Shellfish and Aquaculture

Physical processes in clam gardens

Physical processes in clam gardens

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Sam Kastner (Western Washington University)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Marco Hatch (Western Washington University)

 

Clam gardens are mechanisms constructed by the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest to improve shellfish access and productivity. These features, consisting of a low wall blocking off the intertidal zone from deeper water, have higher clam yields than the surrounding water, and are culturally important as traditional food sources. Recently, clam garden technologies are being reactivated in the PNW, often in partnership with external researchers. ...

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23
JUL
0

A collaborative partnership to address mass mortalities in oyster aquaculture through improved field monitoring, husbandry practices, and workforce development

A collaborative partnership to address mass mortalities in oyster aquaculture through improved field monitoring, husbandry practices, and workforce development

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Emily Carrington (University of Washington)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Matthew George (University of Washington), Sara Smith (Bellingham Technical College), Neil Thomson (United States Department of Agriculture), Nathan Tsao (Jamestown Point Whitney Ventures LLC.), Mackenzie Gavery (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), Laura Kraft (Washington State University), Steven Roberts (University of Washington)

 

The anticipated arrival of the viral pathogen Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) within the coastal and ...

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18
JUL
0

Cultivating a sustainable future for basket cockles and tribal communities: restoring access to a preferred traditional First Food

Cultivating a sustainable future for basket cockles and tribal communities: restoring access to a preferred traditional First Food

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Elizabeth Unsell (Suquamish Tribe)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Ryan Crim (Puget Sound Restoration Fund), James Dimond (Puget Sound Restoration Fund)

 

Basket cockles are a favored traditional food for Suquamish Tribal members. In recent decades, populations on local subsistence beaches have been lower than historically observed, making it challenging for Tribal members to harvest cockles for their families. Recruitment and/or survival is unreliable, and there is therefore ...

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18
JUL
0

Sustaining marine forests: A genomics and experimental approach to inform bull kelp restoration, aquaculture and conservation

Sustaining marine forests: A genomics and experimental approach to inform bull kelp restoration, aquaculture and conservation

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Jodie Toft (Puget Sound Restoration Fund)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Filipe Alberto (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Hilary Hayford (Puget Sound Restoration Fund)

 

Canopy kelp spans the water column, creating forests that stretch from the seafloor to the surface. These forests engineer their environment, create forage and refuge habitat for marine life, and contribute to productivity and biodiversity. However, in parts of the Salish Sea, the canopy-forming kelp — bull ...

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22
NOV
0

Legacy and emerging contaminants in seaweeds of interest for Washington state aquaculture development

Legacy and emerging contaminants in seaweeds of interest for Washington state aquaculture development

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Ruth Sofield (Western Washington University)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Kathryn Van Alstyne (Western Washington University)

 

Seaweed is a traditional food in many Pacific Northwest Indigenous Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and a general interest in harvesting, farming and consuming seaweed is growing. However, seaweeds have been shown to accumulate contaminants at elevated levels that can be harmful to human health. Marine farmers and harvesters in Washington need access to information regarding ...

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22
NOV
0

Readying sustainable aquaculture for a changing ocean: uncovering the mechanisms associated with intergenerational carryover effects to enhance bivalve resilience to acidification

Readying sustainable aquaculture for a changing ocean: uncovering the mechanisms associated with intergenerational carryover effects to enhance bivalve resilience to acidification

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Steven Roberts (University of Washington)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Mackenzie Gavery (NOAA), Ryan Crim (Puget Sound Restoration Fund), Brent Vadopalas (Washington Sea Grant), Stephanie Burns (Maritime & Ocean Science High School)

Ocean change is accelerating, in particular ocean acidification through increasing carbon levels in marine environments. A growing body of research focuses on the impacts of climate change on marine life. ...

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22
NOV
0

Unblocking bottlenecks in recovery of endangered pinto abalone populations

Unblocking bottlenecks in recovery of endangered pinto abalone populations

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño (University of Washington)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Jodie Toft (Puget Sound Restoration Fund)

 

Native pinto abalone has declined by 97 percent in Washington. Restoring abalone has ecological, economic and cultural benefits. However, restoration efforts in Washington have been challenged by low levels of larval settlement and high levels of juvenile mortality in hatcheries. Understanding the factors that may contribute to abalone die-off events would benefit ongoing restoration efforts by partners Puget Sound Restoration ...

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22
NOV
0

Indigenizing science: Applying the Thirteen Moons framework to an Indigenous research paradigm to understand Indigenous aquaculture practices

Indigenizing science: Applying the Thirteen Moons framework to an Indigenous research paradigm to understand Indigenous aquaculture practices

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Emma Norman (Northwest Indian College)

CO-INVESTIGATORS: Aissa Yazzie (Northwest Indian College)

 

Many Indigenous cultures traditionally use a lunar calendar to guide their year, often referred to as the 13 Moons. Cycling about every 28 days, each of the 13 Moons marks a seasonal change, intimately connecting the passage of time to the natural environment. Too often, Western research methodologies devalue Indigenous perspectives. Incorporating frameworks ...

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22
NOV
0

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