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Samish Indian Nation Department Of Natural Resources' Efforts To Remove Marine Debris And Creosote Using Gis In The San Juan Archipelago, Washington State, Casey Palmer-Mcgee
Samish Indian Nation Department Of Natural Resources' Efforts To Remove Marine Debris And Creosote Using Gis In The San Juan Archipelago, Washington State, Casey Palmer-Mcgee
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Samish people have been stewards of the environment in the San Juan Archipelago for hundreds of generations. As a Coast Salish Tribe, Samish culture and traditions are intimately tied to resources and places in the Salish Sea. Every beach in Samish Traditional Territory has seen footprints of the ancestors. Honoring traditional ways while preserving cultural use materials and foods for future generations is a cornerstone that guides the work of Samish DNR. In the past 4 years, Samish DNR in partnership with Washington DNR, Washington Conservation Corps, Veterans Conservation Corps, and Earthcorps, have removed over 580,000 pounds of creosote and …
Toward A Standard Trash Assessment Method, Sydney Harris
Toward A Standard Trash Assessment Method, Sydney Harris
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
How much trash is carried from inland areas to the ocean? Where does hazardous solid waste accumulate once it has escaped into the environment? What are the most effective upstream interventions for waste reduction and the prevention of aquatic debris? These questions cannot be answered without reliable trash metrics. ORISE Research Participant Sydney Harris has worked with a national team of EPA staff to develop a standardized trash assessment protocol built upon existing methods including California’s Urban Rapid Trash Assessment, NOAA’s Shoreline Monitoring program, and others. This new tool will, for the first time, enable trash assessment in any environment …
Testing The Effectiveness Of Escapement Mechanisms In Derelict Crab Pots, Jason Morgan, Kyle Antonelis
Testing The Effectiveness Of Escapement Mechanisms In Derelict Crab Pots, Jason Morgan, Kyle Antonelis
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
An estimated 12,193 pots become derelict each year in Puget Sound accounting for the annual mortality of 178,874 legal sized male Dungeness crab.1 Washington State law requires that all crab pots be equipped with biodegradable escape cord that will disintegrate over a period of time, disabling the pot by providing entrapped crab an egress route previously held closed by the escape cord. However, field observations during the Northwest Straits Foundation’s removals of over 5,000 derelict crab pots from Puget Sound have shown that disabling mechanisms for derelict crab pots do not always guarantee escapement. A 2007 study on Dungeness crab …