Transcript 2005_1005ForumonMonitoring

Estuary, Marine Waters and
Nearshore Indicators
Presented to the Governor’s Forum on
Monitoring, October 5, 2005
Sarah Brace , Puget Sound Action Team, PSAMP
Curtis Tanner, WDFW, PSNERP
Challenges
• Complex systems difficult to characterize
• Large spatial coverage
• Limited available data across PS, CR and
Coastal waters
Approach
• Short-term indicators
No new data development. Rely on existing data
as linked conceptually to salmon. Subset of
indicators that would be included in long-term
indicators
• Long-term indicators
New and existing monitoring data plus analysis,
synthesis and modeling. Comprehensive
characterization of coastal, marine and estuarine
waters.
HABITAT
Short term:
Habitat condition
indicators
Long term:
Habitat condition index
Eelgrass
Shoreline alteration
Eelgrass
Shoreline modifications
Marine riparian veg.
Wetlands
Kelp
Mudflats
Rocky habitat
Invasives
HABITAT
Short term:
Water quality indicators
Long term:
Water quality index
Hypoxia
Eutrophication sensitivity
303(d) List
Hypoxia
Eutrophication sensitivity
303(d) List
Ecosystems, Communities
and Species
Short term:
Salmon condition
indicators
Prey (herring)
Predators (Caspian terns,
marine waterfowl)
Competitors (harbor seals)
Long term:
Species condition index
Herring
Marine birds
Seals
Groundfish
Shorebirds
Marine plants
Salmon
Ecosystems, Communities
and Species
Short term:
Ocean conditions indicators
Long term:
Ocean conditions index
Upwelling
Sea surface temperature
Upwelling
Sea surface temperature
Contaminants and Stressors:
Short term:
Exposure indicators
Long term:
Exposure effect index
Herring (pelagic)
Adult salmon (pelagic)
Juvenile salmon (pelagic)
Seal/Orca
Sediment (benthic)
Fish
Wildlife
Invertebrates
Plankton
Plants
NEXT STEPS
STEP 1:
Develop fully the short term indicators
for the purpose of SOS report.
Characterize the systems given the
extent of data that currently exists.
Develop framework for long term
indicators.
1 FTE @ 9 months
Approximately $55K
NEXT STEPS
STEP 2:
Invest in development of longterm indicators
Fund additional monitoring,
synthesis of data, modeling
Build conceptual model linking
indicators/indices to stressors
and management actions
NEXT STEPS
Coordination across workgroups:
Develop land-cover change and impervious surface
coverage change indicators in conjunction with
freshwater and terrestrial monitoring groups – coordination
across ecosystem components.