Resources

14 Degrees -- the Story of Wasson Creek Restoration

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Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

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Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

Conservation / Restoration

Transportation / Infrastructure

Summary:

Coastal Geologic Services (CGS) was contracted by Snohomish County in 2008 to provide restoration feasibility assessments and propose restoration scenarios for Kayak Point County Park in Washington State. Infrastructure at Kayak Point had been damaged by recent winter storms and managers were concerned that sea level rise could alter existing ecosystems.

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Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

Fisheries

Research

Summary:

NOAA Fisheries along with stakeholders, fishery management councils, fisheries organizations, and tribes are developing Regional Action Plans (RAPs) to prepare for and respond to climate impacts on marine and coastal resources.

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Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

Summary:

In response to persistently low shellfish harvests from 2005-2008, the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) proposed the “Oyster Emergency Project,” a collaboration between regional shellfish growers, NOAA, Oregon State University, and The Nature Conservancy.

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Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

Conservation / Restoration

Fisheries

Tourism / Recreation

Summary:

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is incorporating climate change adaptation strategies into its internal activities; one effort to achieve this was the creation of an adaptation strategy for the Department’s Aquatic Resources Program.