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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Comprehensive Review of the 2012 Port Susan Marine Stewardship Area Conservation Action Plan
The Port Susan Marine Stewardship Area (MSA) comprises diverse marine and estuarine ecosystems and has been identified as a high priority conservation area in the Puget Sound. In 2012, the Island County and Snohomish County MRCs collaborated with community partners to create a Conservation Action Plan (CAP) aimed at conserving and restoring Port Susan Bay to achieve thriving biodiversity and to support strong recreational and resource-based industries. As 10 years have passed since the initial development of the CAP, Island and Snohomish MRCs are working collaboratively to re-engage community partners. In 2022 a research team from Evans School of Public Policy and Governance Student Consulting Lab conducted a comprehensive review of the 2012 CAP.
By: Island MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Island County, Snohomish County
Length: 0
Whatcom MRC 2021 Annual Report
The annual report for 2021 for the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee.
By: Whatcom MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 16
Clallam MRC Annual Report 2021
The 2021 annual report for the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 16
Jefferson MRC 2021 Annual Report
The 2021 annual report for the Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee.
By: Jefferson MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 13
Island MRC 2021 Annual Report
The 2021 annual report of the Island County Marine Resources Committee.
By: Island MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Island County
Length: 14
Skagit MRC 2021 Kids on the Beach Final Report
This final report provides an overview of implementation of two MRC programs at Padilla Bay: the Salish Sea Stewards (SSS) and the Kids on the Beach (KOTB) Programs.
By: Skagit MRC, Padilla Bay Reserve
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 21
Jefferson MRC Olympia Oyster Summary Report 2021
This report contains general information about the Olympia oyster restoration and monitoring project at Discovery Bay, including a summary of actions, data collected, and photos.
By: Jefferson MRC
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 16
Snohomish MRC 2021 Estuary Piling Removal Implementation Report and Appendices
Snohomish MRC is leading this project to promote the removal of independent pilings in the Snohomish River estuary to improve water quality and habitat conditions in the estuary. Removal of creosote-treated pilings is a primary interest of the MRC due to the contaminants released into water and sediments, which can negatively impact the marine food web.
In phase one, pilings in the estuary downstream (north) of Highway 2 were inventoried and prioritized. In this second phase, the MRC began implementation planning with public agency and tribal piling owners to facilitate piling removal. Landowner participation in piling removal is entirely voluntary. This report documents the phase 2 work, including considerations for future work to advance additional piling removal efforts in the Snohomish River estuary.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 95
Island MRC 2021 Needs Assessment Overview
The Island County MRC conducted a needs assessment in Winter 2021 to aid strategic planning for the coming 3-5 years. The goal was to identify pressing and emerging marine resource issues in Island County and to learn what MRC roles and projects are most valued.
Based on interviews, this assessment provided qualitative, anecdotal information to support stewardship of Island County’s marine resources. This information is a reflection of the context of marine resource issues in Island County at this moment in time and we provide this overview with the hope it may be useful for county departments and conservation organizations as well as the MRC.
By: Island MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Island County
Length: 9
San Juan MRC 2019-20 Annual Report
Annual report for the San Juan Marine Resources Committee for 2019-2020.
By: San Juan MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: San Juan County
Length: 20
Whatcom MRC 2020 Annual Report
Annual report for the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee for 2020.
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Benchmark: All
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 13
Snohomish MRC 2020 Annual Report
Annual report for the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee for 2020.
By: Snohomish MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 17
Jefferson MRC 2020 Annual Report
Annual report for the Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee for 2020.
By: Jefferson MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 14
NORTHWEST STRAITS INITIATIVE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
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By: Northwest Straits
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Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 31
Pinto Abalone Quality Assurance Project Plan - Addendum 1
The pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana), a charismatic and ecologically important marine gastropod, is in severe decline in Washington State waters. This publication is addendum 1 to the quality assurance project plan for pinto abalone restoration in Skagit County, WA.
By: Bouma, Josh; Dinnel, Paul, Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Skagit County
Length: 4
Clallam MRC 2020 Annual Report
This is the 2020 annual report for the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee.
By: Clallam MRC
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Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 15
Jefferson MRC Olympia Oyster QAPP - Addendum 1
The Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida) is the only native oyster of the North American Pacific Coast and once thrived in coves, inlets, and other projected tidelands in the Puget Sound. This publication is an addendum to the quality assurance project plan for Olympia oyster restoration in Discovery Bay, Jefferson County, WA.
By: Jefferson MRC, Monica Montgomery
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 4
Clallam MRC Olympia Oyster Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 1 - 2021
The Olympia oyster (Ostrea lurida), Washington's only native oyster, forms three-dimensional biogenic habitat extensively used by fish, invertebrates and other marine organisms. This publication is addendum 1 to the Quality Assurance Project Plan for the restoration site at Sequim Bay, a partnership between the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, and Puget Sound Restoration Fund.
By: Clallam MRC, Andersen H.
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Clallam County
Length: 6
Island MRC 2019-2020 Annual Report
Annual report of the Island County Marine Resources Committee for the period from October 2019-September 2020.
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Location: Island County
Length: 12
MRC Forage Fish Quality Assurance Project Plan Addendum 1 - 2021
This document is an addendum to the original Quality Assurance Project Plan for Marine Resources Committee intertidal forage fish spawning surveys.
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Benchmark: Marine Species
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Length: 7
Clallam MRC 2020 Olympia Oyster Report
The Clallam MRC, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, and Puget Sound Restoration Fund are working together to restore Olympia oysters in Clallam County with a focus on Sequim Bay. The effort is part of a larger goal underway to restore 100 acres of Olympia oyster habitat in the Puget Sound area by 2020.
By: Clallam MRC, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Liz Tobin
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Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Clallam County
Length: 14
Skagit MRC Kids on the Beach 2020
The Kids on the Beach (KOTB) program is a program designed to increase literacy in marine science in
Skagit County middle-schools with real, relevant, local experience in marine science and restoration.
The goal is to provide school kids with a variety of hands-on authentic marine conservation research in
the classroom and on the beach, and build a program that is useful to teachers and patterned after and
compatible with existing programs.
By: Skagit MRC, Padilla Bay Reserve
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 130
Jefferson MRC 2020 Rain Gardens
This report includes a summary of rain garden project activities in East Jefferson County between October 2019 and September 2020, including details for the two rain garden installations, partnerships, photos, and results of the rain garden webinar.
By: Jefferson MRC
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Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 13
Jefferson MRC Voluntary No Anchor Zones 2019-20
This summary report contains general information about the voluntary no-anchor zones in Port Townsend Bay and Mystery Bay, including a buoy maintenance summary, compliance summary, copies of articles and ads, and photos for the project year 2019-20.
By: Jefferson MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 12
Snohomish MRC Prioritization of Snohomish River Estuary Pilings for Removal
The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) initiated a project to develop a prioritized list of independent pilings in the Snohomish River estuary to target for future removal. The MRC is interested in facilitating piling removal as a habitat action primarily due to the water quality and sediment quality impacts that creosote-treated pilings can have in the aquatic environment. This report describes the steps taken to prepare a spatial database of piling locations in the project area and a prioritization framework for evaluating pilings and identifying the highest priority pilings for removal.
By: Snohomish MRC
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Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 31