Nearshore Ecology
For nearly a decade, students and faculty at Peninsula College have partnered with local, state, and federal agencies to explore the nearshore ecology of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Partner Scientists and Student Mentors
The Center partners with the Coastal Watershed Institute and others on studies of the nearshore ecology.
The Center partners with the Coastal Watershed Institute and others on studies of the nearshore ecology.
Anne Shaffer
Coastal Watershed Institute
Helle Andersen
Coastal Watershed Institute
Dave Parks
WA Dept. of Natural Resources
Nearshore Publications and Reports
Proceedings of the 2011 Elwha Nearshore Consortium Meeting
Duda, J. J., J. A. Warrick, and C. S. Magirl, eds. 2011. Coastal Habitats of the Elwha River, Washington—Biological and Physical Patterns and Processes Prior to Dam Removal. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5120. external link.
Shaffer, J. A., and D. Barry. 2009. The Elwha Nearshore: Linking Management, Education, and Research to Achieve Ecosystem Restoration. Priority Recommendations of the Elwha Nearshore Consortium. From the Proceedings of the 2009 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference.
Shaffer, J. A., P. Craine, B. Winter, M. L. McHenry, C. Lear and T. J. Randle. 2008. Nearshore restoration of the Elwha River through removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams: an overview. Northwest Science 82 (Special Issue):48-58.
Warrick, J. A., G. R. Cochrane, Y. Sagy, and G. Gelfenbaum. 2008. Nearshore substrate and morphology offshore of the Elwha River. Northwest Science 82 (Special Issue):153-163.
Shaffer, J. A., T. Ritchie, P. Crain, M. Beirne, and C. Lear. 2008, Nearshore function of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca for juvenile fish, including Puget Sound Chinook salmon. Report for the North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity under Salmon Recovery Funding Board contract #07-1046.
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Nearshore fish use of embayment, spit, and bluff…
Chapter 2: Fish use of the Elwha Estuary
Chapter 3: Fish use of Salt Creek nearshore
Chapter 4: Fish use of Twins nearshore
Chapter 5: Fish use and water quality for Pysht nearshore
Chapter 6: Gentic assessment of juvenile Chinook
Chapter 7: Forage fish spawning
Chapter 8: Overstory kelp bed survey
Chapter 9: Nearshore water quality
Appendix A: Species frequency table
Appendix B: WRIA 19 nearshore water quality letter
Appendix C: Shoreline density
Appendix D: Elwha density
Appendix E: Elwha length
Appendix F: Salt Creek density
Appendix G: Salt Creek length
Appendix H: Twins density
Appendix I: Twins length
Appendix J: Pysht density
Appendix K: Pysht length
Appendix L: Forage fish spawning data
Shaffer, J. A., L. Ward, P. Crain, B. Winter, K. Fresh, and C. Lear. 2005. Elwha and Glines Canyon dam removals: nearshore restoration and salmon recovery of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca. Originally printed in the Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference. (440kb)
Triangle Associates. 2004. Technical Workshop on Nearshore Restoration in the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca. Report for Clallam County under Grant No. G0300123.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Summer 2011.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2009.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2008.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2007.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2005.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Spring 2005.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2004.
Proceedings of the 2011 Elwha Nearshore Consortium Meeting
Duda, J. J., J. A. Warrick, and C. S. Magirl, eds. 2011. Coastal Habitats of the Elwha River, Washington—Biological and Physical Patterns and Processes Prior to Dam Removal. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5120. external link.
Shaffer, J. A., and D. Barry. 2009. The Elwha Nearshore: Linking Management, Education, and Research to Achieve Ecosystem Restoration. Priority Recommendations of the Elwha Nearshore Consortium. From the Proceedings of the 2009 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference.
Shaffer, J. A., P. Craine, B. Winter, M. L. McHenry, C. Lear and T. J. Randle. 2008. Nearshore restoration of the Elwha River through removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams: an overview. Northwest Science 82 (Special Issue):48-58.
Warrick, J. A., G. R. Cochrane, Y. Sagy, and G. Gelfenbaum. 2008. Nearshore substrate and morphology offshore of the Elwha River. Northwest Science 82 (Special Issue):153-163.
Shaffer, J. A., T. Ritchie, P. Crain, M. Beirne, and C. Lear. 2008, Nearshore function of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca for juvenile fish, including Puget Sound Chinook salmon. Report for the North Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity under Salmon Recovery Funding Board contract #07-1046.
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Nearshore fish use of embayment, spit, and bluff…
Chapter 2: Fish use of the Elwha Estuary
Chapter 3: Fish use of Salt Creek nearshore
Chapter 4: Fish use of Twins nearshore
Chapter 5: Fish use and water quality for Pysht nearshore
Chapter 6: Gentic assessment of juvenile Chinook
Chapter 7: Forage fish spawning
Chapter 8: Overstory kelp bed survey
Chapter 9: Nearshore water quality
Appendix A: Species frequency table
Appendix B: WRIA 19 nearshore water quality letter
Appendix C: Shoreline density
Appendix D: Elwha density
Appendix E: Elwha length
Appendix F: Salt Creek density
Appendix G: Salt Creek length
Appendix H: Twins density
Appendix I: Twins length
Appendix J: Pysht density
Appendix K: Pysht length
Appendix L: Forage fish spawning data
Shaffer, J. A., L. Ward, P. Crain, B. Winter, K. Fresh, and C. Lear. 2005. Elwha and Glines Canyon dam removals: nearshore restoration and salmon recovery of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca. Originally printed in the Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference. (440kb)
Triangle Associates. 2004. Technical Workshop on Nearshore Restoration in the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca. Report for Clallam County under Grant No. G0300123.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Summer 2011.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2009.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2008.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2007.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2005.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Spring 2005.
Elwha Nearshore Update, Fall 2004.