pen Salmon Farming on Wild Salmon Evaluating environmental pathogen abundance in relation to British Columbian salmon farms Dylan Shea, Univ. of Toronto, Canada Andrew Bateman, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Kristi Miller, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Amy Tabata, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Lindsey Ogston, Univ. of Toronto, Canada Steven Short, Univ. of Toronto, Canada Martin Krkosek, Univ. of Toronto, Canada 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Effects of large-scale and local anthropogenic habitat modifications on aquatic bird communities in an urban estuary Thomas P. Good, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Hiroo Imaki, Pacific Spatial Solutions, United States Joseph Evenson, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Casimir Rice, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery Application of Salish Sea model: water quality improvement through anthropogenic nutrient reductions Anise Ahmed, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics Estimating river flows across basins using water isotopes Lillian McGill, Univ. of Washington, United States Ashley E. Steel, U.S. Forest Service, United States Renee J. Brooks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Engineering sustainable shorelines: an evaluation framework Jessica Wilson, SNC-Lavalin, Canada John Readshaw, SNC-Lavalin, Canada Cliff Robinson, SNC-Lavalin, Canada Luke Sales, Town of Qualicum Beach, Canada Bob Weir, Town of Qualicum Beach, Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Contaminants in Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and Their Food Web The threat of toxic contaminants to Southern Resident killer whales: monitoring POPs and PAHs in scat samples Jessica I. Lundin, University of Washington Gina Maria Ylitalo, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deborah Giles, University of California, Davis Elizabeth Seely, University of California, Davis Kim Parsons, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jennifer Hempelmann, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bernadita F. Anulacion, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Daryle Boyd, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Samuel K. Wasser, University of Washington 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Mortality risk and social network position in southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca): sex differences and the importance of salmon abundance Sam Ellis, University of Exeter Daniel Franks, University of York Stuart Nattrass, University of York Michael Cant, University of Exeter Michael Weiss, University of Exeter Deborah Giles, University of Washington Kenneth C. Balcomb, Center for Whale Research Darren Croft, University of Exeter PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Policy, science, economics and culture at a crossroads: restoring the Deschutes River estuary Dave Peeler, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, United States Sue Patnude, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Distribution of paralytic shellfish toxins in whole and partial butter clams and comparison to traditional preparation methods Misty Peacock, Northwest Indian College, United States Rosa Hunter, Northwest Indian College, United States Marco Hatch, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	The Impacts of Open Net Pen Salmon Farming on Wild Salmon Salmon farms: are we making progress Alexandra Morton, Raincoast Research Society, Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Apex predator behaviour in a changing Salish Sea: determining the role bald eagle foraging behaviour plays in nutrient cycling and terrestrial food webs under diminishing salmon populations Kristen Walters, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Ron Ydenberg, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada John Reynolds, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery Response of Salish Sea circulation and water quality to climate change and sea level rise Wenwei Xu, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Karthik Balaguru, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Ben Cope, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Jeffrey Arnold, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics Water quality effects of fish habitat restoration at Lone Tree Creek Nicole Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Shannon M. Buckham, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Shoreline armor removal: challenges and solutions to working with private property owners Lisa Kaufman, Northwest Straits Foundation, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Contaminants in Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea and Their Food Web Assessing persistent organic pollutant (POP) transfer from female killer whales (Orcinus orca) to calves during gestation and lactation Dawn Page Noren, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Gina Maria Ylitalo, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Kristine F. Burtis, Sea World Daryle Boyd, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Amy McCoy, Sea World Todd L. Schmitt, Sea World Steve Osborn, Sea World Judy A. St. Leger, Sea World 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Phocoenacide: the killing of porpoise (Phocoenidae) by fish eating Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) Deborah Giles, Univ. of Washington, United States Courtney Smith, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, United States Samuel Ellis, Univ. of Exeter, United Kingdom Darren Croft, Univ. of Exeter, United Kingdom Jennifer Olson, Whale Museum, United States Michael Weiss, Ctr. for Research in Animal Behaviour, United Kingdom 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Recognizing and integrating wildlife as Elwha restoration agents John F. McLaughlin, Western Washington University Kim Sager-Fradkin, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Kurt Jenkins, U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station, United States Rebecca McCaffery, U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station, United States Patti Happe, National Park Service, Olympic National Park, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Harmful algae in the Strait of Georgia, citizen science data Svetlana Esenkulova, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Where have all the forage fish gone? Response of rhinoceros auklets to an anomalously poor breeding season Peter Hodum, University of Puget Sound Scott F. Pearson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Tom Good, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery Skagit Delta alternatives analysis: using output from the Salish Sea hydrodynamic model to quantify benefits and impacts of restoration project concepts Jenna Friebel, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Jenny Lynn Baker, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) Polly Hicks, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics A GIS solution to evaluating remedial alternatives in sediment remediation and recovery Leon M. Delwiche, NewFields, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part I Urban-industrial shoreline restoration techniques: Duwamish Waterway and Elliott Bay George Blomberg, Port of Seattle, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Cumulative Effects on Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) The Ecosystem Approach: recovering rivers to help save the Southern Resident killer whales Colleen Weiler, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, United States Deborah Giles, Univ. of California, Davis, United States Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part I Phytoplankton monitoring through the SoundToxins partnership improves shellfish management and safety for the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Neil Harrington, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, United States 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Transboundary Monitoring of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Salish Sea Forage fish in the southern Salish Sea: results of the midwater acoustic trawl survey Todd Sandell, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Michael Burger, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Adam Lindquist, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Patrick Biondo, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Dayv Lowry, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Understanding the Salish Sea Model and its Application for Puget Sound Recovery Ocean acidification driven changes in pH exposure of zooplankton: projections from the Salish Sea model Paul McElhany, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Vathsala DeSilva, Vicuna, Inc., United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Water Quality and Hydrodynamics Light availability controls in the benthic nearshore ecosystem of the Elwha River Hannah Glover, Univ. of Washington, United States Andrea S. Ogston, Univ. of Washington, United States Emily F. Eidam, Univ. of Oregon, United States Ian M. Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States Stephen P. Rubin, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Using climate modeling and collaborative planning to develop adaptation actions across Salish Sea watersheds Michael Burnham, Thurston Regional Planning Council, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part II Soft shore protection: lessons learned from 20 years of project design and implementation Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Alexis Blue, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II First records of the genus azadinium (dinophyceae) from Puget Sound, Washington State Vera Trainer, NOAA NWFSC, United States Joo-Hwan Kim, Hanyang Univ., Korea, Republic of Brian Bill, NOAA NWFSC, United States Nicolaus Adams, NOAA NWFSC, United States Urban Tillmann, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany Bernd Krock, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany Neil Harrington, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm Indigenizing climate change health impact assessments and action plans: the Swinomish health template Jamie Donatuto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Larry Campbell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Sarah Grossman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Eric Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Aundrea McBride, Skagit River Systems Cooperative, United States 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm Kukutali Preserve: co-managing the first tribal-state park in Washington Karen Mitchell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Todd A. Mitchell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm Planning for resilient coastal communities in Washington state Clare Ryan, Univ. of Washington, United States Daniel Feinberg, Univ. of Washington, United States 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm STEM education and outreach: putting invisible wonders into the spotlight of science education Thayne Yazzie, Northwest Indian College, United States Misty Peacock, Northwest Indian College, United States 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm Using traditional ecological knowledge to protect wetlands: the Swinomish Tribe's Wetlands Cultural Assessment Project Todd Mitchell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Nicole J. Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish Survey of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Washington State rivers and lakes Callie Mathieu, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Melissa McCall, Washington State Department of Ecology, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Protection and restoration of salmon bearing streams in agricultural landscapes of the Puget Sound basin: a synthesis of approaches to reach-scale planning for eight focus areas Colin Hume, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Recovery and Monitoring for ESA-listed Rockfish and Habitats in the Salish Sea ESA-listed Puget Sound rockfish: How did we get here and how do we assess progress towards recovery planning goals? Kelly Andrews, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Krista M. Nichols, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Jason Cope, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Nick Tolimieri, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Dan Tonnes, NOAA's West Coast Regional Office, United States Dayv Lowry, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Robert Pacunski, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Session Description: Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Cheryl Greengrove, University of Washington PDF 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
3:30 PM	Session Description: Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Todd Hass, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Trina Bayard, Audubon Washington David Hope, Simon Fraser University PDF 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM	Session Description: Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Cecilia Wong, Environement and Climate Change Canada Penny A. Becker, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Lisa Ann Jones, Fisheries and Oceans Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Taking stock of avian responses to Puget Sound estuary restoration: inventory and assessment Trina Bayard, Audubon Washington, United States Marla Koberstein, Ecostudies Institute, United States Gary Slater, Ecostudies Institute, United States Todd Hass, Puget Sound Partnership, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Structure-from-motion: uses in long-term shoreline monitoring Hannah Faulkner, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Jane Atha, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics Regional approaches using green stormwater solutions: multi-benefit/functional stormwater parks in Kitsap County Christopher May, Kitsap County Public Works, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Management options that address cumulative effects and aid recovery of SRKW Misty MacDuffee, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Integrated watershed planning for freshwater sustainability on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada William Shulba, Islands Trust, Canada Justine C. Starke, Islands Trust, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part II Institutional barriers and facilitators in green infrastructure implementation in British Columbia and Washington State Tugce Conger, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Temporal and spatial distribution of Azadinium spp. in the Salish Sea Nicolaus Adams, NOAA Fisheries, United States Jerry Borchert, Washington State Dept. of Health, United States Urban Tillmann, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany Joo-Hwan Kim, Hanyang Univ., Korea, Republic of Vera L. Trainer, NOAA Fisheries, United States 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish Persistent bioaccumulatives in freshwater fish of the Lake Washington watershed Jenee Colton, King County, United States Rory O'Rourke, King County, United States Richard Jack, King County, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Protection and restoration of Skokomish River Valley riparian areas Mitch Redfern, Mason Conservation District, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Recovery and Monitoring for ESA-listed Rockfish and Habitats in the Salish Sea Rockfish surveys in the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Puget Sound 2005-2017 Shawn Larson, Seattle Aquarium, United States Amy Olsen, Seattle Aquarium, United States Chris VanDamme, Seattle Aquarium, United States Jeff Christiansen, Seattle Aquarium, United States 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Foraging opportunity: a method of monitoring shorebird migration and overwintering sites in a changing environment James Rourke, Hemmera, Canada Wendell Challenger, LGL, Canada Ron Ydenberg, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Structure from motion on Salish shores: remote mapping for restoration Branden Rishel, Coastal Geologic Services, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics Performance of porous asphalt pavements: stormwater quantity and quality mitigation Anand Jayakaran, Washington State Univ., United States Thorsten Knappenberger, Auburn Univ., United States John D. Stark, Washington State Univ., United States Curtis Hinman, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc., United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Southern Resident killer whale SRKW females and the tragedy of the commons Kenneth C. Balcomb, Center for Whale Research PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Using a watershed approach to identify protection and restoration actions in the Blackjack Creek watershed, Kitsap County, Washington Steve Todd, Suquamish Tribe, United States Ilon Logan, Environmental Science Associates, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part II Elwha nearshore ecosystem restoration: dam removal and shoreline armor removal Jamie Michel, Coastal Watershed Institute Anne Shaffer, Coastal Watershed Institute Dave Parks, Crescent Environmental, United States Chris Byrnes, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Interannual variation of the toxic raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo in Departure Bay (Nanaimo): data from the harmful algae monitoring program 2001-2017 Tamara Brown, Microthalassia Consultants Inc., Canada Nicola Haigh, Microthalassia Consultants Inc., Canada Devan Johnson, Microthalassia Consultants Inc., Canada PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish Entry and transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Pacific sand lance life cycle, Puget Sound, Washington Theresa Liedtke, Geological Survey (U.S.) Kathy Conn, Geological Survey (U.S.) Rick Dinicola, Geological Survey (U.S.) Renee Takesue, Geological Survey (U.S.) PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Integrated agricultural riparian stewardship in the Stillaguamish and Snohomish watersheds Kristin Marshall, Snohomish Conservation District, United States Cindy Dittbrenner, Snohomish Conservation District, United States Carrie Byron, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Colin Hume, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Recovery and Monitoring for ESA-listed Rockfish and Habitats in the Salish Sea Can sport SCUBA divers provide reliable data for Rockfish conservation? Stefania Gorgopa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada John Volpe, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Using a bioenergetic model to set waterfowl habitat objectives for the Fraser River delta Bruce Harrison, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canada Dan Buffett, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canada Mark Petrie, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., United States Matthew Christensen, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Canada PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Empowering coastal engineers and scientists with unmanned systems Preston Martin, NewFields, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics Developing high performance bioretention media and media filter systems: water quality treatment performance to-date Curtis Hinman, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc., United States 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Is silence golden? The recovery rationale for yielding—and enforcing—the maritime right-of-way to Southern Resident killer whales and their access to prey Todd Hass, Puget Sound Partnership, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Hydrologic and habitat assessment in False Bay Creek watershed, San Juan county, Washington Jennifer Thomas, Water and Land Natural Resource Consulting, LLC, United States David Hartley, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, United States Andrew Wones, Essency Environmental, United States Scott Rozenbaum, Rozewood Environmental Services, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Challenges and Solutions for Shoreline Armor Removal and Design of Soft Shore Protection: Part II An assessment of long-term bluff recession rates in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea: implications for the prioritization and design of restoration projects Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Differentiation of pseudo-nitzschia species (Baccillariophyceae) in seawater samples from the Salish Sea using the compound microscope Nicola Haigh, Microthalassia Consultants, Inc., Canada Devan Johnson, Microthalassia Consultants Inc., Canada Tamara Brown, Microthalassia Consultants Inc., Canada PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish How effective creosote-treated piling removal can help save a cornerstone species Celina Abercrombie, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Integrating watershed-scale and river-reach protection and restoration planning to promote climate resilience in the South Fork Nooksack River (SFNR) Oliver Grah, Nooksack Indian Tribe, United States Susan Dickerson-Lange, Natural Systems Design, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Recovery and Monitoring for ESA-listed Rockfish and Habitats in the Salish Sea Spatial comparison of PBTs in marine fish and invertebrates from King County waters Rory O'Rourke, King County, United States Jenée Colton, King County, United States Debra Williston, King County, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Divergent trends in migration timing of shorebirds along the Pacific flyway David Hope, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Joseph Buchanan, Cascadia Research Collective, United States Mary Anne Bishop, Prince William Sound Science Ctr., United States George Matz, Kachemak Bay Birders, United States Moira Lemon, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Mark Drever, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Mapping eelgrass (Zostera sp.) habitat in Padilla Bay, WA, using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) David Wallin, Western Washington Univ., United States Sylvia Yang, Western Washington Univ., United States Jefferson Emm, Western Washington Univ., United States Jude K. Apple, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, United States Suzanne Shull, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, United States Heath Bohlmann, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics Assessment of the impact of soil properties and biological amendments on bioretention performance for stormwater management Alex Taylor, Washington State University Jill Wetzel, Washington State University Emma Mudrock, Washington State University Kennith King, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jay W. Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service James Cameron, Environmental and Fisheries Science Div., United States Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Managing disposal at sea in the Salish Sea to protect Southern Resident killer whale habitat Rebecca Seifert, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Adam La Rusic, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Constructing a multi-jurisdictional watershed-scale stormwater and habitat recovery plan for Bear Creek Jeff Burkey, King County DNRP, United States Timothy Clark, King County DNRP, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Harmful Phytoplankton in the Salish Sea: Part II Development and application of LC/MS based analysis for marine algal toxins in Hood Canal Sang Seon Yun, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States Aaron Bentson-Royal, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States Kenneth Collins, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States Seth Book, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States Ron Figlar-Barnes, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) embryos exposed to creosote-treated pilings related to a piling removal project in Quilcene Bay, Washington James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Andrea J. Carey, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Gina Maria Ylitalo, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) John Incardona, Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Div., United States Laurie A. Niewolny, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Sandra M. O'Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Snoqualmie Valley agricultural production district riparian restoration and Ag partnership building: EMDS pilot project Kollin Higgins, King County, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Recovery and Monitoring for ESA-listed Rockfish and Habitats in the Salish Sea If you build it, they will come: marine habitat provided by a wastewater outfall Kimberle Stark, King County, United States Jeffrey Lundt, King County, United States Wendy Eash-Loucks, King County, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Waterbird monitoring and habitat association modeling to inform tidal marsh restoration in an urbanized estuary Susan De La Cruz, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Lacy M. Smith, Utah State Univ., United States Stacy Moskal, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Cheryl Strong, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States John Krause, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Yiwei Wang, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, United States John Yutaka Takekawa, Suisun Resource Conservation District, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Mapping intertidal vegetation using small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Phil Bloch, Confluence Environmental Co., United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics The chemical and biological effectiveness of bioretention for preventing sublethal and lethal toxicity in coho embryos exposed episodically to urban stormwater runoff during development Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University Jessica I. Lundin, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Jay W. Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlfe Service John Incardona, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Julann Spromberg, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Nathaniel L. Scholz, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Transboundary Actions to Address Threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) Are Southern Resident killer whales on a path to extinction? Samuel K. Wasser, University of Washington Jessica I. Lundin, University of Washington PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Watershed assessment modelling to identify critical sources of pollution and evaluate effectiveness of conservation management practices Nichole Embertson, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Meagan Harris, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Andrew Phay, Whatcom Conservation District, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Persistent Organic Pollutants and PAHs in Freshwater & Marine Fish The effects of diluted bitumen (dilbit) exposure during embryonic development on the future swimming performance and metabolic and ionic recovery post-exercise in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Feng Lin, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Chris Kennedy, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Protecting Riparian Areas in Agricultural Landscapes: Reach-Scale Planning and Acquisition Projects from the NEP Watershed Lead Organization Collaborative solutions to riparian protection and restoration in the Chimacum Creek watershed Sarah Doyle, North Olympic Salmon Coalition, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea A practical and informative sandpiper monitoring procedure for the Salish Sea Ronald Ydenberg, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Dov B. Lank, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Richard Johnston, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada David Hope, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Rachel Canham, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Structure from Motion and Drone Aerial Imagery for Coastal Restoration and Management Building a new on-demand coastal data ecosystem Nathan Vadeboncoeur, Smart Shores, Canada 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	The Performance of Low Impact Development Applied Across Land Use Scales Using Flow Control, Water Quality and Biological Metrics Washington State Phase I county watershed-scale stormwater planning studies: a long term plan to identify stormwater management strategies to improve receiving waters Dan Gariépy, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Andy Rheaume, City of Redmond, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, April 5th
12:00 AM	Session Description: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection Tribal and First Nations leadership on trans-boundary shipping safety and cultural resource protection Elise DeCola, Nuka Research & Planning Group, LLC PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description: Habitat Restoration & Protection Habitat Restoration Richard K. Childers, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, United States PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description: Transboundary Management and Policy Federal Initiatives: Oceans Protection Plan Lorraine Gill, Transport Canada, Canada PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description:The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and top-down processes The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and top-down processes Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description:The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile SalmonidGrowth and Survival The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile salmonid growth and survival Michael W. Schmidt, Long Live the Kings PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description:The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding salmon survival The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding salmon survival Iris M. Kemp, Long Live the Kings (Organization) PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
10:00 AM	Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Joint-development of the Pacific region OPP coastal environmental baseline program Paul A. Covert, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada James Mortimor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Janet Mossman, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Sean MacConnachie, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Habitat Restoration New Brighton shoreline habitat restoration project Mike Tranmer, Moffatt & Nichol, Canada PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea Assessing the effects of chemical mixtures using a Bayesian network-relative risk model (BN-RRM) integrating adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) in three Puget Sound watersheds Valerie Chu, Western Washington Univ., United States Meagan J. Harris, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Chelsea J. Mitchell, Washington State Univ., United States John D. Stark, Washington State Univ., United States Katherine E. von Stackelberg, Harvard Ctr. for Health and the Global Environment, United States Wayne G. Landis, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters The combined effects of acidification and hypoxia in Washington coastal waters Richard A. Feely, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories Remy Okazaki, University of Washington Wei-Jun Cai, University of Delaware Brendan Carter, University of Washington Nina Bednarsek, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, United States Simone Alin, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories Robert H. Byrne, University of South Florida Andrea Fassbender, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, United States Dana Greeley, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Panel: Beyond Armwaving and Anecdotes: Bringing Adaptive Management to Land Use Planning Seven years of development and change within 200' of the shore in Puget Sound Kenneth Pierce, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Timothy P. (Thomas Peter) Quinn, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Keith Folkerts, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Jeanne Miller, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Kevin Samson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Matt Muller, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
10:00 AM	Restoration and Protection Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow: Climate Change in Practice Fir Island farm: estuary restoration project: designing for climate change and uncertainty in shoreline flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration projects David Cline, Shannon and Wilson Inc., United States PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Tsleil-Waututh Nation: restoring shellfish harvest opportunities in Burrard Inlet, Canada Bridget Doyle, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Latitudinal variation in seagrass wasting disease from Puget Sound to Alaska Olivia Graham, Cornell Univ., United States Corinne Klohmann, Cornell Univ., United States Emily Adamcyzk, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Angeleen Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Nick Tolimieri, NOAA, United States Tiff Stephens, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, United States Colleen Amy Burge, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, United States Drew Harvell, Cornell Univ., United States PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:00 AM	Session Description: Beyond theory: the assessment and management of cumulative effects in the Salish Sea Ecosystem Recovery in an International Transboundary System Cathryn Clarke Murray, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Andrea Locke, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Jameal Sanhouri, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States PDF 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
10:00 AM	Snapshot Presentations Swinomish for science: how cultural traditions guide science-based environmental protection Lindsay Thomason Logan, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
10:00 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival Juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) residency and early growth in the lower Fraser River estuary Lia Chalifour, Univ. of Victoria, Canada David Scott, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada Misty MacDuffee, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada John Dower, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Julia Baum, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:05 AM	Snapshot Presentations Does eelgrass act as an ocean acidification refuge for shellfish in the Salish Sea? Bonnie Becker, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Michelle McCartha, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Micah Horwith, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 10:05 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM	Snapshot Presentations Social and economic impacts of a 2017 oyster-transmitted norovirus outbreak in Hammersley Inlet, Puget Sound Marisa Nixon, Washington State Dept. of Health, United States PDF 10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM	Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Cumulative effects of marine shipping Paula Doucette, Transport Canada, Canada PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Habitat Restoration Assessing the influence of wave-induced bed shear stresses on tidal marsh colonization potential Astrid Vargas, Moffatt & Nichol, United States PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea Modeling potential population-level impacts of localized oil spills on Puget Sound Pacific herring stocks Julann Spromberg, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Sarah Allan, United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration Nathaniel L. Scholz, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters A decade-long biogeochemical cruise time-series from the Salish Sea and Washington coast: Regional connections to large-scale ocean climate drivers of ocean acidification and hypoxia Simone Alin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab., United States J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Richard A. Feely, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab., United States Beth Curry, University of Washington Dana J. Greeley, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab., United States Marine Lebrec, University of Washington 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Restoration and Protection Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow: Climate Change in Practice Guiding Chinook salmon recovery projects towards a more resilient future Stacy Vynne McKinstry, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Amber Moore, Puget Sound Partnership, United States PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Shared Waters: restoring shellfish harvest in the trans-boundary watershed of Boundary Bay Christy Juteau, A Rocha Canada, Canada PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends North to south: ecosystem features determine seagrass community response to sea otter foraging Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Erin U. Rechsteiner, Hakai Institute, Canada Brent Hughes, Duke Univ., United States M. Tim Tinker, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, United States Zachary L. Monteith, Hakai Institute, Canada Angeleen M. Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Mathew Morgan Henderson, Hakai Institute, Canada Jane C. Watson, Vancouver Island Univ., Canada PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:15 AM	Snapshot Presentations An investigation of benthic recovery and climate change resilience in the Englishman River estuary Connie L. Miller Retzer, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Canada Thomas G. Reid, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, Canada Peter K. deKoning, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, Canada PDF 10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
10:15 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival New information on resident areas of ocean age 0 Chinook salmon in the Strait of Georgia C. M. Neville, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Richard J. Beamish, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:20 AM	Snapshot Presentations Climate robust culvert design: probabilistic estimates of fish passage impediments Guillaume Mauger, Univ. of Washington, United States Alan F. Hamlet, Univ. of Notre Dame, United States Se-Yeun Lee, Univ. of Washington, United States Jason Won, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM	Snapshot Presentations PCBs in Lower Green River juvenile Chinook salmon Jenee Colton, King County, United States Rory O'Rourke, King County, United States Richard Jack, King County, United States PDF 10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM	Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Pre-contact baseline ecological reconstruction in Burrard Inlet John Konovsky, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada Jesse Morin, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Habitat Restoration Marine shoreline armor in King County, 2005-2015 Alexis Henry, King County, United States Kollin Higgins, King County, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea Using metapopulation models to estimate the effects of pesticides and environmental stressors to Spring Chinook salmon in the Yakima River Basin, WA Chelsea Mitchell, Washington State Univ., United States Valerie R. Chu, Western Washington Univ., United States Meagan J. Harris, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Wayne G. Landis, Western Washington Univ., United States Katherine E. von Stackelberg, Harvard Ctr. for Risk Analysis, United States John D. Stark, Washington State Univ., United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters Patterns and variability in ocean acidification conditions in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Simone Alin, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories Beth Curry, University of Washington Adrienne J. Sutton, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories John Mickett, University of Washington Richard A. Feely, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories Marine Lebrec, University of Washington Dana Greeley, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratories Wendi Ruef, University of Washington Andrea Fassbender, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, United States Terrie Klinger, University of Washington PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Restoration and Protection Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow: Climate Change in Practice Lessons learned: tidal marsh restoration in a dynamic context of stress and climate change Roger Nathan Fuller, Western Washington University PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Which factors influence Manila clam survival on Lummi Nation tidal flats? Andrés J. Quesada, Northwest Indian College Andrew Thurber, Oregon State University Misty Peacock, Northwest Indian College, United States Rosa Hunter, Northwest Indian College Marco Hatch, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Examining sources of sediment carbon stored in seagrass habitats across the Skagit Delta and Padilla Bay Erin Murray, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Snapshot Presentations Soundwatch: eighteen years of monitoring whale watch vessel activities in the Salish Sea Shawn Larson, Whale Museum, United States Elizabeth Seely, Whale Museum, United States Richard Osborne, Whale Museum, United States Kari Koski, Whale Museum, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
10:30 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival Long-term spatial-temporal eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat change in the Salish Sea (1932-2016) Natasha Nahirnick, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Maycira Costa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Sarah Schroeder, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Tara Sharma, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Canada PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:35 AM	Snapshot Presentations Beyond the ban: assessing changes and impacts of U.S. crude oil exports for the West Coast Valerie Cleland, Univ. of Washington, United States Ian Hanna, Univ. of Washington, United States 10:35 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM	Snapshot Presentations Climate change adaptation planning for Port of Seattle waterfront properties Joseph Gellings, Port of Seattle, United States PDF 10:40 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Lessons from cumulative effects assessment and management initiatives on the North Pacific Coast of British Columbia Rebecca Martone, Marine Planning Partnership, Canada John Bones, Nanwakolas Council, Canada Steve Diggon, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada Stuart Crawford, Council of the Haida Nation, Canada Maya Paul, Marine Planning Partnership, Canada Gord McGee, Central Coast Indigenous Resources Alliance, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Habitat Restoration Seahurst Park beach restoration: Phase II Beth McCasland, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea If historic marine pollution ceases, will the natural intertidal community return? How exposure to and release from pollution disturbance shapes rocky intertidal communities in the Salish Sea Shannon Bard, Hemmera, Canada Aaron Eger, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Julia Baum, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters Sources of acidic bottom water in Bellingham Bay, Washington David Shull, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Restoration and Protection Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow: Climate Change in Practice Sea level rise guidance for nearshore habitat restoration in Puget Sound Harriet Morgan, Univ. of Washington, United States Nicole Faghin, Washington Sea Grant, United States Jay Krienitz, Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, United States Tish Conway-Cranos, Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Factors that affect the vertical distribution of Olympia oyster larvae in Fidalgo Bay, WA Brooke McIntyre, Western Washington Univ., United States Shawn Arellano, Western Washington Univ., United States Erika McPhee-Shaw, Western Washington Univ., United States Marco Hatch, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Regional patterns in seagrass distribution, and their implications for management in greater Puget Sound Bart Christiaen, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Pete Dowty, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Lisa Ferrier, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Jeff Gaeckle, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Snapshot Presentations Levee and dike breaching as a restoration tool in coastal wetlands for long-term resiliency to sea level rise John M. Rybczyk, Western Washington University Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University 10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
10:45 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival Survival of juvenile Cowichan River chinook throughout their first year of life: a summary of PIT tag returns through fall 2017 Kevin Pellett, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:50 AM	Snapshot Presentations A modeling study of storm surge in the Salish Sea Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Ian Miller, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM	Snapshot Presentations Copper accumulation from antifouling paints in five marinas on Puget Sound William Hobbs, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Melissa McCall, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 10:55 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Beyond theory: The Assessment and Management of Cumulative Effects in the Salish Sea Ten years of restoration and protection in Puget Sound: What's the impact on salmon? Elene Trujillo, Puget Sound Partnership Leska S. Fore, Puget Sound Partnership 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Habitat Restoration Plant community and nutrient development within four estuary restoration sites in Kitsap County, Washington Shannon Call, Western Washington Univ., United States Jenise M. Bauman, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea Using multivariate statistical tools to evaluate dioxin/furan congener profiles and inform policy decisions Will Hafner, NewFields, United States Jonathan Nuwer, NewFields, United States Timothy Hammermeister, NewFields, United States Peter Striplin, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Chance Asher, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters Results from the Baynes Sound Environmental Intelligence Collaboration (BaSEIC) Wiley Evans, Hakai Institute, Canada Darlene Winterburn, BC Shellfish Grower's Association, Canada Katie Pocock, Hakai Institute, Canada Carrie Weekes, Hakai Institute, Canada Alex Hare, Hakai Institute, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Population genetics of native shellfish aquaculture species and potential genetic risks of cultivation Natalie Lowell, Univ. of Washington, United States Lorenz Hauser, Univ. of Washington, United States Brent Vadopalas, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Eelgrass (Zostera marina) restoration in Puget Sound: restoration tools, successes and challenges Jeff Gaeckle, Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Kate Buenau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Lara Aston, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Ronald M. Thom, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Jim Shannon, Hart Crowser (Firm) PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival Relationship between early marine growth and returning adults of Fraser sockeye salmon Lyse Godbout, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Carrie Holt, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Marc Trudel, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Cameron Freshwater, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Michael O'Brien, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Chrys Neville, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Strahan Tucker, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Sue Grant, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Francis Juanes, University of Victoria Moira Galbraith, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Richard Ian Perry, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Richard Beamish, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM	Habitat Restoration Newaukum Creek riparian protection and restoration Josh Kahan, King County Water and Land Resources Div., United States 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Modeling the Effects of Pesticides, Toxicants, and Multiple Stressors on the Fish Populations and Ecological Communities of the Salish Sea From the molecular to population risk to ecosystem services: a risk assessment adaptive management approach for the Salish Sea Wayne Landis, Western Washington Univ., United States John D. Stark, Washington State Univ., United States Katherine E. Stackelberg, Harvard, United States Valerie R. Chu, Western Washington Univ., United States Chelsea J. Mitchell, Puyallup Research and Extension Ctr., United States 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Ocean Acidification: Observations and Monitoring in Salish Sea Waters The story so far: an in situ pairing of chemical oceanography and physiology Helen Gurney-Smith, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Kayla Mohns, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Caitlin Smith, Vancouver Island Univ., Canada Tamara Brown, Microthalassia Inc., Canada Brenna Collicutt, Hakai Institute, Canada Anne Haegert, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada Wiley Evans, Hakai Institute, Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Restoring Shellfish Harvesting Beaches in the Transboundary Salish Sea Dye and microbial study in response to outbreak of norovirus-like illnesses from consumption of shellfish from Hammersley Inlet, Washington Mark Toy, Washington Dept. of Health, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Development of an interactive web map to visualize a complex dataset Lisa Ferrier, Washington State Dept of Natural Resources, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Juvenile Salmonid Growth and Survival Has primary productivity declined in the Strait of Georgia since the 1970s? Sophia Johannessen, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research A modeling study of storm surge in the Salish Sea Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States George G. Waldbusser, Oregon State Univ., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Building resilience of coastal fishing communities to harmful algal blooms Kathleen M. Moore, University of Washington Stephanie Moore, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Stacia Dreyer, University of Washington Edward Allison, University of Washington Sunny Jardine, University of Washington Terrie Klinger, University of Washington Julia Ekstrom, University of California, Davis Anna Varney, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Karma C. Norman, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Deliberative mapping for a changing Salish Sea Katrina Radach, Western Washington Univ., United States Troy Abel, Western Washington Univ., United States Tammi Laninga, Western Washington Univ., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Effects of forecasted climate change on stream temperatures in the Nooksack River Basin Stephanie Truitt, Western Washington Univ., United States Robert J. Mitchell, Western Washington Univ., United States John R. Yearsley, Univ. of Washington, United States Oliver Grah, Nooksack Tribe, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Forecasted flow and temperature changes in fish-bearing streams of the Hood Canal and Strait of Juan de Fuca Ryan Murphy, Point No Point Treaty Council, United States Cynthia Rossi, Point No Point Treaty Council, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Harmful algal species in the central basin of Puget Sound: seasonal distribution patterns analyzed via FlowCAM technology Lyndsey Swanson, King County Environmental Lab., United States Gabriela Hannach, King County Environmental Lab., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research How did large scale climate anomalies impact 2015 phytoplankton blooms in Puget Sound? Juhi LaFuente, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology S. L. Albertson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Allison Brownlee, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Laura Hermanson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Mya Keyzers, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Integrating global climate change stressors and human health and well-being endpoints into a Bayesian network relative risk model of the Skagit River Eric J. Lawrence, Western Washington Univ., United States April J. Markiewicz, Western Washington Univ., United States Wayne G. Landis, Western Washington Univ., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Investigating the vulnerability of nearshore coastal communities in British Columbia to ocean acidification Eleanor Simpson, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Debby Ianson, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Karen Kohfeld, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Sarah Cooley, Ocean Conservancy, United States Murray Rutherford, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Patrick Mahaux, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Jennifer Silver, Univ. of Guelph, Canada Yves Perreault, Little Wing Oysters, Canada Andre Comeau, Okeover Organic Oysters, Canada Andrew Dryden, Evening Cove Oysters, Canada Nathan Habren, Evening Cove Oysters, Canada Keith Reid, Stellar Bay Shellfish, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Makah Tribe's climate adaptation planning and community engagement Michael Chang, Makah Tribe, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Modeling tsunami-tide interaction in Puget Sound Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Ocean acidification information exchange: a community responding to ocean acidification through collaboration Shallin Busch, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, United States Libby Jewett, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, United States Ru Morrison, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, United States Kelly Canesi, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, United States Jackie Motyka, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, United States Rob Cardeiro, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Paving a path for the shellfish industry to adapt to ocean acidification David J. Wrathall, Oregon State Univ., United States Brian G. Katz, Oregon State Univ., United States Jessamyn A. Johnson, Oregon State Univ., United States David M. Kling, Oregon State Univ., United States George G. Waldbusser, Oregon State Univ., United States Bobbi Hudson, Pacific Shellfish Institute, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Recent climate patterns are affecting seasonal water residence times and water temperatures in Puget Sound S. L. Albertson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Allison Brownlee, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Carol Maloy, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Mya Keyzers, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Red Tide and Coast Salish Peoples Rosa Hunter, Northwest Indian College, United States Misty Peacock, Northwest Indian College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Researching and observing harmful microorganisms in the Salish Sea Tamisha Yazzie, Salish Sea Research Ctr., United States Jesus Morales, Salish Sea Research Ctr., United States Rosa Hunter, Salish Sea Research Ctr., United States Misty Mendoza, Salish Sea Research Ctr., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Salt marsh carbon storage and accumulation rate potential along the British Columbia and Washington Coast Maija Gailis, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research The effect of El Niño on the relationship between surface pH, salinity, and chlorophyll in the possession sound Collin Chung, Everett Community College, United States Natalie Parry, Everett Community College, United States Ariel Shiley, Everett Community College, United States Hailey Dearing, Everett Community College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Understanding community perceptions on sea level rise adaptation Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans, United States Stephanie Buffum, Friends of the San Juans, United States Shannon Davis, Friends of the San Juans, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, & Research Year-round algal toxin exposure in free-ranging sea lions Adrianne Akmajian, Makah Tribe, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement Beach seine surveys and monitoring in the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Matthew Castle, Samish Indian Nation, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement Engaging local students and aquarium visitors through ROV technology Jessica Lotz, Highline College, United States Katy Kachmarik, Highline College, United States Rus Higley, Highline College, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement The other COARSE: community-originated acquisition, research, stewardship and education David Bain, Friends of North Creek Forest, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement The Salish Sea as a "classroom" for undergraduate research at the Ocean Research College Academy Ardi Kveven, Everett Community College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement The story of a tribal liaison intern Lisa Redsteer, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Collaboration & Engagement Youth video challenge to promote healthy marine environments project Rachael Merrett, Georgia Strait Alliance, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Benefits and challenges of UAV imagery for eelgrass (Zostera marina) mapping in small estuaries of the Salish Sea Natasha Nahirnick, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Paul Hunter, High Angle UAV, Canada Maycira Costa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Sarah Schroeder, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Tara Sharma, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Citizen science demonstrates need and importance at Whatcom County beaches Natalie Lord, Northwest Straits Surfrider Chapter, United States Olivia Latimer Eleanor Hines PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Citizen science in the aquatic reserves Erica Bleke, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Community members of all ages work together to reveal the dynamic nature of Liberty Bay Lauren Kemper, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States Markie Rodgers, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States Catherine Somerville, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States Melissa O'Brien, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States Charles Kleinwort, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States Sylvia Yang, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Improving access to ocean and coastal data: how the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems serves the Pacific Northwest Rachel Wold, University of Washington Amy Sprenger, University of Washington Jonathan Allan, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, United States Emilio Mayorga, University of Washington J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Troy Tanner, University of Washington Marine Lebrec, University of Washington 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Inventory methods for sea asparagus in the Salish Sea: working with indigenous communities to integrate UAV technology and aquatic plant management Jessica Holden, The Firelight Group, Canada Carolyn Whittaker, The Firelight Group, Canada Cydne Potter, The Firelight Group, Canada Cory Frank, K’ómoks First Nation, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Nearshore spatial data architectures to enable restoration, preservation, and coastal hazard mapping Branden Rishel, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Alison Lubeck, Coastal Geologic Services, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Optimal-detail circulation models for fjords and sea lochs: an application to the Puget Sound Soizic Garnier, Univ. of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Neil Banas, Univ. of Strathclyde, United Kingdom Parker MacCready, Univ. of Washington, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Orca network's whale sighting network: citizen science and so much more Susan Berta, Orca Network, United States Howard Garrett, Orca Network, United States Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Puget Sound conservation districts and shoreline assistance programs Karin Strelioff, Mason Conservation District, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Quantifying modern baselines for an uncertain future: results from a multi-dimensional shoreline biological inventory Sarah K. Grossman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Sanoosh Gamblewood, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Julie S. Barber, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Jamie Donatuto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Eric E. Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management STEM student engagement and achievement in a place-based learning community centered on the local Snohomish River estuary system Robin Araniva, Everett Community College, United States Ardi Kveven, ORCA, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management The impact of water column mixing in a salt wedge estuary Joshua Johnson, Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA), United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management The Jelly Team: citizen science at a small community aquarium Katy Kachmarik, Highline College, United States Bri Gabel, Highline College, United States Matt Wilson, Highline College, United States Jessica Lotz, Highline College, United States Elise Pletcher, Highline College, United States Vanessa Hunt, Central Washington Univ., United States Rus Higley, Highline College, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management The King County lake stewardship program: a volunteer monitoring effort striving to grow with the residents of King County Rachael Gravon, King County, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Tracking temporal and seasonal changes in nudibranch populations: citizen science data from a community aquarium Elise Pletcher, Highline College, United States Katy Kachmarik, Highline College, United States Rus Higley, Highline College, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Data & Information Management Updating Puget Sound tidal channel design guidelines Traci Sanderson, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Jessica Cote, Confluence Environmental Co., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Coastal ocean dynamics and primary productivity near traditional Indigenous clam gardens in Fulford Harbour, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia Fred Burgess, Royal Roads Univ., Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Ecological integrity assessment (EIA) of Cypress Island balds Sarah Wheatley, Samish Indian Nation, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Evaluating agricultural contributions to nonpoint source pollution in the Deschutes watershed of south Puget Sound Nicole Warren, Thurston Conservation District, United States Stephen Bramwell, Washignton State Univ. Extension Agriculture Program, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Little clams making a big difference: Rochefortia tumida obscure juvenile bivalve results in the Gulf Islands Alexandra Trejo, Western Washington Univ., United States Marco Hatch, Western Washington Univ., United States Mariah Holiday, Northwest Indian College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Shoreline armoring implementation strategy: a regional strategy to support and align actions from local to regional scales Jennifer Griffiths, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Ecosystem Management, Policy, & Protection Southern Resident killer whales: from captivity to conservation Colleen Weiler, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, United States Rob Lott, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, United Kingdom Erich Hoyt, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, United Kingdom Deborah Giles, Univ. of California, Davis, United States Howard Garrett, Orca Network, United States Susan Berta, Orca Network, United States Rein Attemann, Washington Environmental Council, United States Giulia Good-Stefani, Natural Resources Defense Council, United States Francine Kershaw, Natural Resources Defense Council, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals A framework for incorporating the toxicity of pesticide mixtures into ecological risk assessments Cathy Laetz, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) David Hugh Baldwin, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Tony Hawkes, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources Scott A. Hecht, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Nathaniel L. Scholz, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals A gallon in every foot: innovative strategies for removing creosote-treated wood and large debris from the Salish Sea Kristian Tollefson, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Are British Columbia blue mussels ingesting and retaining microplastics? Julie Dimitrijevic, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, Canada Peter Ross, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, Canada Marie Noel, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, Canada Leah Bendell, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Assessing 21st century contaminants of concern using integrative passive sampling devices to obtain more meaningful and cost effective data on impacts from stormwater runoff Robert Johnston, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Michelle Aylward, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, United States Gunther Rosen, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Jonathan Strivens, Pacific Northwest National Lab. Marine Sciences, United States Nicholas Schlafer, Pacific Northwest National Lab. Marine Sciences, United States Jill M. Brandenberger, Pacific Northwest National Lab. Marine Sciences, United States Nicholas Hayman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Jason Belden, Oklahoma State Univ., United States Marienne Colvin, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Heather Jennings, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, United States Matt Jabloner, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, United States Paul Caswell, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Assessing the impacts of toxic mixtures over a broad geographic scale: challenges and first steps David Hugh Baldwin, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Julann A. Spromberg, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Jessica I. Lundin, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Cathy A. Laetz, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Nathaniel L. Scholz, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Assessing the risk of microplastics in marine nearshore environments and biota using the Bayesian network-relative risk model Kaitlyn N. Spellman, Western Washington Univ., United States Wayne G. Landis, Western Washington Univ., United States Sylvia Yang, SEA Discovery Ctr., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Contaminants reveal spatial segregation of sub-adult Chinook salmon in Puget Sound Sandra M. O'Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Andrea J. Carey, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Robert Fisk, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Mariko Langness, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Gina Maria Ylitalo, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Laurie A. Niewolny, Washington (State). Department of Ecology James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Dispersion and removal of two toxic trace metals (Ag and Cd) in the Strait of Georgia Cheng Kuang, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Bertha Iselle Flores Ruiz, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Samuel Stevens, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Maria Maldonado, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Roger Francois, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Dissolved Cu concentrations in the Strait of Georgia: trends, speciation, and accumulation by local calanoid copepods Bertha Iselle Flores Ruiz, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Jack Anthony, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Lori-Jon C. Waugh, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Cheng Kuang, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Roger Francois, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Maria T. Maldonado, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Efficacy of compost amended biofiltration swales as green stormwater infrastructure for treatment of toxicants in Salish Sea road run-off Benjamin D. Leonard, Washington State University Katherine T. Peter, University of Washington Bowen W. Du, University of Washington Edward Kolodziej, University of Washington Nathaniel L. Scholz, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration John D. Stark, Washington State University Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Morphological and molecular analysis of the toxicity of pharmaceutical-derived aquatic contaminants (PPCPs) in zebrafish Ronit Jain, Interlake High School, United States Cathy A. Laetz, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Sources, spatial variability and uptake of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Southern Resident killer whales Robyn Pearce, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Frank Gobas, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Fate, Transport, & Toxicity of Chemicals Toxicity testing of Atlantic salmon aquaculture chemotherapeutants on spot prawns and benthic invertebrates Steven B. Barrett, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Tooba Khan, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Chris J. Kennedy, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Assessing bulkhead removal and shoreline restoration using boat-based lidar George M. Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Hannah Drummond, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Heather M. Weiner, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Diana McCandless, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Hacking Amanda, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Assessing restoration performance at the Nisqually River Delta: opportunity, capacity, and realized function Isa Woo, Geological Survey (U.S.) Susan De La Cruz, Geological Survey (U.S.) Melanie Davis, Geological Survey (U.S.) Christopher Ellings, Nisqually Indian Tribe, United States Sayre Hodgson, Nisqually Indian Tribe, United States Glynnis Nakai, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Eric Grossman, Geological Survey (U.S.) Steve Rubin, Geological Survey (U.S.) Renee Takesue, Geological Survey (U.S.) Kimberly Larsen, Geological Survey (U.S.) Angie Lind-Null, Geological Survey (U.S.) Andrew W. Stevens, Geological Survey (U.S.) 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Characterizing nearshore communities associated with bivalve aquaculture in Puget Sound: an underwater video pilot study Bridget Ferriss, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Karl Veggerby, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Diffusive gradient thin-films in seawater: time integrated technique for aqueous trace metal monitoring in impacted waterways Jonathan Strivens, Battelle Marine Science Lab., United States Robert Johnston, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Nicholas Schlafer, Battelle Marine Science Lab., United States Nicholas Hayman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Jill M. Brandenberger, Battelle Marine Science Lab., United States Gunther Rosen, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Michelle Aylward, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, United States Paul Caswell, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, United States Matt Jabloner, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, United States Heather Jennings, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Ecological effects of overwater structures on subtidal kelp, northern Puget Sound, Washington E. Jhanek Szypulski, Central Washington Univ., United States Anthony Gabriel, Central Washington Univ., United States Cinde Donoghue, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Elwha River restoration: evolution of habitats and nearshore ecosystems during large-scale dam removal project Marisa Christopher, Coastal Watershed Institute Seren Weber, Coastal Watershed Institute David Harvey, Coastal Watershed Institute Anthony Thompson, Coastal Watershed Institute Anne Shaffer, Coastal Watershed Institute Dave Parks, Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources Chris Byrnes, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Jamie Michel, Coastal Watershed Institute, United States Rylee Phillips, Coastal Watershed Institute PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Fish assemblages associated with eelgrass in south Puget Sound Kyle McCormick, Evergreen State College, United States Jeff Gaeckle, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Bart Christiaen, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Harper Estuary restoration project: lessons learned during project implementation Doris J. Small, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Corey Morss, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Gunnar Fridriksson, Kitsap County (Wash.). Public Works 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Improving fish passage and public safety at the Ballard Locks Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8), United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Integrating sea level rise into soft shore protection design: "Sea Level Rise Ready" design Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Mapping the future of flood risk in the Snohomish and Stillaguamish basins Guillaume Mauger, Climate Impacts Group, United States Andrew M. Smith, Fathom, Ltd., United Kingdom Cindy Dittbrenner, Snohomish Conservation District, United States Se-Yeun Lee, Climate Impacts Group, United States Jason Won, Climate Impacts Group, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Necessary integration of geologic information into shoreline policies Wendy J. Gerstel, Qwg Applied Geology, United States Karin L. Strelioff, Mason Conservation District, United States Katrinka Hibler, Mason Conservation District, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Norovirus outbreaks: Winter 2017 Jennifer Doughty, Washington State Dept. of Health, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Predicting storm impacts on gravel beaches in Puget Sound using the XBeach-G model Kathryn E. Ketteridge, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Jessica Cote, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Traci Sanderson, Confluence Environmental Co., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Recreational kelp harvest in Smith and Minor Islands aquatic reserve Jamie Kilgo, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Betty Bookheim, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Bart Christiaen, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Rick Baker, Whidbey Watershed Stewards, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Salmonid distribution and abundance in the context of Elwha River dam removals Anna Kagley, NOAA, United States Kinsey Frick, NOAA, United States Kurt L. Fresh, NOAA, United States Larry Ward, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Jameal Samhouri, NOAA, United States Ole Shelton, NOAA, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Shore armor reduction program portfolio Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Lisa Kaufman, Northwest Straits Foundation, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Shore armor removal for nearshore restoration Rebecca Cayen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johanessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Adam Tullis, Coastal Geologic Services, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Shoreline armoring in the Puget Sound: impacts on key habitat characteristics and prey availability for juvenile salmon in the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve Kirsten Miller, The Evergreen State College, United States Bianca S. Perla, Vashon Nature Ctr., LLC, United States Erin Martin, Evergreen State College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Soil conductivity study and implications for fish and farming compatibility in the Swinomish agricultural area Nicole Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Todd A. Mitchell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Karen J.R. Mitchell, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Jason J. Thompson, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Stressor impacts on the health and persistence of the bull kelp Nereocystis luetkeana in south Puget Sound Maxwell Calloway, The Evergreen State College, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Erin Martin, The Evergreen State College, United States Tom Mumford, Marine Agronomics, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Habitat Restoration & Protection Testing the effectiveness of escapement mechanisms in derelict crab pots Jason Morgan, Northwest Straits Foundation, United States Kyle Antonelis, Natural Resources Consultants, Inc., United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats A restoration and climate change resiliency monitoring program for coastal BC estuaries Connie L. Miller Retzer, BC Ministry of Forests, Land, Natural Resource Op., Canada Thomas G. Reid, The Nature Trust of B.C., Canada Peter K. deKoning, The Nature Trust of B.C., Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats An assessment of digital grain size estimation techniques for shorelines Laura Priddis, Huxley College on the Peninsulas, United States Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Establishing deep benthic community reference stations in Puget Sound Wendy Eash-Loucks, King County, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Evaluating methods to obtain high resolution nearshore bathymetry and coastal topography for Puget Sound George M. Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Amanda Hacking, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Diana McCandless, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Heather Weiner, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats High resolution mapping of Puget Sound shorelines George M. Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Heather M. Weiner, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Amanda Hacking, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Diana McCandless, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Lessons from 29 years of monitoring at the Commencement Bay disposal site John Nakayama, NewFields, United States William Hafner, NewFields, United States Celia Barton, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States David Fox, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States Lauran Warner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Long-term water quality trend analysis in the Lone Tree Creek watershed and surrounding marine waters Shannon Buckham, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Nicole Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Puget Sound shoreline inventory and assessment using boat-based lidar George M. Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Alice Henderson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Heather Weiner, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Hannah Drummond, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats SoundToxins: a Puget Sound harmful algae monitoring partnership Teri King, Washington Sea Grant, United States Lyndsey Claassen, Washington Sea Grant, United States Jerry Borchert, Washington State Dept. of Health, United States Vera Trainer, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Understanding long-term water quality trends in a developing watershed Timothy Clark, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Using ferry monitoring data to explore the importance of isotherms on the winter survival of Northern anchovy in Puget Sound Suzan Pool, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology S. L. Albertson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Monitoring: Species & Habitats Using FlowCAM data to estimate microplankton biomass: Is biovolume a good predictor of particulate organic carbon? Gabriela Hannach, King County Environmental Lab., United States Stephanie A. Jaeger, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States Wendy E. Eash-Loucks, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Policy, Management, & Regulations Beyond the ban: assessing changes and impacts of U.S. crude oil exports for the West Coast Valerie Cleland, Univ. of Washington, United States Ian Hanna, Univ. of Washington, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Policy, Management, & Regulations Revitalizing cultural knowledge and honoring sacred waters: documenting the oral history of life on the Nooksack River Althea Wilson, Northwest Indian College, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Assessment of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites of cortisol and corticosterone in captive sea otters, Enhydra lutris Amy Olsen, Seattle Aquarium, United States Shawn Larson, Seattle Aquarium, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Cross species infection of Yersinia ruckeri from chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) to yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) and kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus) Briana Gabel, Highline College, United States Matthew Wilson, Highline College, United States Rus Higley, Highline College, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Extending observations further: using historic biogeochemical data to understand trends in Puget Sound Ben Larson, King County, United States Stephanie Jaeger, King County, United States Wendy Eash-Loucks, King County, United States Kimberle Stark, King County, United States Bruce Nairn, King County, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Functional response experiments evaluate the feeding response of juvenile Chinook salmon to varying densities of larval crab Nancy Elder, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Ctr., United States Marshall Hoy, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Ctr., United States David A. Beauchamp, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Ctr., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Hood Canal benthic sub-regions as described by foraminiferal assemblage Adrienne Sorenson, Univ. of Washington, United States Ruth A. Martin, Univ. of Washington, United States Elizabeth A. Nesbitt, Univ. of Washington, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Matching the growth of juvenile salmon to plankton dynamics in the Salish Sea Brian R. Beckman, National Marine Fisheries Service, United States Marc Jean Trudel, St. Andrews Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Meredith L. Journey, National Marine Fisheries Service, United States Richard Ian Perry, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Kelly Young, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Moira Galbraith, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Maximizing surveillance through spatial characterization of marine mammal stranding hot spots in San Juan County, WA Jennifer K. Olson, The Whale Museum, United States John Aschoff, The Whale Museum, United States Alice Goble, Univ. of California, Davis, United States Joseph K. Gaydos, Univ. of California, Davis, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs NOAA rockfish recovery management and research in the Salish Sea, Washington James R. (James Robert) Selleck, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dan Tonnes, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Possible mechanisms of small-scale regional variability of juvenile coho salmon growth in the Strait of Georgia Meredith L. Journey, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Marc Jean Trudel, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans C. M. Neville, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Brian R. Beckman, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Primary and secondary productivity and harmful algae species in the northern Salish Sea, a dynamic coastal BC environment Tamara Brown, Microthalassia Consultants, Inc., Canada Helen Gurney-Smith, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Brenna Collicutt, The Hakai Institute, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Quantifying larvae to aid restoration efforts of the Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida) in Fidalgo Bay, WA Sarah White, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Bonnie J. Becker, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Michelle McCartha, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Suji Kim, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States David Mullins, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Hozoji Matheson-Marguillis, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Romina Centurion, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Megan Hintz, Univ. of Washington, United States Michael D. Behrens, Pacific Lutheran Univ., United States Brian Allen, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Satellite-derived ecosystem indicators: a retrospective analysis of high resolution ocean color and sea surface temperature products in the Salish Sea Benjamin Leonard, Integral Consulting Inc. Brandon S. Sackmann, Integral Consulting Inc. Nicholas Shonka, Integral Consulting Inc. PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Spatial distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate biomass in Puget Sound: establishing a baseline Dany Burgess, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Angela Eagleston, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Margaret Dutch, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Sandra Weakland, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Species-specific identification using molecular tools on planktonic field samples: complications and considerations Michelle McCartha, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Hozoji R. Matheson-Margullis, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Bonnie J. Becker, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Steps to understand the decline, and aid in recovery for Cherry Point herring Betty Bookheim, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Todd Sandell, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Phillip Dionne, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Adam Lindquist, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Tracking the spatial distribution of Ostrea lurida (Olympia Oysters) in Fidalgo Bay, WA Suji Kim, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Bonnie Becker, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Michelle McCartha, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Megan Hintz, Univ. of Washington, United States Michael D. Behrens, Pacific Lutheran Univ., United States Brian Allen, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, United States Sarah White, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States David Mullins, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Hozoji Matheson-Margullis, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Romina Centurion, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Using salmon to sample the Salish Sea: diets of recreationally harvested Chinook and Coho salmon as an ecosystem monitoring tool Jessica Qualley, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Will Duguid, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Katie Innes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Species & Food Webs Zooplankton ecology of the Fraser River estuary Joanne Breckenridge, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Evgeny Pakhomov, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy 10 principles designing for watershed health Ellen Southard, Salmon Safe, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy A permanent sanctuary and rescue center for orcas Lori Marino, Whale Sanctuary Project, United States Deborah Giles, Friday Harbor Lab., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy Developing a regional protocol for photo-ID of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the Salish Sea through transboundary collaboration Cindy Elliser, Pacific Mammal Research, United States Anna Hall, Porpoise Conservation Society, Canada Katrina MacIver, Pacific Mammal Research, United States Marcus Wernicke, Porpoise Conservation Society, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy Hydrologic and nutrient fluxes in a small watershed with changing agricultural practices Bridger Cohan, Western Washington Univ., United States David Hooper, Western Washington Univ., United States Melanie Roy, Western Washington Univ., United States Karen Jorgenson, Western Washington Univ., United States Lucas Rabins, Western Washington Univ., United States Alyssa Peter, Western Washington Univ., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy Permitting jurisdictions and applications for marine shores of Salish Sea in Washington State Adam Tullis, Coastal Geologic Services, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Transboundary Management & Policy Towards a hierarchical optimization framework for spatially targeting incentive policies to promote green infrastructure amidst multiple objectives and uncertainty Brad Barnhart, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Paul Mayer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Michael Papenfus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Moriah Bostian, Lewis and Clark College, United States Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State Univ., United States Zhichao Wu, Michigan State Univ., United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Challenges with accurate tracking of oil spill trajectories within Puget Sound Jonathan Whiting, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Incorporating spatial and temporal marine species distribution and vulnerability into tribal oil spill response decision-making: a project of the Makah Tribe oil spill response working group Haley Kennard, Makah Tribe Office of Marine Affairs, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Oil spills and marine mammals in British Columbia, Canada: development and application of a risk-based conceptual framework Adrianne Jarvella Rosenberger, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada Misty MacDuffee, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada Andrew Rosenberger, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada Peter Ross, Ocean Wise, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Reducing ship-generated noise Chris McKesson, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Soundwatch: eighteen years of monitoring whale watch vessel activities in the Salish Sea Shawn Larson, Seattle Aquarium, United States Elizabeth Seely, Seattle Aquarium, United States Richard Osborne, Seattle Aquarium, United States Kari Koski, Seattle Aquarium, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts The challenges of moving from framework development to the real world: operationalising an oil vulnerability framework for oil spill response in the Canadian Pacific region Lucie Hannah, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Matthias Herborg, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Candice St. Germain, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Sharon Jeffery, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
11:30 AM	Posters: Vessel Traffic: Risk & Impacts Visual and acoustic effects of ambient noise on harbor porpoise in the Possession Sound Hailey Dearing, Ocean Research College Academy, United States 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM	Contaminants in the Salish Sea: Effects of Aquaculture Pharmaceuticals on Invertebrates and Contaminants in Aquatic Birds and Mammals The effects of anti-sea lice drugs and pesticides on marine zooplankton Jenna Keen, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force The Puget Sound federal task force: an orientation to the task force, reflections on the first year and preview of what's ahead Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Peter Murchie, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Surf Smelt Spawning Habitat Trends in South Puget Sound Erin Dilworth, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Phillip Dionne, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects Reflecting community values in Hood Canal Kat Morgan, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) Jenny Lynn Baker, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Salish Sea model ecosystem - lower trophic: episodic nutrient supply in the northern Strait of Georgia Elise Olson, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Susan E. Allen, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions Sensitivity of the regional ocean acidification and carbonate system in Puget Sound to ocean and freshwater inputs Laura Bianucci, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Wen Long, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) G. J. Pelletier, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Anise Ahmed, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Mindy Roberts, Washington Environmental Council Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions Presence of microplastics in Salish Sea Nearshore sediments Andrew Spanjer, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Robert Black, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Brandi Lubliner, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Abby Barnes, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea Going up the production stream to protect the Salish Sea Sean Smith, Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Warm water temperature regimes in eelgrass beds (Z. marina and Z. japonica) of Padilla Bay, WA Heath Bohlmann, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Jude K. Apple, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Nicole Burnett, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Suzanne Shull, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Tessa B. Francis, University of Washington Tacoma PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Transcending the Land-Ocean Boundary. Responses of Ecosystem Process to Climate and Human Impacts Across a Wide Spectrum of Processes, Habitats and Space Recent and projected seasonal changes to river flows combine with human pressures to restructure the base of the marine food web in Puget Sound Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology S. L. Albertson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Mya Keyzers, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Allison Brownlee, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Farmers' relationship with nature: how and why it matters Adrian Semmelink, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Kai M.A. Chan, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Terre Satterfield, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM	Contaminants in the Salish Sea: Effects of Aquaculture Pharmaceuticals on Invertebrates and Contaminants in Aquatic Birds and Mammals Lethal and sub-lethal effects of repeated short term exposures Salmosan (A.I. azamethiphos) on the Pacific Spot Prawn, Pandalus platyceros Kate Mill, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Chris Kennedy, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Puget Sound federal task force: federal collaboration to correct fish passage barriers Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Richard Vacirca, U.S Forest Service, United States 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Spatio-temporal variation in the nearshore forage fish community in the Strait of Juan de Fuca Kinsey L. Frick, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Anna Kagley, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Kurt Fresh, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Larry Ward, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Jameal Samhouri, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service A. Ole Shelton, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects Lower Big Quilcene River multiple benefits restoration project Michelle Myers, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, United States Mendy Harlow, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Key factors influencing change in Pacific herring populations: a qualitative network model approach Tessa B. Francis, University of Washington Tacoma PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions Wind-driven upwelling in the northern Strait of Georgia Ben Moore-Maley, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Vicky Do, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Susan Allen, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Debby Ianson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions Volunteer microplastic sampling in Puget Sound: strategies for broad inclusion, education, and research Kathryn Davis, Puget Soundkeeper, United States 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea Data and industrial stormwater general permit benchmarks; what we know Deanna Seaman, Northwest Seaport Alliance, United States Anita Fichthorn, Northwest Seaport Alliance, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Is local adaptation a factor in planning eelgrass restoration? Initial assessment of responses to temperature by eelgrass growing across a stressor gradient Kate Buenau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Celia Thurman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Ronald M. Thom, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding Salmon Survival Comparing marine survival among Chinook and coho salmon and steelhead trout in the Salish Sea Kathryn L. Sobocinski, Long Live the Kings, United States Eric John Ward, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Transcending the Land-Ocean Boundary. Responses of Ecosystem Process to Climate and Human Impacts Across a Wide Spectrum of Processes, Habitats and Space Space matters: incorporating mechanistically determined spatial patterns into projected impacts of climate change on stream temperature Se-Yeun Lee, Univ. of Washington, United States Aimee H. Fullerton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Ashley Steel, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, United States Christian Torgersen, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Value conflicts as barriers to farmer participation in incentive programs for riparian buffers in the Puget Sound Terre Satterfield, IRES, Canada Kai M. A. Chan, IRES, Canada Mollie Chapman, IRES, Canada 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Contaminants in the Salish Sea: Effects of Aquaculture Pharmaceuticals on Invertebrates and Contaminants in Aquatic Birds and Mammals Mercury trends in cormorant and great blue heron eggs from Pacific Canada: a question of local and global sources Tanya Brown, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada John E. (John Edward) Elliott, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Kyle Elliott, McGill Univ., Canada Sandi Lee, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Puget Sound federal task force: federal coordination and collaboration to protect and restore Puget Sound shorelines Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Susan Meyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Forage fish spawning beach restoration design and implementation in the Salish Sea Rebecca Cayen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects Insights from community-based approaches to Salish Sea restoration projects: Meadowdale Beach Park and estuary restoration project Logan Daniels, Snohomish County, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea A decision support framework to assess and prioritize recovery actions for salmon in the Puget Sound Philip Murphy, InfoHarvest Inc., United States Gregory R. Blair, ICF Jones & Stokes, United States Sono Hashisaki, Springwood Associates, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions LiveOcean: a daily forecast model of biogeochemistry in Washington marine waters Parker MacCready, Univ. of Washington, United States Samantha A. Siedlecki, Univ. of Connecticut, United States Ryan M. McCabe, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions Toward a standard trash assessment method Sydney Harris, ORISE at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea Changes to Washington State's recreational use criteria and implications for surface waters Bryson Finch, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Chad Brown, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance The environmental effects of diluted bitumen on eelgrass (Zostera marina) Jessica Banning, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Saira Butter, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Christopher Kennedy, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding Salmon Survival Telemetry tracking of salmon smolt migrations through the Salish Sea: examining behaviour, survival and causes of mortality Scott Hinch, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Nathan Furey, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Christine Stevenson, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Steve Johnstone, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Steve Healy, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada David Welch, Kintama Research, Canada Erin Rechisky, Kintama Research, Canada Aswea Porter, Kintama Research, Canada Kristi Miller, Canadian Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Transcending the Land-Ocean Boundary. Responses of Ecosystem Process to Climate and Human Impacts Across a Wide Spectrum of Processes, Habitats and Space Monitoring and modeling riverine thermal regimes in a changing climate: implications for native and non-native fishes E. Ashley Steel, USDA Forest Service, United States Aimee H. Fullerton, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Se-Yeun Lee, Univ. of Washington, United States Lillian McGill, Univ. of Washington, United States 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Photovoice: a tool for agriculture engagement in resilience planning Heather Cole, The Nature Conservancy, United States 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Contaminants in the Salish Sea: Effects of Aquaculture Pharmaceuticals on Invertebrates and Contaminants in Aquatic Birds and Mammals Using American dippers Cinclus mexicanus to investigate the influence of run-of-the-river dams on mercury exposure and food webs in mountain streams around the Salish Sea John E. (John Edward) Elliott, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Veronica Norbury, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada Christine Bishop, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Christy Morrissey, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Puget Sound federal task force: federal coordination and collaboration on Puget Sound science and monitoring Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Bill Labiosa, U.S. Geological Survey, United States 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Shoreline armoring removal: assessment of restoration effectiveness in the Salish Sea Jason David Toft, University of Washington Jeffery R. Cordell, University of Washington Megan Nichols Dethier, University of Washington Emily Howe, The Nature Conservancy, United States Hannah Faulkner, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects The transformation of Port Gamble Bay: from remediation to restoration Celina Abercrombie, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Chinook habitat restoration decision support tool- Identifying chinook salmon habitat restoration effectiveness based on temperature, flow, and bioenergetics models Andrew Spanjer, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Patrick W. Moran, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Robert Black, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions Omega Oracle: forecasting estuarine carbonate weather Cameron Allen, Oregon State Univ., United States George G. Waldbusser, Oregon State Univ., United States Burke Hales, Oregon State Univ., United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions Leveraging new opportunities for voluntary action and policies to reduce sources of plastics in the Salish Sea Heather Trim, Zero Waste Washington, United States 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea Raising the standards for water quality objectives in Burrard Inlet: interaction between public, ecological and cultural values through Indigenous-Provincial collaboration Anuradha Rao, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada Bridget Doyle, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada John Konovsky, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Canada Patrick Lilley, Kerr Wood Leidal, Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Tipping the balance: the impact of eelgrass wasting disease in a changing ocean Morgan Eisenlord, Cornell University Colleen Amy Burge, University of Maryland at Baltimore Phoebe D. Dawkins, Cornell University Reyn Yoshioka, University of Oregon Tyler Tran, Western Washington University Natalie Rivlin, University of Maryland at Baltimore Miranda Winningham, Cornell University Clio Jensen, Bryn Mawr College Kathy Van Alstyne, Western Washington University Drew Harvell, Cornell University PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding Salmon Survival Exposure time of juvenile sockeye salmon to Discovery Islands salmon farms Erin Rechisky, Kintama Research Services, Canada Aswea Porter, Kintama Research Services, Canada David Welch, Kintama Research Services, Canada Christine Stevenson, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Stephen Johnston, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Nathan Furey, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Scott Hinch, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Transcending the Land-Ocean Boundary. Responses of Ecosystem Process to Climate and Human Impacts Across a Wide Spectrum of Processes, Habitats and Space Source, transport, and age of sediment from Cascade volcano watersheds to the nearshore: insights for contaminant and ecological studies Renee Takesue, Geological Survey (U.S.) Kathy Conn, Geological Survey (U.S.) Margaret Dutch, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Recruiting farmers for lasting ecosystem benefits George Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District, United States 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Contaminants in the Salish Sea: Effects of Aquaculture Pharmaceuticals on Invertebrates and Contaminants in Aquatic Birds and Mammals Are otters toxic? A trial in using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to measure contaminants in sea and river otter diet and feces Amy Olsen, Seattle Aquarium, United States Shawn Larson, Seattle Aquarium, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Puget Sound federal task force: federal collaboration to prevent and respond to vessel traffic pollution in Puget Sound Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Bob McFarland, U.S. Coast Guard, United States 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Conserving forage fish beach spawning habitat in British Columbia Rachel Wang, World Wildlife Fund, Canada Haley Tomlin, Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects Integration of community input with science based restoration to create successful projects at shoreline park sites Anna Spooner, Anchor QEA, United States John Small, Anchor QEA, United States 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea Big Sharks in the Salish Sea: combining passive acoustics with the Salish Sea model to predict Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) presence Alli Cramer, Washington State Univ., United States Steve Katz, Washington State Univ., United States Kelly Andrews, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Daniel H. Thornton, Washington State Univ., United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions Salish Sea model: ocean acidification module and the response to regional anthropogenic nutrient sources G. J. Pelletier, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Laura Bianucci, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Wen Long, Tecplot, United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Anise Ahmed, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Nina Bednarsek, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions Data and derelict fishing gear: implications for monitoring, predicting, and management Samantha Farquhar, Univ. of Washington, United States Colton McDavid, Oregon State Univ., United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea The Clarks Creek TMDL dispute resolution agreement plan: advancing the use of model based analysis to demonstrate reasonable assurance in WA State Timothy Hagan, Pierce County Planning and Public Works, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Seagrass nursery function enhanced by habitat connectivity Angeleen Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding Salmon Survival Input of PBDE exposure in juvenile Chinook salmon along their out-migrant pathway through the Snohomish River, WA Andrea J. Carey, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Robert J. Fisk, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Mariko M. Langness, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Gina Maria Ylitalo, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Sandra M. O'Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Transcending the Land-Ocean Boundary. Responses of Ecosystem Process to Climate and Human Impacts Across a Wide Spectrum of Processes, Habitats and Space Predicting Puget Sound's organic carbon—and why we need enhanced monitoring Cristiana Figueroa-Kaminsky, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Anise Ahmed, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Sheelagh McCarthy, Washington (State). Department of Ecology G. J. Pelletier, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington (State). Department of Ecology John Gala, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Implementing early, on-the-ground, actions to support farmer engagement: The Farming in the Floodplain Project Jordan Jobe, Washington State Univ., United States 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Federal Initiatives I: Puget Sound Federal Task Force Puget Sound federal task force: federal coordination and collaboration to protect and restore Puget Sound shellfish Gina Bonifacino, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Laura Hoberecht, National Marine Fisheries Service, United States 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Forage Fish Status, Spawning Beach Restoration and Monitoring, and Community Engagement in the Salish Sea Community forage fish habitat restoration in the San Juans Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Insights from Community-Based Approaches to Salish Sea Restoration Projects How community involvement shaped the Seahurst Park ecosystem restoration project Peter Hummel, Anchor QEA, United States 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Modeling Change in the Transboundary Salish Sea An integrated environmental and human systems modeling framework for Puget Sound restoration planning Robert McKane, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Jonathan Halama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Paul Bryce Pettus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Bradley Barnhart, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Allen Brookes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Kevin Djang, CSRA, United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Isaac Kaplan, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Christopher James Harvey, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Emily Howe, The Nature Conservancy, United States Phillip S. Levin, The Nature Conservancy, United States Michael W. Schmidt, Long Live The Kings, United States Raphael Girardin, Long Live The Kings, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Ocean Acidification: Modeling and Predictions From knowledge to action: advancing Washington state's strategic response on ocean acidification Julie D. Horowitz, Washington (State) Martha Kongsgaard, Marine Resource Advisory Council, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Plastic Pollution and Marine Debris in the Salish Sea: Monitoring, Education, and Management and Policy Solutions The heavy load: addressing creosote and large debris in the Salish Sea Chris Robertson, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Policy and Management Challenges for Restoring and Protecting Water Quality in the Salish Sea Puget Sound no discharge zone for vessel sewage Amy Jankowiak, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Understanding Salmon Survival A case study of fine scale habitat use by first ocean year Chinook salmon: implications for growth and predation exposure Will Duguid, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Jessica Qualley, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Kevin Pellett, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Erin Rechisky, Kintama Research Services, Canada David Welch, Kintama Research Services, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Understanding What Matters to Agricultural Poducers Listening to farmers: the farming in the floodplain project Spencer Easton, Environmental Science Associates, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data Building citizen science rigor, efficiency and policy applications: examples from Island County marine resources committee Elsa Schwartz, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States Barbara Bennett, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States Anna Toledo, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management The Fisher Slough case study: seven-year monitoring summary: measuring outcomes for fish, farms and flooding Jenny Lynn Baker, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) Oceans protection plan overview Lorraine Gill, Transport Canada, Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Microplastics in the NE Pacific: the emergence of an unprecedented pollutant class Peter Ross, Ocean Wise, Canada Katerina Vassilenko, Ocean Wise, Canada Mathew Watkins, Ocean Wise, Canada Megane Neauport, Ocean Wise, Canada Marie Noel, Ocean Wise, Canada 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea Assessing the threat of contaminants of emerging concern to early marine survival of Chinook salmon Sandra M. O'Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Andrea J. Carey, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Robert Fisk, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Mariko Langness, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Christopher Andrew James, University of Washington Laurie A. Niewolny, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Ocean Acidification: Effects and Interactions with Organisms Elevated carbon dioxide alters neural signaling and anti-predator behaviors in ocean phase coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Chase Williams, Univ. of Washington, United States Evan Gallagher, Univ. of Washington, United States Andrew Dittman, NOAA Fisheries, United States Paul McElhany, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, United States Shallin Busch, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, United States Theo Bammler, Univ. of Washington, United States James MacDonald, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Variability in water column respiration in Salish Sea waters and implications for coastal and ocean acidification Jude K. Apple, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Agency : U.S.) Claire Cook, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Agency : U.S.) Natasha R. Christman, Oregon State University Shauna Bjornson, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Agency : U.S.) J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Prioritizing seagrass meadows for biodiversity conservation based on landscape connectivity John Cristiani, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Mary O'Connor, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Session Description: The 30-year History of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference The 30-year History of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference: Where We Started, Where We've Been, and Where We May Be Going Scott B. Redman, Puget Sound Partnership PDF 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Seasonal dynamics of oceanographic conditions, phytoplankton, and zooplankton in the Malaspina Strait, Strait of Georgia Svetlana Esenkulova, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Karyn Suchy, University of Victoria richard Ian Perry, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Kelly Young, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Maycira Costa, University of Victoria Ryan Flagg, Ocean Networks Canada, Canada Moira Galbraith, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data The citizen scientific method: tapping a human natural resource in ecosystem restoration Bianca S. Perla, Vashon Nature Ctr. LLC, United States Greg Rabourn, King County, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management Floodplains by Design: Advancing a new generation of holistic floodplain practices and projects Bob Carey, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) Julie Anne Morse, Nature Conservancy (U.S.) PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) Maritime awareness information system Kelly Larkin, Transport Canada, Canada 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Exploration of microplastics in the lower Puyallup River watershed Julie Masura, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Shannon Black, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Jessica Kelsey, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Mary Eldridge, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea Biogeochemical cycling of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Strait of Georgia Yuanji Sun, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Maria T. Maldonado, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Roger Francois, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Ocean Acidification: Effects and Interactions with Organisms Ameliorating ocean acidification: towards a model relating pCO2, irradiance and leaf area index of Zostera marina (eelgrass) in Padilla Bay, WA Tyler Tran, Shannon Point Marine Ctr., United States Brooke Love, Western Washington Univ., United States Sylvia Yang, Western Washington Univ., United States Cinde Donoghue, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Recent conditions highlight regional differences in temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen between Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound sites under anomalous 2014-2017 climate patterns Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology S. L. Albertson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Mya Keyzers, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Allison Brownlee, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Carol Maloy, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Identifying nutrient thresholds for sustainable local management of British Columbia seagrass beds Sarah Bittick, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Matthew Christensen, Ducks Unlimited, Canada Mary I. O'Connor, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Nikki Wright, SeaChange Marine Conservation Network, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton A data science approach to understanding physical drivers of coastal primary productivity and effects on carbonate chemistry Tereza Jarnikova, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Susan E. Allen, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Debby Ianson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Elise Olson, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data Effective application of citizen science for adaptive management of an aquatic marine reserve Eleanor Hines, RE Sources, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management Agency silos, cultural isolation, and integrated floodplain design: the French Slough case study Paul Cereghino, NOAA Restoration Ctr., United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) Regional response planning Timothy McCann, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Daniel Reid, Transport Canada, Canada 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Why microplastics do not transfer persistent organic pollutants through aquatic food webs Joel E. Baker, Univ. of Washington, United States 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea Effects of environmentally realistic concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides on an aquatic invertebrate community Claire Duchet, Washington State Univ., United States Alyssa Kraft, Washington State Univ., United States John D. Stark, Washington State Univ., United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Ocean Acidification: Effects and Interactions with Organisms Seasonal patterns of estuarine acidification in seagrass beds of the Snohomish Estuary, WA Stephen Pacella, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Cheryl A. Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States T. Chris Mochon-Collura, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States George G. Waldbusser, Oregon State Univ., United States Rochelle G. Labiosa, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Burke Hales, Oregon State Univ., United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Does Puget Sound have a long-term memory? John Mickett, Univ. of Washington, United States Wendi Ruef, Univ. of Washington, United States J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Eelgrass donor sites: potentially overlooked impacts of restoration in Puget Sound John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Jeffrey Gaeckle, Washington (State) Department of Natural Resources Valerie Cullinan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Susan Southard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Kate Hall, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Lara Aston, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:00 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Influence of environmental drivers on satellite-derived chlorophyll a in the Strait of Georgia from 2003-2016 Karyn Suchy, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Maycira Costa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Richard Ian Perry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data Shoreline monitoring toolbox: protocol implementation and data management Jason David Toft, Univ. of Washington, United States Kate Litle, Washington Sea Grant, United States 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management Integrated floodplain management in Washington: How can we make it more resilient? Guillaume Mauger, Climate Impacts Group, United States Andrew M. Smith, Fathom, Ltd., United Kingdom Cindy Dittbrenner, Snohomish Conservation District, United States Se-Yeun Lee, Climate Impacts Group, United States Jason Won, Climate Impacts Group, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) Canadian Coast Guard initiatives Timothy McCann, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Philip Murdock, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Does habitat influence bivalve microplastic concentration? Sarah Dudas, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Garth Covernton, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Matthew R. Miller, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Chris Pearce, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Helen Gurney-Smith, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada John Dower, Univ. of Victoria, Canada 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea Potential metabolic disruption in juvenile Chinook salmon exposed to a mixture of CECs in the lab and field James Parnell Meador, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Andrew Yeh, University of Washington Evan Gallagher, University of Washington 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Ocean Acidification: Effects and Interactions with Organisms Habitat effects of macrophytes and shell on the performance of juvenile clams and local pH conditions Courtney Greiner, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Terrie Klinger, Univ. of Washington, United States Jennifer L. Ruesink, Univ. of Washington, United States Micah Horwith, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, United States 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Improving monitoring and stock assessment for Dungeness crab by measuring recruitment of larval megalopa Evelyn Brown, Lummi Nation - Lummi Indian Business Council, United States Nicholas T. Jefferson, Lummi Nation - Lummi Indian Business Council, United States 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Hydrodynamic regime determines the magnitude of surface sediment 'blue carbon' stocks in British Columbia eelgrass meadows Carolyn Prentice, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Rhea Sanders-Smith, Hakai Institute, Canada Anne K. Salomon, Simon Fraser University PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:15 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Zooplankton variability in the Northern Salish Sea over the past 3 decades, and relationships with Coho salmon Kelly Young, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Moira Galbraith, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Richard Ian Perry, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data Restoration action effectiveness: employing the concept of net ecosystem improvement Ronald M. Thom, Northwest Straits Commission, United States Thomas Mumford, Marine Agronomics, United States Lucas Hart, Northwest Straits Initiative, United States Richard Childers, Northwest Straits Initiative, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management Reach-scale planning in Snohomish County: a foundation for collaborative farm-fish-flood integrated planning and project delivery Donald "Kit" Crump, Snohomish County Surface Water Management, United States Erik Stockdale, Snohomish County Surface Water Management, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Federal Initiatives II: Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) Oil spill preparedness planning: filling critical species data gaps using habitat suitability modelling Candice St. Germain, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Jessica Finney, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Cole Fields, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Edward Gregr, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Lucie Hannah, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Sharon Jeffery, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Microplastics contamination in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis (L.)) and marine sediments along the coast of British Columbia, Canada Megane Neauport, Ocean Wise, Canada Marie Noel, Ocean Wise, Canada Anahita Etemadifar, Ocean Wise, Canada Peter Ross, Ocean Wise, Canada PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea Contaminants of emerging concern in bay mussels throughout the Salish Sea Christopher Andrew James, Center for Urban Waters (U.S.) James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Sandra M. O'Neill, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Ocean Acidification: Effects and Interactions with Organisms Stable isotopic records of shell carbonate and the effects of ocean acidification along the Washington coast Yongwen Gao, Makah Fisheries Management, United States Russell Svec, Makah Fisheries Management, United States 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Salmon and jellies and herring, oh my! Abiotic and biotic-dependent trends in abundance and distribution of pelagic critters in Skagit Bay across 17 years Stuart Harold Munsch, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Jason Hall, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management A search for eelgrass blue carbon across Skagit County bays Mira Lutz, Western Washington University Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University John M. Rybczyk, Western Washington University Mason Lanphear, Western Washington University Meriel Kaminsky, Western Washington University Chelsea Johnson, Western Washington University 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:30 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Regional and temporal variability in Puget Sound zooplankton: bottom-up links to juvenile salmon Julie Keister, University of Washington Julia Bos, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Bethellee Herrmann, University of Washington Mya Keyers, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington (State). Department of Ecology John Mickett, University of Washington J. A. (Jan A.) Newton, University of Washington Wendi Reuf, University of Washington Amanda Winans, University of Washington PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Building Effective Citizen Science Projects for the Collection of Influential Data From the ground up: ideas for supporting successful citizen scientists Betsy Carlson, Port Townsend Marine Science Ctr., United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Building Resilient Floodplains through Regional Policy, Community-driven Solutions and Science: The Story of Integrated Floodplain Management Tackling nebulous ideas: building a shared monitoring plan for tracking outcomes of integrated floodplain management in the Puyallup River watershed Ilon Logan, Environmental Science Associates, United States Isabel Ragland, Pierce Conservation District, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Microplastic Pollution: a Troubling, Yet Tractable, Conservation Priority in the Salish Sea Extent of microplastics in Pacific Sand Lance burying habitat in the Salish Sea Willem Peters, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Cliff Robinson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Karen Kohfeld, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Marlow Pellatt, Parks Canada, Canada Douglas Bertram, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Occurrence and impacts of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Salish Sea SSRI's in WWTP effluents and their disposition and effects in salmonids and marine flatfish Irvin Schultz, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Louisa Harding, Washington State Univ., United States Chris Monson, Univ. of Washington, United States James West, Washington Dept. Fish and Wildlife, United States Sandra Oneill, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Graham Young, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, United States Penny Swanson, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Response of Water-Column Processes and Pelagic Organisms to Long-term Change Density-dependent and landscape effects upon estuary rearing in Chinook salmon: insights from long-term monitoring in four Puget Sound estuaries Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Eric M. Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative, United States Rich Henderson, Skagit River System Cooperative, United States Joshua Chamberlin, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Jason Hall, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Joseph H. Anderson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Matthew Pouley, Tulalip Tribes, United States Melanie Davis, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Sayre Hodgson, Nisqually Tribe, United States Christopher Ellings, Nisqually Tribe, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Blue carbon: Port of Seattle’s kelp, eelgrass and shellfish enhancement pilot project Jon Sloan, Port of Seattle, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
4:45 PM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Fine-scale taxonomic and spatiotemporal variability in the energy density of prey for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Jacob Weil, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Will Duguid, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, April 6th
12:00 AM	Session Desciption: Species and Food Webs Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Henry S. Carson, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, United States PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description: Collaboration and Engagement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Environmental Progress Michael Chang, Makah Tribe, United States Natalie Lowell, University of Washington, United States PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description: Long term monitoring of Salish Sea Ecosystems Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Christopher James Harvey, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:00 AM	Session Description:The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and zooplankton The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Brian E. Riddell, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
8:30 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea Roads to ruin: the threats of urbanization to conservation of a sentinel species Blake E. (Blake Edward) Feist, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Eric R. Buhle, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service David Hugh Baldwin, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Julann A. Spromberg, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service Steven E. Damm, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jay W. Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nathaniel L. Scholz, United States. National Marine Fisheries Service 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	British Columbia / Washington Collaboration on Transboundary Water Quality: Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen in the Nooksack River Transboundary cooperation to reduce bacterial pollution in Washington's lower Nooksack Basin Doug Allen, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Steve Hood, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels Capturing Information on Vessels and Cetaceans: developing a passive monitoring system for Boundary Pass Lauren McWhinnie, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Patrick O'Hara, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Gregory O'Hagan, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Molly Fraser, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Sarah Berry, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Leh Smallshaw, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Norma Serra-Sogas, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Rosaline Canessa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Engaging the community in Drayton Harbor's comeback story Betsy Peabody, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Enforcing Ecological Protections: Challenges and Opportunities Enforcement discretion and best practices for enforcement Kyle Loring, Friends of the San Juans, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I What climate change means for the Salish Sea Nathan Vadeboncoeur, Smart Shores, Canada PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Nitrogen in Puget Sound: a story map Sheelagh McCarthy, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Teizeen Mohamedali, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Paula Cracknell, Thurston County, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I The fall and rise of kelp abundance and recruitment timing as related to changes in suspended sediment and light availability during and following Elwha dam removal Stephen P. Rubin, Geological Survey (U.S.) Helen Berry, Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources Melissa M. Foley, Auckland Council RIMU, New Zealand Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States Nancy Elder, Geological Survey (U.S.) Matthew Beirne, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Michael McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Jeffrey Duda, Geological Survey (U.S.) Benjamin Hudson, Zillow, United States Andrea S. Ogston, University of Washington Hannah Glover, University of Washington Emily Eidam, University of Washington Jonathon A. Warrick, Geological Survey (U.S.) Guy Gelfenbaum, Geological Survey (U.S.) Andrew W. Stevens, Geological Survey (U.S.) 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Community engagement: planning successful public shoreline access and habitat restoration in urban industrial areas Matthew Mateo, Port of Seattle, United States Christina Billingsley, Port of Seattle, United States George Blomberg, Port of Seattle, United States Jon Sloan, Port of Seattle, United States 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	Salmon and their Habitats Stable isotope analysis reveals different trophic niche spaces for wild and hatchery origin juvenile Chinook salmon in the Nisqually Delta Melanie Davis, USGS Western Ecological Research Ctr., United States Isa Woo, USGS Western Ecological Research Ctr., United States Christopher S. Ellings, Nisqually Tribe Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Sayre Hodgson, Nisqually Tribe Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Susan De La Cruz, USGS Western Ecological Research Ctr., United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The Puget Sound green infrastructure summit: convening and coordinating across a region and across sectors (.com, .gov, .org. .edu) Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Reconstructing historical patterns of primary production in Puget Sound using growth increment data from shells of long-lived geoducks (Panopea generosa) Jenny Eccles, Long Live the Kings, United States Correigh M. Greene, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Kathryn Sobocinski, Long Live the Kings, United States Bethany Stevik, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Henry Carson, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Christopher Krembs, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea Tire leachate recapitulates the pathophysiology, unique sensitivity, and mortality of coho salmon acutely exposed to urban road runoff Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University Jessica I. Lundin, National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) James Cameron, National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) Jessica Prat, Washington State University Jay W. Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nathaniel L. Scholz, National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S.) 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	British Columbia / Washington Collaboration on Transboundary Water Quality: Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen in the Nooksack River Prompt data sharing promotes engagement and generates change Michael Isensee, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels Commercial ship versus whale watch boat noise: relative effects on Southern Resident killer whales Jason Wood, SMRU Consulting, United States Dominic Tollit, SMRU Consulting, Canada Ruth Joy, SMRU Consulting, Canada Nicole Koshure, Hemmera Envirichem, Canada Alex MacGilivray, JASCO Applied Sciences, Canada Krista Trounce, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Canada Orla Robinson, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Canada PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Small city meets big water quality improvement challenges Mark Henderson, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Andrea Hood, Washington State Dept of Ecology, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Enforcing Ecological Protections: Challenges and Opportunities The WRIA 9 marine shoreline monitoring and compliance project phase 2 Kollin Higgins, King County, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I Flood modelling and mitigation planning in BC's Lower Fraser River and Southcoast Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council, Canada PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Influence of sedimentary biogeochemistry on oxygen consumption and nutrient cycling in Bellingham Bay, Washington Everitt G. Merritt, Western Washington Univ., United States David Shull, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I Success and succession in species and ecosystem recoveries: kelp forest community dynamics following decades of sea otter re-establishment Jameal Samhouri, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Andrew Shelton, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Christopher James Harvey, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Kelly Andrews, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Blake E. (Blake Edward) Feist, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Kinsey Frick, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Nick Tolimieri, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Greg Williams, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (Agency : U.S.) 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches A watershed approach to recovering salmon in changing climate conditions Beth LeDoux, King County (Wash.) Jessica Engel, King County (Wash.) Morgan Schniedler Ruff, Tulalip Tribes Colin Wahl, Tulalip Tribes PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	Salmon and their Habitats Evaluating common trends in Chinook density and the influence of temperature and salinity patterns among distributary channels in a large river estuary to aid evaluation, planning, and prioritization of restoration activities Joshua Chamberlin, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Jason E. Hall, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Todd Zackey, Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources, United States Frank Leonetti, Snohomish County, Surface Water Management, United States Michael Rustay, Snohomish County, Surface Water Management, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Sound impacts: building an impact metrics portal for tracking collective positive impacts of restoration and green infrastructure across the Puget Sound Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Comparison of bottom-up processes in Canadian subregions of the Salish Sea Karyn Suchy, University of Victoria Richard Ian Perry, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Maycira Costa, University of Victoria Kelly Young, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Moira Galbraith, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Brian Hunt, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Svetlana Esenkulova, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Jennifer Boldt, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Matthew Thompson, Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea The oxidative degradation of hemoglobin in coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon Stephanie Blair, Washington State University Clyde Barlow, Evergreen State College Erin Martin, Evergreen State College Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	British Columbia / Washington Collaboration on Transboundary Water Quality: Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen in the Nooksack River Efforts of Washington and British Columbia agricultural producers to address fecal coliform bacteria pollution in the lower Nooksack watershed Geoff Hughes-Games, British Columbia Agriculture Council, Canada Rich Appel, Appel Dairy, United States Mark Raymond, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Canada PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels High-resolution archival tags provide new insights into the underwater foraging and echolocation behavior of resident killer whales capturing Pacific salmon Brianna Wright, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Nooksack Tribe collaborative teaming to address shellfish harvest closures in Drayton Harbor Oliver Grah, Nooksack Indian Tribe, United States Jezra Beaulieu, Nooksack Indian Tribe, United States PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Enforcing Ecological Protections: Challenges and Opportunities Nature's scorecard: how Puget Sound municipalities are incorporating low impact development Sophia Ressler, Puget Soundkeeper, United States Danielle Shaw, Washington Environmental Council, United States 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I A multiple-methods vertical land movement analysis and its integration into probabilistic sea level rise projections for coastal Washington Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States Tyler Newton, Univ. of Oregon, United States Ray Weldon, Univ. of Oregon, United States David Schmidt, Univ. of Washington, United States Guillaume Mauger, Climate Impacts Group, United States Eric Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Nutrient dynamics and ties to environmental conditions and drivers in central Puget Sound Stephanie Jaeger, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States Ben Larson, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States Bob Kruger, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States Kimberle Stark, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I Temporal changes in bull kelp (nereocystis luetkeana) in the Salish Sea using high resolution satellite imagery Sarah Schroeder, Univ. of Victoria, Canada 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Agriculture-watershed characterization and mapping to support a marketplace approach for implementing planning priorities in Whatcom County Heather MacKay, FHB Consulting Services Inc., United States 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	Salmon and their Habitats Juvenile salmon density on marsh surfaces versus within tidal channels W. Gregory Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative Eric M. Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative Rich Henderson, Skagit River System Cooperative PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Groundwater availability for summer low flows: co-production and shared application of hydrogeologic tools and information Rick Dinicola, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Lonna Frans, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Wendy Welch, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Harbour seals consume more juvenile and adult salmon in estuaries than elsewhere in the Strait of Georgia Sheena Majewski, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, Canada Chad Nordstrom, Coastal Ocean Research Institute, Vancouver Aquarium, Canada Austen C. Thomas, Smith-Root, Inc., United States Andrew W. Trites, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea Biological effects of hyporheic zone restoration in an urban stream Sarah A. Morley, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Linda D. Rhodes, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Anne E. Baxter, Lynker Technologies, United States Giles W. Goetz, Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean, United States Katherine Lynch, Seattle Public Utilities, United States Steve Damm, Seattle Public Utilities, United States 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	British Columbia / Washington Collaboration on Transboundary Water Quality: Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen in the Nooksack River The Nooksack River Transboundary Water Quality Task Group Sheldon Reddekopp, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Canada PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels Using DTAGs to understand sound use, behavior, and vessel and associated noise effects in Southern Resident killer whales Marla M. Holt, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Brad Hanson, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Candice K. Emmons, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Deborah A. Giles, Univ. of California, Davis, United States Jeff Hogan, Cascadia Research Collective, United States Jennifer Tennessen, ERT/Lynker, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Impact of septic systems in Drayton Harbor water quality Jennifer Hayden, Whatcom County Health Dept., United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Enforcing Ecological Protections: Challenges and Opportunities Monitoring and enforcement of laws and policies in Canada: the bad, the ugly and how we can get to good Christianne Wilhelmson, Georgia Strait Alliance, Canada PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I Puget Sound coastal storm modeling system (PS-CoSMoS) to inform coastal change planning Eric E. Grossman, Geological Survey (U.S.) Sean Crosby, Len/LynkerTech, United States Nathan van Arendonk, Western Washington University Patrick Barnard, Geological Survey (U.S.) Li Erikson, Geological Survey (U.S.) Andrew W. Stevens, Geological Survey (U.S.) Edwin Elias, Deltares USA, United States 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Long-term monitoring in Central Puget Sound: Are local climate anomalies impacting phytoplankton populations? Gabriela Hannach, King County Environmental Lab., United States Lyndsey M. Swanson, King County Environmental Lab., United States Kimberle Stark, King County Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I Monitoring Salish Sea bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) via kayak surveys Suzanne Shull, Northwest Straits Initiative, United States Lucas Hart, Northwest Straits Initiative, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Accelerating watershed protection in the central Puget Sound region Maria Sandercock, Puget Sound Regional Council, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	Salmon and their Habitats Nearshore habitat use by Hood Canal Summer run chum salmon in Hood Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca Micah Wait, Wild Fish Conservancy, United States James Fletcher, Wild Fish Conservancy, United States Adrian Tuohy, Wild Fish Conservancy, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The community engagement process: inclusivity, integration across cultures and fostering boundary permeability Don Castleden, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, Canada PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Interannual variation in early marine survival patterns of Puget Sound steelhead smolts indicates shifting predation pressures Barry A. Berejikian, NOAA Fisheries, United States Megan Moore, NOAA Fisheries, United States Steve Jeffries, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea Assessing trends—and eventually improvements—in freshwater quality and stream condition using the Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity (BIBI) Kate Macneale, King County Water and Land Resources Division, United States Christopher Andrew James, University of Washington Tacoma Steven Brady, Southern Connecticut State Univ., United States Liora Llewellyn, King County Water and Land Resources Division, United States 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	British Columbia / Washington Collaboration on Transboundary Water Quality: Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Nitrogen in the Nooksack River Nitrogen Inventory in the Nooksack-Fraser Transboundary Watershed Jiajia Lin, National Research Council, United States Jana Compton, EPA, United States Jill Baron, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Chris Clark, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Donna Schwede, EPA, United States Shabtai Bittman, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada David Hooper, Western Washington Univ., United States Barb Carey, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Peter Homann, Western Washington University Hanna Winter, Lummi Natural Resources Department, United States Peter Kiffney, NOAA, United States Nichole Embertson, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Heather MacKay, FHB Consulting Services, United States Robert Black, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Gary Bahr, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels Multi-sensor archival tags on southern resident killer whales reveal patterns in kinematic behavior during subsurface foraging in the Salish Sea Jennifer Tennessen, NOAA, United States Marla M. Holt, NOAA, United States Brad Hanson, NOAA, United States Candice K. Emmons, NOAA, United States Deborah A. Giles, Ctr. for Whale Research, United States Jeff Hogan, Killer Whale Tales, United States 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Public outreach: growing and adapting with changing times Meagan Harris, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Kate Kimber, Whatcom County Public Works, United States Erika Douglas, Whatcom County Public Works, United States Aneka Sweeney, Whatcom Conservation District, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I Impacts of lower Fraser River geometry on the Fraser River plume Susan Allen, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Michael Dunphy, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Jie Liu, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Elise Olson, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Population, community and food web impacts of hypoxia : a synthesis of findings from Hood Canal Timothy Essington, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I Bull kelp bed surveys in Island County, Washington USA Linda Rhodes, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States Vernon W. Brisley, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States Gregg Ridder, Sound Water Stewards, United States Debra Paros, Sound Water Stewards, United States Paulette Brunner, Sound Water Stewards, United States Barbara Brock, Sound Water Stewards, United States Barbara Bennett, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States Anna Toledo, Island County Marine Resources Committee, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Assessment of floodplain condition across Puget Sound: an emerging tool for tracking investments and communicating status Jennifer Burke, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Colin Hume, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Ilon Logan, Environmental Science Associates, United States Scott McKinney, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	Salmon and their Habitats Increases in synchrony among Central Coast salmon populations in British Columbia over the last 60 years Eric Hertz, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Brendan Connors, ESSA Technologies, Canada Katrina Connors, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada John Reynolds, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural Resources' efforts to remove marine debris and creosote using GIS in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington State Casey Palmer-McGee, Samish Indian Nation, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Changes in hatchery subsidies of Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea: implications for predators, fisheries, and conservation Benjamin Nelson, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Eric John Ward, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Ole Shelton, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Joseph H. Anderson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM	Biological Indicators of Stormwater Impacts and Mitigation Effectiveness in the Salish Sea Gene-based biomonitoring in Pacific Coast seabirds: spatial comparison of contaminant burdens and xenobiotic-responsive gene expression Mason King, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Tony D. Williams, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Doug Crump, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada John E. (John Edward) Elliott, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Biological Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels Quiet time for orcas: noise reduction strategies that can assist orca in their foraging and communication Val Veirs, Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School, United States Scott Veirs, Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School, United States Lauren McWhinnie, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Patrick O'Hara, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Gregory O'Hagan, Univ. of Victoria, Canada 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Drayton Harbor Shellfish Recovery: A Case Study of Local Collaboration Inspiring farm conservation stewardship: adaptations to incentive-based campaigns Aneka Sweeney, Whatcom Conservation District, United States PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part I Characterizing and comparing community exposure to coastal flood hazards in California: an integrated approach to support Salish Sea planning Nathan Wood, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Jeanne Jones, U.S. Geological Survey, United States 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Eutrophication and Over-enrichment of Nutrients in Puget Sound and Effects on Marine Species Simulating eutrophication effects in Puget Sound using qualitative network models Christopher James Harvey, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Kathryn Sobocinski, Long Live the Kings, United States PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part I Comparison of Bull Kelp coverage survey methods over time in the San Juan Archipelago Todd Woodard, Samish Indian Nation, United States Casey Palmer-McGee, Samish Indian Nation, United States PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches What's working to restore Puget Sound? Connecting investments, actions, and outcomes Leska S. Fore, Puget Sound Partnership Keith Dublanica, Washington (State). Governor's Salmon Recovery Office Jennifer Johnson, Washington (State). Governor's Salmon Recovery Office Jessica Archer, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The center for creative conservation: fostering novel collaborations for regional sustainability Sara J. Breslow, Univ. of Washington, United States Joshua Lawler, Univ. of Washington, United States Julian Olden, Univ. of Washington, United States Spencer Wood, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Bottom-up and Top-down Processes Bottom-up and top-down processes affecting marine survival of salmon in the Salish Sea David A. Beauchamp, Geological Survey (U.S.) PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Understanding and managing underwater noise: results from the Haro Strait vessel slowdown trial Krista Trounce, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Canada PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data Developing a nearshore geospatial framework for recovery assessment and planning Jennifer Burke, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Stacy Vynne, Puget Sound Partnership, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Estuarine Climate Change Adaptation Potential interactions of sea level rise and sedimentation in the lower Puyallup River Jeff Parsons, Herrera Enviromental Consultants, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II The microbiome of the canopy-forming kelps, Nereocystis and Macrocystis, from the outer Olympic Coast to the Puget Sound Brooke L. Weigel, Univ. of Chicago, United States Catherine A. Pfister, Univ. of Chicago, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures Kelp forest dynamics: links to climate and long term trends Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Cathy Pfister, Univ. of Chicago, United States Tom Mumford, Marine Agronomics, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Salmon in the Salish Sea Pacific Salmon in Puget Sound: abundance, survival and body size (1970-2015) James P. Losee, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Aaron Dufault, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Neala Kendall, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Session Description: Long term monitoring of Salish Sea Ecosystems Long-term changes in Salish Sea kelp forests and the benthos: Evidence of response to chemical contaminants, nutrient loading, and climate change pressures. Margaret Dutch, Washington State Department of Ecology Christopher Krembs, Washington State Department of Ecology Jude K. Apple, Washington State Department of Ecology Christopher Harley, University of British Columbia PDF 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Fish passage at intertidal obstructions: approaches in Washington State Padraic Smith, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Stormwater Characterization and Management Using a Watershed Approach Is stormwater harming our streams? Long-term monitoring of metals in stream stormflow Daniel Nidzgorski, King County, United States James M. Grassley, King County, United States Debora Lester, King County, United States Debra Bouchard, King County, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Successes and lessons learned: supporting organizations' capacity to protect and restore Puget Sound Taylor Biaggi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Prioritizing management actions for the Fraser River estuary Laura Kehoe, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Jessie Lund, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Julia Baum, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Lia Chalifour, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Tara Martin, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Washington State Ferries: update on ferry vessel noise in the Salish Sea Richard Huey, Washington State Ferries, United States Leslie James, British Columbia Ferries, Canada Greg Peterson, British Columbia Ferries, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data The beach strategies geodatabase Alison Lubeck, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Branden Rishel, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geologic Services, United States Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Estuarine Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines for mapping sea level rise and uncertainty Robert Norheim, Univ. of Washington, United States Guillaume Mauger, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II Genetic structure of the bull-kelp Nereocystis luetkeana in the Salish Sea Lily Gierke, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States Bobby San Miguel, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States Tom Mumford, Marine Agronomics LLC, United States Filipe Alberto, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures The 2011 climate regime shift: seabed taxon monitoring identifies regimes Jeff Marliave, Ocean Wise, Canada Donna Gibbs, Ocean Wise, Canada Laura Borden, Ocean Wise, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Salmon in the Salish Sea Skokomish estuary restoration monitoring Lisa Belleveau, Skokomish Indian Tribe, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Averting the "Data-gap Trap" for poorly studied marine species in the Salish Sea Erin Ashe, Oceans Initiative, United States 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Stormwater Characterization and Management Using a Watershed Approach Urban watershed modeling in Seattle, Washington using VELMA: a spatially explicit ecohydrological watershed model Brad Barnhart, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Robert McKane, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Paul Bryce Pettus, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Jonathan Halama, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Paul Mayer, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Allen Brookes, United States. Environmental Protection Agency Kevin Djang, CSRA, Inc., United States 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales City Habitats: thriving people, thriving nature and solving stormwater collaboratively as a region Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States Chirstin Hilton, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Jessie Israel, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Hannah Kett, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Danielle Shaw, Washington Environmental Council, United States Sean Watts, Seattle Parks Foundation, United States Pam Emerson, City of Seattle, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Survival of the Lower Fraser and People of the River Murray Ned, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Ken Malloway, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Sally Hope, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Janson Wong, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Dalton Silver, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Quantifying marine vessel traffic from aerial surveys in the Salish Sea Norma Serra-Sogas, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Patrick O'Hara, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Rosaline Canessa, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Lauren McWhinnie, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data Puget sound habitat status and trends monitoring program: nearshore and large river delta geospatial data and habitat status and trends monitoring metrics Jason E. Hall, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center Alex Stefankiv, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center Britta Timpane-Padgham, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center Martin Liermann, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center T. J. (Tim J.) Beechie, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center George R. Pess, United States. Northwest Fisheries Science Center PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Estuarine Climate Change Adaptation The living dike initiative John Readshaw, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada Deborah Carlson, West Coast Environmental Law, Canada Jessica Wilson, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Canada 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II Effects of warm ocean temperatures on bull kelp forests in the Salish Sea Braeden Schiltroth, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Sherryl Bisgrove, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Bill Heath, Project Watershed, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures Spatial and temporal population cohesion in intertidal clams Julie S. Barber, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Casey P. Ruff, Skagit River System Cooperative, United States James T. McArdle, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Lindy L. Hunter, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States Camille Speck, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Douglas Roger, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Courtney M. Greiner, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, United States 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Salmon in the Salish Sea The Pacific salmon explorer: a data driven look at salmon populations and their habitats Katrina Connors, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Eileen Jones, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Leah Honka, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Katy Kellock, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Eric Hertz, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada Brian E. Riddell, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Using passive acoustics to monitor Galiano glass sponge reef Amalis Riera, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Stephanie Archer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada William Halliday, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Xavier Mouy, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Matthew Pine, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Anya Dunham, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Stormwater Characterization and Management Using a Watershed Approach High resolution mass spectrometry screening of urban stormwater for identification of novel contaminants and their sources Edward Kolodziej, Univ. of Washington, United States Kathy Peter, Univ. of Washington, United States Zhenyu Tian, Univ. of Washington, United States 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Coastal and indigenous community access to marine resources in Canada Nathan Bennett, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Research into the cause of brackish marsh recession in the Fraser River estuary Brent Gurd, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Canada Sean Boyd, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Eric Balke, British Columbia Conservation Foundation, Canada Richard Marijnissen, Delft Univ. of Technology, Netherlands Brad Mason, Community Mapping Network, Canada Kathleen Moore, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Characterizing underwater radiated noise from Pacific Whale Watch Association vessels David Hannay, JASCO Applied Sciences, Canada Brett Soberg, Eagle Wing Tours Ltd., Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data Bringing high resolution land cover products to the Puget Sound region and U.S. Melissa Rosa, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Estuarine Climate Change Adaptation Using surface elevation tables and marker horizons to evaluate resiliency and trajectories of tidal marshes and restoration projects in the Snohomish River estuary Devin Robinson, Veterans Conservation Corp., United States Jason Hall, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Joshua Chamberlin, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Todd Zachery, Tulalip Tribe, United States Casimir Rice, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II Salish Sea bull kelp restoration research: local, regional and international collaborations William Heath, Project Watershed Society, Canada Sherryl Bisgrove, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures Declines in Puget Sound sediment-dwelling communities and a new focus on climate, nutrient, and other ecosystem stressors Sandra Weakland, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Margaret Dutch, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Dany Burgess, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Angela Eagleston, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Salmon in the Salish Sea Salmon-Safe farms Ellen Southard, Salmon-Safe, United States Amelia Bahr, Stewardship Partners, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern A tale of two sea stars: recovery (ochre star) or endangerment (sunflower star) following the 2014 epidemic Miranda Winningham, Cornell Univ., United States Morgan E. Eisenlord, Cornell Univ., United States Joseph K. Gaydos, The SeaDoc Society, United States Diego Montecino-Latorre, Univ. of California, Davis, United States Janna Nichols, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, United States Christy Pattengill-Semmens, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, United States Catherine D. Harvell, Cornell Univ., United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Stormwater Characterization and Management Using a Watershed Approach Stormwater retrofits for treating highway runoff: Echo Lake basin Carly Greyell, King County, United States 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Designing data collection for decision-making: shaping the coastal First Nations regional monitoring system to meet the needs of the Nations Erica Olson, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Brendan Connors, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Lara Hoshizaki, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada Jana Kotaska, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada Darcy Pickard, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Marc Nelitz, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Amy Groesbeck, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Jordan Benner, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Katherine Kellock, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Anton Pitts, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Characterizing juvenile Chinook salmon outmigration timing, size and population origin in the Fraser River estuary David Scott, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Did the rules work? An assessment on the effectiveness of federal vessel regulations for Southern Resident killer whales Teresa Mongillo, NOAA Fisheries, United States Grace Ferrara, NOAA Fisheries, United States Lynne Barre, NOAA Fisheries, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data Recent progress toward reducing seawalls in Puget Sound Doris J. Small, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Hugh Shipman, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Jenna Jewett, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Nathalie Hamel, Puget Sound Partnership PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II Kelp canopy restoration; enhancement practice development in Puget Sound Brian Allen, PSRF, United States 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures Lessons from long time-series of benthic invertebrate communities in the southern Salish Sea, and an expansion of parameters to assess nutrient loading and climate change pressures Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Margaret Dutch, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Sandra Weakland, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Dany Burgess, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Angela Eagleston, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Urban-related distribution patterns of an iconic Salish Sea mesopredator, the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Eliza C. Heery, National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore Amy G. Olsen, Seattle Aquarium, United States Blake E. (Blake Edward) Feist, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Kenneth P. Sebens, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Stormwater Characterization and Management Using a Watershed Approach Application of genomics to develop a monitoring tool for stormwater treatment wetlands Jessica LeNoble, Kerr Wood Leidal, Canada Chris Johnston, Kerr Wood Leidal, Canada James Atwater, University of British Columbia Susan Baldwin, University of British Columbia PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales A collaborative approach for evaluating agricultural contributions to nonpoint source pollution in the Deschutes watershed, south Puget Sound Stephen Bramwell, Washington State Univ., United States Nicole Warren, Thurston Conservation District, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink How 19 years of BC coastal waterbird citizen science data is informing conservation planning Karen Devitt, Bird Studies Canada, Canada James Casey, Bird Studies Canada, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM	Collaborating to Reduce Impacts of Underwater Noise from Vessels on SKRW: Understanding and Managing Underwater Noise from Vessel Activities Understanding and managing underwater noise from vessel activities Michelle Sanders, Transport Canada, Canada Jeff Pelton, Transport Canada, Canada PDF 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	Coordinating Regionally Accepted Nearshore Geospatial Data From data to decisions: Navigating the “So What?” and “What’s Next?” conversation around nearshore data Dawn Spilsbury Pucci, Island County, United States PDF 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II Techniques for understory kelp salvage and recolonization of disturbed sites to mitigate temporal habitat loss Ashley Park, Archipelago Marine Research Ltd., Canada Gina Lemieux, Archipelago Marine Research Ltd., Canada Brian Emmett, Archipelago Marine Research Ltd., Canada Doug McMillan, SNC-Lavalin, Canada Peter Troffe, SNC-Lavalin, Canada Shauna Davis, Defence Construction Canada, Canada Michael Bodman, Dept. of National Defence, Canada Mike Waters, Dept. of National Defence, Canada Cliff Robinson, SNC-Lavalin, Canada PDF 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	Long-term Changes in Salish Sea Kelp Forests and the Benthos: Evidence of Response to Chemical Contaminants, Nutrient Loading, and Climate Change Pressures Changes to long-term status and trends sediment monitoring to assess nutrient enrichment and climate change pressures in Puget Sound Margaret Dutch, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Sandra Weakland, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Valerie Partridge, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Dany Burgess, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Angela Eagleston, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	Species and Habitats of Emerging Concern Survival of hatchery-origin juvenile pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) outplanted to restoration sites in the San Juan Islands Henry Carson, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Michael Ulrich, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Josh Bouma, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, United States PDF 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Restoration of ecosystem processes in Puget Sound nearshore habitats: what we have lost, where we are going, and how we are learning along the way Tish Conway-Cranos, Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Suggestions for rethinking governance in the Fraser estuary Deborah Carlson, West Coast Environmental Law, Canada Daniel Sinclair, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:30 PM	Session Description: Changes in Marine Mammal Occurrence in the Salish Sea Dolphins in the Salish Sea: Are warmer water species expanding into our region? Laurie Shuster, Cascadia Research Collective David Anderson, Cascadia Research Collective Jessica L. Huggins, Cascadia Research Collective Annie B. Douglas, Cascadia Research Collective Nathan Harrison, Cascadia Research Collective John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective Susan Berta, OrcaNetwork PDF 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:29 PM	Session Description: Changes in Marine Mammal Occurrence in the Salish Sea Return of the Giants of the Salish Sea: Increased occurrence of humpback and gray whales in inland waters John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective Kiirsten Flynn, Cascadia Research Collective Elana Dobson, Cascadia Research Collective Jessica L. Huggins, Cascadia Research Collective Alie Perez, Cascadia Research Collective PDF 1:29 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Age truncation and portfolio effects in Puget Sound Pacific herring Margaret Siple, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, United States Andrew O. Shelton, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Tessa B. Francis, Univ. of Washington Tacoma, United States Dayv Lowry, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Adam P. Lindquist, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Timothy E. Essington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Survival and behavior of steelhead smolts migrating past the Hood Canal Bridge Megan Moore, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Communication Tools to Accelerate Success Living with the shoreline: education for property owners Shannon Davis, Friends of the San Juans, United States Tina Whitman, Friends of the San Juans, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II Modeling wind-induced waves in the Salish Sea Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Wei-Cheng Wu, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Guillaume Mauger, Univ. of Washington, United States Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Marine Protected Areas and Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Large-scale Ecosystem Protection and Integrated Management in the Salish Sea Washington's aquatic reserves: strategic direction, stewardship, and supporting science Birdie Davenport, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Betty Bookheim, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Jamie Kilgo, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Past, present, and future water quality in Lake Union/Ship Canal, Elliott Bay, and the Duwamish Estuary and the benefits of combined sewer overflow control and other projects Jim Simmonds, King County, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Advances in Understanding the Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Advances in Understanding the Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Tessa B. Francis, University of Washington, Tacoma PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Changes in Marine Mammal Occurrence in the Salish Sea Changes in Strandings of Cetaceans in Puget Sound/Salish Sea Jessica L. Huggins, Cascadia Research Collective Amanda Warlick, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center Stephanie Norman, Marine-Med: Marine Research, Epidemiology, and Veterinary Medicine Jennifer Olson, The Whale Museum Dyanna M. Lambourn, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Mammal Investigations Joseph K. Gaydos, SeaDoc Society, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Changes in Marine Mammal Occurrence in the Salish Sea Changes in harbor and Dall’s porpoise in Puget Sound, 1990s to present David Anderson, Cascadia Research Collective Joseph R. Evenson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Laurie Shuster, Cascadia Research Collective John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	Session Description: Collaborating to reduce impacts of underwater noise from vessels with a focus on southern resident killer whales Biological impacts of underwater noise from vessels Kathy Heise, Cetacean Research Lab, Coastal Ocean Research Institute, Vancouver Aquarium PDF 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
1:30 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment Turning the ship: a new direction for managing wood waste in the Salish Sea of Washington State Russ McMillan, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Chance Asher, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States John Evered, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Celina Abercrombie, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Interactive effects of ocean acidification and ocean warming on Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) early life stages Brooke Love, Western Washington Univ., United States Cristina Villalobos, Western Washington Univ., United States M. Brady Olson, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Hood canal bridge effect on hydrodynamics and nearfield zone of influence Adi Nugraha, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Communication Tools to Accelerate Success Understanding shoreline landowner views on water quality best management practices and outreach Robert C. Simmons, Washington State Univ. Extension, United States Darcy McNamara, Washington State Univ. Extension, United States Heidi Keller, Heidi Keller Consulting, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II Providing modeling tools on extreme events of climate change to Puget Sound managers Andrea Copping, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States Jude K. Apple, Padilla Bay NERR, United States Guillaume Mauger, Univ. of Washington, United States Nathalie Voisin, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Aimee Fullerton, Northwest Fisheries Science Ctr., United States Ning Sun, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Mikaela Freeman, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Marine Protected Areas and Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Large-scale Ecosystem Protection and Integrated Management in the Salish Sea Identifying areas of high conservation value in Howe Sound to strengthen regional marine spatial planning Fiona Beaty, Ocean Wise, Canada Jessica Schultz, Ocean Wise, Canada Bill Wareham, David Suzuki Foundation, Canada PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Ambient monitoring to inform the protection of beneficial uses and achieve water quality goals in Sinclair and Dyes Inlets, Puget Sound, WA Robert Johnston, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Michelle Aylward, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and IMF, United States Gunther Rosen, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Jonathan Strivens, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Nicholas Schlafer, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Marienne Colvin, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Ctr. Pacific, United States Jill M. Brandenberger, Pacific Northwest National Lab., United States Paul Caswell, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and IMF, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment Wood waste remediation at sediment cleanup sites in Washington State: lessons learned after 20 years of cleanup John Evered, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Celina Abercrombie, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Russ McMillan, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Chance Asher, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Cardiac injury and reduced growth in Pacific herring exposed to urban stormwater runoff Louisa B. Harding, Washington State University Mark Tagal, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Nathaniel L. Scholz, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) John P. Incardona, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) Jenifer K. McIntyre, Washington State University 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Working on the railroad: coastal streams prioritization to inform restoration planning Paul Schlenger, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Phil Bloch, Confluence Environmental Co., United States Jennifer Griffiths, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Communication Tools to Accelerate Success When fish speak English Heidi Siegelbaum, Heidi Siegelbaum Inc., United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II Using a design charrette and state of the art coastal modeling to support local government adaptation to sea level rise Carol Macilroy, Skagit Climate Science Consortium, United States John Doyle, Town of La Conner, United States Eric Grossman, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Guillaume Mauger, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Marine Protected Areas and Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Large-scale Ecosystem Protection and Integrated Management in the Salish Sea Marine protected areas and the role of ENGOs in supporting MPA establishment within the Salish Sea Ross Jameson, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia, Canada Jacob Chila, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia, Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Monitoring stormwater contaminants in the Puget Sound nearshore: an active biomonitoring tool using transplanted mussels (Mytilus trossulus) Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Andrea J. Carey, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Mariko M. Langness, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Brandi Lubliner, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Laurie A. Niewolny, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States James E. West, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:00 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment Is natural recovery occurring at historic log storage sites in Howe Sound? Herb Herunter, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Steve Macdonald, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Dynamic metapopulation structure of Pacific herring in Puget Sound Lorenz Hauser, University of Washington Danielle Mitchell, Aptevo Therapeutics, Inc., United States Isadora Jimenez-Hidalgo, University of Washington Maureen Small, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Kurt C. Stick, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Dayv Lowry, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Effects of large infrastructure on the underwater visual environment and heightened predation on salmon in the Salish Sea David A. Beauchamp, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Communication Tools to Accelerate Success Experiential education and outreach based on nearshore monitoring of the Elwha River restoration project Andrea S. Ogston, University of Washington Ian M. Miller, Washington Sea Grant, United States Chloe Dawson, Western Washington University Emily F. Eidam, University of Washington Nancy Elder, Geological Survey (U.S.) Hannah E. Glover, University of Washington Steve P. Rubin, Geological Survey (U.S.) Melissa Williams, Feiro Marine Life Ctr., United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II What about the farms? A look at resilience planning for agriculture in Snohomish County Cindy Dittbrenner, Snohomish Conservation District, United States 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Marine Protected Areas and Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Large-scale Ecosystem Protection and Integrated Management in the Salish Sea Extractive activities in marine protected areas: moving the bar Stephanie Hewson, West Coast Environmental Law, Canada Maryann Watson, West Coast Environmental Law, Canada 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Factors influencing Puget Sound nearshore sediment chemistry: results from the Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) program Robert Black, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Brandi Lubliner, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Abby Barnes, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Colin Elliot, King County Environmental Lab., United States Jennifer Lanksbury, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:15 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment New wood waste standard operating procedures for Canadian disposal at sea program Adam LaRusic, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Rebecca Seifert, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea The role of reproductive timing as a driver of genetic differentiation in populations of Pacific herring Eleni L. Petrou, Univ. of Washington, United States Todd Sandell, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Dayv Lowry, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Lorenz Hauser, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Downstream fish passage improvements at Hiram M. Chittenden Lock and Dam, Seattle, WA: a new Approach for an old dam Phil Peterson, West Fork Environmental, Inc., United States Scott V. Pozarycki, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States Adam Slowik, Normandeau Associates, Inc., United States Paul Heisey, Normandeau Associates, Inc., United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Communication Tools to Accelerate Success Redfish School of Change: an International field school focused on socioecological movements in the Salish Sea Nicholas Stanger, Western Washington Univ., United States Hilperts Ryan, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Joseph Loviska, Western Washington Univ., United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II Salish Sea surface currents: real-time velocities from HF radar Richard Dewey, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Rich Pawlowicz, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Mike Morley, Ocean Networks Canada, Canada Manman Wang, Ocean Networks Canada, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Marine Protected Areas and Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Large-scale Ecosystem Protection and Integrated Management in the Salish Sea Challenges and opportunities for marine spatial planning in the Salish Sea: learning from other jurisdictions Ross Jameson, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia, Canada Alexandra Barron, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia, Canada Sabine Jessen, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - British Columbia, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Comparisons of toxic chemicals in nearshore sediment and caged mussels in Puget Sound, Washington: implications for monitoring studies Kathleen Conn, Geological Survey (U.S.) Renee Takesue, Geological Survey (U.S.) Richard Dinicola, Geological Survey (U.S.) Marty Liedtke, Geological Survey (U.S.) Robert Black, Geological Survey (U.S.) 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:30 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment Alternatives to disposing dredged wood waste at sea Tiffany Paul, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM	Advances in the Understanding of Drivers of Change and Potential Conservation Actions for Pacific Herring in the Salish Sea Discerning population connectivity and natal origins of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi): inferences on population structure from otolith chemistry Wade Smith, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Tony Pitcher, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Brian P.V. Hunt, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Evgeny A. Pakhomov, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Big Objects Need Big Solutions: Addressing the Environmental Effects of Major Infrastructure Around the Salish Sea Washington State Ferries: Colman Dock and the new Mukilteo Ferry Terminal: environmental protection and marine mammal monitoring during construction Richard Huey, Washington State Ferries, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Integrated Coastal Climate Change Modeling for Salish Sea Planning: Part II Understanding the implications of a changing environment on harvested bivalve populations using habitat suitability models Ted DeWitt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Nathaniel Lewis, ORISE, United States Eric Fox, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Stephen Pacella, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	Monitoring Stormwater Impacts on Contaminants in Receiving Waters Assessing biological condition in small streams of the Puget Sound lowlands through collaborative regional monitoring Richard Sheibley, Geological Survey (U.S.) Curtis DeGasperi, King County (Wash.) Chad Larson, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Brandi Lubliner, Washington (State). Department of Ecology Leska S. Fore, Puget Sound Partnership Keunyea Song, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
2:45 PM	The Assessment and Management of Wood Waste in the Aquatic Environment Wood waste assessment, characterization, and remediation in Esquimalt Harbour Mikaela Davis, Hemmera, Canada Scott Northrup, Hemmera, Canada PDF 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM	Panel: Towards Resilience Through a Socio-Ecological Paradigm Relational values and valuation: challenges, and possibilities Kai Chan, The Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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