Washington Sea Grant, through the University of Washington Program on the Environment, organized a course for graduate students to provide technical analysis and review of data that relate to a variety of human uses occurring off of the Washington Coast. The students worked with scientists from academia, and state, tribal and federal governments to evaluate available... Read more »
North Pacific Coast Marine Resource Committee is an advisory committee for marine issues on Washington State's outer coast communities of Clallam and Jefferson Counties that stretches from Cape Flattery in the north, to the mouth of the Queets River in the south. The stakeholder committee includes representatives from Jefferson and Clallam Counties, the City of... Read more »
The Grays Harbor County Marine Resources Committee's mission is to address local marine issues, recommend remedial actions to local, state, and federal authorities, build local awareness of the issues and support for remedies consistent with the Benchmarks of Performance as adopted by the Coastal MRC Work Group. This meeting is scheduled to address Marine Spatial... Read more »
Submit comments electronically at mspcomments@ecy.wa.gov or mail to Department of Ecology, SEA Program, PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600. Click here for the announcement and links to the scoping documents.
In May 2013, Governor Inslee signed a bill into law to establish the Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council in the Office of the Governor. This new council replaces the former WCMAC established by Ecology in 2011. A full list of council members are available here. For more information about the council, visit Ecology's website.
The Governor's Office (JT Austin) and facilitator (Susan Gulick) welcome Council members to the Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council meeting. The Council is comprised of representatives from commercial fishing, economic development, coastal energy, recreation, aquaculture, science, ports, state government, coastal marine resources committees and the community at large. The Advisory Council meets four to six... Read more »
The Grays Harbor County Marine Resources Committee's mission is to address local marine issues, recommend remedial actions to local, state, and federal authorities, build local awareness of the issues and support for remedies consistent with the Benchmarks of Performance as adopted by the Coastal MRC Work Group. For more information visit the MRC program website,... Read more »
North Pacific Coast Marine Resource Committee is an advisory committee for marine issues on Washington State's outer coast communities of Clallam and Jefferson Counties that stretches from Cape Flattery in the north, to the mouth of the Queets River in the south. The stakeholder committee includes representatives from Jefferson and Clallam Counties, the City of... Read more »
The Sanctuary Advisory Council was established to privide advice on the management and protection of the Sanctuary. The council is comprised of representatives from Indian tribes, state and local governments, other federal agencies, maritime industry, fishing, education, tourism, conservation organizations, and the community at large. The Advisory Council meets six times each year. Meetings are... Read more »
Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee addresses local marine issues, recommends remedial actions to local, state, tribal, and federal authorities, and builds local awareness of the issues related to marine resources. Priorities include developing a citizen science monitoring program to study seals and sea lions in the Lower Columbia River Estuary, supporting local high school field... Read more »
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