Description
This project seeks to develop and apply an assessment of shellfish growing area (SGA) vulnerability to closures caused by watershed- and marine-derived pathogens. Using empirical data and quantitative models, we will examine the impacts of alternative watershed management strategies, nearshore protection, and climate on the vulnerability of three SGA.
Outputs include the following:
1) Maps of the spatial distribution of terrestrial and marine-derived sources of nutrients and pathogens.
2) Validated model estimates of transport of nutrients and pathogens to SGA under future climate and restoration strategies.
3) Assessments of the fate of nutrients and pathogens in terms of changes in ecosystem service values provided by SGA--filtration, food web support, and socio-economic impacts due to harvest closures. Outcomes include improvements in the ability of shellfish growers and managers to classify vulnerability of SGA according to risk of future closures, and to prioritize strategies for improving delivery of shellfish-related ecosystem services and values.
Nitrogen nutrient data for three shellfish growing areas in the Puget Sound.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| EPA oyster project: nitrogen in water. | Unknown | NWFSC Dataset Information page. Nitrogen nutrient data for three shellfish growing areas in the Puget Sound. | Open resource |
| Oyster Bed Water Nitrogen 2011 | Unknown | These data consist of nitrogen (nitrate-N, nitrite-N, and ammonium-N) concentrations (in microgram/liter) in three rivers and associated estuaries collected in 2011 and 2012 as part of project to examine the sources of nutrients and energy supporting commercial oyster beds. Oyster beds were located in the estuary near by the associated river mouth. These rivers including the Dosewallips, Hamma Hamma, and Samish. Details on study sites and objectives can be found in Conway-Cranos, L., P. Kiffney, N. Banas, J. Burke, M. Plummer, S. Naman*, R. Paranjpye , M. Strom, P. MacCready, J. Bucci, and M. Ruckelshaus. 2015. Estuarine organic matter sources subsidize shellfish beds in Puget Sound, WA, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 533: 15-28. | Open resource |
| Oyster Bed Water Nitrogen 2011 (RESTful) | Unknown | These data consist of nitrogen (nitrate-N, nitrite-N, and ammonium-N) concentrations (in microgram/liter) in three rivers and associated estuaries collected in 2011 and 2012 as part of project to examine the sources of nutrients and energy supporting commercial oyster beds. Oyster beds were located in the estuary near by the associated river mouth. These rivers including the Dosewallips, Hamma Hamma, and Samish. Details on study sites and objectives can be found in Conway-Cranos, L., P. Kiffney, N. Banas, J. Burke, M. Plummer, S. Naman*, R. Paranjpye , M. Strom, P. MacCready, J. Bucci, and M. Ruckelshaus. 2015. Estuarine organic matter sources subsidize shellfish beds in Puget Sound, WA, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 533: 15-28. | Open resource |
Tags
- ctd
- doc/noaa/nmfs/nwfsc
- dosewallips river
- fecal coliform
- fe (fish ecology) division
- hamma river
- in-situ instrument
- isotopes
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa. u.s. department of commerce
- northwest fisheries science center
- nutrients
- nwfsc montlake
- oysters
- samish river
- stormwater
- vibrio
- water sampler bottle