Our Partners
Northwest Straits Commission works with the seven Marine Resources Committees (MRCs) in the Northwest Straits region. Northwest Straits Commission values our many partnerships, including new connections and long-standing collaborations. Working with other organizations, agencies, and individuals helps expand our impact and achieve shared goals.
The MRCs and Commission work in collaboration with many local, federal, state and Tribal governments and non-governmental organizations in our region. Recent partnerships include:
- Bellingham Technical College Fisheries and Aquaculture Program
- City of Anacortes
- City of Bellingham
- Clallam County
- Drayton Harbor Oyster Company
- Feiro Marine Life Center
- Friends of Skagit Beaches
- Friends of the San Juans
- Hakai Institute, UN Ocean Decade Collaborative Centre
- Island County
- Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
- Jefferson County
- La Conner Maritime Services
- Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District
- Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
- Lummi Island Heritage Trust
- Lummi Nation Natural Resources
- Makah Tribe
- Marine Argonomics LLC
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
- NW Straits Foundation
- NW Indian Fisheries Commission
- Ocean Research College Academy
- Orcas Recycling Services & Exchange
- Padilla Bay NERR
- Point No Point Treaty Council
- Port of Bellingham
- Port of Friday Harbor
- Port of Port Townsend
- Port of Skagit
- Port Townsend Marine Science Center
- Puget Sound Partnership
- Puget Sound Restoration Fund
- Quilcene School District
- Representative Rick Larsen
- Salish Sea Institute
- Samish Indian Nation
- San Juan Conservation District
- San Juan County
- San Juan County Solid Waste
- Seattle Aquarium
- Senator Patty Murray
- Skagit Conservation District
- Solid Waste Alternatives Program
- Sound Toxins
- Sound Water Stewards
- South Whidbey School District
- Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
- Taylor Shellfish Farms
- Tulalip Tribes
- US EPA
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Geoglogical Survey
- UW, Friday Harbor Labs
- WA Conservation Corps
- WA Dept of Ecology
- WA Dept of Health
- WA Dept of Natural Resources
- WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife
- WA Sea Grant
- WA State Parks
- Whatcom County
- WSU Extension Island County
- WSU Extension Jefferson County
FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This site has been funded wholly or in part by the US Environmental Protection Agency under Assistance Agreement CE01J31901. The contents of this site do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Our kelp program is supported in part with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.
Our voluntary no-anchor zone project is supported in part by the Ecological Service’s Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Some projects within this site were completed by Northwest Straits Commission using Federal funds under award NA22NMF4690358 from NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the U.S. Department of Commerce.