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2022
Tuesday, April 26th
8:00 AM

Plenary Presentation

Opening Plenary

Scott Redman, Puget Sound Partnership
Ginny Broadhurst, Salish Sea Institute
Cecilia Gobin, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Patti Gobin, Tulalip Tribes
Christianne Wilhelmson, Georgia Strait Alliance
Dr. Kathryn L. Sobocinski, Western Washington University
Dr. Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada

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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Climate Science 1 - Climate Assemblies (Panel)

Climate Assemblies: Lessons learned and results from around the world and Washington State

Laura Berry
John Cambalik
Ed Chadd
Michael Chang
Derek Hoshiko
Brandon Letsinger

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Collaboration to Address Invasive European Green Crab (Panel)

From Site to Sea: Protecting Habitat Through an Integrated Response to the Invasive European Green Crab Across the Salish Sea

Dr. P. Sean McDonald, University of Washington
Bobbie Buzzell, Lummi Natural Resources
Dr. Emily Grason, Washington Sea Grant
Chief Gordon Planes, T’Sou-ke First Nation
Allen Pleus, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Allie Simpson, Northwest Straits Commission
Crysta Stubbs, Coastal Restoration Society
Renny Talbot, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Endangered Species Research

Simultaneous determination of steroid hormones and pharmaceuticals and personal care products with LC–MS/MS in feces of killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Xiangjun Liao

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Endangered Species Research

Pollutants Affecting Endangered Whales and their Prey

Monica Hilborn

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Endangered Species Research

Current Use Pesticides that drain into Canadian tributaries: A potential threat to Whale habitats

Dr. Agnes Richards, Environment and Climate Change Canada

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Kelp Restoration & Climate Change

Putting plans into action: Kelp Conservation and Recovery in Washington

Dana Oster

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Kelp Restoration & Climate Change

Kelp Forest Restoration in Puget Sound: Outplant Techniques and Lessons

Gray McKenna

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Kelp Restoration & Climate Change

Effects of Ocean Acidification and Warming on Salish Sea Kelps: a Meta-analysis

Miranda Roethler

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Kelp Restoration & Climate Change

Kelp forest responses to the 2014 Marine Heat Wave: clues about environmental patterns and gradients within the southern Salish Sea.

Helen Berry, Nearshore Habitat Program
Danielle Claar, Nearshore Habitat Program
Bart Christiaen, Nearshore Habitat Program

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Kelp Restoration & Climate Change

The Kelp Rescue Initiative: Using science to restore resilient kelp forest ecosystems on B.C.’s coasts.

Dr. Chris Neufeld

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Ocean Productivity & Nutrients

Effects of Low Oxygen Levels on Copepod Size Distribution with Depth in Hood Canal

Deana Crouser
Julie Keister
Dr. Daniel Grünbaum

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Ocean Productivity & Nutrients

Central Puget Sound Phytoplankton and Nutrient Dynamics

Kimberle Stark

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Ocean Productivity & Nutrients

Effects of heat stress and nitrogen limitation on the physiology of gametophytes and sporophytes of the bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana

Dr. Brooke Weigel
Robin Fales
Dr. Emily Carrington
Dr. Megan Dethier

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Ocean Productivity & Nutrients

Rethinking Sewage in the Southern Salish Sea

Dr. Mindy Roberts, Washington Environmental Council
Jeff Dickison, Squaxin Island Tribe

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Ocean Productivity & Nutrients

Zooplankton community composition and biomass across a latitudinal gradient in the southern Salish Sea, 2014-2021

Amanda Winans, University of Washington
BethElLee Herrmann, University of Washington
Julie Keister, University of Washington

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Data & Monitoring (Panel)

How data on small salmon have big impacts, supporting recovery monitoring and informing policy decisions

Dawn Spilsbury Pucci
Joe Anderson
Peter Lisi
Mike McHenry
Devin Flawd
Anya Voloshin
Jonah Keith
Andrew Berger

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Social Environmental Open Network (Panel)

Use of an Open Knowledge Network for the Salish Sea

Paul Williams, Suquamish Tribe
Charlene Andrade, Washington State Dept. of Commerce
Philip Murphy, InfoHarvest
Steve Hinton, Tulalip Tribe
Sono Hashisaki, Springwood

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Towards Collaborative Ecological Governance of the Salish Sea: Panel and Participatory Dialogue to Share Learning across Artificial Borders (Panel)

Towards Collaborative Ecological Governance of the Salish Sea: A Panel Dialogue

Murray Ned - Kwilosintun
David Herrera
Honourable Fin Donnelly
Laura Blackmore
Susan Oneil
Dan Straker

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Using Scenarios to Explore Puget Sound Futures and Build Resilience (Panel)

Using Scenarios to Explore Puget Sound Futures and Build Resilience (Panel)

Scott Redman
Dr. John Bolte
Elizabeth Mcmanus
Robert Ewing
Dr. David Trimbach

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Vessel Traffic

Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections: The Need to Address Increased Vessel Traffic Impacts to Southern Resident Killer Whales

Lovel Pratt

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Vessel Traffic

Marine Monitor (M2): A new approach for measuring human activity in Haro Strait

Samantha Cope
Brendan Tougher
Virgil Zetterlind
Val Veirs
Scott Veirs

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Vessel Traffic

A real-time data assimilative forecasting system for Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea

Dr. Ruth Joy, SMRU Consulting

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

What is Environmental Justice within the Salish Sea? (Panel)

What is Environmental Justice within the Salish Sea? A panel discussion among government and community partners on the role of environmental justice in Washington

Melissa Watkinson
Alexandra Doty
Adrienne Hampton
Michael Chang
Charmila Ajmera
Bridget Ray

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

11:30 AM

Collaborative Floodplain Management 1 (Panel)

Managing Floodplains Collaboratively: Cross-border learning on fish, farms, and floods

Lina Azeez
Dan Straker
Gillian Fuss
Kari Quaas
Beth leDoux
David Roberts
Lindsey Desmul

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Community Monitoring and Stewardship in Urban Watersheds (Panel)

Community monitoring and stewardship in urban watersheds

Anna Bachmann
Hannah Park
Sharlene Pioquinto
Eric Adman
Ry Yahn
Michelle Carranza Valasco
Kirsten McDade
Gary Olson

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 1

A Moral Debt: History, Science, and Our Obligation to Southern Resident Killer Whales

Dr. Jason Colby

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 1

Sense of Place and Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Salish Sea Region

Dr. David Trimbach

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 1

The Time for Reparations from Washington State Is Now! As Non-Human Persons, Orcas Deserve Justice

Dr. Alexandrea Safiq

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 1

Meeting at the Crossroads: Environmental Justice and Large Carnivore Conservation

Alex Mcinturff

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 1

The Suquamish and the Southern Resident Killer Whales: Kindred Spirits and Fishing Partners

Leonard Forsman

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Evaluation Tools to Assess Recovery Progress (Panel)

Evaluation tools to assess recovery progress and the adaptation of future efforts.

Elene Trujillo
Dr. Annelise Del Rio
Dr. Chanda Littles
Kirsten Feifel
Jay Krienitz
Dr. Letitia (Tish) Conway-Cranos

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Kelp Monitoring - Collaboration & Technology

Lessons learned about understory kelp from 11 years of sub-tidal monitoring during Elwha dam removal, a marine heat wave, and sea star wasting

Stephen Rubin

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Kelp Monitoring - Collaboration & Technology

Spatial-temporal changes in kelp extent in the Gulf Islands and Southern Vancouver Island: a remote sensing approach

Alejandra Mora-Soto

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Kelp Monitoring - Collaboration & Technology

Assessing the viability of mapping bull kelp in Puget Sound using aerial imaging platforms

Tyler Cowdrey

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Kelp Monitoring - Collaboration & Technology

Development of a floating kelp canopy area indicator for the Puget Sound Partnership’s Vital Signs

Dr. Wendel Raymond

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Kelp Monitoring - Collaboration & Technology

Building a collaborative network to quantify kelp forest ecology with SCUBA-based index sites in the southern Salish Sea

Hilary Hayford

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Marine Mammals

Harbor seal consumption of steelhead upon marine entry

Megan Moore

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Marine Mammals

Strategies for identifying and mitigating predation on salmon in Washington’s “estuaries of concern”

Dr. Casey Clark

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Marine Mammals

Trends and status of harbor seals in Washington State (1978-2019) with management applications

Dr. Scott Pearson

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Marine Mammals

Novel diet profile of coastal Washington Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) stocks: Investigating predation impacts on the iconic Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Zoe Lewis

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Marine Mammals

The effect of Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology on the foraging success of individual harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

Kathleen McKeegan

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Monitoring and Adaptive Management

The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program

Katrina Radach

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Monitoring and Adaptive Management

OceanReports Tool Brings Ocean and Coastal Planning Data to Your Fingertips

Thomas Moore

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Monitoring and Adaptive Management

Working Together on a Coastal Marine Strategy for British Columbia.

David Angus, Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
Taylor Mason, First Nations Fisheries Council

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Monitoring and Adaptive Management

Lessons Learned from Intensively Monitored Watersheds (IMWs) of the Pacific Northwest: Management Applications, Considerations, and Adaptive Management

Keith Dublanica, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
Robert Bilby, Salmon Recovery Funding Board

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Monitoring and Adaptive Management

A Snohomish Basin Landscape Processes Simulation Platform

Phillip North
Philip Murphy

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Salmon and Contaminants

Assessing Sources of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Flame Retardants Impacting Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Snohomish River Watershed

Alex Gipe

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Salmon and Contaminants

Juvenile Chinook salmon accumulate harmful levels of toxic contaminants while undergoing their seaward migration

Andrea Carey

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Salmon and Contaminants

Roadway runoff exposure disrupts the blood-brain barrier in juvenile coho salmon

Stephanie Blair
Clyde Barlow
Jenifer McIntyre

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Salmon and Contaminants

Prioritizing contaminants of concern in the Fraser River watershed: a risk-based evaluation for outmigrating juveniles and returning adult salmon

Dr. Tanya Brown, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Salmon and Contaminants

Contaminant reveal spatial segregation of Chinook salmon that reside in Puget Sound: implications for salmon health and the people and whales that eat them

Sandra O'Neill

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Vessel Risk

Tourist Preferences for Southern Resident Killer Whale Whale Watching and Rule Changes in the Salish Sea

Abby Schamp

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Vessel Risk

Leaders and Laggards: Dumping from Vessels in the Salish Sea, why it's concerning, and who is leading and lagging in preventing it.

Anna Barford
Evan Dobrowski
Elise Georgeff
Verner Wilson

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Vessel Risk

Transboundary Indigenous Oil Spill Risk and Eco-cultural Resources

Councilman Chad Bowechop
Natalie Lowell
Carol Reamer

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

1:30 PM

Collaborative Floodplain Management 2 (Panel)

Multi-jurisdictional Relationship-building for Nature-based flood management in Boundary Bay

Harley Chappell, Semiahmoo First Nation
Deborah Carlson, West Coast Environmental Law
Matt Osler, City of Surrey
Erin Clement, City of Delta
Eric Balke, Province of BC
Gillian Fuss, Emergency Planning Secretariat

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Data Science 1

Qualitative network models facilitate multi-benefit comparison of management interventions for the Puget Sound social-ecological system

Dr. Caitlin Magel

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Data Science 1

Surveillance for Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli in the Salish Sea Ecosystem

Alexandria Vingino

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Data Science 1

Understanding oxygen dynamics in two Discovery Islands fjords with different oxygen characteristics (oxic vs. hypoxic subsurface waters)

Dr. Laura Bianucci
Mike Foreman
Jen Jackson
Wiley Evans
Alex Hare

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Data Science 1

Spatial distribution of tidal currents and quantification of transport timescales in the Salish Sea – Data/Model Synthesis

Lakshitha Premathilake, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Adi Nugraha, University of Washington
Sukyong Yun, University of Washington

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Data Science 1

Salish Sea nutrient loading scenarios modeling for the management of key species and habitat recovery: the value of new tools and analysis available to managers

Dr. Stefano Mazzilli

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Derelict Vessels (Panel)

Turning the Tide on Abandoned, Wrecked and Derelict Vessels in the Salish Sea

Michelle Young
Hilary Wilkinson
Troy Wood
Jeffrey Johnson
Jennifer McIntyre

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Ethics and Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery 2 (Panel)

Rights of Nature for the Southern Resident Orcas

Kriss Kevorkian
Michelle Bender
Elizabeth Dunne
Jennifer Calkins
Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Infrastructure

Building with Nature: Blue-Green Systems for Solving Urban Growth and Climate Challenges in Canada

Eva Li

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Infrastructure

Green rainwater infrastructure in the real world: City of Vancouver performance results

Sylvie Spraakman
Cassandra Humes

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Infrastructure

Incentivizing Green Infrastructure Equitably

Aaron Clark

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Infrastructure

Ten years of success: Lessons learned from the Hood Canal Regional Pollution Identification and Correction (HCRPIC) Program

Leslie Banigan

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Infrastructure

Bark up the right tree: Which native species provide the most stormwater benefits?

Ben Leonard

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Groundfish

Results from Seven Years of Partnership Driven Young-of-the-Year Rockfish Surveys in the South Salish Sea

Adam Obaza

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Groundfish

Identifying Rockfish Hot Spot Areas in Puget Sound Through a Spatial Analysis of Grey Data

Jamey Selleck

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Groundfish

Recovering yelloweye rockfish and bocaccio in the Salish Sea: a collaborative, long-term, multi-pronged approach

Dr. Dayv Lowry

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Groundfish

Shifting Population Patterns of Lingcod in a 25 Year Study in a Marine Park

Kirby Johnson
Ken Collins

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Groundfish

Rock(fish) around the clock: depths and activity levels of threatened Puget Sound rockfish

Zofia Danielson

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Leveraging Community Science for Forage Fish (Panel)

Leveraging Community Science to Address Significant Data, Management, and Policy Gaps for Beach Spawning Forage Fish Across the Salish Sea

Virginia East
Jennifer Sutherst
Jacqueline Huard
Ian Bruce
Kyle Armstrong
Alanna Vivani
Graham Nicholas
Jacklyn Barrs

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Nooksack Community Forestry (Panel)

Community forestry as landscape restoration tool to recover salmonid populations in the Nooksack watershed

Alexander Harris
Oliver Grah

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Conservation Strategies

Rights of the Salish Sea: A major paradigm shift and an innovative legal framework

Dr. Robin Reid
M. Kai Sanburn
Elisabeth Robson
Anne Whirledge-Karp
Chom S. Greacen
Julienne Battalia
Terry Marshall

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Conservation Strategies

Three Big Themes (and a thousand Band-aids) we need to move forward to protect the Salish Sea

Ginny Broadhurst, Western Washington University

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Conservation Strategies

Governor's Salmon Strategy Update: Securing a Future for People and Salmon in Washington

Erik Neatherlin, Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Conservation Strategies

Bridging the Boundary: Innovative Cross-scale Collaborations

Laura Rivas, Puget Sound Partnership
Erin Ryan-Penuela, Puget Sound Partnership
Kara Cardinal, Strait Ecosystem Recovery Network

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Level Rise in the Salish Sea

Prioritizing Sea Level Rise Exposure and Habitat Sensitivity Across Puget Sound

Avery Maverick

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Level Rise in the Salish Sea

Building Habitat and Climate Resiliency: The Science Behind the Chehalis Basin ASRP

Emelie McKain

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Level Rise in the Salish Sea

Preparing for Sea Level Rise in King County: The Sea Level Rise Risk Area

Lara Whitely Binder, King County Climate Action

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Level Rise in the Salish Sea

Assessing Estuary Resilience to Sea-Level Rise

Steven Henstra
Tom Reid

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Level Rise in the Salish Sea

Squaxin Sea Level Rise Story Map

Candace Penn

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shellfish Galore

2021-2022 Preventing Non-Point Source Pollution: On-site Sewage Program During the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Corrina Marote

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shellfish Galore

Preliminary Assessment of Whatcom and Skagit Shellfish Bed Exposure to Fecal Bacteria using the Salish Sea Model

Catherine Gockel

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shellfish Galore

Forecasting central Salish Sea Dungeness crab populations: A study in patience

Sarah Grossman

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shellfish Galore

AN ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING SPATIAL CLUSTERING OF SALISH SEA CLAM SPECIES

James McArdle

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shellfish Galore

Hood Canal Shellfish Initiative: A collaborative multi-benefit approach to shellfish aquaculture, ecosystem protection, and cultural opportunities

Haley Harguth

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

The Salish Sea was Saturated with respect to Aragonite in Pre-Industrial Times

Susan Allen, University Of British Columbia

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

pH and temperature profiles in Salish Sea in regards to Ocean Acidification (2017-2021)

Ann-marie Vo, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Components of the Strait of Georgia Data Centre

Ben Skinner, Pacific Salmon Foundation

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

A High-resolution Tidal Hydrodynamic Model for Sequim Bay, WA to Support Marine Renewable Energy Research

Taiping Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Identifying Priority Sites for Rain Gardens in Lower Puyallup River Watershed

Mugal Dahal, Washington State University

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

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

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Lagrangian analysis of seasonal and interannual trends in estuarine flow composition and path between Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound

Becca Beutel, University Of British Columbia

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Characterizing Tidal Stream Energy Resource in the Salish Sea

Zhaoqing Yang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Salish Sea ORCA buoy observations over the last decade: warmer and saltier than normal anomalies and their persistence

Jan Newton, University Of Washington
Roxanne Carini, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Coastal Ocean Acidification Along the Washington Coast Adjacent to the Salish Sea

Richard Feely, Pmel/noaa

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Introducing a Different Kind of “Blob” in the PNW – the Snark!

Skip Albertson, Wa Dept Of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Influence of lithology on erosion along the Dungeness Bluffs

Gabrielle Alampay, Washington State Dept. of Ecology; University of Washington
George Kaminsky, Washington Department of Ecology
David Parks, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Samuel Angel, Associated Earth Sciences Incorporated
Kathy Troost, University of Washington
Amanda Hacking, Washington Department of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Why (and where) are ghosts fishing? Mapping areas of commercial gear loss risk in British Columbia

Caitlin Frenkel, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Startling Seals to Save Salmon: Assessing effectiveness of an acoustic deterrent with a statistical application of CReSS-SALSA 2D

Laura Bogaard, Oceans Initiative

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Two Waterways One Salish Sea

Ellen Southard, Site Story

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Temperature Rise on the Thermal Tolerance and Critical Thermal Limit of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii)

Nicole Singh, Western Washington University

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Nitrogen in the Nooksack River Watershed: Comparing Models to Monitoring

David U. Hooper, Western Washington University

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

West Whidbey Island nearshore bathymetry and coastal topography survey reveals diversity of sediment, morphology, and habitat

Delaney Stokes, Coastal Monitoring and Analysis Program, WA Dept. of Ecology
Amanda Hacking, Washington Dept. of Ecology
George Kaminsky, Washington Dept. of Ecology
Hannah Drummond, Coastal Monitoring and Analysis Program, WA Dept. of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Shoreline Restoration in an Urban Environment – Lowman Beach Park

Pablo Duarte Quiroga, ESA

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Does ocean acidification affect the bioenergetics and susceptibility to pathogenic disease in juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)?

Christopher Murray, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Supporting collaborative engagement for water quality management in the Salish Sea with a web-based visual analytic tool, DORA (Dissolved Oxygen Regional Assessment explorer)

Kyong Yun, Salish Sea Modeling Center (SSMC) and Puget Sound Institute

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Projected changes to the hydroclimate in the Pacific Northwest and implications for coastal hazards and compound flooding

Nathan Vanarendonk, U.S. Geological Survey

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 1: Applied Research & Climate Change

Simulating DO Depletion with the PSABC Model

Bruce Nairn, King County
Devin Robichaux, King County

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Mapping whale-watching effort using AIS data in the Salish Sea

Norma Serra-sogas, University Of Victoria

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Investigating the impacts of commercial anchorages on benthic ecosystems

Cathryn Clarke-Murray, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

COVID-19 and the SRKWs: A New Suite of Problems Facing the Critically Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales in the Salish Sea

Erin Casellas, The Whale Museum
Alanna Frayne, The Whale Trail

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

The effects of individual characteristics and ocean conditions on the reproductive phenology and demography of pigeon guillemots (Cepphus columba) on Protection Island, WA

Amanda Warlick, University Of Washington

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Eyes on the Water: Citizen Science in the Salish Sea

Susie Washington-Smyth, Southern Gulf Islands Sighting Network & Saturna Island Education And Research Society

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Holistic approaches for invasive species management: Exploring biotic resistance of European green crab (Carcinus maenas) via river otter (Lontra canadensis) diet

Bobbie Buzzell, Lummi Indian Business Council

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Vessel Drift and Rescue Tug Response Analysis for the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Southern Strait of Georgia

Marta Green, San Juan County

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Foraging strategy, prey preferences and limited competition among forage fishes in the San Juan Islands; implications for Chinook recovery

Russel Barsh, Kwiaht

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Killer Whale Microbiomes for Health Assessment

Linda Rhodes, NOAA Fisheries

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Characterization of Northern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) call types and source levels during beach rubbing

Madeleine Bouvier, Simon Fraser University

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Marine habitat use patterns of the Endangered Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in the central-southern Puget Sound

Bryce Poplawsky, University Of Puget Sound

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Analysis of Tidal Stage Impact on Harbor Seal Haul-Out Behavior in the Snohomish River Estuary of the Salish Sea

Maddy Baird, Ocean Research College Academy at EvCC

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Species abundance and conditions of plankton blooms in Possession Sound

Maci Larsen, Everett Community College

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Effects of vessel presence on northern resident killer whale rubbing behaviour

Varsha Rani, Simon Fraser University

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Unusual Open Water Grouping Behavior in Salish Sea Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardii)

Trevor Derie, Pacific Mammal Research

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Seasonal changes in trophic interactions in the plankton community in the Strait of Georgia

Nicole McEwan, University Of British Columbia

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Impacts of Egregia menziesii, a foundational alga, on intertidal communities in the San Juan Islands

Angelina Zuelow, Oregon State University

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Before and After Sea Star Wasting Disease: Subtidal Sunflower Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) observations in the central US Strait of Juan de Fuca

Melissa Sanchez, Washington Department Of Natural Resources

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Abnormal Salinity and Temperature Profiles: Conditions of Plankton

Ayesha Toor, Everett Community College

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Taking Stock of Chinook Salmon Energy Densities has Implications for Resident Killer Whales Meeting Their Energy Needs

Jacob E. Lerner, University Of British Columbia
Brian P. V. Hunt, University of British Columbia

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Adult Chinook salmon diets delineate regions with distinct forage assemblages in the Salish Sea

Wesley Greentree, University Of Victoria

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

European green crab (Carcinus maenas) predation in Puget Sound estuaries

Mary Fisher, University of Washington

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Ecosystem impacts of moon jelly (Aurelia labiata) aggregations in Puget Sound, Washington

Haila Schultz, University Of Washington
Julie Keister, University of Washington
Correigh Greene, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Kathryn Sobocinski, Western Washington University
Rus Higley, Highline College

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Spatial and temporal variation in the biofilm communities on two cultivated kelp species

Katherine Davis, UBC
Logan Zeinert
Allison Byrne
Joth Davis
Cosmo Roemer
Michael Wright
Laura Wegener Parfrey

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

The Whale Trail: A Transboundary Approach to Eco-Tourism, Citizen Science, and Watching Whales

Donna Sandstrom, The Whale Trail
Aaron Purdy, The Whale Trail
Jessica Scott, The Whale Trail

File

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Determining the prey consumption, preferences, and potential for dietary overlap between invasive European green crab and native graceful crab in the Salish Sea

Brett Howard, Department Of Fisheries & Oceans

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force Recommendations: Moving forward with recovery

Tara Galuska, Recreation And Conservation Office

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Levels of Dissolved Oxygen and Chlorophyll in Possession Sound in 2021

Daniela Torres, Everett Community College

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

A multidecadal oscillation in summer low flows is revealed in Puget Sound streams

NICHOLAS Georgiadis, Puget Sound Institute

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Elaho River Salmon Restoration Project

Edith Tobe, Squamish River Watershed Society

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 2: The Salish Sea Food Web and Cycles of Life

Mussel exposure to different PCO2 levels can be maladaptive for the development and growth of their offspring

Brenna Collicutt, Hakai Institute

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, April 27th
8:00 AM

Plenary Presentation

Billy Frank Jr. Plenary

Representative Debra Lekanoff, 40th Legislative District, Washington State
Chairman Willie Frank III, Nisqually Tribal Council
Ray (Shulqwilum) Harris, Stz’uminus First Nation
Chief Dalton Silver, Sumas First Nation
Councilwoman Lisa Wilson, Lummi Indian Business Council

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

6PPD-q in Stormwater (Panel)

6ppd-q in Stormwater: the state of science and Washington Department of Ecology’s initial responses

Dr. Edward Kolodziej
Dr. Jenifer Mcintyre
Brandi Lubliner
Dr. Craig Manahan
Joan Protasio
Nathaniel Scholz
Rhea Smith

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Climate Impacts to Groundwater Ponding and Salinity – Stillaguamish and Snohomish

Daniel Elefant, PE

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Projecting Future Climate States for the Salish Sea in Support of the Management of local Ecosystems and Fisheries

Dr. Amber Holdsworth

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Phase 2 Development of a Hydrologic Condition Index for the Puget Sound Basin

Colin Hume

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Downscaling future climate models for local flood and socioeconomic exposure across the Salish Sea with the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS)

Dr. Patrick Barnard

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Tracking Salish Sea Environmental Changes in Real-Time

Dr. John Mickett, University of Washington

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

One Island, One Earth: Exploring Island Ecological Footprints and Fingerprints

Michelle Thompson
Adam Huggins

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

Urbanization reduces understory kelp abundance, macroalgal function, and biogenic complexity in the Salish Sea

Dr. Eliza Heery

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

Neighbourhood-Scale Coastal Adaptation with Green Shores: Challenges and Opportunities

Jessica Wilson
Grant Lamont
DG Blair
Luke Sales
Robyn Holme
David Robinson
Mike Waters

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

The Living Dike – Pilot Project PhaseTechnical Development from multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts.

John Readshaw, Lavalin Inc.
Gary Williams, G.L. Williams and Associates

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Improving the Use of Science in Collaborative Ecosystem Restoration: Government and Non-government knowledge brokers

Tom Koontz

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Developing the Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations Stewardship Program

Erica Olson

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Collaborative Restoration of Boundary Bay for Traditional Shellfish Harvest: Shared Waters Alliance

Christy Juteau
Harley Chappell

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Boundary spanning in support of ecosystem-based management

Dr. Tessa Francis

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Incorporating Indigenous Methodologies for Assessing Conservation Risk

Reiley Terbasket, BC Conservation Data Centre
Jason Straka, BC Conservation Data Centre

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Oceanographic conditions and harmful algae in the Strait of Georgia, Canada – outcomes of seven years of monitoring with the citizen science program.

Svetlana Esenkolova

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Deriving Phytoplankton Community Composition in the Salish Sea using CHEMTAX and OLCI Sentinel 3 data

Vishnu P. Suseelan

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Profiling marine biotoxins in the Salish Sea

Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Blair Surridge, M.B. Laboratories
Harry Hartmann, M.B. Laboratories
Mackenzie Mueller, University of Victoria
Nicole Frederickson, Pacific Salmon Foundation Citizen Science Program
Svetlana Esenkulova, Pacific Salmon Foundation Citizen Science Program
Isobel Isobel, Pacific Salmon Foundation Citizen Science Program

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Bioretention for Lakes: Washington's search to replace compost in our stormwater filters

Dr. Dylan Ahearn, Herrera

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Initial sensitivity analysis of nutrient loading to understand hypoxia in the Salish Sea sub-basins

Su Kyong Yun, Salish Sea Modeling Center (SSMC) and Puget Sound Institute

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Shoreline armor removal to restore variability in intertidal ecosystems

Dr. Simone Des Roches

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Neighbourhood vs. Individual Property Scale Coastal Protection: A Case Study in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Jessica Wilson
Grant Lamont

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Scaling shoreline restoration to improve nearshore marine habitat for salmon and forage fishes

Emily Bishop

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Holistic restoration at Dabob Bay: A case study of restoring a stream, floodplain, pocket estuary and low bank shoreline system

Peter Bahls
Michele Zukerberg

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Birch Bay - The Story of the Region's Largest Beach Nourishment/Restoration Project

Jim Johannessen

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Region-wide declines in size at age for BC Chinook salmon: Trends and causes in space and time.

Dr. Ravi Maharaj

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Putting Findings into Action for the Future of Salmon

Jacques White

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Impacts of Predation on Pacific Herring Egg Survival in the Southern Salish Sea

Heidi Stewart

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Density-dependent habitat limitations for juvenile Chinook salmon in large river deltas of Puget Sound

Dr. Correigh Greene, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

File

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Upholding diverse knowledge systems to identify marine areas of high ecological, socio-economic, and cultural value in Howe Sound/Átl'ka7tsem, British Columbia

Fiona Beaty
Myia Antone

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Planning, Engagement and Construction of Blue-Green Systems: Creating Connected and multi-beneficial solutions for the Road Right-of-Way in Vancouver

Dr. Tugce Conger, City of Vancouver
Connor Redman, City of Vancouver

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders to Restore the Salish Sea

Jessica Rose, University of Washington
Jade Dudoward, University of Washington
David Sway-La Duenas, Chief Leschi Schools

PDF

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Indigenous Knowledge and Salmon-Safe Certification at Vancouver International Airport

Wendy Avis
Theresa Fresco

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Setting the table for diversity through understanding harmful algae in the Salish Sea: collaboration of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

Teri King

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Southern Resident Killer Whales and Vessel Science (Panel)

Southern Resident Killer Whales and Vessels: Recent Science and Future Trends

Tim Ragen
Dr. Rob Williams
Dr. Joseph Gaydos
Lovel Pratt
John Durban
Holly Fearnbach

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Sunflower Sea Star - Roadmap to Recovery (Panel)

The sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides): a roadmap to recovery following a disease-driven mass mortality

Dr. Walter Heady
Vienna Saccomanno
Dr. Jason Hodin
Dr. Dave Duggins
Dr. Alyssa-Lois Gehman
Dr. Drew Harvell
Dr. Lauren Schiebelhut
Dr. Sarah Gravem
Sara Hamilton

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

11:30 AM

Connection to Place (Panel)

Connection to Place: Indigenous Leadership for Holistic Research, Restoration and Governance in səlilwət (Burrard Inlet)

Hillary Hyland
Spencer Taft
Lindsey Ogston
Graham Nicholas
Anuradha Rao

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea: Highlight Recent Research in Changing Waters (Panel)

Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea: Highlight Recent Research in Changing Waters

Emily Buckner
Heather Earle
Dr. Matthew Whalen
Dr. Paul McElhany
Allison Brownlee
Margaret Homerding
Katie Houle
Mary Fisher
Daniel Sund
Dr. James Dimond

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Shoreline Management Plans: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?

Katherine Conroy

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Intertidal eelgrass decline under combined effects of wasting disease and warming

Dr. Lillian Aoki

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Pathogen Filtration: an untapped ecosystem service

Corinne Klohmann

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

The 2021 Puget Sound Nearshore Summit and Synthesis: Proceedings and key outcomes

Dr. Letitia (Tish) Conway-Cranos

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

St. George Rainway: Integrating Environmental Education into Public Engagement

Julie McManus

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Bringing Virtual Reality to the Classroom:Friends of the San Juans Immersive Education Program

Jess Newley

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Bring your estuary expertise to students outdoors! SeaDoc Society’s free Explore the Salish Sea curriculum for grade 5 - Just add water...and community partners.

Mira Lutz Castle
Leigh Ann Gilmer

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Getting the youth back to the land: Community-based collaborative Archaeology at Tl’ches

Dr. Darcy Mathews

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Innovations in Regulatory Permit Processes (Panel)

Innovations in Regulatory Permit Processes for Aquatic Habitat Protection and Restoration in Washington

Diane Hennessey
Paul Cereghino
Stephanie Ehinger
Sydney Fishman
Kelly Still
Hannah Faulkner
Josh Peters

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Predicting the Ecotoxicological Impacts of Microplastics in the Salish Sea using GIS

Melina Sorensen

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

A statistical representation of oil spill fate in the Salish Sea based on AIS ship traffic, oil transfer data, and a Monte Carlo model framework.

Dr. Rachael Mueller

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

California's Regulation of Motor Vehicle Tires Containing 6PPD

Dr. Anne-Cooper Doherty

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Occurrence and Fate of 6PPD-Quinone in Urban Receiving Waters

Dr. Edward Kolodziej

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Modelling long-term multi-species impacts from oil spill scenarios using Salish Sea Atlantis

Dr. Raisha Lovindeer

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Social Science for the Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion to Build a Research Agenda (Panel) (Panel)

Social Science for the Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion to Build a Research Agenda

Dr. Sara Breslow
Dr. David Trimbach
Leah Kintner
Heather Cole
Dr. Nathan Bennett
Dr. Leif Anderson
Erin Hanson
Dr. Jamie Donatuto

File

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

The Variety and Value of Grassroots, Ground-up Recovery Efforts

Jess Newley
Donna Sandstrom
Dr. Frances Robertson
Susie Washington-Smyth
Jessica Scott

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Interactive threats reduce foraging and prey capture effort by endangered killer whales

Dr. Marla Holt

PDF

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Utilizing sound and movement biologging tags to investigate predictors of foraging behavior in two at-risk populations of fish-eating killer whales

Dr. Jennifer Tennessen

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Exploring protection priorities for Southern Resident killer whale foraging areas

Frances Robertson

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Transformative Partnerships for Ocean Science and Engagement (Panel)

Transformative partnerships for ocean science and engagement

Dr. Matthew Whalen
Dr. Marco Hatch
Dr. Isobel Pearsall
Dr. Kylee Pawluk
Dr. Margot Hessing-lewis
Eugenia Bertulis

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

1:30 PM

Collaborative Futures for the Salish Sea (Panel)

Futures for the Salish Sea: Opportunities for Connection, Collaboration, and Cooperation in Our Multinational Shared Waters

Dr. Natalie Baloy
Deborah Carlson
Sonia Batten
Lynda Mapes
Amy Trainer
Aquila Flower

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Utilizing new PIT tag technology to assess juvenile Chinook migration patterns, residence time, and survival in the lower Green River.

Chris Gregersen

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Explorations into the assessment of hatchery effectiveness and interactions between hatchery and wild fish: challenges and results.

Andy Rosenberger

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Assessing Futures of Two Cowichan River Pacific Salmon Species, Chinook and Coho, Using Scenario Analysis for Cumulative Effects Assessment

Dr. Arman Ospan, University of Victoria & Archipelago Marine Research
Johannes J. Feddema, University of Victoria
Andrea Locke, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Improving Salmon Access to Inland Habitat can also Reduce Risk to Human Safety and Property

Ken Cousins, Earth Economics

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Hatchery release strategy effects on production outcomes for Chinook and Coho

Sam James, Pacific Salmon Foundation

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Innovations and Emerging Science 3 (Panel)

Acartia: a decentralized data cooperative for sharing animal occurrence data across the Salish Sea, from orcas to zooplankton

Scott Veirs
Maria Baron Palamar
Nick Byrne
Peter Ince
Virgil Zetterlind
Alisa Lemire Brooks
Susan Berta
Val Veirs

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Modeling the effects of projected climate warming on stream temperatures in the Stillaguamish River basin

Emily Smoot

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Modeling the effects of climate change on peak flows in the Nooksack River, North Cascades, WA

Evan Paul, Western Washington University

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains by Design: Introductory Guidance and Resources for the Integration of Climate Information in Floodplain Management

Tess Wrobleski, University of Washington

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains by Design: Linking community perspectives to climate services for adaptive, multi-benefit floodplain management

Erica Asinas

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains By Design: Technical Guidance and Resources for the Integration of Climate Information in Floodplain Management

Matthew Rogers

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Maplewood Marine Restoration Project (Panel)

Maplewood Marine Restoration Project - Panel Session

Charlotte Olson
Vanessa Koo
Lindsey Ogston
Hillary Hyland
Cora Den Hartigh
Jemma Scoble
Neil Snowball
Ravi Chatterji
Cynthia Durance

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Microplastics in the Salish Sea (Panel)

Microplastics in the Salish Sea: A wholistic approach

Dr. Lyda Harris
Nora Nickum
Dr. Shawn Larson
Julie Masura
Heather Trim

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Puget Sound Federal Task Force (Panel)

Puget Sound Federal Task Force: Coordinating, leveraging and prioritizing diverse federal programs toward a healthy and sustainable Puget Sound

Erik Peterson
Peter Murchie
Elizabeth Babcock
Diane Hennessey
Richard Vacirca
Nathaniel Scholz
Catherine Gockel
Bill Labiosa
Dakota Badawy

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Education in Public Schools (Panel)

Salish Sea education in public schools breaks barriers to science, traditional knowledge, and a culture of evidence-based decision-making. How can we elevate access?

Mira Lutz Castle, University of California, Davis
Dr. Bert Weber, Western Washington University
Leonard Merriman, First Nations Schools Association Penelakut Elementary
Sally Hanft, Environmental Protection Agency
Ardi Kveven, Everett Community College
Elizabeth Schmitz, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anna Booker, Whatcom Community College
Rosie Cayou James, Samish Indian Nation

File

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Urchin Populations in the Salish Sea (Panel)

Sea urchin populations in the Salish Sea: recent findings regarding invertebrates that support a prized fishery and play an important role in nearshore ecosystems.

Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources
Dr. Daniel Okamoto, Florida State University
Dr. Ole Shelton, NOAA
Taylor Frierson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cynthia Catton, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Transboundary Programs to Quiet the Seas (Panel)

Transboundary Programs to Quiet the Seas: Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Krista Trounce
Rachel Aronson
Dr. Julie Watson
Sonja Henneman
Grace Ferrara
Alanna Frayne
Isabel Deutsch
Donna Sandstrom

PDF

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Salinity variance mixing in the Salish Sea is controlled by river flow

Erin Broatch, University Of Washington
Dr. Parker MacCready, University Of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Restoration Implementation Planning for Salish Sea Stream Mouths Impacted by the Railroad

Paul Schlenger, Environmental Science Associates

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

PREVALENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONTROL OF SHELL-BORING POLYCHAETES ON OYSTER FARMS FROM CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA

Dr. Julieta Martinelli, University of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

RECONSTRUCTING THE ECOLOGICAL HISTORY AND PAST ENVIRONMENTS OF NATIVE OLYMPIA OYSTERS TO INFORM THEIR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IN THE SALISH SEA

Dr. Julieta Martinelli, University of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Long-term water quality monitoring trends and drivers of change in marine and fresh waters of the Swinomish Reservation, WA

Shannon Stewart, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Nicole Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Eelgrass Correlation to Pseudo-nitzschia Population

Kyle Peterson, Ocean Research College Academy at EvCC

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A 13-year temporal and spatial analysis of nutrient levels in Possession Sound and their seasonal relationship with river discharge

Sheamin Kim, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

How will climate change affect estuarine nursery quality? Findings from a spatially explicit bioenergetics model in the Nisqually River Delta

Dr. Melanie Davis, U.S. Geological Survey

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Exploring Temporal Patterns in Temperature and Current Speed at the Mouth of the Snohomish River

Sergei Avetisyan, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

An assessment of Blue Carbon sources and potential in the Nisqually Estuary using biomarkers and compound-specific isotopes of marsh plants, eelgrass, and sediment

Dr. Renee Takesue, U.S. Geological Survey

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

How does stuff wash ashore in the Salish Sea?

Rich Pawlowicz, University Of British Columbia

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Tidal Influence on the Fraser River Plume

Shumin Li, Ubc

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Variations in pH and Nutrients in Relation to Snohomish River Discharge in Possession Sound

Emma Lesueur, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Analyzing Trends of Dissolved Oxygen and Abundance of Crab Zoea in Possession Sound

Thunder Lambright, Ocean Research College Academy at EvCC

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Estuary Acidification: A five-year perspective on pH in Possession Sound, Washington

Alexa Haucke, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND CITIZEN SCIENCE: ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN CARPENTER CREEK, KINGSTON, WA.

Quinn Habedank, University Of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Oceanographic properties and effects of Deep Renewals in the Strait of Georgia

Mina Masoud, The University of British Columbia

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

WATER CURRENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON POSSESSION SOUND

Nadia Brainerd, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Genetic risk assessment model for native shellfish aquaculture

Natalie Lowell, WA Sea Grant

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Effects of hypoxia and acidification on the swimming behavior of Calanus pacificus: Lethal and sublethal responses to stressors

Amy Wyeth, University Of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Cyst Mapping of Alexandrium catenella in Surface Sediments of Puget Sound from 2013-2021

Dr. Cheryl Greengrove, University Of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

The presence of Alexandrium catenella harmful algal bloom cysts in Port Gardner, WA in 2019

Caitlyn McFarland, University of Washington Tacoma
Julie Masura, University of Washington Tacoma
Cheryl Greengrove, University of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Experimental Olympia Oyster Restoration at Penrose Point State Park

Stena Troyer, Harbor Wildwatch

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

2021 Particle Grain-Size and Total Organic Content Analyses of Surface Sediments from Puget Sound and Elliot Bay near Seattle, WA

Jessica Wolford, University Of Washington Tacoma
Ethan Hoang, University Of Washington Tacoma
Julie Masura, University Of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A five year look at the impacts of pH Seasonally and Spatially within Possession Sound

Maxwell Bauccio-Teschlog, Ocean Research College Academy @ EvCC

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Plankton biomass decomposition enriches for methanogenic archaea in near-shore waters of Puget Sound

Clarissa Troutman, University Of Puget Sound

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Monitoring Overwintering Shorebird Use of Agricultural and Intertidal Habitats in the Fraser River Delta Key Biodiversity Area

James Casey, Birds Canada
Amie MacDonald, Birds Canada
Myles Lamont, TerraFauna Wildlife Consulting

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Earthquakes, ecological change, and human modification: records in sediments of the Duwamish delta at Seattle, Washington

Elizabeth Davis, University Of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

West Whidbey Island beach and bluff change between 2015, 2018, and 2021 from boat-based lidar

Amanda Hacking, Wa State Dept. Of Ecology

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Northern Salish Sea Vital Kelp Project - Cultivation and Out-plant of Kelp for Fish Habitat. Timing and Use by Fish.

Lee-Ann Ennis, BCCF Vital Kelp Project

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A persistent mid-water column hypoxic zone with low pH and CaCO3 saturation state in Toba Inlet

Dr. Alex Hare, Hakai Institute

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

The impacts of historical wood storage on nearshore eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat (Won't present live)

Sonia Domarchuk-white, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Seachange Marine Conservation

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Plankton Presence and Gradients along the Merge between Estuary and River Water

Casandra Jade Laney, Everett Community College

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Examining changes in abundance and distribution of Zostera marina (eelgrass) within the San Juan Islands.

Robert Hoekendorf, University Of Washington

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Delineating and monitoring bluff toe positions from boat-based lidar to quantify morphology change at Edgewater Beach, WA

PhD, PE George Kaminsky, Washington State Department Of Ecology
Heather Weiner, Washington State Department Of Ecology
Hannah Drummond, Washington State Department Of Ecology

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Coastal erosion hazard assessment results along Clallam County, WA

Hannah Drummond, Washington Department Of Ecology

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Restoring damaged and declining eelgrass in the San Juan Archipelago: a pioneering program using seeds

Yuki Wilmerding, Friday Harbor Labs
Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Friday Harbor Labs

PDF

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Squamish Estuary Restoration Project - Restoring Chinook Salmon Populations

Edith Tobe, Squamish River Watershed Society

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Coastal structure relocation/managed realignment example projects in the Puget Sound region

Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Characterization and Interpolation of Sediment PCBs and PBDEs in Resident Killer Whale Habitat along the Coast of British Columbia, Canada

Dr. Joseph Kim, Ocean Wise

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Tahlequah Soft Shore Project Tahlequah Ferry Terminal

Rick Huey, Wa State Ferries

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Impacts of Combined Sewer Outflow Overflows on Dissolved Oxygen and Turbidity in Possession Sound

Katie Shaw, Everett Community College

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

River Field Studies Network: Connecting People, Rivers, and Science through Immersive Education

Dr. John Mclaughlin, Western Washington University

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

PAH Removal, Fate and Transport in Stormwater Bioretention Systems Amended with Biochar and Fungi

Chelsea Mitchell, Washington State University

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Here’s what to know about the new Puget Sound Vital Signs!

Corinne Noufi, Wa Sea Grant
Mary Ramirez, Wa Sea Grant
Nathalie Hamel, Wa Sea Grant

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Monitoring xenoestrogen exposure and endocrine disruption in a Puget Sound benthic flatfish, English sole (Parophrys vetulus)

Dr. Louisa Harding, Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Initiative Interactive Map

Tamara Fraser, Fisheries And Oceans Canada
Dr. Kathryn Berry, Fisheries And Oceans Canada

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

A community collaboration striving for a Plastic Free Salish Sea

Karin Roemers-Kleven, San Juan County

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Sentinels of Change: Engaging communities to monitor marine invertebrates in the Salish Sea

Heather Earle, Hakai Institute
Dr. Matthew Whalen, Hakai Institute

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Resilient Coasts for Salmon - Empowering Communities with Nature-based Solutions to Adapt to Climate Change

Kyla Sheehan, Pacific Salmon Foundation

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

The Importance of Plankton-the base of the Salish Sea's food chain, beautiful organisms, usually invisible, presented in an ongoing series of my paintings. (Will not present live)

Susan Taylor

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Characterizing Contaminant Concentrations in Priority Chinook Salmon Stocks Consumed by Resident Killer Whales in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean

Stephanie Holbert, Simon Fraser University

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Microchemical techniques to evaluate priority contaminant sources along the migration routes of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Micah Quindazzi, Uvic

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Pollution Tracker: Long-term Monitoring of Priority Contaminants in Coastal British Columbia

Kelsey Delisle, Ocean Wise Conservation Association
Marie Noel, Ocean Wise Conservation Association
Peter S. Ross, Raincoast Conservation Foundation

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Investigating contaminant-related health effects in killer whales in British Columbia using omics

Dr. Bethany DeCourten, Ocean Wise

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Mapping of Microplastics in Surface Sediments of Puget Sound to Determine Impacts on Benthic Communities from 2014-2021

MaggieJo Baer, University of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

2021 Mapping of Microplastics in Surface Sediments of Elliot Bay near Seattle, WA to Determine Impacts on Benthic Communities

Sade McNight, University Of Washington Tacoma
Olivia Kirby, University Of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Indigenous-led Cumulative Effects & Bridging the Informational Gap for Informed Decision Making

Marian Ngo, Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association (SSIGA)
Bridget Dunne, Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association (SSIGA)

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Six Years of Adult Education about the "Wonders of the Salish Sea"

Deborah Simpson, Nature Vancouver

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Establishing a baseline for Northern Anchovy populations by ichthyoplankton sampling in Puget Sound, WA.

Katie Olson, Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Monitoring vegetation response to culvert removals in a salt marsh: education for college interns, citizen scientists and the local community.

Dr. Melissa Fleming, Stillwaters Environmental Center
Hanna Brush, Stillwaters Environmental Center
Jenna Wright, Stillwaters Environmental Center

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

A preliminary ranking of contaminants of concern in juvenile Harrison Chinook and their habitat in the Fraser River, British Columbia.

Bonnie Lo, DFO/SFU

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Reporting on the Health of the Salish Sea via transboundary ecosystem indicators: Reflecting on twenty years and mobilizing for the future

Sarah Bartnik, Government of Canada
Michael Rylko, Government of Canada

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Transboundary Cooperation in the Salish Sea: 2021-2024 Action Plan of the US Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada

Ian Rogalski, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dr. Lisa Chang, Environment and Climate Change Canada

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Citizen science and collaborative programs help reveal coastal waterbird trends and understand the mechanisms underlying those trends in the Salish Sea and Pacific coast

Dr. Remi Torrenta, Birds Canada

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Certified Program as a Way to Focus Consumer Energy on Protecting the Salish Sea

Riley Starks, Salish Center For Sustainable Fishing Methods

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Surveys

Terence Lee, Nisqually Reach Nature Center

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Community Science In the Salish Sea: Intertidal Monitoring in the Cherry Point and Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserves

Rondi Nordal, RE Sources
Eleanor Hines, RE Sources

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Community Science Project: Exploring Plastic Pollution With Undergraduate Researchers and Aspiring Girl Scientists

Julie Masura, University of Washington Tacoma; Sound Experience
Amy Kovacs, Sound Experience
Jenny Huntley, University Of Washington Tacoma

PDF

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, April 28th
8:30 AM

Behavior Change Through Engagement and Outreach

Your Place in the Watershed - Toolkits for Communicating Stormwater Issues and its Impacts on Underserved Populations

Ellen Southard

File

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Behavior Change Through Engagement and Outreach

Beyond the Brochure: Using Social Science Research and Methods to Motivate Behavior Change

Justine Asohmbom, Wash. State Department of Ecology

File

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Behavior Change Through Engagement and Outreach

Community education and outreach plans for fecal pollution prevention based on a culturally inclusive approach in Poverty Bay Pollution Identification and Correction Program

Eunbi Lee, Public Health – Seattle & King County

File

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Behavior Change Through Engagement and Outreach

Catch More Crab: An Outreach Campaign Developed by the Target Audience

Jason Morgan

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Behavior Change Through Engagement and Outreach

Breaking Through Barriers: Using Peer-to-Peer Networking to Promote Voluntary Land Stewardship

Aneka Sweeney

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Birds

Delivering science support for avian conservation and management in Salish Sea estuaries

Trina Bayard

File

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Birds

The health and habitat use of Glaucous-winged gulls wintering in the Salish Sea

Hannah Hall, Simon Fraser University

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Birds

Using shore-based surveys to assess vessel traffic patterns in two migratory bird sanctuaries

Dr. Louise Blight
Dr. Patrick O'Hara

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Birds

Measuring restoration progress using river-dependent birds: Lessons from Elwha dam removal

Ethan Duvall

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Birds

Estuary resilience and recovery following exclusion of a non-native invader, Canada Geese

Stefanie Lane

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Data Science 2

Data-limited fisheries methods shed light on the exploitation history and population dynamics of ESA-listed Yelloweye Rockfish in Puget Sound, Washington

Markus Min

File

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Data Science 2

Nature’s Value in the Salish Sea: the Ecosystem Services of the Salish Sea Basin

Erin Mackey
Ken Cousins

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Data Science 2

Evaluation of decision support tools for marine spatial planning in the Salish Sea

Carrie Robb

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Flow Restoration (Panel)

Flow Restoration on Salish Sea Rivers

Jason Hatch
Nicole Gutierrez
Rosie Simms
Erica Marbet
Justin Hall
Tim Kulchyski

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Heatwave Effects on Salish Sea Shellfish (Panel)

ASSESSMENT OF AN UNPRECEDENTED HEATWAVE ON INTERTIDAL SHELLFISH OF THE SALISH SEA

Julie Barber
Christopher Harley
Teri King
Dr. Wendel Raymond
Camille Speck

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Natural Asset Management (Panel)

Developing and Implementing Natural Asset Management Strategies in the Salish Sea Region: Examples from Kitsap County, WA and Gibsons, BC

Charlotte Dohrn
Thomas Ostrom
Matthew Medina
Paul Mccollum
Michelle Lewis

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transboundary Vessel Impacts Coordination

Traffic Separation Scheme Feasibility Study

Sara German

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transboundary Vessel Impacts Coordination

Government of Canada: Reducing Vessel Noise and Disturbance

Sara German

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transboundary Vessel Impacts Coordination

The ECHO Program: Key learnings at 5-year anniversary of vessel slowdown for at-risk whales off BC's southern coast

Ryan Ford

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transboundary Vessel Impacts Coordination

Quiet Sound: a new program to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales from the acoustic and physical impacts of large commercial vessels

Rachel Aronson
Todd Hass
Kathleen Hurley

PDF

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transboundary Vessel Impacts Coordination

Transboundary Coordination to Reduce Vessel Impacts on Southern Resident Killer Whales

Grace Ferrara

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:15 AM

Bivalves, Biodiversity, & Wastewater

A NOVEL SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL CLAM GARDEN SITE SELECTION PROCESS

Courtney Greiner

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Bivalves, Biodiversity, & Wastewater

Marine Species at Risk: A Salish Sea Transboundary Indicator with more potential

Dr. Joseph Gaydos

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Bivalves, Biodiversity, & Wastewater

On-site sewage system (OSS) and social vulnerability GIS dashboard: using data to inform approaches for equitable wastewater futures

Meagan Jackson, Public Health Seattle King County
Lynn Schneider, Public Health Seattle King County

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Bivalves, Biodiversity, & Wastewater

The Oyster Habitat Restoration Project and Assessment Pawathy: A plan of action for Olympia oyster priority recovery sites in Puget Sound

Brian Allen

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Bivalves, Biodiversity, & Wastewater

Biodiversity beyond boundaries: building capacity for pluralistic biodiversity data science

Andrew Simon
Dr. Antranig Basman

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration and Community Science

A Collaborative Approach to Developing a Model for Oil Spill Policy Decision Support: Building a better model while learning together

JD Ross Leahy

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration and Community Science

Citizen Based Salmon Recovery in the Salish Sea

Rachel Vasak

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration and Community Science

Coastal Restoration Toolkit - An online resource to launch a restoration project in your community

Elsa Schwartz, Restore America’s Estuaries

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration and Community Science

Community engagement to accelerate research and learning about the dieback of western redcedar

Joseph Hulbert, Washington State University

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration and Community Science

Understanding microplastic pollution on shorelines with citizens and technology

Bertha Iselle Flores Ruiz

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration, Communication, & Planning

Getting from one size fits all to variable width riparian buffer recommendations

Kollin Higgins

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration, Communication, & Planning

Makah First Foods Climate Action Plan

John Reamer
Natalie Lowell
Carol Reamer
Haley Kennard
Morgan Goodrich
Janine Ledford
Rebekah Monette
Laura Nelson
Melissa Poe
Jenna Rolf
Isabell Ides
Chazley Brown

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration, Communication, & Planning

Accelerating Fish Passage Restoration in King County, Washington

Evan Lewis, King County Water & Land Resources Division

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Collaboration, Communication, & Planning

Evaluating the effects of Southern Resident orcas recovery actions and external threats in the marine ecosystem of Puget Sound

Dr. Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Long Live the Kings

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Contaminants, Nutrients, and Productivity

Filling the Gap: An Analysis of Stormwater Utility Fees in the Puget Sound Watershed, Washington, USA

Raye Evrard

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Contaminants, Nutrients, and Productivity

Occurrence and distribution of contaminants of emerging concern in the Puget Sound nearshore using a marine mussel monitoring program

Mariko Langness, Toxics Biological Observation System (TBiOS)

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Contaminants, Nutrients, and Productivity

Designing the future of contaminants management, together

Dr. Sara Mynott

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Data Science 3

Howe Sound/Átl’ḵa7tsem Marine Stewardship Initiative: a bottom-up and community based approach to marine spatial planning in the Salish Sea

Bridget John
Nikita Wallia

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Data Science 3

Assessment of vulnerabilities and trade-offs for coordinated investment in regional ecosystem recovery and flood resilience, Nisqually Delta, Washington State, USA

Dr. Eric Grossman

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Data Science 3

Building a Foundation for the Southern BC Marine Spatial Planning Program

David Angus, BC Ministry of Land, Water, Resource Stewardship
Janine Beckett, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Data Science 3

Is it time to rethink the use of hatcheries to produce Pacific salmon in the Strait of Georgia?

Dr. Richard Beamish

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Invasive Species and Nearshore

Mapping, prioritizing, and promoting the removal of the 15,564 pilings in the Snohomish Estuary

Elisa Dawson

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Invasive Species and Nearshore

Marine shoreline armor mapping, change analysis (2009-2019) and regulatory compliance and effectiveness assessment for San Juan County, Washington

Tina Whitman

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Invasive Species and Nearshore

NOAA’s Nearshore Conservation Program and Calculator – What is New

Stephanie Ehinger

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Invasive Species and Nearshore

Spatial and temporal patterns of biofouling aquatic invasive species in the Salish Sea

Katie SP Gale
Brett R. Howard
Calley Wasser
Thomas W. Therriault

File

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Recovery Agenda (Panel)

The plight of the enigmatic southern resident killer whales: Have we done all we can to recover these icons of the Salish Sea?

Orla Robinson
Regan Nelson
Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard
Carleen Thomas

PDF

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Youth Eco-Stewarship (Panel)

Youth Eco-Stewardship Summer Program: Learning from the Land and Sea

John Harris
Dr. Nicholas Stanger
Desiree Jones
Jessica Joseph
Frankie Taylor

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

12:30 PM

Plenary Presentation

Closing Plenary

Dr. Julie Watson, WA Department of Fish & Wildlife
Leah George-Wilson, First Nations Summit
Ginny Broadhurst, Salish Sea Institute
Simran Sarai, Year Of The Salish Sea
Tasha Romeyn
Dr Tiara Moore, BIMS
Scott Redman, Puget Sound Partnership

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

5:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Understanding connections between nature’s contributions to people and life satisfaction

Whitney Fleming, Technion - Israel Institute For Technology

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

An evidence-based evaluation framework to evaluate the cumulative benefits of recovery progress in Puget Sound.

Elene Trujillo, Puget Sound Partnership

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

A microbial source tracking success story: Pinpointing sources of fecal coliform in rural watersheds

Karen DuBose, Skagit County

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Temporal variability of microparticles under the Seattle Aquarium, WA: Documenting the global Covid-19 pandemic

Lyda Harris, Seattle Aquarium

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

The Art of Water: Creative Representations of our Relationship with Water

Barbara Krystal, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Watershed Assessment of Manzanita -- Preparing for the future while fixing shortcomings of the past

Christian Berg, City Of Bainbridge Island

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Marine herbivores facilitate transmission of a seagrass pathogen

Olivia Graham, Cornell University/UW Friday Harbor Labs

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Highly contaminated river otters (Lontra canadensis) are effective biomonitors of environmental pollutant exposure

Michelle Wainstein

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Using acoustic analysis to explore fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) habitat use of the Salish Sea

Lynn Rannankari, University Of Victoria

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Epibenthic invertebrates and juvenile salmon prey availability along an eco-engineered shoreline: A case study at the recently constructed seawall in Seattle, WA

Bob Oxborrow, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Propagation of the 2014–2016 northeast pacific marine heatwave through the Salish Sea

Tarang Khangaonkar, Salish Sea Modeling Center, UW Tacoma

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Immunotoxic response and disease susceptibility in adult Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii, fed a complex PCB congener mixture

Andrew Spanjer, U.s. Geological Survey

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Using fatty acids to estimate the nutritional value of micronektonic organisms in the B.C coastal ocean

Dilan Sunthareswaran, University Of British Columbia

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Salish Sea Sentinels: How Professional Whale Watchers Help Whales Through Protective Interventions

Erin J. Gless, Pacific Whale Watch Association

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Transforming traditional agriculture land use to sustainable healthy ecosystems through partnerships

David Burger, Stewardship Partners

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Introducing the Puget Sound Stormwater Heatmap: a foundational tool for visualizing stormwater interventions for the benefit of People and Nature

Emily Howe, The Nature Conservancy

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Revitalizing the Shore Stewards Program in Skagit County

Jessica Espy, Wsu Skagit Extension

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Data Access For The Northern Salish Sea - Introducing The Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System

Jonathan Kellogg, Hakai Institute

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Population genomics of the basket cockle Clinocardium nuttallii in the southern Salish Sea: Assessing genetic risks of stock enhancement for a culturally important marine bivalve

James Dimond, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Passive sampling and chemical activity: A novel approach to mapping multi-media contaminant concentrations in the Salish Sea affecting the health of Southern Resident killer whales

Kelsey Lee, Simon Fraser University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Efficacy of endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) stock restoration in the southern Salish Sea from a genomic perspective

James Dimond, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Empirical evidence that a keystone species stabilizes a Northeast Pacific nearshore ecosystem in the face of climate change

Shawn Larson, Seattle Aquarium

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Long-term spatial and temporal dynamics of foundation species, kelp and eelgrass, on the southern Strait of Juan de Fuca shoreline

Amy Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Using Light Traps to Assess Larval Cherry Point Herring (Clupea pallasi): A Pilot Study

Allison Brownlee, Washington Department of Natural Resources

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Transboundary analysis of observations and model-based mesozooplankton in the Salish Sea

Karyn Suchy, University Of British Columbia

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

A high-resolution time series of particulate matter fatty acids characterizes seasonal shifts in microbial community composition and nutritional quality for zooplankton

Anna McLaskey, University Of British Columbia

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Marine and Freshwater Fish of King County

Jennifer Lanksbury, King County

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Taxonomic Surrogates of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Detect Depth and Substrate Gradients in Puget Sound

Broc Kokesh, University Of Chicago

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Supporting Pacific Salmon in a Changing Climate: Adaptive Restoration for Nearshore and Estuarine Habitats in the Salish Sea

Maria Catanzaro, Pacific Salmon Foundation

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

ECCC-EPA Joint Statement of Cooperation on the Georgia Basin-Puget Sound Ecosystem: A 20-Year Retrospective Look

Kristina Foltz, University of Washington Program on the Environment, Capstone Intern with U.S. EPA

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Flood sediment delivery and resuspension by storm waves in an urbanized Pacific Northwest estuarine embayment

Daniel Nowacki, U.S. Geological Survey

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

We All Take Care of the Harvest (WATCH): Seafood safety, security and sovereignty in a changing climate

Holly Clermont, First Nations Health Authority

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Dynamics of the Estuarine Exchange Flow in the Salish Sea

Parker MacCready, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Creating an Atlas of the Salish Sea

Aquila Flower, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Are Marine Refuges Protecting Sensitive Glass Sponges; or, Are Better Management Tools Required?

Sheila Byers, Marine Life Sanctuaries Society

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Ecosystem dynamics and juvenile salmon in the Strait of Georgia, Canada 2015-2021

Svetlana Esenkulova, Pacific Salmon Foundation

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Regional patterns of change in eelgrass area throughout greater Puget Sound

Bart Christiaen, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Effect of long-term, elevated temperature on Zostera marina from the Southern Salish Sea

Cameron Sokoloski, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Measuring subsurface circulation with inexpensive Lagrangian floats

Samuel Stevens, University Of British Columbia

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

An interactive web tool for planning and interpreting European green crab early detection monitoring efforts

Abigail Keller, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Killer whales and vessels in the Salish Sea: A new perspective on factors influencing incident rates

Monika Shields, Orca Behavior Institute

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Building a baseline: An overview of species lists for the Salish Sea

Jeff Rice, Puget Sound Institute

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Can you do that for me please? Using machine learning to automate canopy kelp detection in high resolution aerial imagery

Luba Reshitnyk, Hakai Institute

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Evaluation of eelgrass (Zostera marina) restoration using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to track recovery in Puget Sound, WA (USA)

Jeff Gaeckle, DNR-Aquatics Div.

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

The role of chromosomal inversions in the ecotypic differentiation of Pacific herring demonstrated by whole genome sequencing data

Eleni Petrou, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Applying Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry to crowd-sourced imagery for coastal bluff erosion measurement and monitoring

Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

A Century of Change in the Salish Sea: Quantifying the Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Seawater pH

Mary Margaret Stoll, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Detecting endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) using environmental DNA

James Dimond, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Genomic tracking of European green crab spread and dispersal in the Salish Sea

Carolyn Tepolt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Drone monitoring on the Swinomish Reservation

Shannon Stewart, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Adaptive Regulation for Nonpoint Pollution: Ecology's Role in Protecting Shellfish

Alena Reynolds, Washington Department Of Ecology

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Observations on a plot of sand; tube worms, kelp, and sea stars.

Ken Collins, Select Or Enter

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Using a County's Comprehensive Plan process as a tool for supporting the vitality of marine ecosystems

R. Brent Lyles, Friends Of The San Juans

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Update on levels of legacy and emerging contaminants of concern in resident and Bigg’s killer whale populations

Marie Noel, Ocean Wise Conservation Association (OWCA)

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

The Case for Making Reefnet Fishing the Primary Method for Harvesting Salmon in the Salish Sea

Riley Starks, Salish Center For Sustainable Fishing Methods

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Salmon Friendly' Stormwater Projects in King County Watersheds

Chris Korwel, Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Sacrificial Distal Tissue: Physiological Response to the Pacific Northwest Heatdome by an Intertidal Kelp

Robin Fales, University Of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Efficient Sample and Data Processing for Chemical and Physical Characterization of Urban Environmental Microplastics

Shreyas Patankar, Ocean Wise Conservation Association

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Evidence for Genetic Differentiation Between Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Life History Strategies

Bryan Briones Ortiz, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Congenital diseases in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii) from the Salish Sea

Erin D'agnese, University Of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Harbours Ecological Inventory and Rating in the Core Area Harbours of the Capital Regional District (British Columbia)

Jennifer Tyler, Capital Regional District

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Life and Death on The Edmonds Jetty: A Photographic Journey of Ecological Changes of Marine Life on an Urban Breakwater in Middle Puget Sound

Alan Mearns, NOAA

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Saving the Sea of Glass: Protection of Glass Sponge Reefs in British Columbia

Carlo Acuña, Canadian Parks And Wilderness Society - British Columbia Chapter

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Safe-guarding shellfish of the Salish Sea: An overview of recent research towards improving the environmental resilience of the Pacific oyster

Clara Mackenzie, Fisheries And Oceans Canada

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Enhanced student engagement in research through presenting at the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Ardi Kveven, Everett Community College

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

UTILIZING AERIAL IMAGERY AND REMOTE SENSING TO MAP AND MONITOR EELGRASS (Zostera marina): CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES, AND LESSONS LEARNED

Phil Bloch, Confluence Environmental

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Elucidating the structure of the Zostera marina microbiota

Siobhan Schenk, UBC

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Do You Know Your Volunteers? Building a Successful and Lasting Volunteer Program

Jason Morgan, Northwest Straits Foundation

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

A STATUS UPDATE OF PINTO ABALONE RESTORATION IN THE SOUTHERN SALISH SEA

Katie Sowul, Washington Department Of Fish & Wildlife

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Tracking bull kelp: an update on beds of concern in South Puget Sound, Central Puget Sound and Possession Sound

Julia Ledbetter, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Phocoenacide – The Killing of Porpoise (family Phocoenidae) by Fish-Eating Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)

Deborah Giles, Wild Orca

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Sediment Transport and hydrodynamics changes in the Skagit Delta: A numerical Study of a new avulsion on North Fork of Skagit River

Adi Nugraha, Salish Sea Modeling Center, University of Washington

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

COASTAL ANALYSIS AND RESTORATION APPLICATIONS USING CFD MODELING AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODS

Abigail Gertz, Mott Macdonald

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Talk Plain to Me: Using Plain Language to Build Trust and Reach a Wider Audience

Katherine Straus

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Revisiting a Site of Historic Sediment Contamination in Seattle, 25 Years Later

Wendy Eash-Loucks, King County

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Reading from In-between-ness: a model in hopepunk speculative fiction

Nicholas Stanger, Western Washington University

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Restoration of an urban estuary: the Goldsborough Creek saltmarsh restoration project.

Scott Steltzner, Squaxin Island Tribe

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Mapping forage fish with drones

Nicola Houtman, University Of Victoria

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Subsurface behavior of a humpback whale foraging on patchy prey in Juan de Fuca Strait

Rhonda Reidy, University Of Victoria

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Springer's Story: A Transboundary Success, and Why it Matters Today

Donna Sandstrom, The Whale Trail

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Ocean acidification in estuarine waters of the Salish Sea

Micah Horwith, Washington State Department Of Ecology

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Working Together to Restore Habitat in the Chehalis Basin

Celina Abercrombie, Washington Dept of Fish And Wildlife

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Utilizing long-term opportunistic sightings records to document spatio-temporal shifts in mysticete presence and use of the Salish Sea

John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Collaboration is Key: How people are working together to restore river habitat in the Chehalis Basin

Celina Abercrombie, Washington Dept of Fish And Wildlife

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Beginnings of the Salish Sea Guillemot Network: A Regional Collaborative Powered by Community Science

Terence Lee, Nisqually Reach Nature Center

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Dissolved Copper Speciation in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Lori Waugh, University of British Columbia

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Soundscape analysis: adding humpback signals to a novel Southern Resident killer whale machine learning detector/classifier

Val Veirs, Orcasound

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Trace metal content in juvenile herring in the Strait of Georgia

Mina Hassanaghaei, UBC

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Snapshot Presentations

Story Maps as Interactive Tools for Biodiversity Conservation: The Salish Sea Marine Bird and Mammal Atlas and the Key Biodiversity Areas of Canada

David Bradley, Birds Canada

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM