Did you know that only four Washington counties – Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Pacific – have marine shorelines on the Pacific Ocean? Together, these four jurisdictions account for 331,000… Read more »
Posts By: WA MSP
Washington State Releases Draft Marine Spatial Plan
On behalf of the state interagency team, Department of Ecology is releasing the Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and… Read more »
New Habitat Framework Products Available
The Hoh, Makah, Quileute Tribes and the Quinault Indian Nation, in collaboration with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and NOAA Fisheries, recently released several… Read more »
MSP Preliminary Draft Documents Available
The Preliminary Draft Marine Spatial Plan is now available! These preliminary documents are intended to provide key stakeholders and tribes an opportunity to conduct an early review of the plan… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Alla Weinstein
Alla Weinstein WCMAC Energy Industry Seat Alla is a renewable energy entrepreneur. She is also a founder of Trident Winds, LLC, a project development company works to provide deep-water offshore… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Sally Toteff
Sally Toteff WCMAC Ecology Seat Sally is the regional director for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Southwest and Olympic Peninsula Region. She grew up on the lower Columbia River… Read more »
Member Spotlight: David Fluharty
David Fluharty Education institution Dave is an associate professor at the University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA). He has spent a lifetime researching marine issues, educating… Read more »
Marxan Workshop Materials
Thanks to many of you who were able to join the Spatial Analysis Workshop. If you were unable to attend or are looking for more information about what was discussed,… Read more »
Graduate student completes a spatial analysis for Washington’s waters
Mikaela Freeman, a graduate from the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington recently published an article in Marine Policy. The study creates a marine potential… Read more »
Olympic Coast Survey and Data Collection for Multiple Uses
Read NOAA Coast Survey’s blog post about how the seafloor and water column data from the coast of Washington is now being collected by NOAA’s Ship Rainier high priority data… Read more »
