Poster Presentations

 

P1. Puget Sound Georgia Basin Biota

 

Centennial Plant Collection: Revisiting 1904 Herbarium Specimens

from the San Juan Islands In 2004

Victoria Wyllie-Echeverria*, Claudia Mills

 

Northern Anchovy—The Other Forage Fish

Duane Fagergren*

 

Two Decades of Purple Martin Stewardship and Recovery in British Columbia – Successes and Challenges

Bruce F. Cousens*, J. Charlene Lee, Laura M. Darling, J. Cam Finlay, Thomas W. Gillespie

 

Abstracts only:

 

The Annual Census of Giant Pacific octopuses in Puget Sound

Roland Anderson*

 

The Incredible Egg Hunt -- Mapping Forage Fish in the Northwest Straits (2001-2003)

Gary Wood*

 

Representing and exploring summer distribution patterns of Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Donna D. Hauser*, Miles L. Logsdon, Elizabeth E. Holmes, Glenn R. VanBlaricom, Richard W. Osborne

 

Genetic Stock Structure of Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

Kathryn Cunningham*, Lorenz Hauser, Mike Canino, Ingrid Spies

 

Shellfish population survey of the Swinomish Reservation

Laura Klein*, Martin Sampson, Todd Mitchell, Elissa Fjellman, Eric Haskins

 

Movement and survival of acoustically tagged coho salmon smolts in south Puget Sound

Scott Steltzner*, Kyle Brakensiek

 

Hydroacoustic and Underwater Videographic Survey of San Juan County Eelgrass Resources

Ian Fraser*, James Norris, Jim Slocomb, Sandy Wyllie-Echeveria, Stephanie Buffum-Field, Tina Whitman

 

Not too hot, not too cold: Behavioral thermoregulation of adult sockeye salmon in Lake Washington

Jenny Newell*, Thomas Quinn

 

Causes of Mortality in Pinnipeds of Washington State during 2004

Dyanna Lambourn*, Stephen Raverty, Steven Jeffries, John Calambokidis, Mike Garner, Joe Gaydos, Melissa Miller, Pat Conrad

 

Genetic diversity of Synechococcus in Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits

Karen L. Peterson*, Cheryl Williams, Nathan Ahlgren, Gabrielle Rocap

 

Great Blue Herons of the Salish Sea: Status and Conservation.

Ann Eissinger*, others to be submitted

 

Use of Acoustic Tagging to Study Home Range and Migration of English Sole (Parophrys Vetulus) in Puget Sound: Application to Management of Contaminated Sediments

Sandra O'Neill, Mark Myers, Mary Moser, Stephen Quinnell*, Bernadita Anulacion, James West

 

P2. Stressors on the Shared Ecosystem

 

Evaluating Status and Trends in Fecal Pollution in Puget Sound through 2004

Tim Determan*

 

Literature Review and Analysis of Coastal Urbanization and Microbial Contamination of Shellfish Growing Areas

Stuart Glasoe*, Aimee Christy

 

Potential impacts of low dissolved oxygen on eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Hood Canal

Amy Glaub*, Sandy Wyllie-Echevaria, Pete Dowty, Tom Mumford

 

Will the introduced mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis outcompete the native mussel M. trossulus in Puget Sound? A study of relative frequencies, growth and survival among different habitats

Michelle Rensel*, Joel Elliott, Peter Wimberger

 

Abstracts only:

 

Juvenile salmon in the San Juan Archipelago

Tina Wyllie-Echeverria*, Russel Barsh

 

Analysis of ozone and chlorine disinfection byproducts concerning ballast water treatment

Jake Perrins*, Bryan Nielsen, Russell Herwig

 

Detection of the harmful algal species Pseudo-nitzschia and associated particulate and dissolved domoic acid with concurrent water column quality and nutrient concentrations obtained from a moored automated water sampler

Judah Goldberg*, Aimee Christy, Jeannie Bush, Bich-Thuy Eberhart, Jan Newton, Vera Trainer

 

Enumerating phytoplankton abundance in ballast water treatment experiments

David Lawrence*, Russell Herwig

 

Effect of plasma lipid content on interpreting chlorinated hydrocarbon concentration in bald eagles

Lilly Cesh*, David Garcelon, Tony Williams, John Elliott

 

Regional risk assessment of the Japanese brown alga, Sargassum muticum, in Cherry Point, Washington

Ananda Seebach*, Audrey Colnar

 

Regional risk assessment of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Cherry Point, Washington

Audrey Colnar*, Wayne Landis

 

Modelling Loadings and Fate of PCBs and PBDEs in the Georgia Basin

Patrick Shaw*, Peter Ross, Sophie Johannessen, Robie Macdonald, Frank Gobas

 

Influences of Geoduck Aquaculture on Eelgrass

Kirsten Rowell*, Jackie White, Jennifer Ruesink

 

Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) in Hood Canal

Margaret Dutch*, Sandra Aasen, Ed Long, Kathy Welch

 

Sediment Quality in the San Juan Islands, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Admiralty Inlet

Sandra Aasen*, Margaret Dutch, Kathy Welch, Ed Long

 

Sediment Quality In Hood Canal

Sandra Aasen*, Margaret Dutch, Kathy Welch, Ed Long

 

Efficacy of a Hypochlorite Generator and Filtration Treatment System in Preventing the Introduction of Non-indigenous Aquatic Species Found in Ballast Water

Bryan Nielsen*, Nissa Ferm, David Lawrence, Jeffery Cordell, Russell Herwig

 

The Management of Giant Salvinia by Biological Control On thelower Colorado River

Sangho Choi*, Dewey Murray, Earl Andreas

 

Trends in polybrominated diphenyl ethers iin eggs of aquatic and marine birds from British Columbia, Canada, 1979-2002

John Elliott*, Laurie Wilson, Bryan Wakeford

 

Comparative thresholds for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and behavioral impairment in coho salmon exposed to chlorpyrifos.

David Baldwin*, Jason Sandahl, Jeffrey Jenkins, Nathaniel Scholz

 

The Biodegradation of Methanol in the Fraser River

Sharon Bennett*

 

Remediation of PCB-Contaminated Sediment in the Duwamish River, Washington

Scott Mickelson*, Diane McElhany

 

The West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health

Usha Varanasi, John Stein*, Tracy Collier, Mark Strom, Vera Trainer, Walt Dickhoff, Bob Iwamoto, Ali Senauer

 

Forestry herbicide effects on zebrafish early development.

Carla Stehr*, Tiffany Linbo, John Incardona, Nathaniel Scholz

 

Investigating Ocean and Human Health Risks from Harmful Algal Blooms using an Integrated Framework

Nancy Judd, Lisa Younglove*, Christina Drew and Elaine Faustman, Thomas Burbacher, Lucio Costa, Allan Devol, Clement Furlong, William Griffith, Micaela Parker, Charles (Si) Simenstad, Ruth Woods, E. Virginia Armbrust

 

Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of Zostera marina in Commencement Bay, WA

Erin Spear*, Joel Elliott

 

P3. Restoration Strategies and Conservation Tools

 

Fornsby Creek Project: Self-regulating tidegates and estuary restoration

Todd Mitchell*, Karen Mitchell, Rachel LovellFord, Laura Klein

 

The Pierce County, Washington, Coordinated Salmon Habitat Protection and Restoration Strategy

Tom Kantz*

 

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in Puget Sound

Tim Determan*

 

Abstracts only:

 

Lone Tree Creek and pocket estuary restoration

Todd Mitchell, Kaia Smith*, Laura Klein, Rachel LovellFord, Karen Mitchell

 

ERA Uncertainty Reduction by Mapping the Nearshore Habitats of Cherry Point, Washington, U.S.A.

Ananda Seebach*, Wayne G. Landis

 

Beach Restoration/Rehabilitation in Puget Sound, WA: 5 Years of Monitoring at Two Projects and Lessons Learned

Jim Johannessen*, Matt Chase

 

Olympia Oyster Restoration in Fidalgo Bay, Washington

Jeanne Robinette, Russel Barsh, Paul Dinnel*, Ivar Dolph

 

Characterizing Existing Hydrology, Water Quality, and Other Characteristics of a Small Pacific Coast Watershed in Preparation for Habitat Restoration Alternatives

Suzanne Shull*, David Henry, Tom Slocum, Don McMoran, Douglas Bulthuis

 

Monitoring of Restoration Performance in Commencement Bay, Washington: Anadromous Fish Presence, Health, and Degree of Chemical Contamination

O. Paul Olson*, Gina M. Ylitalo, Casimir Rice

 

 

P4. Monitoring, Modeling and Measurement Tools

 

Computer Modeling of Marine Waters with Public Domain Software

Lambert Rubash*, Elizabeth Kilanowski

 

Statistical Models for Spot Air Quality Forecasts (O3 and PM10) in British Columbia

Jon Wang*, Edward Lord, Alex Cannon, Gregg Walters

 

Nearshore habitat characterization on the Swinomish Reservation

Karen Mitchell*, Todd Mitchell, Laura Klein, Rachel LovellFord, Martin Sampson

 

The Development of Nearshore Stressor Conceptual Models for Chinook Recovery Planning in South Puget Sound.

Tom Kantz*, Scott Steltzner, Sayre Hodgson, Joanne Schuett-Hames, Doris Small, Cynthia Wilson, John Kliem

 

Measuring and Assessing Environmental Quality in the Lower Mainland Region of British Columbia

Elizabeth Freyman*, Krista Payette, Rod Shead, Stephanie Meyn, Jane Hofweber, Jennifer Guay, Diane Sutherland, Dennis Barlow, Gwyn Graham, Brent Moore

 

Nearshore Structure Survey of Swinomish Indian Reservation:

Adapted Procedures and Preliminary Results

Rachel LovellFord*, Todd Mitchell, Laura Klein, Martin Sampson, Eric Haskins

 

 

Abstracts only:

 

Simulating the effects of sea-level rise on Zostera marina production in Padilla Bay, WA

Richard Gwozdz*, John Rybczyk

 

An Analysis of Large Woody Debris in two Puget Sound Salt Marshes; Elger Bay, Camano Island, Sullivan Minor Marsh, Padilla Bay

Andrea MacLennan*, Tom Terrich, PhD

 

Ability to Predict Zostera marina Cover Based on Geomorphic and Hydrologic Variables in Puget Sound, Washington

Pete Dowty*, Cinde Donoghue, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Helen Berry

 

Effects of Climate Variability and Change on Urban Stormwater System: Sensitivity Analysis on Des Moines Creek System at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Felix Kristanovich*

 

Use of Remotely Sensed Data to Characterize Upwelling Conditions on the Washington Coast in Relation to Harmful Algal Blooms

Nathan Evans*, Dana Woodruff, Vera Trainer

 

The pollution shadow: characterizing “local” and “global” air pollution in the Strait of Georgia

Neil Dangerfield*, Wayne Belzer, Robie Macdonald, Sophie Johannessen, Patrick Shaw, Peter Ross

 

A marine food-web bioaccumulation model for PCBs and PBDEs in the Georgia Basin

Colm Condon*, Frank Gobas

 

Blazed array sonar systems - a new technology for creating low-cost, high-resolution imaging sonar systems for fisheries management.

R. Lee Thompson*

 

Application of NASA Earth Science Data to Landscape-Scale Resource Management Needs in the Pacific Northwest: An Institutional Collaboration

Roger Anderson*, Kathleen Judd, Ann Lesperance, John Bolte

 

Investigations of the ecological, fluvial, and nearshore impacts of the Elwha River dam removal

Jeffrey Duda*, Robert Black, Guy Cochrine, Patrick Connolly, Guy Gelfenbaum, Kurt Jenkins, Chris Konrad, Ted Melis, Mark Munn, Reg Reisenbichler, David Rubin, Peter Ruggerio

 

Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping in the San Juan Islands

H. Gary Greene*, Holly Lopez, Vaughn Barrie, Wayne Palsson, Don Gunderson, Janet Tilden, Charlie Endris


 

P5. Management, Governance and Policy Tools

 

Spatial assumptions and consultative governance

Brooke Marshall*

 

Marine Shoreline Armoring in Puget Sound and the Washington State

Hydraulic Code

Doris Small*, Randy Carman

 

 

Abstracts only:

 

The British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection's Focus on Airshed and Watershed Management Planning in the Georgia Basin.

Stephanie Meyn*

 

Planning the Future for San Juan Islands and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges

Pamela Sanguinetti*, Annette de Knijf

 

Elements of Ecosystem Based Management: An Estuarine Case Study

Julia Parrish, Terrie Klinger, Jennifer Reusink, Kirstin Holsman*

 

Shared Waters: Protecting Water Quality in Boundary Bay and its Smaller Basins, Semiahmoo Bay and Drayton Harbor

Krista Payette*

 

Biomarker and Histopathologic Responses Demonstrate Improvement in Flatfish Health Following Remediation of a PAH-contaminated Site in Eagle Harbor, WA

Mark Myers*, Bernadita Anulacion, Barb French, William Reichert, Cathy Laetz, Jon Buzitis, Tracy Collier

 

The British Columbia Coast and Marine Environment Project

Linda Gilkeson, Bonner Lynne*, Quayle James, Algard Jane

 

The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership: A Forum for Regional Coordination

Jennifer Bayer, Julia Bos*

 

Integrated Framework for Urbanization, Human Health and Marine Interactions: A PCB Case Study

Lisa Younglove*, Nancy Judd, Marcie Demmy-Bidwell, Marina Alberti, Kellie Fay, Elaine Faustman

 

P6. Community Education and Citizen Involvement

 

Stream Stewards: A Community Stream Awareness Program

Lucy Applegate*

 

Seattle Aquarium Citizen Science: Inspiring Marine Conservation in our Local Students

Mark Plunkett*

 

Abstracts only:

 

Boater Information System

David Jones*, Janet Olsonbaker

 

Sustainable community development from a cultural perspective - A case study of Chinese immigrants in Greater Vancouver

Ting Pan*, Raymond Cole

 

Island County WSU Beach Watcher Intertidal monitoring Program: A model for volunteer based data collectionh

Jan Holmes*

 

Swinomish Earath Day Enhancement Celebrations Incorporating culture, communities and service projects

Britta Eschete*, Ramona George, Susan Moreno

 

Mill Hill Landowner Outreach Stewardship Project

Todd Carnahan*, Andrew Uhlman

 

Community Stewardship and Field based Environmental Education

Nikki Wright*

 

Menzies Project Scientific Results: 2002-2004

James Norris*, Ian Fraser, Michelle McConnell, Judy D'Amore

 

The Islands in the Salish Sea Community Mapping Project

Sheila Harrington*

 

Science-Based Salmon Habitat Restoration and Social Conflict in the Pacific Northwest: a Case Study of the Skagit Valley

Sara Breslow*

 

Special Demonstration
Educational Tool: Interactive DVD

 

Return of the Plankton: The Seasons Underwater in Puget Sound

Cameron Snow, John Williams*, Bruce Claiborne