March 2015
Northwest Fisheries Science Center Watershed Open House
The Watershed Program at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is hosting its free biennial Open House at NOAA's Western Regional Center in Seattle. We will present our completed and on-going scientific research during two sessions: Life-cycle Modelling and Research, and Monitoring and Management Tools. This year’s presentations will include Columbia River action effectiveness monitoring, Puget Sound habitat status and trend monitoring, the development of habitat capacity and life history models, and much more Cost. Free; online registration required: http://coenv.washington.edu/alumni-and-community/calendar-events/#/?i=1
Find out more »June 2015
Mark Plummer Memorial Symposium
Dr. Mark Plummer's career was devoted to advancing the science underlying natural resource management. He was instrumental in integrating social science into many aspects of fisheries and ecosystem- based management, from salmon habitats to food web models of Puget Sound. Following his passing in 2014, NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center is honoring his career with a Memorial Symposium featuring work from esteemed colleagues who share Mark's interdisciplinary vision.
Find out more »Monster Seminar Jam: Chris Harvey, Ph.D.
Emerging trends, trials and triumphs in the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment.
Find out more »October 2015
Benches, Beaches, and Bumps: What Do Salmon Get Out of Urban Shoreline Restoration in Puget Sound?
WSG-funded researcher Jason Toft (UW Aquatic & Fishery Sciences) will discuss the issues involving the effects of urban shoreline restoration actions on salmon and possible solutions for effective monitoring. For more information, please
Find out more »January 2016
SoundToxins Training Meeting
SoundToxins is holding their annual two-day meeting covering phytoplankton identification, enumeration, and the latest in cutting-edge harmful algal bloom research. For more information contact soundtox@uw.edu.
Find out more »November 2018
Monster Seminar JAM – NOAA’s Aquaculture Program: Having Our Fish and Eating Them Too
The NWFSC Monster Seminar JAM is a weekly seminar with presentations by Center scientists and guest speakers, and touches on variety of research fields, including landscape ecology, community ecology, genetics, wildlife biology, systematics, marine ecology, conservation biology, population biology and numerical modeling. Demonstrated applications included recovery planning, design of marine protected areas, fisheries management, marine mammal conservation, stock assessment, anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, policy and decision making, and sociopolitical and socioeconomic impacts of management actions. The NWFSC…
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