ORHAB is a unique partnership among federal, state, tribal and local management and research agencies, marine resource-based businesses, and academic institutions. It began as a 5-year federally funded research project that successfully transitioned to State funding.
Click on the links below for more information about ORHAB partners.
Address:
Natural Resources
P.O. Box 2196
Forks WA 98331
Contact Information:
Joel Green
joel.green@hohtribe-nsn.org
Julie Ann Koehlinger
Julie.koehlinger@hohtribe-nsn.org
Hoh Tribe Website:
Address:
MTC Water Quality
P.O. Box 115
Neah Bay WA 98357
Expertise:
Beach and Nearshore Sampling
Contact Information:
Riley Smith
riley.smith@makah.com
Makah Tribe Website:
Address:
Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB)
1305 East West Highway
N/SC12 Bldg SSMC4 Rm 8331
Silver Spring MD 20910
Expertise:
Funding for special projects
Contact Information:
Marc Suddleson
marc.suddleson@noaa.gov
NCCOS Website:
https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/stressor-impacts-mitigation/
Address:
2725 Montlake Blvd. East
Seattle WA 98112
Expertise:
Scientific advice, assitance with, toxin, chlorophyll and nutrient analysis, and ship-based field studies.
Contact Information:
Vera Trainer
vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov
Northwest Fisheries Department Center Website:
https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/efs/microbes/hab/index.cfm
Address:
115 E Railroad Avenue, Suite 301
Port Angeles WA 98362
Expertise:
Mooring and cruises
Contact Information:
Jenny Waddell
jenny.waddell@noaa.gov
OCNSM Website:
Address:
P.O. Box 189
Taholah WA 98587
Expertise:
Beach and nearshore sampling
Contact Information:
Joe Schumacker
jschumacker@quinault.org
Quinault Indian Nation’s Website:
Address:
Quileute Natural Resources 401 Main Street
P.O. Box 187
La Push, WA 98350
Expertise:
Offshore and nearshore sampling
Contact Information:
Jennifer Hagen
jennifer.hagen@quileutetribe.com
Quileute Tribe Website:
Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO)
Expertise:
Oceanography
Contact Information:
Ryan McCabe
rmccabe.ocean@gmail.com
Olympic Natural Resource Center
Expertise:
Admin. Coordination & facilitation
Field Sampling coordination & training
Contact Information:
Rich Osborne
osborner@uw.edu
Anthony Odell
odellamo@uw.edu
Address:
Willapa Bay Field Station
267th Place Sandridge Road
Nachotta WA 98637
P.O. Box 190
Ocean Park WA 98640
Expertise:
Beach and nearshore sampling
Contact Information:
Dan Ayres
daniel.ayres@dfw.wa.gov
Zach Forster
zachary.forster@dfw.wa.gov
Address:
Office of Shellfish Field Station
243 Israel Road SE
Tumwater WA 98501
P.O. Box 47824
Olympia WA 98504-7824
Expertise:
Shellfish tissue analysis
Contact Information:
Jerry Borchert
jerry.borchert@DOH.WA.GOV