Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

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

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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

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

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

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

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

Jessica Wilson
Grant Lamont

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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

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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

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Intertidal eelgrass decline under combined effects of wasting disease and warming

Dr. Lillian Aoki

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Pathogen Filtration: an untapped ecosystem service

Corinne Klohmann

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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

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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

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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Invasive Species and Nearshore

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

Stephanie Ehinger

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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

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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM