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Carbon draw-down potential by the native eelgrass Zostera marina in Puget Sound and implications for ocean acidification management
(2013-11-14)In 2012, the Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification recommended actions to address local impacts of ocean acidification. At least two of these actions included a focus on seagrasses. Recognizing the ... -
Carbonate Chemistry in the San Juan Channel: Characterization and Suggestions for Mitigation
(2013-02-25)Recent attention has been given to the potential vulnerability of coastal zones to ocean acidification. Urban estuaries such as the Salish Sea are strongly influenced by human activities and could be particularly vulnerable ... -
Catch Share Policy and Job Satisfaction in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery
In 2011, the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program introduced an Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system to commercial fisheries in Oregon, and Washington, and California. Introduction of catch shares was ... -
A Changing Horizon: Building Community Oil Spill Response Capacity in the Arctic
(2013-07-25)Multiple environmental changes in northern Alaska are producing conditions that increase the likelihood of a hazardous release such as an oil spill. Currently, the communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB) do not ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
The Climate of Newspaper Coverage: Communication of Climate Change Uncertainty in India
Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is occurring and is an anthropogenic driven process; however, consensus and public understanding are lagging behind. While climate science is a highly uncertain ... -
The Climate of Newspaper Coverage: Communication of Climate Change Uncertainty in India
Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is occurring and is an anthropogenic driven process; however, consensus and public understanding are lagging behind. While climate science is a highly uncertain ... -
Coastal Resource Use, Management, and Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
(2012-09-13)This analysis of coastal resource perceptions and behaviors demonstrates that while there are documented successes throughout the Philippines in community-based integrated coastal management projects, opportunities and ... -
Collaboration within the Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Scientific Community
(2014-02-24)Scientific research is essential to supporting ecosystem recovery efforts. Given limited time and financial resources, funding entities may be interested in factors that influence the `impact' of research findings on ... -
Communicating Environmental Science through Art: Scope, Applications, and Research Agenda
Traditionally science and art have been distinctly separate disciplines rarely practiced in concert, despite substantial evidence that art enhances understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). ... -
Community Perceptions of Scuba Dive Tourism Development in Bien Unido, Bohol Island, Philippines.
(2012-09-13)The Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCE Foundation), a Philippine environmental organization, in collaboration with Region 7 municipality leaders from Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, as well as various financial ... -
Contribution of bridging organizations to marine/coastal governance - a social network analysis of working groups
(2013-07-25)The linkage of diverse sets of actors at different management levels and across institutional and organizational boundaries is at the core of adaptive governance regimes but often poses one of the greatest challenges in ... -
A Cultural Landscape Approach to Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Cultural Heritage Ecotourism Opportunities for the Shipwrecks of Lake Union, Seattle, Washington
(2014-04-30)The interdisciplinary field of marine and environmental affairs focuses on the dynamic relationships between society and the natural world. These interactions overtime create a <italic> cultural landscape </italic> where ... -
Defining Co-Management: Levels of Collaboration in Fisheries Management
(2014-04-30)Involving stakeholders in natural resource management offers both normative and objective benefits, and co-management is a much-studied topic. However, the definition of `co-management' remains vague and incomplete. This ... -
Derelict Gillnets in the Salish Sea: Causes of Gillnet Loss, Extent of Accumulation and Development of a Predictive Transboundary Model
(2013-07-25)Since 2002, a total of 4,358 derelict nets were removed from the Washington waters of the Salish Sea (WASS), 95% of which were gillnets. I investigated the causes and rates of gillnet loss from the WASS commercial salmon ... -
Derelict Vessels and Ship Disposal in Washington State: Opportunities and Constraints
(2014-02-24)Abandoned and derelict vessels constitute a serious environmental threat to the waterways of Washington State. Although the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leads removal efforts through its Derelict Vessel Removal ... -
Did the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami increase the risk of species invasions along the Gulf of Alaska?
On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck 80 miles off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, Japan, triggering a tsunami. This tsunami washed over 5 million tons of debris away from Japan. 1.5 million tons of that marine ... -
Documenting and Evaluating a New Approach to Establishing Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas in the U.S.
In 2006, U.S. President G.W. Bush drew upon the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) via Presidential Proclamations 8031/8112. The Marianas Trench (MTMNM) and Pacific Remote ...