Presentation Abstract
Bull kelp forests are important nearshore habitats for many fish and invertebrates and are an integral part of the “salmon highway” from river to estuary to ocean and back. In recent decades kelp forests have been in serious decline in the Salish Sea and other coastal regions. Research to improve our understanding of causes of the decline and on restoration methods began in the north Salish Sea in 2011 with a kelp out-planting project by Nile Creek Enhancement Society(NCES) at Hornby Island. NCES and Project Watershed began a collaboration in 2015 with work in the K'omoks Estuary and Cape Lazo shoal, becoming part of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. In 2016 academic collaborations with Simon Fraser University and with the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee were initiated to include the study of stress-resiliency of life stages and population genetics of bull kelp. Project Watershed and NCES also participate in a Nearshore Habitat Working Group in BC with members from Citizen's Science, three universities and several non-profit environmental groups.
Session Title
Kelp Distribution and Recovery Strategies in the Salish Sea: Part II
Keywords
Bull kelp, Restoration, Collaboration
Conference Track
SSE1: Habitat Restoration and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE1-306
Start Date
6-4-2018 11:15 AM
End Date
6-4-2018 11:30 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Climatic changes--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Nereocystis luetkeana--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Kelps--Effect of temperature on--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Kelps--Climatic factors--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Restoration monitoring (Ecology)--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Salish Sea bull kelp restoration research: local, regional and international collaborations
Bull kelp forests are important nearshore habitats for many fish and invertebrates and are an integral part of the “salmon highway” from river to estuary to ocean and back. In recent decades kelp forests have been in serious decline in the Salish Sea and other coastal regions. Research to improve our understanding of causes of the decline and on restoration methods began in the north Salish Sea in 2011 with a kelp out-planting project by Nile Creek Enhancement Society(NCES) at Hornby Island. NCES and Project Watershed began a collaboration in 2015 with work in the K'omoks Estuary and Cape Lazo shoal, becoming part of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. In 2016 academic collaborations with Simon Fraser University and with the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee were initiated to include the study of stress-resiliency of life stages and population genetics of bull kelp. Project Watershed and NCES also participate in a Nearshore Habitat Working Group in BC with members from Citizen's Science, three universities and several non-profit environmental groups.
