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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Derelict Fishing Net Removal in Puget Sound
This is a Final Programmatic Report regarding the removal of derelict fishing gear from October, 2008 through August, 2009 in the San Juan Islands area. A total of 123 gillnets, 8 purse seines, and 4 crab pots were removed
By: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: San Juan County
Length: 17
Prey Selection by Pigeon Guillemots on Whidbey Island for the 2009 Breeding Season
This report examines the prey selection process of Cepphus columba, commonly known as Pigeon Guillemot, during their breeding season on Whidbey Island. Five study sites were selected on the southern portion of Whidbey Island, with prey identification being carried out by observing the birds as they delivered prey items to the chicks. The report gives insight to the prey preference of the birds, and how it correlates to the development of their chicks.
By: Kirsten A. Kreamer
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Island County
Length: 11
Whatcom County MRC: 10 Year Report to the Community
This is Whatcom County MRC's 10 year report presented to the Whatcom Community. It presents past accomplishments, on going work, and future goals and hopes for protecting and preserving the marine environment.
By: Whatcom County MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 24
Green Living in the San Juans: A Guide to Environmentally Conscious Living
This is guide for environmentally conscious living on the San Juan Islands.
By: The Journal of the San Juan Islands & The Islands' Sounder
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: San Juan County
Length: 40
Clallam County Marine Resources Mesa Pilot Field Project Final Report
Thirty years after the Marine Ecosystems Analysis (MESA) conducted biological characterizations, polluting monitoring, and trajectory modeling in the event of an oil spill in Clallam County, a pilot project to re-visit these study sites was conducted in 2007. The studies primary purpose was to asses changes in the area in regards to environmental health of the area, as well as changes in abundance of three dominant phyla of the intertidal benthos community.
By: Dave Shreffler: Shreffler Environmental
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Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 9
NW Straits Foundation: Escape Cord Outreach Evaluation
To promote public understanding of the hazards of derelict fishing gear, trained volunteers worked with recreational crab fishers to encourage more environmentally friendly means of crabbing. In this report, volunteers provided crabbers with biodegradable escape chords for their pots, and encourage them to crab fish responsibly.
By: Pamela Jull, Megan Blaney
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Clallam County, Island County, Jefferson County, San Juan County, Skagit County, Snohomish County, Whatcom County
Length: 11
Clallam County Marine Resources Assessment of Clallam County Shoreline Features
This project conducted along the Clallam County shoreline was done through the use of video mapping system, coupled with a GPS encoder, known was the Red Hen System. The system was used to asses the current state of the environment, determining future possible conservation sites, and to establish a baseline of the shoreline for future comparison.
By: Battelle Memorial Institude: Michael Anderson & Chaeli Judd
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Clallam County
Length: 23
Jefferson County Forage Fish Habitat Suitability Index
This is a habitat suitability index for forage fish in Jefferson County. The estimates are based on the quality of functional habitat and the degree of shoreline modification at that site.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 1
Snohomish County Forage Fish Spawn Data & Habitat Suitability
This map illustrates forage fish spawn sample site data and habitat suitability (based on the quality of functional habitat and the degree of shoreline modification) in Snohomish County.
By: Suzanne Shull, Padilla Bay NERR
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 1
San Juan County Forage Fish Data Map
This is a forage fish suitability index map of San Juan County. The map provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning, based on the quality of functional habitat and the degree of shoreline modification at that site.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: San Juan County
Length: 1
Forage Fish Suitability Index for Jefferson County
This is a forage fish suitability index, which provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning.
By: S. Shull, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 1
Snohomish County Forage Fish Suitability Index
This is a map for forage fish habitat suitability index for Snohomish County from 1990 to 2002.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 1
Island County Forage Fish Habitat Suitability Index
This is a forage fish habitat suitability index map for Island County. It provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning. The estimate is based on the quality of functional habitat and the degree of shoreline modification at that site.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Island County
Length: 1
Skagit County Forage Fish Suitability Index
This index provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning.
By: Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Published:
Benchmark: Sound Science
Location: Skagit County
Length: 1
Forage Fish Suitability Index for Whatcom County
This index provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning along the Whatcom County shoreline. The estimates are based off the quality of functional habitat and the extent of shoreline modification at that site.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 1
Fish use of shoreline habitats of the central and western Strait of Juan de Fuca
This report summarizes the results of beach seining of near shore central and western Strait of Juan de Fuca, from March 2007 through August 2008. The most abundant captures (over 40% of total captures) included near shore fish, such as smelt, anchovy, and sand lance. Strong interannual variation was shown amongst smelt, and lingcod. Salmonid proved to be present in all of the shoreline sites studied.
By: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Anne Shaffer & Tyler Ritchie
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Clallam County
Length: 19
Mussel Watch Program Manual
The National Mussel Watch Program utilizes mussels and oysters to, "monitor spatial distributions and temporal trends of chemical concentrations in coast and estuarine regions of the US". With 20 sites in Washington State, this is a useful and efficient monitoring system that is sampled biennially.
By: Amy Johnson
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 49
Clallam County Forage Fish Habitat Suitability Index
This forage fish map provides an estimate of the suitability of a given site for forage fish spawning in Clallam County along the Straight of Juan de Fuca.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Clallam County
Length: 1
Port Susan Bay Marine Stewardship Area Interview Project
This is a report of Port Susan Bay Targeted Interview Project. The intent of this report was to gather input about Port Susan Bay's unique ecological and socio-cultural character. Included are the targeted interview project and supporting materials.
By: Northwest Straits Foundation
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 58
Port Susan Bay Targeted Interviews Summary Report to the NW Straits Foundation
Port Susan Bay provides a healthy and viable marine habitat for salmon, Dungeness crab, marine birds, marine mammals, and other wildlife. It also plays a important role in the lives of Tribal members, fisherman, farmers, hunters, and land owners in the area.
With its high biodiversity, diverse user groups, and multiple jurisdictional boundaries, Port Susan Bay is an good candidate for a comprehensive ecosystem based management approach. This report provides background and summarizes the results of 19 stakeholder interviews in Port Susan Bay.
By: Tom Cowan
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Island County
Length: 17
Northwest Straits Five Year Strategic Plan 2008-2013
This is a five year strategic plan to guide the Northwest Straits Initiative and shape internal development. The plan is designed to complement strategic goals and objectives laid out by the seven Marine Resource Committees in a collaborative effort.
By: Northwest Straits MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 20
Snohomish County MRC 2008 Derelict Fishing Gear Project
The goals of the 2008 Snohomish MRC derelict gear project were to locate and remove derelict fishing gear from a specific study area in the commonly fished commercial, Tribal and recreational crab fishing area of Port Gardner and to use this area for crab pot loss rate measurements by conducting future surveys and removal operations.
By: Natural Resources Consultants, Inc.
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 10
Water Quality Monitoring Project: Interim Report
The Whatcom MRC developed a water quality monitoring project to collect water quality information at freshwater discharges to Drayton Harbor, Birch Bay and Chuckanut Bay. This interim report describes the procedures used to collect water quality data and presents a preliminary review of data collected between 2006 and 2008.
By: Atina Casas, Whatcom County Public Works - Stormwater
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 14
Pilot Clam Seeding Project: Interim Report
The goal of the clam seeding pilot project was to evaluate seeding methods and identify challenges in monitoring, site preparation, permitting, seeding, and wave energy/predator control. This interim report describes the procedures used to survey and seed clams and presents a summary of the survey data collected to date.
By: Atina Casas, Whatcom County Public Works - Stormwater
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 19
Pharmaceutical Take-Back Education and Research
This summary report describes Snohomish MRC's effort to to facilitate the Washington PH:ARM (Pharmaceuticals from Households: A Return Mechanism) Coalition’s mission to create a simple, low-cost and secure take-back system to collect unwanted medications from households and small quantity sources.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 88