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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Pigeon Guillemot Study 2018 Breeding Season
This study focuses on the breeding season of two Pigeon Guillemot colonies on Whidbey Island from June 12th to September 5th, 2018. Prey choice, prey deliveries, populations and disturbances to the Guillemots were all documented.
By: Madeline Remmen
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Island County
Length: 15
Island Marine Resources Committee Monitoring Inventory
This document outlines the monitoring inventory initiated by Island MRC with the goal of identifying existing nearshore monitoring work in Island County.
By: Island MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Island County
Length: 6
Fidalgo Bay Day 2018
This report summarizes the 15th annual Fidalgo Bay Day, an annual flagship public outreach event for the Skagit MRC.
By: Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 10
Ocean Literacy, Awareness and Engagement in Snohomish County
This report details the Ocean Literacy Project from Snohomish MRC. The project included a film series which was screened at several locations throughout the county. Three films were shown including the MRC Kelp Video by Transect Films, Return of the King and the Olympic Coast videos by Florian Graner. This report includes evaluations and results from the project.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 77
Kids on the Beach Pilot Project Report
This report summarizes the Kids on the Beach pilot science program initiated of the Skagit MRC designed to increase ocean literacy in eighth grade students in Skagit County schools.
By: Mira Lutz
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 13
Five-Year Plan for Olympia Oyster Restoration in Clallam County 2019-2023
The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee (Clallam MRC), Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe (JST) and Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF) are working together to restore Olympia oysters in Clallam County with a focus on Sequim Bay. This document outlines their five-year plan for restoration efforts.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Clallam County
Length: 9
Summary Report of HAZWOPER and Oiled Wildlife Training
This report details the four educational outreach events focusing on oil spill preparedness coordinated or hosted by Clallam MRC.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Clallam County
Length: 19
Northwest Straits Commission - Member Handbook
This document outlines the responsibilities of the Commission members and includes staff contact information, rules of procedures, Committee information and more.
By: NWSC staff
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 17
Skagit County Marine Resources Committee 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Skagit MRC for 2017.
By: Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 20
Monitoring Bull Kelp Via Kayak Surveys
This presentation captures the work of the Northwest Straits Initiative's work in monitoring kelp by the use of kayaks throughout the Salish Sea region.
By: Suzanne Shull
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 24
Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Jefferson MRC for 2017.
By: Cheryl Lowe
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 12
Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Snohomish MRC for 2017.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 19
2017 Pigeon Guillemot Study: Aggregated data and summary report
The goal of this study was to continue building a data baseline of the Pigeon Guillemot population on Whidbey Island. Colony behavior, active burrows, prey selection to chicks, frequencies of delivery to chicks were recorded, and probable fledgling success was estimated.
By: Island MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Island County
Length: 13
Clallam County Marine Resources Committee 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Clallam MRC for 2017.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 15
Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Whatcom MRC for 2017.
By: Austin Rose
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 16
Northwest Straits Commission 2017 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of the Northwest Straits Commission from 2017.
By: Northwest Straits Commission staff
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 28
Snohomish Annual Report 2017
This report summarizes the work of Snohomish MRC for 2017.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 18
Final Report on Ocean Literacy Project
This report summarizes the ocean literacy events for Snohomish MRC which includes film information, schedules, outreach materials and more.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 77
Fidalgo Bay Day 2017
Fidalgo Bay Day is the annual flagship public outreach event for the Skagit MRC. 2017 was the 14th year and was again hosted at the Samish Indian Nation Fidalgo Bay Resort clubhouse. The purpose of this free annual event is to help increase public awareness of the marine environment and foster environmental stewardship. Visitors learn about the marine ecosystem and the plants and animals that live there. They also learn steps they can take to protect the waters of Fidalgo Bay and the larger Salish Sea.
By: Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 27
Olympia Oyster Survey Data & Summary Report For Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay has a small natural Olympia oyster population. Jefferson MRC's goal is to enhance and expand that population by creating appropriate substrate in nearby areas and monitoring for recruitment. The project started in 2014 with distribution of shell within a half-acre tideflat project area surrounded by eelgrass. 2017 was the third year of monitoring for Discovery Bay natural recruitment at that site. Monitoring data was compiled and summarized in this report.
By: Jefferson MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 11
Clallam MRC 2017 Annual Report
This document summarizes the work of Clallam MRC for 2017.
By: Clallam MRC staff
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 14
Island MRC 2017 Annual Report
This document summarizes the work of Island MRC for 2017.
By: Island MRC staff
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Island County
Length: 13
North Chuckanut Pollution Identification and Correction Final Report 2016-2017
Final Chuckanut PIC report including summary of fecal coliform data trends, copy of educational materials produced, volunteer names and hours, photos, news articles and presentations.
By: Whatcom MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 8
Pinto Abalone Recovery Project - 2017 Final Report to the Skagit MRC
Steps are being taken in an effort to help restore the pinto abalone population in northern Puget Sound waters in partnership with Skagit MRC, Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF), and oversight from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW). Adult broodstock abalone are collected from the wild and brought into hatcheries located at the NOAA Mukilteo and Manchester Research Stations.Almost 9200 of these healthy, genetically diverse hatchery produced juvenile abalone have been outplanted to six rocky reef sites in Skagit County waters from 2009 to 2017. This report summarizes the project and the numbers of abalone outplanted to the Skagit County sites.
By: Josh Bouma, Paul Dinnel
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Skagit County
Length: 20
Juvenile Salmon and Nearshore Fish Use in Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park in Response to Beach Restoration
This report summarizes the results of beach seine fish sampling conducted for the Cornet Bay nearshore habitat restoration project, from 2009 (pre-restoration) through 2016 (post-restoration), including comparisons with natural reference sites outside of the restoration area.
By: Dawn Spilsbury Pucci, James Selleck, Barney Boyer, and Anna Kagley
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Island County
Length: 53