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Nearshore Habitat Mapping of Central & Westrern Strait of Juan de FucaPhase 2: Final Report
Forage fish are dependant on the nearshore habitats found along the Strait of Juande Fuca. This project concludes our fourth year of sampling Strait beaches for forage fish spawning. We sampled 13 miles of shoreline from May through August 2003 for surf smelt spawn.Nearshore Mapping of Central& Western Washington Strait of San Juan e Fuca Surf Smelt Spawning
T his report continues four years of mapping forage fish habitat along the central and western Strait of Juan de FucaNearshore Habitat Mapping Report I: Surf Smelt Spawning Habitat:
In August 2000, a three week preliminary effort was made to catalog surf smelt spawning habitat in the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca. In 2001, beaches within the Strait of Juan de Fuca were mapped for surf smelt spawn during the months of April through September. In total, from August 2000 to September 2001, a total of 61 miles of beach were sampled and spawn was documented on eleven sites (combined to eight beaches).Nearshore Habitat Mapping Report II: Preferential use of nearshore kelp habitats by juvenile salmon and forage fish
This study was conducted to quantify, for the first time, some basic parameters of juvenile salmon and forage fish use of kelp bed habitats.Nearshort Habitat Mapping Report III: Pacific Herring Spawning Surveys
Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi are common throughout the marine waters of Washington State. As a forage fish, herring play an important role in the diets of many marine organisms. A greater understanding of their life history may positively affect other species that depend on them as a food source, in particular certain local salmonid stocks listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Although adult herring are known to congregate and spawn at various sites within Puget Sound, sampling to determine spawning sites within the Strait of Juan de Fuca has been limited. The primary objective of this project was to sample potential herring spawning substrate (marine vegetation) in locally reported or suspected herring spawning sites, within the central and western Strait of Juan de Fuca, that had not been previously surveyed by the WDFW. Seven embayments were sampled once per month for herring spawn during February and March 2002.Nearshore Habitat Mapping Report IV: Pacific Sand lance Spawning Habitat.
Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) are known forage fish for juvenile and adult salmonids, and are locally abundant in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (Shaffer 2001, 2002a&b). Despite their known presence, only a small portion of the shoreline within the Strait has been determined to serve as spawning habitat for Pacific sand lance. Beaches within the Strait of Juan de Fuca were mapped for sand lance spawn during the months of November 2001 through February 2002 . Fourteen beaches, totaling 8.25 miles, were sampled.
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News References
Strait of Juan de Fuca Opens to Recreational Clam and Oyster Harvesting After Decades of Summer Closures (Washington State Department of Health News Release)
(Click here to download MS Word version of this news release)