Resource Library
Our library contains a collection of materials from projects and meetings brought to you by the Northwest Straits Commission and the seven Marine Resources Committees. Please contact Commission staff if you are unable to find what you are looking for online.
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2011 Pigeon Guillemot Study
2011 marks the fourth year of the Pigeon Guillemot survey. This monitoring entails prey choice, frequency of burrow deliveries and fledging success. In the years 2008, 2009, and 2010 colonies at 5 beaches were surveyed: Shore Meadows, Harrington Lagoon North, Harrington Lagoon South, Mutiny Sands and Rolling Hills.
By: Govinda Rosling
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Island County
Length: 15
Island MRC Aerial Eelgrass Surveys
This is an aerial photography task put together by pilot Gregg Ridder. Gregg developed a system to remotely take pictures from the planes cabin with a camera mounted under the wing. These pictures are then used to monitor eelgrass and kelp beds in the Salish Sea.
By: Gregg Ridder
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location:
Length: 0
Island County Interpretive Nearshore Signage Installation - Port Susan Bay
Island County Interpretive Nearshore Signage Installation - Port Susan Bay
By: Island MRC
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Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Island County
Length: 2
Investigation into the Historic Status of Cannery Pond and its Potential as a Future Pocket Estuary
The goal of this project was to conduct research designed to answer the question: “Was Cannery Pond historically a pocket estuary with a channel connection to the marine waters of Guemes Channel?”
By: Paul Dinnel, Hanna Seyl
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Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 52
Groundwater Quality Monitoring in the Shallow Aquifer near Sequim, Clallam County, WA
Phase II purpose was to investigate groundwater quality in the shallow aquifer draining to streams and marine waters of the Dungeness watershed. Dual objectives included determining (a) the ambient quality of shallow groundwater for a broad region (determined by the MRC as east of the Dungeness River down gradient from City of Sequim), as well as (b) the concentrations of specific stormwater contaminants for wells found in Phase I to be vulnerable to land activities.
By: Ann Soule, L.Hg.
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Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Clallam County
Length: 36
Voluntary Shellfish Protection Zone Mystery Bay Sign
The Jefferson MRC developed outreach materials (signage, banner and brochures) to inform boaters about the need to protect water quality for shellfish harvest.
By: Jefferson MRC
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Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 2
Kayak Point Restoration Conceptual Site Design
Site design for Kayak Point park restoration
By: Snohomish County
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Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 2
Stewardship Connections Online Newsletter
Stewardship Connections Online NewsletteR
By: San Juan MRC
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Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: San Juan County
Length: 14
Project Title Deepwater Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) Habitat Evaluation and Prediction in the Northwest Straits Region
The goal of this project was to obtain new information on sub-tidal life history parameters of Pacific sand lance (PSL) (Ammodytes hexapterus) in the Northwest Straits region.
By: H. Gary Greene, Tina Wyllie-Echeverria, Don Gunderson, Joe Bizzarro, Vaughn Barrie, Kurt Fresh, Cliff Robinson, David Cacchione, Dan Penttila, Monty Hampton, Adam Summers
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 75
Island County Interpretive Nearshore Signage Installation - West Beach
Island County Interpretive Nearshore Signage Installation - West Beach
By: Island MRC
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Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Island County
Length: 2
Low Impact Development in Skagit County Brochure
Brochure on low impact development resources, practices and information in Skagit County.
By: Skagit MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 7
2011 Marine Managers Workshop Summary Report
2011 Marine Managers Workshop Summary Report
By: San Juan MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: San Juan County
Length: 14
Beach Watcher 2011 Training Report
This is the final report to the 100-hour core training program was completed in spring of 2011 with 13 new program graduates. A survey of all Snohomish Beach Watcher volunteers was conducted to evaluate the program and learn how to sustain engagement over time.
By: WSU Beach Watchers
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Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 16
Installation and Monitoring of a Storm Water Antimicrobial Unit at Bay View, WA
In 2010 Skagit County MRC started a project to assess the operation of a small experimental storm drain filter system for it ability to reduce bacteria loading in storm water run off. A special filter unit known as Smart Sponge is used to remove oil, grease, sediments, metals, as well as being able to reduce bacterial loading.
The goals of the project presented in the report are to install a antimicrobial treatment system for storm water drainage, monitor influent and effluent water quality in regards to bacterial attenuation, and to restore water quality in South Padilla Bay to the point that swimming and recreational shellfish harvesting are deemed safe.
By: Paul Dinnel & Jack Middleton
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Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Skagit County
Length: 14
Restoration of the Native Oyster in Fidalgo Bay, Washington --Year Nine Report
Skagit County Marine Resources Committee (Skagit MRC), working in cooperation with Puget Sound Restoration Fund and other partners, initiated a project to establish several native oyster beds in Fidalgo Bay near Anacortes, Washington.
By: Paul Dinnel, Ivar Dolph, Dixon Elder, Christine Woodward, Todd Woodard
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Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 39
Improvements to the Coho Fishery Regulation Assessment Model (CohoFRAM)
Explore the feasibility of developing a research consortium to identify environmental influences on the early marine survival and distribution of Chinook and coho salmon in the Salish Sea (Puget Sound to mouth of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia to Johnstone Strait) and incorporating environmental data into annual management process that utilize FRAM.
By: Gary S. Morishima
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Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 13
Soft Shore Alternatives to Stabilization Display
A new display was developed to promote soft shore alternatives to bulkheads to be used at the Watershed Stewardship Resource Center and at local outreach events.
By: Jefferson MRC
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Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 2
March's Point Restoration - Baseline Survey Report
In May and June 2011, Washington State University Skagit County Beach Watchers carried out a baseline survey at the restoration site March's Point
By: Tim Manns
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Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 5
San Juan County MRC 2011 Annual Report
San Juan County MRC 2011 Annual Report
By: San Juan MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: San Juan County
Length: 7
Outreach display of 'Whatcom's Wealth' Treasured shores and nearshore neighbors
A display about the importance of local marine habitats and species, shoreline access and activities, and ways to reduce negative impacts.
By: Whatcom MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 2
Barrier Lagoon Feasibility Study for Kayak Point County Park
The objective of this report is to provide coastal geomorphic, engineering, and ecological analysis and recommendations for evaluating restoration of a self-sustaining barrier lagoon at the north end of Kayak Point County Park, WA.
By: Coastal Geologic Services, Inc.
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 41
Voluntary No-Anchor Eelgrass Protection Zone, A Non-Regulatory Marine Protected Area, Port Townsend, Washington, Summary Report, June 2011
The summer of 2011 is the eighth season of voluntary eelgrass protection along the Port Townsend waterfront. For the past seven years, the marker buoys that delineate the no anchor-zone, combined with interpretive signs and brochures, have succeeded in preventing boaters from anchoring in critical habitat for young salmon and other marine life.
By: LaRoche and Associates
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 22
Skagit County MRC Action and Administration: Spartina Survey and Removal
In this report, Skagit MRC, People for the Puget Sound, and the Swinomish Tribal Community worked together to identify and remove invasive Spartina from the Skagit County shoreline. Volunteers were trained for kayak based surveys for Spartina, identifying tribal sites in need of smaller scale manual removal. Surveys were conducted in the daylight tidal window of +3 to +9 tides in order to maximize Spartina exposure. A total of 32 volunteer kayakers contributed in the surveys, surveying over 33 miles of shoreline and mapping 71 square meters of Spartina.
By: Rachel Benbrook, Keeley O'Connell
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Skagit County
Length: 9
Snohomish MRC Mussel Watch Data Progress Report
The purpose of the Mussel Watch program is to find out what contaminants are currently in the nearshore waters of Snohomish County and adjacent areas and the extent to which they are at concentrations of concern and may merit action. The program collects mussels and oysters and analyses tissue samples for over 140 contaminants and this paper presents the data collected by the MRC and Stillaguamish Tribe.
By: Emily Whitney, Kathleen Herrmann, Mary Cunningham, Lincoln Loehr, Alan Mearns
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Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 73
2010 Aerial and Underwater Videography Assessments of Eelgrass in Island County
The objective of the eelgrass project is to monitor the health of eelgrass (Zostera marina, Zm) beds in Island County.
By: WSU Beach Watchers
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Island County
Length: 22