FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, ian.mccabe@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet online on Wednesday, October 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Thursday, October 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Western Washington University, Viking Union Room 462 A/B, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA.
We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW.
TVW web link, Wednesday, October 9: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2024101032/?eventID=2024101032
TVW web link, Thursday, October 10: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2024101037/?eventID=2024101037
The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
Meeting highlights include:
Wednesday, October 9:
- A discussion and decision about the priority science work actions for the 2025-2029 Science Work Plan. The Science Work Plan, one of the Science Panel's primary products, identifies priority science work actions and broader recommendations for improving ongoing science. This session will include discussion and a decision on priority science work actions for the Science Work Plan for 2025-2029. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about intended users for the 2025-29 Science Work Plan. The Science Panel will discuss the intended users of the Science Work Plan and how we want them to use it. The panel will then review the first draft of the content for the intro and summary in the Science Work Plan and discuss a plan to finalize. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about the SeaDoc Society and regional Science. Science panel members will learn about science projects from SeaDoc, which works to ensure the health of marine wildlife and their ecosystems through science and education. A discussion will then be held about how SeaDoc Society prioritizes science and funding. Presentation by Joe Gaydos, science director at the SeaDoc Society.
Thursday, October 10:
- A presentation and decision about broader recommendation for the 2025-29 Science Work Plan. Science panel members will review and decide which broader recommendations will be included in the 2025-29 Science Work Plan along with the next steps. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation about the Whidbey Basin nearshore cumulative effects study. A collaborative team from Skagit River System Cooperative, Cramer Fish Sciences, and NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, will provide an update on the project, including findings from a systematic literature review, about restoration and Chinook salmon productivity and about salmon population mixing. Presentation by Mike LeMoine, director of research and recovery at the Skagit River System Cooperative, Jason Hall, program manager of Environmental Science at Cramer Fish Sciences and Correigh Greene, research biologist at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
- Finally, Science Panel members will review the progress made on the 2025-29 Science Work Plan during this meeting and decide on next steps to complete a final draft to present to the Leadership Council on December 11, 2024. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program 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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