Report on the

Clallam County Marine Resources Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interactive Public Workshop Series

 

Presented January through July, 2001

by the

Clallam County Marine Resources Committee

as part of the

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative

 

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Summary Report: Clallam County Marine Resources Committee

Table of Contents

 

Executive Summary            i

 

Section I: Introduction        I

Background and Goals of the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Benchmarks for Performance

The Interactive Public Workshop Series

 

Section II: Workshop Summaries            II

Key Elements of the Six Resource Workshops

Workshop 1: Coastal Erosion Processes

Workshop 2: Shellfish and Water Quality

Workshop 3: Oceanography of the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Workshop 4: Forage Fish

Workshop 5: Nearshore Marine Habitat

Workshop 6: Rockfish

 

Section III: Public Participation      III

Public Participation Goals

Public Participation Data

Participant Survey Report

 

Section IV: Resource Concerns   IV

Resource Concerns, Priority Areas and Solutions

Data Gaps

Suggested Priority Geographic Areas

Suggested Management Options

 

Appendix       V

Members of the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee

Members of the Northwest Straits Commission

Biographies of Workshop Speakers

Table of Common Scientific Names

Table of Acronyms

Data Maps

     Strait of Juan de Fuca Bathymetry

     Coastal Processes

     Sediment and Geologic Data

     Locations of Forage Fish and Their Spawning Grounds

     Rockfish Locations

     Shellfish Locations

     Specific Geographic Areas of Interest

     Specific Geographic Areas of Concern

     Specific Geographic Areas of Water Quality Concerns

Bibliography

Workshop Handouts

Flyers and Posters