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Presentation Abstract
After more than 10 years of collaborative reporting, the Puget Sound Vital Signs, their indicators and targets are changing. In 2019 the Puget Sound Partnership, a state agency leading the recovery of Puget Sound, undertook a collaborative effort to revise the Vital Signs and indicators. The focus of the revisions was on the “biophysical” Vital Signs: water quality, water quantity, habitats, and species and food web. The process convened hundreds of experts from throughout the region during three workshops and smaller group meetings. In the end, the Partnership chose 13 biophysical Vital Signs and 34 indicators. The revised Vital Signs serve as measures of ecosystem condition for the outcomes we as a region ultimately care about in Puget Sound. Our poster will introduce attendees to the new graphical display of the Vital Signs (the famous “Vital Sign wheel”). We will highlight the connections between Vital Signs to many aspects of recovery efforts. The revised Vital Signs and their indicators help set a new course for the upcoming Action Agenda expected in 2022. They fit into a broader system of measures that are designed to track the progress of recovery actions and guide adaptive management. We will also showcase collaborative projects that are addressing priority information needs to monitor, assess, and report on the status and trends of Vital Sign indicators, from plankton to human wellbeing. The Vital Signs continue to evolve over time, and we are grateful to the many partners we work with to make the data available and understandable. We are excited to share this new chapter for communicating about the health of Puget Sound!
Session Title
Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea
Conference Track
SSE14: Posters
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2022 : Online)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE-posters-87
Start Date
27-4-2022 4:30 PM
End Date
27-4-2022 5:00 PM
Type of Presentation
Poster
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Water quality--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Sea level--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Ecosystem health--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Here’s what to know about the new Puget Sound Vital Signs!
After more than 10 years of collaborative reporting, the Puget Sound Vital Signs, their indicators and targets are changing. In 2019 the Puget Sound Partnership, a state agency leading the recovery of Puget Sound, undertook a collaborative effort to revise the Vital Signs and indicators. The focus of the revisions was on the “biophysical” Vital Signs: water quality, water quantity, habitats, and species and food web. The process convened hundreds of experts from throughout the region during three workshops and smaller group meetings. In the end, the Partnership chose 13 biophysical Vital Signs and 34 indicators. The revised Vital Signs serve as measures of ecosystem condition for the outcomes we as a region ultimately care about in Puget Sound. Our poster will introduce attendees to the new graphical display of the Vital Signs (the famous “Vital Sign wheel”). We will highlight the connections between Vital Signs to many aspects of recovery efforts. The revised Vital Signs and their indicators help set a new course for the upcoming Action Agenda expected in 2022. They fit into a broader system of measures that are designed to track the progress of recovery actions and guide adaptive management. We will also showcase collaborative projects that are addressing priority information needs to monitor, assess, and report on the status and trends of Vital Sign indicators, from plankton to human wellbeing. The Vital Signs continue to evolve over time, and we are grateful to the many partners we work with to make the data available and understandable. We are excited to share this new chapter for communicating about the health of Puget Sound!
