Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

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

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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, Wa State Department 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 at University Of Washington

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Lerner, University Of British Columbia

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

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

Paul Schlenger, Environmental Science Associates

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Tidal Influence on the Fraser River Plume

Shumin Li, Ubc

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Tahlequah Soft Shore Project Tahlequah Ferry Terminal

Rick Huey, Wa State Ferries

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 (OWCA)

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Amy Kovacs, University Of Washington Tacoma
Jenny Huntley, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM