Ocean acidification is affecting our state’s oyster industry, and has been for seven years. That’s why Governor Gregoire put together a Blue Ribbon Panel for Ocean Acidification, which met on Wednesday to discuss the nature and implications of ocean acidification in Washington. Many of our CoEnv scientists sit on the panel. Read more here.
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Salmon hatcheries are an important part of the effort to gain sustainability in salmon populations. But just how much harm are hatched salmon doing to their wild cousins? This NYT Green blog post explores. In NOAA’s latest report on the status of fish stocks, they suggest that six more populations have recovered since the last annual report. The total of recovered fish populations since 2000 now stands at 27. Read more here. Vandals attacked and destroyed some unique and valuable trees in the Washington Park Arboretum this weekend. The damage totals $43,000, and the suspects are still at large. Please contact Seattle Police if you have any information on this unfortunate incident. Read more here. Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire has been working to ensure that key landholdings in the San Juan Islands are given federal protection. Read more here. This week the Department of Ecology announced the release of their final report mandated by Governor Gregoire and the Washington State Legislature. Preparing for a Changing Climate: Washington State’s Integrated Climate Response Strategy provides recommendations to help prepare for climate change risks and build capacity to adapt to expected changes. This report builds from the findings of the comprehensive 2009 Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment produced by the Climate Impacts Group. Read more here. UC Santa Barbara resource economists Christopher Costello and Robert Deacon, and SAFS‘ Ray Hilborn and Trevor Branch will be undertaking an examination of the ongoing effects of a West Coast fisheries management system implemented by NOAA in January 2011. This effort is funded as part of a $1 million West Coast Sea Grant social science initiative, funded by NOAA Sea Grant and its partners. Read more about this effort here. |
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