Track: Trophic Interactions - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Salmon, Forage Fish & Invasive Species – Posters

Harmful algal species in the Central Basin of Puget Sound: Seasonal bloom patterns analyzed via FlowCAM technology

Lyndsey Swanson, King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Trophic Interactions - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Salmon, Forage Fish & Invasive Species – Posters

Mapping the cysts of Alexandrium catenella in the surface sediments of Puget Sound: A comparison of microscopy and molecular methods for enumeration

Cheryl Greengrove, University of Washington Tacoma

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Trophic Interactions - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Salmon, Forage Fish & Invasive Species – Posters

Reefs for rockfish: A collaborative approach to monitor populations and increase awareness in Howe Sound.

Amanda Weltman, Ocean Wise Conservation Association

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Trophic Interactions - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Salmon, Forage Fish & Invasive Species – Posters

Squishy but not useless for energy balance: Energetic value of gelatinous zooplankton from the Salish Sea and adjacent waters

Florian Lüskow, University of British Columbia

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Trophic Interactions - Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Salmon, Forage Fish & Invasive Species – Posters

Temporal variability of phytoplankton communities in Padilla Bay, Washington

Holly Young, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part I (Phytoplankton/Zooplankton)

Microplankton dynamics in Central Puget Sound: Inter-annual variation in response to shifting environmental drivers.

Gabriela Hannach, King County Dept. Natural Resources & Parks

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part II (Forage Fish)

Climate change threatens net energy uptake, maturation, and reproduction of Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus) in the central Salish Sea

Russel Barsh, Kwiaht

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part III (Marine Birds)

A baseline of seasonal changes in the at sea distribution and abundance of marine birds near shipping lanes around southern Vancouver Island.

Douglas Bertram, Environment & Climate Change Canada

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part III (Marine Birds)

Spatial Variation in Pigeon Guillemot Foraging Patterns in Puget Sound

Emily Buckner, University of Washington

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Session 1.2 A: Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part IV (Marine Mammals)

Dolphins and herring of the Salish Sea: understanding responses of a top predator to fluctuating prey and human disturbance

Erin Ashe, Oceans Initiative

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 1.2 A: Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part IV (Marine Mammals)

Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) Catching and Handling Large Fish on the U.S. West Coast

Katrina MacIver, Pacific Mammal Research

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 1.2 A: Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part IV (Marine Mammals)

Overview of baleen whale feeding behavior and prey in the Salish Sea

John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 1.2 A: Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part IV (Marine Mammals)

Reconstructing a century of coastal productivity and predator trophic position in the Salish Sea using archival harbor seal bone.

Megan Feddern, University of Washington

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 1.2 A: Trophic energy flow in the Salish Sea: Part IV (Marine Mammals)

Shifting phenology of an apex/specialist predator tracks changes in its favored prey

Ailene Ettinger, The Nature Conservancey- Washington Field Office

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM