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Potential Topics from Bob Francis
Prof. Francis and I sat down last Friday 1/15/99 and brainstormed
the following topics for student projects to give you all a sense
of what could be some interesting potential research projects.
Following our list are email entries from students in the class.
And for those of you not familiar with posters- there are several
examples of excellent posters in the Fisheries Center, if you
wander down the hall a bit during break, before or after class.
Similarly, there are great posters on display in the School of
Forestry in Winkenwerder. By no means are you constrained to present
traditional posters like the examples above. Your presentation
could be a webpage or computer presentation- but remember you
should be able to summarize your findings in just a few minutes
verbally, and more completely in your paper.
Finally, remember this is a 2 credit course. Choose a topic that
can be completed by the end of the quarter without killing you.
1. Update/ double check catch statistics for PS (Puget Sound)
salmon. Prof. Francis has begun this research, but has not updated
it or cross-checked data form multiple sources.
2. Analyze PS catch data and differentiate between hatchery and
wild fish for one species of PS salmon, generating run size estimates.
3. Analyze UW hatchery statistics. Tom Quinn has begun this task
of synthesizing this coded wire tag data. Perhaps a visualitzation
could be developed displaying where UW sallom have been caught,
to get a sense of distribution of different species. (Brannon
and Sutter paper)
4. Developing a visualization of substrate variability in the
PS. Perhaps getting in touch with Haugerud would be a good start.
5. Studying/ displaying variation in biological production between
to bays/ adjacent water bodies in the PS.
6. Characterization of genetic variability of salmon in the PS
7. Timing of smolt outmigration due to ocean conditions , species
variability or freshwater flow rates. See NOAA links- Coho, fig.
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8. Oceanography of PS- research any facet of biological/physical
oceanography demonstrating effects/ potential effects on salmon.
9. Configuration of habitat, changes to habitat - riparian, estuarine
or oceanic.
10. Institutional focus/ history- research one facet of the salmon
issue (ex. EFH - Essential Fish Habitat) describe the concept
and it origins, the agencies involved, the implications to society
of enforcement, etc.
11. Legal scope/ implications- of one salmon related decision
in the PS, one piece of legislation, regional plan, zoning policy,
etc.
12. What is the PS- geologically, politically, legally, culturally-
etc.
13. What are ESU's-
14. What is the Tri- County Council and what has it done?
15. Public Education- What has been done/ what could be done to
educate the public about the ESA listing in the PS area?
16. Stream Restoration- What defines a successful project?
17. Cedar River Habitat Plan- its impacts/ influences/ implications
for salmon.
18. Hatchery vs. wild.
Anyway, you get the idea- there is a lot out there to study, and
from any number of different angles. Good luck-
Potential Topics Generated by Students
Hi Julie:
If any group needs help with writing or pasteup I can do that.
Lots of experience in journalism including from the bottom up
to Publisher
of a CC paper, plus engineering.
Best,
Richard rwallace@u.washington.edu
We are looking
for a couple more people to join us on this class project. Anyone
interested can meet with us before or after class or on break.
Based on what we have learned to date in the class, there is an
inextricable link between the health of watershed areas and the
health of
the salmon population. However, the State of Washington is currently
addressing these issues in two separate planning processes. We
are
interested in looking at how the decision-making structure changes
across
the separate watershed and salmon recovery planning processes
and the
impacts of looking at these issues separately. Specifically looking
at
the Skagit River, we will examine both planning efforts to identify:
(1)
participants who are part of both planning processes; (2) issues
being
addressed by both groups, specifically those that are overlapping
and
those not being addressed; (3) identify opportunities for coordination
of
efforts; and (4) identify issues related to successful implementation
of
both planning processes.
Will Hall Amy Grotefendt
wh@u.washington.edu agrotefendt@enviroissues.com
UW School of Marine Affairs Environmental Consultant
(206) 547-2036 (206) 269-5041
Kollin Higgins, Amy Groom and I are working on the instream flow
segment
of the HCP for the Cedar River Watershed. We could use 2 more
members if
there is interest. - Emily Andersen emander15@hotmail.com
I am considering a project focusing upon eddy situations located
in the
Tacoma Narrows in Puget Sound south of Point Defiance. These areas
are
a common place for the accumulation of juvenile and migrating
adult
salmonids, herring, zooplankton, and various marine fishes during
tidal
flows through The Narrows.
The project would involve a description of how the tidal
currents/points of land create a particular eddy and how and why
salmon
utilize them. From personal observation over the years it appears
the
eddys are highly utilized by both adult and juvenile salmon.
(combines food webs, tidal influences, and geology)
Anyone interested?
Contact:
Bill Armstrong
armstrong@ibm.net
This poster idea would run an existing model of the Seattle Water
Supply
> (and their current in-stream flow requirements) and compare
model output to
> a model run that incorporates the proposed instream flow requirements
of the
> Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The poster will include literature
review
> on minimum flows required for healthy fish populations, as well
as model
> output comparing change of yield (if any) of the Seattle supply.
>
> The model is already created and the HCP instream flow numbers
are obtained.
> It will be fun!
>
> Thanks,
> Amy
> ________________________________________
> Amy Groome
> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> 206.616.1775
>
Bob,
>
> I am in the Fish 497 course and not only am I looking for a
group to get
> involved with, but can also serve as a resource for those interested
in
> marine mammal/salmon conflicts and issues. I am currently working
with
> Steve Jeffries and WDFW on a project in Hood Canal examining
harbor seal
> predation on salmonids.
>
> We have data from 1998 that has been analyzed for preliminary
predation
> estimates, however, we have yet to relate this with run size
estimates for
> this year (or past year's) or examine possible environmental
correlations
> with predation rate (is there more predation at high/low or
> incoming/outgoing tides, etc.).
>
> I imagine Steve's lecture this week sparked some interest among
those in the
> class and I'd love to work with a few them on this issue.
>
> Please post this information on the web site and feel free to
direct any
> students interested in pursuing a project on pinniped predation
to me
> (email: haole@u.washington.edu).
>
> Thanks
> Josh
>
> *******************************
> Josh M. London
> Masters Student
> Washington Coop. Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
> UW School of Fisheries, Room 236
> haole@u.washington.edu
>
I have a project idea - what do you think? I'd like to develop
a library
resource kit with salmon-related activities for my elementary
school,
grades K-5. The kit would be targeted for the 4th-5th grade levels.
Any
suggestions?
Thanks,
Leslie Shera lshera@u.washington.edu
I have a feeler from Deborah Illman, who is
> putting together a new campus-published magazine
> she is calling Northwest Science & Technology. She
> is teaching a technical writing course this
> quarter and much of the magazine content will be
> written by students. She is interested in an
> article about salmon science derived from the
> PRISM course, which I described to her.
>
> I wonder whether one of the students who has to do
> a class report for credit would be interested in
> doing this? I could oversee the paper to ensure
> quality control. She is looking for only about
> four magazine pages. Let me know whether this
> makes sense to you, and perhaps you might pitch it
> to the students at class tonight.
>
> Hope it goes well tonight.
>
> Richard strix@ocean.washington.edu> --
> *******************************************************
> *Richard Strickland
> *102D Ocean Teaching Building
> *University of Washington School of Oceanography
> *P.O. Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195-7940 USA
> *206-543-3131 voice 206-543-6073 fax
> http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/staff/strix/Strickland.html
> *******************************************************
>
I am a Master's in Landscape Architecture student currently conducting
research for my thesis: Urban Ecological Literacy: Perceptions
of Water
in Urban Environments.
I would like to conduct a urban water diagram exercise with one
of the
salmon groups...and with interested class members. I will analyze
the data according to my research methodology and share the results
with
the class via poster or web page. Collaborators welcome!
Miranda L. Maupin
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Watershed Science Institute
Graduate Student
Landscape Architecture Department
University of Washington
mmaupin@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-8416
Point of contact: Greg Buck
gbb@u.washington.edu
Project idea:
I propose to study the potential/demonstrated effects resulting
from
the interbreeding between wild and hatchery stocks. I am particularly
interested in various factors that are germane to this issue,
particularly with respect to the behavioural ecology of salmonids
such
as spawning characteristics, homing fidelity and timing.
Some references to post showing people where I
propose going with this project. thanks.
References
Labelle, M. 1992. Straying patterns of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch) stocks from Southeast Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Can.
J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49:1842-1855
Pascaul, M.A.and Quinn, T.P. 1994. Geographical patterns of straying
of
fall chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), from
Columbia
River (USA) hatcheries. Aquacul. Fish. Manage. 25(2)17-30
Quinn, T.P. 1993. A review of homing and straying of wild and
hatchery-produced salmon. Fish. Res. 18:29-44
Unwin, M.J. and Quinn, T.P. 1993. Homing and straying patterns
of
chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) from a New Zealand
hatchery:
Spatial distribution of strays and effects of release date. Can.
J.
Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50:1168-1175
Michael Kyte
Senior Marine Biologist
URS Greiner Woodward Clyde
(206) 674-1868
<michael_kyte@urscorp.com>
My name is Dana Graupmann. I am on the Tri County EX Com representing
the environmental community for Snohomish County.I sit on the
committee for Pilchuck Audubon Societyand I would like to work
on a time line poster representing various factors for the decline
of salmon that I could later expand it into a larger display for
local watershed fairs. If there is anyone interested I would be
very interested in talking with them.
> Thankyou,
> Dana Graupmann
> 425 252-6686
> home e-mail dgraup@tgi.net
Dorene MacCoy
US Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
Washington District Office
Tacoma, WA
(253) 428-3600 x2692
demaccoy@usgs.gov
Peter Dobrovolny pdobrovo@u.washington.edu
Second year master of Urban Planning student
Thesis will research decision making processes in multi-interest
and multi-jurisdictional environmental issues and then suggest
a model for the listing of salmon in a Puget Sound watershed.
Interest in poster development from this class would most strongly
be investigation of one watershed in terms of existing habitat
conditions good, impaired and reparable perhaps in GIS presentation
format and perhaps as an electronic poster i.e. power point
presentation if this is acceptable to class instructors would
enjoy working with one of the salmon advocacy groups in developing
this poster presentation.
Peter Dobrovolny <pdobrovo@u.washington.edu
I am a member of a co-located inter-Departmental team with King
County government, ESA Policy Coordination Office, which has been
formed to address the listing of Chinook salmon and bull trout
in the county. I would be happy to serve as a resource for student
projects that want to focus on the public policy, ESA or restoration
issues of salmon in the area.
Chuck Lennox
King County Department of Parks and Recreation
ESA Coordinator
ESA Policy Coordination Office, MS 7Y
VOICE: 206-296-4214
FAX: 206-296-3749
Recreation Coordinator
Interpretive Programs Office, MS 1B
VOICE: 206-296-4214
FAX: 206-205-5433
Background:
First year graduate student in the School for Marine Affairs at
the University of Washington. I am interested in salmon habitat
restoration projects in the Puget Sound and Portland areas.
Project idea:
I would like to research the framework of a non-profit organization
and its purpose it serves amongst the many interest groups involved
in a particular issue. In particular, I would like to get an idea
of the number of area advocacy, non-profit organizations primarily
focused on the salmon issue. It would be interesting to compare
the effectiveness and/or shortcomings of the organizations, separating
them on a local, regional, and national level. It might be more
manageable to explore a couple of organizations.
Emily Andersen
emander@u.washington.edu
(206) 524-5136
Hello, my name is Ai Nakamura, and I'm sending my interest for
the class
project. I am a junior in Conservation of Wildland Resources at
the
college of forest resources. I am from Japan, and do not have
any
previous experience in watershed ecology or salmon. Yet, I am
interested
in the decline of particular salmonoid species and its cause.
I hope I can find some persons of the same interest. My e-mail
address
is: anakamur@u.washington.edu
Julie, my name is Gary Bee and I am currently auditing the evening
class Fish 497U on Wednesday nights during winter quarter. Since
I am only auditing the course (not for credit) I do not intend
to do a class assignment/poster/paper etc. However I am familiar
with a project on the Skykomish River near Monroe which might
make a good class assignment for a group of students who are taking
Fish 497U for credit. The Haskell Slough project entails a 3 mile
long conservation easement across private land adjacent the Skykomish
River that is being restored/converted into rearing habitat for
juvenile salmonids prior to smolting and possibly some spawning
habitat for adults. This project involves a variety of conservation
groups and private land owners and is unique in its size and the
amount of private funding. I live in the Monroe area and know
or have access to some of the principle people who are responsible
for seeing the Haskell Slough project through. I would be glad
to help any group of students who would like to outline the Haskell
Slough project as their class assignment.
Gary Bee
Background: BS in Fisheries Science from the U.W. 1978
Vice-president of the Sky Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Currently a residential real estate appraiser in King/Snohomish
Counties
Phone: 425-482-6657 (Bothell)
360-794-6378 (Monroe)
E-mail: gbeezer@aol.com
Second regarding listing info on the web page. I am looking for
a team for
the class project that can meet outside evenings, weekends, and
maybe an
occasional Friday.
I have a diverse interest but topics of current interest to me
are:
The ESA, BA's and the Tri-county Plan
Seattle Utilities HCP, particularly the plan to build a Sockeye
Hatchery
In-stream restoration techniques, successes and failures
A little about me. I work for King County Department of Natural
Resources
as a restoration technician. I work with youth in several AmeriCorps
Conservation Corps programs and with displaced fisheries workers
in a JFE
program implementing restoration, mitigation and enhancement projects.
These
project are primarily instream structure placement(LWD/rock) or
bank
stabilization(bio-engineering) or riparian restoration(Buffer
plantings/
invasive removal). We also do some drainage, flood repair and
wetland work
as well.
I hope this is the type of info you are looking for. If not maybe
I can use
it for computer dating.
More later, contact info follows
Paul
Paul Adler
Ecological Technician
Dept. of Natural Resources,
Ecological Services Unit
700 5th Avenue - Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98104
206/296-8396
Paul.Adler@metrokc.gov
Home Phone
206/533-9205
Speaker Email Addresses:
Tom Quinn- tquinn@fish.washington.edu
Ralph Haugerud- rah@geophys.washington.edu
Richard Strickland- strix@ocean.washington.edu
Jan Newton- newton@ocean.washington.edu
Glenn Cannon- cannon@ocean.washington.edu
Steve Jeffries- jeffrsjj@dfw.wa.gov
Alan Mearns- Alan.Mearns@noaa.gov
Charles Simenstad- simenstd@u.washington.edu
Tim Beechie- tbeechie@aol.com
Robert Bilby- Robert.Bilby@noaa.gov
Bill Hershberger- wkh@fish.washington.edu
Ray Hilborn- rayh@fish.washington.edu
Bill Pinnix- Bill.Pinnix@hmsc.orst.edu
Bill Tweit- tweitwmt@dfw.wa.gov
Robin Waples- robin.waples@noaa.gov
Gino Lucchetti- Gino.Lucchetti@metrokc.gov
Al Latham- jccd@olypen.com
Lynn Best- lynn.best@ci.seattle.wa.us
Bob Fuerstenberg- Robert.Fuerstenberg@metrokc.gov
Dave Fluharty- fluharty@u.washington.edu
Tim Douglas- timd@cted.wa.gov
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