Randy Lewis WCMAC Ports Seat Randy is a new member of the WCMAC as the ports representative. Randy is the Director of Environmental and Engineering Services for the Port of… Read more »
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Member Spotlight: Brian Sheldon
Brian Sheldon WCMAC Aquaculture Seat Brian is the owner of Northern Oyster Company in Willapa Bay. His family homesteaded near the shores of Willapa in the 1880’s, and his… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Garrett Dalan
Garrett Dalan WCMAC Chairperson and Grays Harbor Marine Resources Committee Seat Garrett recently joined The Nature Conservancy as the Washington Coast Conservation Coordinator and was appointed to the Grays Harbor… Read more »
Seafloor Atlas: Complete Maps of Substrate Now Available
The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS), the Active Tectonics & Seafloor Mapping Lab (AT&SML) at the Oregon State University, and several contributing partners worked together to compile raw seafloor… Read more »
Q: What is a use analysis? How will the use analysis identify conflicts?
A: The use analysis process: Summarizes data on existing uses (such as fishing, aquaculture, recreation, and shipping); Assesses where those existing uses would interact with potential new uses (such as… Read more »
How are we doing? New tool reports progress on the MSP
How are we doing? In a planning process that has so many moving parts, many participants are wondering, overall, how are we doing? This tool provides an updated progress report… Read more »
NOAA/BOEM Human Uses Regional Report Available
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Washington Departments of Ecology and Natural Resources conducted a series of participatory… Read more »
DFW maps seabird habitats and marine mammal haulout locations
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) created maps detailing the locations of important seabird and mammal areas along the Washington coast and conducted marine mammal aerial surveys. WDFW… Read more »
Indicators of Human Well-Being and Economic Health
Washington Sea Grant developed robust human dimensions indicators that characterize the coastal communities. These indicators are intended to be part of the integrated ecosystem assessment that the Northwest Fisheries Science… Read more »
Wooden Boat Festival with Sea Grant
Join Washington Sea Grant’s Kevin Decker for an exciting weekend at the 39th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, September 11-13 at the Northwest Maritime Center. The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival… Read more »
