Download or read book Rockfish Recovery Plan Puget Sound Georgia Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Total rockfish abundance in Puget Sound has declined approximately 70 percent in the last 40 years. Yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) and bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) have declined to an even greater extent (Drake et al .2010). This recovery plan outlines actions and research for the conservation and survival of threatened yelloweye rockfish and endangered bocaccio using the best available science per the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The recovery plan links management actions to an active research program to fill data gaps and a monitoring program to assess these actions' effectiveness. Research and monitoring results will provide information to refine ongoing actions and prioritize new actions to achieve the plan's goal: to restore the listed species to the point where they no longer require the protections of the ESA."--PDF Executive summary.

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Download or read book Final Environmental Assessment Section 10 Permit Applications by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for Incidental Take of ESA listed Rockfish and Other Listed Fish Within the Puget Sound Georgia Basin and Take Due to Scientific Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This final Environmental Assessment (EA) is for NMFS's issuance of section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) permits to WDFW for take due to scientific research and fisheries management of ESA-listed rockfish and other listed fish within the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. NMFS has conducted this environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act in support of evaluating WDFW's permit applications under section 10 of the ESA. The EA evaluates the environmental consequences of alternative actions for issuing incidental take permits to WDFW for scientific research and fisheries management in the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. The analysis of alternatives and consequences will inform NMFS' decision regarding issuance of these section 10 permits. The covered species for these permits would include the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPSs of threatened yelloweye rockfish, canary rockfish, and endangered bocaccio. Additional covered species would include the threatened Evolutionarily Significant Units of Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Puget Sound summer chum salmon (O. keta) and, the threatened DPS of Puget Sound steelhead (O. omykiss), and the threatened DPSs of southern green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) and southern eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)"--Executive Summary (page ES-1).

Download or read book Homewaters written by David B. Williams and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed by settlement and resource extraction, Puget Sound and its future health now depend on a better understanding of the region’s ecological complexities. Focusing on the area south of Port Townsend and between the Cascade and Olympic mountains, Williams uncovers human and natural histories in, on, and around the Sound. In conversations with archaeologists, biologists, and tribal authorities, Williams traces how generations of humans have interacted with such species as geoducks, salmon, orcas, rockfish, and herring. He sheds light on how warfare shaped development and how people have moved across this maritime highway, in canoes, the mosquito fleet, and today’s ferry system. The book also takes an unflinching look at how the Sound’s ecosystems have suffered from human behavior, including pollution, habitat destruction, and the effects of climate change. Witty, graceful, and deeply informed, Homewaters weaves history and science into a fascinating and hopeful narrative, one that will introduce newcomers to the astonishing life that inhabits the Sound and offers longtime residents new insight into and appreciation of the waters they call home. A Michael J. Repass Book

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Ecosystem Based Management for the Oceans written by Karen McLeod and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach. At its core, ecosystem-based management (EBM) is about acknowledging connections. Instead of focusing on the impacts of single activities on the delivery of individual ecosystem services, EBM focuses on the array of services that we receive from marine systems, the interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human activities on these coupled ecological and social systems, and the importance of working towards common goals across sectors. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans provides a conceptual framework for students and professionals who want to understand and utilize this powerful approach. And it employs case studies that draw on the experiences of EBM practitioners to demonstrate how EBM principles can be applied to real-world problems. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience —the extent to which a system can maintain its structure, function, and identity in the face of disturbance. Utilizing the resilience framework, professionals can better predict how systems will respond to a variety of disturbances, as well as to a range of management alternatives. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans presents the latest science of resilience, while it provides tools for the design and implementation of responsive EBM solutions.

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Download or read book Legislative Calendar written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Joint Statement of Cooperation on the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound Ecosystem written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Puget Sound Nearshore Project Priorities written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Puget Sound Georgia Basin International Task Force Workshop Strategic Planning in the Shared Waters written by Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force. Workshop and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fishes of the Salish Sea written by Theodore W. Pietsch and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fishes of the Salish Sea is the definitive guide to the identification and history of the marine and anadromous fishes of Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. This comprehensive three-volume set, featuring striking illustrations of the Salish Sea's 260 fish species by noted illustrator Joseph Tomelleri, details the ecology and life history of each species and recounts the region's rich heritage of marine research and exploration. Beginning with jawless hagfishes and lampreys and ending with the distinctive Ocean Sunfish, leading scientists Theodore Wells Pietsch and James Orr present the taxa in phylogenetic order, based on classifications that reflect the most current scientific knowledge. Illustrated taxonomic keys facilitate fast and accurate species identification. These in-depth, thoroughly documented, and yet accessible volumes will prove invaluable to marine biologists and ecologists, natural resource managers, anglers, divers, students, and all who want to learn about, marvel over, and preserve the vibrant diversity of Salish Sea marine life. Comprehensive accounts of 260 fish species Brilliant color plates of all treated species Illustrated taxonomic keys for easy species identification In-depth history of Salish Sea research and exploration