An external scientific review by independent experts is a common and valuable practice, particularly when the models have significant management implications. This ethos is why peer review is foundational to science in general. By providing an objective assessment, external reviewers can help ensure the models are robust and appropriate for the management decisions they’re being […]
March 14, 2025
April 8 roundtable will explore offshore renewable energy in the Pacific & potential benthic impacts
Co-hosted with the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, April 8 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Dr. Sarah Henkel is a benthic ecologist at the Hatfield Marine Science Center and Associate Director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center at OSU. She will present […]
February 3, 2025
February 4 roundtable: A Tale of Three Auks
Co-hosted with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, February 4 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. The Tufted Puffin, Marbled Murrelet and Rhinoceros Auklet are all in the same family (Alcidae), but show different seasonal dependencies on the Salish Sea. In addition, their nesting strategies […]
January 17, 2025
February 12: Modeled and historical monitoring insights on water quality differences throughout Puget Sound
We’re excited to continue the Science of Puget Sound Water Quality workshop series, which explores emerging science and insights to help protect water quality in Puget Sound. Join us on February 12 from 10 am – 12 pm to dig into emerging research on nutrients, hydrodynamics, and dissolved oxygen in Puget Sound with two University of Washington […]
December 11, 2024
January 7 roundtable will share insights from ‘End-to-End’ ecosystem modeling of the Strait of Georgia
Co-hosted with the Fisheries & Oceans Canada from 12:30 – 1:30 pm PT The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, January 7 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. How have ocean conditions, lower trophic level dynamics, and species interactions shaped the Strait of Georgia’s marine ecosystem over the past 40 years? What long-term […]
November 12, 2024
December 3 roundtable will share emerging results from the Whidbey Basin Cumulative Effects Evaluation
Co-hosted with the Puget Sound Partnership from 12:30 – 1:30 pm PT The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, December 3 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. The roundtable will describe ongoing work to address the cumulative effects of restoration in the Whidbey Basin using synthesis methodology rooted in causal analysis. We will describe the […]
October 7, 2024
November 5 roundtable will dig into Next Generation Urban Greening in San Francisco
Co-hosted with San Francisco Estuary Institute The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, November 5 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. In the San Francisco Bay Area, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is being implemented at a large scale to comply with stormwater permit requirements and to provide multiple benefits. In San Francisco, in […]
September 6, 2024
October 1 roundtable will explore how genomics are being used to predict Chinook Salmon responses to climate change
Co-hosted with Fisheries & Oceans Canada The Salish Sea Science Roundtable speaker series continues on Tuesday, October 1 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Climate change is considered a leading threat to the future sustainability of salmon populations. Salmon can respond to short term climate events using behavioral or physiological means, but long term adaptation to warming […]
July 16, 2024
September 3 roundtable will share sea level rise resiliency tools
The Salish Sea Science Roundtable speaker series continues on Tuesday, September 3 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Washington Sea Grant works collaboratively with local communities and agency partners to assess and address coastal hazards. WSG staff Ian Miller and Sydney Fishman will share several examples of WSG’s sea level rise resiliency work. Highlighted projects will include […]
May 8, 2024
June 4 roundtable will discuss enhancing climate change planning and adaptive management in marine protected areas
The Salish Sea Science Roundtable speaker series continues on Tuesday, June 4 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Marine protected areas are being deployed globally to protect the Earth’s biodiversity in rapidly changing oceans. Nesting climate change considerations within adaptive marine protected area management and monitoring is becoming a more common approach, and climate change is increasingly […]