Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference

Oral Sessions

Panel 1A: The Power of Water: Potential Clean Energy Sources

Chair: Linda Lyshall

• Daryl Williams, Tulalip Tribe

• Jennifer Hennessey, Washington Department of Ecology

• Craig Collar, Snohomish Public Utilities District

• Dr. Chris Garrett, University of Victoria

• Patrick Cummins, Institute of Ocean Sciences

• Monty Raisinghani, University of British Columbia

Tidal Energy in the Puget Sound (abstract only)

Craig Collar, Snohomish PUD

Roger  Bedard, Electric Power Research Institute

Fundamental Limits to the Power Potential of Tidal Streams (ppt)(short abstract)

Chris Garrett, University of Victoria

Patrick  Cummins, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tidal Current Energy Technology, Regulations, and Research (pdf)

Jennifer Hennessey, Washington Department of Ecology

The Hydrogen Economy-Utlizing Water From Streams to Produce Clean Energy (abstract only)

Monty Raisinghani, UBC

Session 1C: Modeling and Decision Support Tools I

Chair: Julia Bos

Green Infrastructure Assessment Tool Applied to an Alternative Futures Application (ppt)(short abstract)

Erik Neatherlin, John Jacobson, John Carleton*, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Linking Lands: Integration of Wildlife Habitat Mapping into Municipal Policies and Programs (abstract only)

Elaine Anderson*, Langley Environmental Partners Society

Jenyfer Neumann, Patrick Marples, Township of Langley

Fergus Creek Integrated Watershed Planning (abstract only)

Jim Dumont*, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.

Remi Dube, City of Surrey

Supporting Fish-Friendly Land and Water Resource Decision Making (pdf)

Keith Folkerts*, Kitsap County

Hal Beecher, WDFW

Brian Skahill, US Army Corps of Engineers

Terra Hegy, WDFW

Cumulative Impact Assessments for Shoreline Management (abstract only)

Cinde Donoghue*, Thurston County Long Range Planning

Anthony Gabriel, Central Washington University, Dept. of Geography and Land Studies Center for Spatial Information

Driving Forces, Uncertainty, and the Nearshore: Scenarios for the Puget Sound Nearshore (abstract only)

Michal Russo*, Marina Alberti, University of Washington

Session 1D: Fresh Water Quality

Chair: Zita Botelho

Island County's Surface Water Monitoring Program (abstract only)

Christopher Wilson*, Island County

Paul Adamus, Ph.D., Adamus Resource Assessment, Corvallis, OR

Exploring Seasonal Dynamics of Some Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Antibiotics in an Agricultural Watershed (abstract only)

Patricia Keen*, University of British Columbia

Charles Knapp, David Graham, University of Kansas

Ken Hall, University of British Columbia

Status of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium in Lower Fraser Valley Agricultural Soils in Relation to Environmental and Agronomic Concerns (abstract only)

Orlando Schmidt*, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Grant  Kowalenko, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Session 1E: Restoration Following Dam and Pier Removal

Chair: Sarah Brace

Evaluating Recovery Endpoints in a Rocky Intertidal System (abstract only)

Terrie Klinger*, University of Washington

Tracking Nearshore Habitat Recovery After Removal of Overwater Dock Structures (abstract only)

William Taylor*, Jennifer Hayworth, Taylor Associates, Inc.

James Shannon, David Evans and Associates

Nearshore Fish of the Strait of Juan de Fuca- Implications for Removal of Elwha Dams (abstract only)

Joshua Chamberlin*, Kurt  Fresh, Anna Kagley, NOAA Fisheries,NWFSC,Seattle,WA

Larry Ward, LEKT, Port Angeles, Wa

Nikki Sather, Oregon State University/Battelle, PNNL,Sequim, WA

Mindy Rowse, NOAA Fisheries,NWFSC,Seattle,WA

Elwha River Dam Removal: An Update on Collaborative Monitoring Efforts (abstract only)

Sarah Morley*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Jeffrey Duda, Western Fisheries Research Center, USGS

Michael McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

George Pess, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA

Holly Coe, Frank Orth and Associates

Timothy Beechie, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA

Bill Eaton, Peninsula College

Martin Liermann, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA

Eelgrass Mapping of the Elwha Nearshore (pdf)

James Norris*, Marine Resources Consultants

Ian Fraser, Marine Resources Consultants

Anne Shaffer, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Cathy Lear, Clallam County

Session 1F: Impacts of Human Population Growth On the Ecosystem

Chair: Charlie O’Hara

When Concerned About Toxic Stormwater Pollutants in the Built Environment:  Sweep Before You “Treat” (ppt) (short abstract)

Roger Sutherland*, Pacific Water Resources, Inc.

Gary Minton, Resource Planning Associates

Quantification of Peak Season Marine Vessel Traffic Pressure in the San Juan Islands (ppt) (short abstract)

Jeffrey Dismukes*, San Juan County

Jonathan Riley, Western Washington University

David Walker

Urbanization, Private Property Rights, and The Fate of Coho Salmon Habitat in Puget Sound (abstract only)

Alex Uber*, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Jennifer Trunkey, Antioch University, Seattle WA

Effectively and Efficiently Meeting Multiple Local Jurisdiction Resource Protection Mandates through Landscape Characterization (abstract only)

Stephen Stanley*, Washington State Department of Ecology

Jeff Chalfant, Whatcom County Planning Department

Susan Grigsby, Washington Department of Ecology

Dick Gersib, Washington Department of Transportation

Harriet Beale, Puget Sound Action Team

Krista Mendelman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Douglas Peters, Washington Community Trade and Economic Development

Joanne Schuett-Hames, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

John Carleton, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

McKee Peak: Development Planning in Consideration of Ecological Sensitivities (pdf)

Caroline Astley*, Madrone Environmental Services Ltd.

Darren Brown, City of Abbotsford

Treatment of Ballast Water:  Good Possibilities or a Pipe Dream (abstract only)

Russell Herwig*, Jeffery Cordell, David Lawrence, University of Washington

Opening Plenary Session

Welcome and Introduction from the Co-Chairs

Justin Longo, Conference Co-Chair, Environment Canada

First Nations Welcome

Chief Leah George-Wilson, Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Welcome from the Co-Hosts

Pradeep Kharé, Regional Director General, Environment Canada

Elin Miller, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Region 10

Keynote Address: Of Mille-Feuilles and Hamburgers: How Scientists Can Engage in Society and Policy (ppt)

Dr. Daniel Pauly, University of Brittish Columbia Fisheries Centre

Panel 2A: Puget Sound Partnership--the Path to a Healthy Sound by 2020

Chair: Kathy Fletcher

• Brad Ack, Executive Director, Puget Sound Action Team and co-manager of Governor’s Puget Sound Partnership

• Josh Baldi, Special Assistant to the Director of the WA Department of Ecology

• Jay Manning, Co-chair Puget Sound Partnership

• Rod Dobell, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, University of Victoria Centre for Global Studies and former President, North American Institute – Canada

• Diana Gale, Faculty, Daniel J. Evans Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, and consultant on governance to the Governor’s Puget Sound Partnership

Panel Description

Session 2B: Salmonid Habitat Use and Recovery

Chair: Fred Goetz

The Early Bird Might Get the Worm, but the Early Sockeye Gets Wormed: Mechanisms and Consequences of Early Freshwater Entry by Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon (abstract only)

Scott Hinch, University of British Columbia

Michael Cooperman*, University of British Columbia

Steven Cooke, Carleton University

Glenn Crossin, University of British Columbia

Ivan Olsson, University of British Columbia

Kyle Hanson, Carleton University

Anthony Farrell, University of British Columbia

David Patterson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Karl English, LGL Limited Environmental Research

David Welch, Kintama Research Corp

Rick Thomson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Mark Shrimpton, University of Northern British Columbia

Glen Van Der Kraak, University of Guelph

Kristi Miller, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Puget Sound Bull Trout Estuarine and Marine Habitat Use – What Have We Learned After Five Years of Study (pdf)

Fred Goetz*, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Eric Jeanes, R2 Resource Consultants

Ed Connor, Seattle City Light

Russ Ladley, Puyallup Tribe

Chuck Ebel, US Army Corps

Reginald Reisenbichler, Steve Rubin, Michael Hayes, US Geological Survey

Salmon Recovery Initiatives by the Squamish Nation (ppt) (short abstract)

Bettina C. Sander*, Golder Associates Ltd.

Randall  W. Lewis, Squamish Nation

Melissa Evanson, Golder Associates Ltd.

Movement and Behavior of Steelhead (Onchorhynchus mykiss) Smolts Through Hood Canal (pdf)

Megan Petrie*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Skip Tezak, NOAA Fisheries

Barry Berejikian, NOAA Fisheries

Puget Sound Cutthroat Trout Marine Migration and Habitat Use (pdf)

Fred Goetz*, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Sarah Haque, Evergreen State College

Scott Steltzner, Squaxin Island Tribe

Skip Tezak, NOAA Fisheries

Thomas Quinn, University of Washington

Eric Jeanes, R2 Resource Consultants

Kyle Brakensiek, Chris Ellings, Joe Jauquet, Sayre Hodgson

Comparison of Juvenile Salmon Diets in the Strait of Georgia and Puget Sound 1997-2006 (pdf)

Ruston Sweeting, Richard Beamish, Chrys Neville*, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Panel 2D: Climate Change: The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and Implications for the Salish Sea

Chair: James Tansey

• Hadi Dowlatabadi, CRC Chair, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

• Alison Shaw, Research Associate, Forestry, at University of British Columbia

• Sarah Burch, PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, at University of British Columbia

• Mark Johannes, University of Victoria and Golder Associates Ltd.

• Nate Mantua, University of Washington – Climate Impacts Group

How Can We Adapt?  Lessons From Pacific Salmon on the Impacts of Climate Change (abstract only)

Mark Johannes, Golder Associates, University of Victoria

Seasonal, Interannual and Interdecadal Scales of Variability in Puget Sound Oceanography and Climate (abstract only)

Stephanie K. Moore, Nathan J. Mantua, Jonathan P. Kellogg, Mitsuhiro Kawase, Jan A. Newton, University of Washington

Session 2E: Seafood Safety and Human Health I

Chair: Joe Gaydos

Human Health Evaluation of Puget Sound Fish (abstract only)

Joan Hardy*, Gary  Palcisko, Washington State Department of Health

A Survey of Cadmium in Pacific Oysters:  Spatial Distribution, Influencing Factors and Ways to Minimize Concentrations (ppt) (short abstract)

Aimee Christy*, Pacific Shellfish Institute

Ian Stupakoff, Integral Consulting Inc.

Rosalee Rasmussen, Oregon State University Seafood Lab

Assessment of Trace Metals in Tissues of Geoduck Clams from Eastern Puget Sound (pdf)

Tom Ostrom, Suquamish Tribe

Paul Williams, Suquamish Tribe

Gary Palcisko*, Washington State Department of Health

Results and Discussion of the Swinomish Health Risk Assessment of Contaminated Seafood (abstract only)

Jamie Donatuto*, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

Barbara Harper, AESE Inc., and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Science, Policy and Practice: Washington’s PBT Chemical Action Plans (ppt) (short abstract)

Robert Duff*, Department of Health

Michael Gallagher, Department of Ecology

Maria Peeler, Department of Ecology

Joanne Prado, Department of Health

Cryptosporidium and Giardia Species in Marine Wildlife: Do they Present a Risk to Human Health? (abstract only)

Joseph Gaydos*, SeaDoc Society, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

Woutrina Miller, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

Kirsten Gilardi, SeaDoc Society, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

Christine Kreuder-Johnson, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

Patricia  Conrad, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

Ann  Melli, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Heather  Zornetzer, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Steven Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Monique  Lance, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Panel 2F: Greening West Coast Marine Ports

Chair: Darrell Desjardins

Panel Description

Potential Emission Reductions and Associated Costs in the Marine Sector

Gordon Esplin, Genesis Engineering in association with Environment Canada

Session 3A: Ocean Observations

Chair: Brian Grantham

The Impacts of the Fraser Plume on the Optical Characteristics of the Strait of Georgia Waters, British Columbia, Canada (pdf)

Eduardo Loos, Maycira Costa, University of Victoria Dept. Geography

Nutrient Levels in Puget Sound:  Decadal Changes and Controlling Factors in Regional Basins and the Strait of Juan De Fuca (abstract only)

Julia Bos*, Skip Albertson, Carol Maloy, Adrienne Stutes, Mindy Roberts, Greg Pelletier, Washington State Department of Ecology

Estuarine Versus Transient Flow Regimes in Juan de Fuca Strait (abstract only)

Richard Thomson, Steven Mihaly*, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Evgueni Kulikov, P P Shirshov Institute of Oceanology

Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll-a in the Strait of Georgia (abstract only)

Nicholas Komick*, Maycira Costa, University of Victoria

VENUS: A Cabled Ocean Observatory in Saanich Inlet and The Strait of Georgia (abstract only)

Richard Dewey*, Verena Tunnicliffe, University of Victoria

Spatial and Temporal Chlorophyll Distribution in the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca (abstract only)

Diane Masson*, Angelica Pena, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Panel 3B:  International Joint Commission: Special Consultation Session on the 2006 Progress Report under the Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement

Co-Chairs: Commissioner Jack Blaney (Canada) and  Commission Irene Brooks (U.S.)

Panel Description

Session 3C: Modeling and Decision Support Tools II

Chair: Carol Maloy

Development of a High Resolution 3-D Unstructured Grid Circulation Model of the Whidbey Basin in Puget Sound (abstract only)

Zhaoqing Yang*, Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tarang Khangaonkar, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Greg Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative

Kurt Fresh, NOAA

Eric Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative

Correigh Greene, NOAA

Eric Grossman, USGS

Application of a 3-D Hydrodynamic Model of Whidbey Basin to Assess Cumulative Effects of Restoration Projects in the Snohomish River Estuary (abstract only)

Tarang Khangaonkar*, Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Zhaoqing Yang, Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory

Maria Calvi, Tulalip Tribes

Kurt Nelson, Tulalip Tribes

Vaughn Collins, Snohomish County

Landscape Metrics for Monitoring Landscape Change in Western Washington (abstract only)

Daniele  Spirandelli*, Marina Alberti, University of Washington

Sensitivity Analysis of Spatial Population Viability Models for Critical Habitat Identification (abstract only)

Janelle Curtis*, Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis, Peter Arcese, University of British Columbia

Jordan Rosenfeld, British Columbia Ministry of Environment

A Simple Population Forecast Model for Purple Martins in British Columbia (pdf)

Bruce Cousens*, J. Charlene Lee, Georgia Basin Ecological Assessment and Restoration Society

Laura M. Darling,  Parks and Protected Areas Branch, BC Min. of Environment

J. Cam Finlay, Independent, Victoria, BC

Thomas W. Gillespie, Independent, Victoria, BC

Session 3E: Seafood Safety and Human Health II

Chair: Vera Trainer

A Public Health Approach to Low Dissolved Oxygen in Hood Canal (pdf)

Leslie Banigan*, Kitsap County Health District

Tracking Bacteria Sources in Oakland Bay (ppt) (short abstract)

John Konovsky*, Squaxin Island Tribe

Debby Sargeant, Department of Health

Stephanie Harris, Environmental Protection Agency

BEACH Program - A Four Year Review of Data (abstract only)

Lynn Schneider*, Jessica Archer, Washington State Department of Ecology

Intrusion of Domoic Acid into Puget Sound, Washington State (abstract only)

Vera Trainer*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Aleta Erickson, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

William Cochlan, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environ Studies, SFSU

Brian Bill, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Frank Cox, Washington State Department of Health

Jerry Borchert, Washington State Department of Health

Kathi Lefebvre, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Alexandrian Cysts in Puget Sound, Washington, USA (pdf)

Cheryl Greengrove*, University of Washington, Tacoma

Rita Horner, Jim Postel, University of Washington, Seattle

Sian Davies-Vollum, Jim Gawel, University of Washington, Tacoma

Annie Cox, University of Rhode Island

Simone Hoffer, Washington State Department of Ecology

Kyle Sorensen, Jeff Hubert, Jonathan Neville, University of Washington, Tacoma

Bruce Frost, University of Washington, Seattle

Climate Variability and Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Puget Sound Shellfish (abstract only)

Stephanie K. Moore*, Nathan J. Mantua, University of Washington

Vera L. Trainer, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Barbara M. Hickey, University of Washington

Session 3F: Governance in Transboundary Ecosystem Management I

Chair: Rod Dobell

The Forsaken Fjord: Science, Society, and Biological Decline in Puget Sound (abstract only)

Casimir Rice*, University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries

Economic Development in a Tribal Community: Opportunities and Challenges to Ecotourism in Neah Bay, WA (abstract only)

Morgan Schneidler*, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington

Shared Decision Making Across S’aalh Tumuhw (“Our Land”): The Hul’qumi’num Approach Towards The Design of Shared Decision Making Over Land, Water and Natural Resources in Their Traditional Territory (abstract only)

Jess Rogers, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group

Brian Olding*, Consultant to the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group

Collaborative Oceans Governance Arrangements in British Columbia (abstract only)

Jamie Alley*, British Columbia Ministry of Environment

Transboundary Aggregations as Learning Settings: Exploration of three Cases in the Salish Sea Watershed (pdf)

Henriette Bastrup-Birk*, Catholic University of Leuven

Session 4B: Northern Abalone Recovery

Chair: Don Rothaus

Changes in Abundance and Size of Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) in the San Juan Archipelago (1979 to 2006) (abstract only)

Don Rothaus*, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Carolyn Friedman, Brent Vadopalas, University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Northern Abalone and Engineering Species in the San Juan Islands: Implications for Restoration Strategies (abstract only)

Laura  Rogers-Bennett*, California Department of Fish and Game

Brian Allen, Puget Sound Restoration Fund

Dan Rothaus, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Early Life History Dynamics of the Pinto Abalone (Haliotis Kamtschatkana) in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington State (abstract only)

Joshua Bouma*, Brent Vadopalas, Carolyn Friedman, University of Washington, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Don Rothaus, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Evidence for a Cryptic Form of Abalone in Washington State, and Impact on the Census Size of Populations of Pinto Abalone in the Region (abstract only)

Kristina Straus*, Lyndsay Newton, Robyn Estes Strenge, University of Washington

Don Rothaus, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Carolyn Friedman, Kerry Naish*, University of Washington

Three Approaches to Out-Planting Hatchery-Reared Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) British Columbia, Canada (abstract only)

Robert Whyte*, Pacific Trident Fishing C. Ltd.

Dr. Dawn Renfrew

Wild Brood-Stock Aggregations as a Recovery Tool for the Northern Abalone (Haliotis Kamtschatkana) in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada, British Columbia (pdf)

Tomas Tomascik*, Heather Holmes, Parks Canada

Federal Protection for Northern Abalone in the USA: Comparing and Contrasting the Process and Potential Outcomes of Species of Concern Versus ESA Listings (abstract only)

Scott Rumsey, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Melissa Neuman*, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service

Developing a Sound Recovery Strategy for the First Endangered Marine Invertebrate, White Abalone (Haliotis Sorenseni) (abstract only)

Melissa Neuman*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

John Butler, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service

Session 4C: Seagrass Biology and Ecology

Chair: Sandy Wyllie-Escheverria

Lipid Biomarkers as Proxies of Past Eelgrass Abundance and Organic Matter Composition of Sediment in the Nearshore of Puget Sound, WA (abstract only)

Robert Rosenbauer*, Eric Grossman, Renee Takesue, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA

Variation in Floral and Seedling Development as Indicators of Seagrass Meadow Condition (abstract only)

Loreen Allphin*, Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, Brigham Young University

W. Judson Kenworthy, Center for Fisheries and Habitat Research, NCCOS, NOS, NOAA

Population Status of the Seagrass Zostera Marina in the San Juan Archipelago (abstract only)

Ginger Shoemaker*, Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Washington, Seattle

Victoria Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Victoria

Fish Assemblages Found in Eelgrass Meadows (Zostera marina) of the New Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada (abstract only)

Cliff Robinson*, Guy Martel, Parks Canada

Assessing the Ecological Connectivity of Eelgrass Habitats and Protected Areas:  a Tail of the Population Structure of the Eastern Pacific Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus Leptorhynchus (abstract only)

Ramona de Graaf*, Eric Taylor, University of British Columbia

Panel 4D: The San Juan County Marine Stewardship Area: A Local Approach to Ecosystem-Based Management

Chair: Jody Kennedy

• Kevin Ranker, San Juan County Council

• Jacques White, The Nature Conservancy

• Ginny Broadhurst, Northwest Straits Commission

• Kit Rawson, Tulalip Tribes, San Juan County Marine Resources Committee

Panel Description

Panel 4E: PCBs and PBDEs in the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem

Chairs: Patrick Shaw and Peter Ross

• Peter Ross, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Patrick Shaw, Environment, Canada

• Sophia Johannessen, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Robie Macdonald, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Mike Sanborne, UMA Engineering Ltd.

• Frank Gobas, Simon Fraser University

Towards an Understanding of Sources, Fate and Effects of PCBs and PBDEs in the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem (pdf)

Patrick Shaw, Environment Canada

Peter Ross, Sophia Johannessen, Robie Macdonald, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Frank Gobas, SImon Fraser University

The Long Reach of PCBs and PBDEs in the Georgia Basin: What are Blue Mussels Telling us? (abstract only)

Mike Sanborn, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Pat Shaw, Environment Canada

Mark Yunker

Peter Ross, Institute of Ocean Sciences. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

What are Harbour Seals Telling us About PCBs and PBDEs in the Georgia Basin Food Web? (abstract only)

Peter Ross, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Donna Cullon, University of Victoria

John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research

Neil Dangerfield, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Steven Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

A Comparison of PCBs and PBDEs in Strait of Georgia Sediments (abstract only)

Sophia Johannessen, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Robie Macdonald, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Cynthia Wright, Contractor

Albert van Roodselaar, Greater Vancouver Regional District

Mass Balance Model of the Movement of Toxic Contaminants in the Georgia Basin Food-Web (abstract only)

Frank Gobas, Colm Condon, Diego Natale, Simon Fraser University

Peter Ross, Deprtment of Fisheries and Oceans

A Preliminary Mass Balance for Selected PCB and PBDE Congeners in the Strait of Georgia (abstract only)

Robie Macdonald, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Brenda Burd, Research Associate, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Niel Dangerfield, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Sophia Johannessen, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Peter Ross, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Patrick Shaw, Environment Canada

Albert van Roodselaar, Greater Vancouver Regional District

Cynthia Wright, Contractor

Session 4F: Governance in Transboundary Ecosystem Management II

Chair: Erik Karlsen

Collaborative Planning as a Catalyst for Transboundary Environmental Governance (pdf)

James Carruthers*, University of British Columbia

Environmental Governance in Georgia Basin/Puget Sound:  the Roles of Tribes and First Nations (abstract only)

Sara Singleton*, Garrett Bouldin, Western Washington University

Lessons in Accountability and Governance of Large-Scale Ecosystem Recovery Efforts (abstract only)

Kathy Fletcher*, People For Puget Sound

The International Watersheds Initiative (abstract only)

Commissioner Irene Brooks*, International Joint Commission

Tides of Change: Place Meanings and Social Ecological Systems in the Broughton Archipelago (abstract only)

Matthew Bowes*, University of Victoria

Estuaries, and the Entire History and Future of Humans on Earth (abstract only)

David Henry*, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Session 5A: Point Source Pollution: Outfalls

Chair: Christianne Wilhelmson

Siting a New Wastewater Treatment Facility Marine Outfall:  a Comprehensive, Ten-Year Study (abstract only)

Scott Mickelson*, King County Marine and Sediment Assessment Group

Estimating the Impacts of Domestic Discharges to the Ocean - A Case Study from Indian Arm (abstract only)

Ian Dyck*, M.Sc., P.Eng., WorelyParsons Komex

Stephen Pond, Ph.D., University of British Columbia

Don Dunbar, Ph.D., Lorax Environmental Services Ltd.

Alexi Zawadzki, M.E.S., WorleyParsons Komex

Jay McNee, Ph.D., Lorax Environmental Services Ltd.

Peter Howland, B.Sc., WorleyParsons Komex

Linked Biotic/Geochemical Indicators of Organic Enrichment: Case study Using a Ubiquitous Bivalve (abstract only)

Albert van Roodselaar, Greater Vancouver Regional District

Brenda Burd*, Ecostat Research Ltd

Subtidal Benthos of the Southern Strait of Georgia in Relation to Natural and Anthropogenic Particulate Sedimentation, Transport and Burial (abstract only)

Brenda Burd*, Robie Macdonald, Sophia Johannessen, Institute of Ocean Sciences

Phillip Hill, Natural Resources Canada

Session 5B: Marine Debris Removal Programs in Washington

Chair: Ginny Broadhurst

A Tool for Local Agencies:  the Derelict Vessel Removal Program (abstract only)

Melissa Montgomery*, Sarah Dzinbal, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Survey and Removal of Creosote Debris from the Northwest Straits (abstract only)

Lisa Kaufman*, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Ginny Broadhurst, Northwest Straits Commission

The Impacts of Derelict Fishing Gear to Species and Habitats in Puget Sound (pdf)

Ginny Broadhurst*, Northwest Straits Commission

Jeff June, Natural Resources Consultants

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Derelict Fishing Gear and its Impacts on Marine Fauna of the Puget Sound-Georgia Strait Basin (abstract only)

Thomas Good*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Jeffrey June, Natural Resource Consultants, Inc.

Mike Etnier, Applied Osteology

Session 5D: Dynamics of Garry Oak Plant Communities

Chair: Wayne Erickson

Origins and Sustainability of San Juan Archipelago Garry Oak Populations (pdf)

Madrona Murphy*, Russel Barsh, KWIAHT

The Role of Local Environmental Conditions and Landscape Context in Determining Plant Diversity In Garry Oak Ecosystems on Southeastern Vancouver Island (pdf)

Patrick Lilley*, Mark Vellend, University of British Columbia

Invading Geese Facilitate Invading Grasses in Canada’s Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (abstract only)

Rebecca Best*, Peter Arcese, University of British Columbia

Session 5E: Toxic Loading To the Marine Environment

Chair: Scott Redman

Development of an Empirical Water Quality Model for Stormwater and Watershed Land-Use in Puget Sound (pdf)

Christopher May*, Jill Brandenberger, Valerie Cullinan, Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Robert Johnston, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Sally Lawrence, Washington Department of Ecology

Urban Toxics Load to Puget Sound - A First Approximation (abstract only)

Gary Minton*, Sierra Club, Cascade Chapter

Steve Ruden, Water Quality Consultant

Preliminary Estimates of Toxic Contaminant Loading to Puget Sound (pdf)

James Maroncelli*, Department of Ecology

Scott Redman, Puget Sound Action Team

The Permitted Loading of Toxic Constituents to the Puget Sound Basin (pdf)

James Maroncelli*, Nancy Winters, Gary Bailey, Department of Ecology

Mixing Zone Contributions of Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals into Puget Sound (abstract only)

Heather Trim*, People For Puget Sound

Anna Yost, Jennifer Pengilly, Wm. Laird O’Rollins, Ada Hamilton, University of Washington

Session 5F: General Management and Planning Approaches/Tools

Chair: Scott Brewer

Projecting Buildout Conditions in the Hood Canal Watershed: Impervious Surface Estimates for Watershed Planning and Salmon Recovery (ppt)(short abstract)

Gretchen Peterson*, Peterson GIS

Scott Brewer, Hood Canal Coordinating Council

Land Use Permit Tracking: Monitoring and Evaluation of Land Use Regulatory Programs for Salmon Recovery Planning in Hood Canal (ppt) (short abstract)

Scott Brewer*, Hood Canal Coordinating Council

Gretchen Peterson, Peterson GIS

John Kliem, Creative Community Solutions

Ecosystem Status and Trends Assessment (pdf)

Robert Rankin*, Risa Smith, Environment Canada

Use of Coast Salish Knowledge in Early Studies of Pacific Salmon Zoology, 1855-1860 (abstract only)

Russel Barsh*, KWIAHT

Improved Decision Making with The Boater Information System (pdf)

Janet Olsonbaker*, David Jones, Troy Tanner, Applied Physics Laboratory, UW

Enhancing Transportation Project Delivery Through Watershed Characterization (abstract only)

Richard Gersib*, Washington State Department of Transportation

Panel 6A: Small Wood Debris and Impacts on Nearshore Habitats

Co-Chairs: Hilary S. Culverwell and Andrea MacLennan

• Joel Breems, University of Washington and Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group

• Russ McMillan, Washington State Dept. of Ecology

• Jon Houghton

• Chris Picard, University of Victoria

• Joel Elliott, University of Puget Sound

• Clay Patmont, Anchor Environmental

Sediment Wood Debris: Potential Physical Effects, Toxicity Relationships, and Implications for Restoration (abstract only)

Clay Patmont, Dan Hennessy, Anchor Environmental, LLC

Bill Gardiner, Weston Solutions

Joe Germano, Dave Browning, G&A

Steve Thiele, Stoel Rives

Session 6B: Marine Fish Dynamics I

Chair: Wayne Palsson

Regional Variation in ICUN Redbook Listings of Marine Fish Species: Overzealous Listing Activity in the Atlantic or Too Little in the Pacific? (abstract only)

Doug  Hay*, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station

Fraser River White Sturgeon: Science, Knowledge and Action in Support of a Sustainable Transboundary Population (abstract only)

Troy Nelson*, LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates

Bill Gazey, W.J. Gazey Research

Karl English, LGL Limited Environmental Research Associates

Rick Hansen, Rick Hansen Man In Motion Foundation

Seattle Aquarium’s Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) Conservation Ecology Project Update (abstract only)

Shawn Larson*, Jeff Christiansen, Joel Hollander, Seattle Aquarium

Impacts of Disease to Wild Fish Populations with Special Reference to the Salish Sea Region (abstract only)

Paul Hershberger*, Marrowstone Marine Field Station

Jim Winton, Western Fisheries Research Center

Prevalence of Ichthyophonus in Copper Rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) from Puget Sound, WA (pdf)

Jake Gregg*, Cristy Pacheco, Paul Hershberger, Marrowstone Marine Field Station

Panel 6C: Seagrass Distribution and Ecology in the Salish Sea: Physical and Chemical Factors

Chair: Jessie Lacy and Jeff Gaeckle

• Renee Takesue, U.S. Geological Survey

• Zachary Hughes, University of Washington

• Michael Hannam, University of Washington

• Anja Schanz, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

• Jessica Lacy, U.S. Geological Survey

Linking Long-Term Eelgrass Monitoring with Local Research and Management Projects (abstract only)

Helen Berry*, WA Dept. of Natural Resources

Blain Reeves, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Redox-Driven Bioavailability of Phosphate and Sulfide in Eelgrass (Zostera Marina) Root Zones (abstract only)

Renee Takesue, U.S. Geological Survey

Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Univ. Washington

Bathymetry, Bottom Mapping, and Recovery Projections of Eelgrass for Anchor Buoy Relocation Project at Echo Bay, Sucia Island, WA (abstract only)

Zachary Hughes, University of Washington, Environmental Science

Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Washington

Gary Greene,

Ted Smith, Washington State Parks

Blaine Reeves, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

Mike Hannam, Kevin Britton-Simons, University of Washington

Mapping Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in South Puget Sound (abstract only)

Michael Hannam, University of Washington

Joel Elliott, University of Puget Sound

Kristin Williamson, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group

Do Hydrodynamics Initiate Changes in Ecosystem Function of Intertidal Seagrass Beds? (abstract only)

Anja Schanz, WDNR, Aquatic Resources Division

Interaction of Eelgrass with Nearshore Tidal Currents (abstract only)

Jessica Lacy, U.S. Geological Survey

Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Washington

Guy Gelfenbaum, US Geological Survey

Session 6D: Urban Landscape Restoration

Chair: Ken Brock

Bulkhead Removal Feasibility Study, Central Puget Sound, WA (abstract only)

Andrea  MacLennan*, Jim  Johannessen, Jonathan Waggoner, Coastal Geologic Services

Seattle’s Central Waterfront: Opportunities and Constraints for Nearshore Habitat Restoration (abstract only)

Paul Schlenger*, Anchor Environmental

David Graves, Seattle Parks and Recreation

Peter Hummel, Anchor Environmental

Kevin Stoops, Seattle Parks and Recreation

Paul Korsmo, Anchor Environmental

John Owen, Makers Architecture and Design

From Capitol Lake to Deschutes Estuary: Modeling Restoration of an Impounded Estuary (abstract only)

Douglas George, Guy Gelfenbaum*, US Geological Survey

Giles Lesser, US Geological Survey/Delft Hydraulics

Andrew Stevens, US Geological Survey

Net Benefit Analysis of Restoring an Estuary in an Urban Setting: The Deschutes River Basin, Washington (abstract only)

Michael Taylor*, Cascade Economics LLC

Katharine Wellman, Susan Burke, Northern Economics, Inc.

Matthew Wilson, Spatial Informatics Group LLC

Building an Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation in the Greater Vancouver Region (pdf)

Theresa Duynstee*, Greater Vancouver Regional District

Jan  Kirkby*, Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)

Marcy Sangret*, The Corporation of Delta

Urban Watershed Restoration -- Putting Plans into Action (part a ppt)(part b ppt) (short abstract)

Tanis Douglas*, Capital Regional District

Session 6E: Stormwater and Salmon Health

Chair: Nat Scholz

Impacts of Stormwater Runoff on Coho Salmon in Restored Urban Streams (abstract only)

Sarah McCarthy*, NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Julann Spromberg, John Incardona, Blake Feist, NOAA Fisheries

Jenifer McIntyre, University of Washington

Jana Labenia, Mark Myers, NOAA Fisheries

Laura Reed, Seattle Public Utilities

Katherine Lynch, Seattle Public Utilities

Jay Davis, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Tracy Collier, Nathaniel Scholz, NOAA Fisheries