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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Surface Drift Sheet Movement Observed in the Inner Strait of Juan de Fuca
The movements of 97 floatable drift sheets were observed and tracked in the Inner Strait of Juan de Fuca during August 22-26, 1978. The intent of the experiment was to observe the movements of the sheets, which approximate the movement of oil slicks resulting from spills. Plastic sheets were selected due to the fact they have specific gravities similar to some oils, and are as thick as some nearshore slicks.
By: J.M. Cox, C.C. Ebbesmeyer, J.M. Helseth
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 103
The Intertidal and Shallow Subtidal Benthos of the Strait of Juan de Fuca
This report focuses on intertidal and shallow subtidal benthic communities that could be susceptible to the lethal and sublethal effects that an oil spill could cause. With increasing oil shipments moving through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a baseline study was initiated to better understand the benthic community.
By: Carl F. Nyblade
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 167
MESA - 1978 The Intertidal and Shallow Subtidal Benthos of the Strait of Juan de Fuca
With the potential existing for large scale oil shipment through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a baseline study was initiated to document the distribution abundance and seasonal variation of the intertidal and shallow subtidal benthos along the Washington coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Ten study sites representative of the range of habitats present were selected and sampled quarterly at high mid and low intertidal strata Once a year sampling was conducted at intermediate intertidal tidal heights and at Sm and 10m relative to MLLW.
By: Nyblade, Carl
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Puget Sound - MESA
Length: 167
Historic Aerial Photos of Cannery Pond
These are historical photos from 1969, 1978, and 1993 of Cannery Pond in Skagit County
By: Skagit County
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Skagit County
Length: 3
Food Habits of Pacific Salmon, Baitfish, and Their Potential Competitors and Predators in the Marine Waters of Washington
This is a report of the feeding ecology and trophic interactions of salmon, baitfish, and other selected species of Puget Sound marine fish, studied between August 1978 to September 1979.
By: Kurt L. Fresh, Rick D. Cardwell, Roger R. Koons
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Puget Sound
Length: 67
Nearshore Fish and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Including Food Habits of Nearshore Fish
This report presents a baseline study conducted through the Strait of Juan de Fuca to document the distribution, abundance, and biomass of the nearshore fish, to determine the food habits of the fish to identify and catalogue the macroinvertebrates collected incidentally with the fish.
By: Charles A. Simenstad, Bruce S. Miller, Jeffery N. Cross, Kurt L. Fresh, S. Nancy Steinfort, Julianne C. Fegley
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 170