Primary and secondary productivity and harmful algae species in the northern Salish Sea, a dynamic coastal BC environment
Presentation Abstract
Significant declines in Pacific salmon have prompted an investigation into the survival of juvenile salmon by the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salish Sea Marine Survival Project (SSMSP). Timing and magnitude of salmon production is dependent on prey production, and therefore a timing shift in phytoplankton and zooplankton may influence the early marine survival of salmon in the Strait of Georgia. Juvenile salmon may also be affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs). We present data on abundance and timing of phytoplankton, including HAB species, and zooplankton in samples from a nearshore site on Quadra Island in the Northern Salish Sea, from 2015 – 2017. This study complements other plankton monitoring and migratory salmon ecology research undertaken in the Salish Sea.
Session Title
Posters: Species & Food Webs
Conference Track
SSE18: Posters
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE18-106
Start Date
5-4-2018 11:30 AM
End Date
5-4-2018 1:30 PM
Type of Presentation
Poster
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events); posters
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Fish declines--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Pacific salmon--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Zooplankton--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Algal blooms--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
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Primary and secondary productivity and harmful algae species in the northern Salish Sea, a dynamic coastal BC environment
Significant declines in Pacific salmon have prompted an investigation into the survival of juvenile salmon by the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salish Sea Marine Survival Project (SSMSP). Timing and magnitude of salmon production is dependent on prey production, and therefore a timing shift in phytoplankton and zooplankton may influence the early marine survival of salmon in the Strait of Georgia. Juvenile salmon may also be affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs). We present data on abundance and timing of phytoplankton, including HAB species, and zooplankton in samples from a nearshore site on Quadra Island in the Northern Salish Sea, from 2015 – 2017. This study complements other plankton monitoring and migratory salmon ecology research undertaken in the Salish Sea.
