FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Hyde, 360.819.3045, kevin.hyde@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet on Wednesday, July 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, July 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The July 13-14 Science Panel meetings will be a virtual meeting for all participants and the public. TVW will be providing an all-virtual livestream of the meetings.
TVW web links:
July 13: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2022071077/?eventID=2022071077
July 14: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2022071079/?eventID=2022071079
The agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php
Meeting highlights include:
- A presentation on Puget Sound Scientific Research for 2021-2023. This session will include an update to the Science Panel on the 2021-2023 Puget Sound Scientific Research projects and progress in developing a Puget Sound graduate research fellowship program. Presentation by Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership, Kate Litle, deputy director, Washington Sea Grant, and Deborah Purce, fellowship and research specialist, Washington Sea Grant.
- A presentation for discussion about the implementation of the 2022-2026 Action Agenda. This session will include discussion on how the Science Panel and Partnership staff can coordinate collective efforts to implement the Action Agenda's Research and Monitoring strategy and the ways in which science, the Science Panel, and the science community should contribute to the implementation of the Action Agenda. Presentation by Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation about Nooksack River streamflows and impacts on salmon recovery. This session will include an overview of recent low/high streamflows on the Nooksack River and the impact of those streamflows on salmon recovery. Presentation by Treva Coe, habitat program manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Ned Currence, fisheries and resource protection program manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Devin Flawd, stock assessment manager, Lummi Nation, and John Thompson, senior planner, Whatcom County.
- A presentation about the North Pacific International Salmon Cruise, the largest pan-Pacific research expedition to study the winter ecology of salmon in the North Pacific Ocean. This session will include an overview of the project, research, and the results of the cruise. Presentation by Laurie Weitkamp, research fisheries biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- A presentation about the Salish Sea Institute. This session will include an update on the recent work of the Salish Sea Institute, including the Salish Sea Fellows and the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. Presentation by Ginny Broadhurst, director of the Salish Sea Institute.
- A presentation on the coordinated Strategic Initiative Leads (SILs) funding process overview. This session will include an orientation by SILs to their work to implement the Action Agenda and the Implementation Strategies, through their new cooperative agreements with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The SILs will provide an overview of the new funding model, and process to distribute Geographic Program funds (National Estuary Program funds) through a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process that is currently under development. The SILs will also provide their vision for collaborating with the Science Panel to operationalize and carry out the Implementation Strategies. Presentation by Audrey Coyne, Shellfish Strategic Initiative lead, Washington State Department of Health; Derek Day, Stormwater Strategic Initiative lead, Washington State Department of Ecology; and Devan Rostorfer, Habitat Strategic Initiative lead, Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
- A presentation on the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP), which provides funding and technical assistance to organizations working to restore shoreline and nearshore habitats critical to salmon and other species in Puget Sound. This session will include an overview of the history and work of the ESRP. Presentation by Jay Krienitz, ESRP program manager at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Tish Conway-Cranos, nearshore science manager at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- A presentation on the Salish Sea transboundary caucus. This session will include an overview on the formation of an ad-hoc transboundary caucus. Presentation by Todd Hass, special assistant to the director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Policy Advisor Jillian Reitz at 360.742.2936.
About the Science Panel
The Science Panel's expertise and advice are critical to the Puget Sound Partnership’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore Puget Sound. The members, appointed by the Leadership Council, are chosen from the top scientists in Washington State.
About the Puget Sound Partnership
The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.
For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.
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