Planning support for governments implementing and evaluating UN sustainable aquaculture

Advisor: Erendira Aceves Bueno

Client: Amber Himes-Cornell, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

Prioritizing research needs for the Washington Dungeness crab fisheries

Advisor: Anne Beaudreau

Clients:

• Sean McDonald, Program on the Environment, University of Washington
• Emily Buckner, Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group

Incorporating Sea Level Rise Resilience into DNR’s Aquatic Leasing Program: Case Studies and Recommendations

Advisor: Sunny Jardine

Clients:

• Alex Stote, Habitat Stewardship Unit Lead, WA Dept. of Natural Resources
• Katalin Plummer, Sea Level Rise Coordinator, WA Dept. of Natural Resources
• Brittany Poirson, Environmental Policy Lead, WA Dept. of Natural Resources

Finding the Elusive Olympic Mudminnow

Advisor: Ryan Kelly

Clients: John Hagan, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Identifying enabling conditions for positive biodiversity outcomes in aquaculture

Advisor: David Fluharty

Client: Amber Himes-Cornell, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

The Public Perceptions of Aquaculture in Oregon

Advisor: Ryan Kelly

Client: John Moehl, Oregon Aquaculture Association

Improving capacity of governments and the fisheries sector to conserve marine biodiversity through the use of “other effective area-based conservation measures”

Advisor: Dave Fluharty

Client: Amber Himes-Cornell, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

Community Acceptance, Engagement, and Stewardship for San Juan Island Tidal Energy Development

Advisor: Nives Dolsak

Client: Andrea Copping & Katie Arkema, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Excavating the regulatory process and risks posed by expansion of mining projects in Alaska watersheds

Advisor: Anne Beaudreau

Client: Chris Sergeant

Restoration in the Lower Duwamish River: Understanding Community Stakeholders and their River Use Preferences

Advisor: Sunny Jardine

Client: John Floberg, NOAA

Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders to Restore the Salish Sea

Advisor: Patrick Christie & Jonathan Warran, JSIS

Clients: Tulalip Tribes, Puyallup Tribes, SeaLegacy, John Weller, WA Sea Grant, UW Center for Human Rights

Improving capacity of governments and the fisheries sector to conserve marine biodiversity through the use of “other effective area-based conservation measures”

Advisor: Dave Fluharty

Client: Amber Himes-Cornell, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

Karuk Tribe Sahpihnîich (Beaver) Research and Recovery

Students: Maddie Hicks, Hannah King

Client: Emilio Tripp & Daniel Sarna, Karuk Tribe Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife Division

Multi-level governance for conserving migratory shorebirds

Advisor: Nives Dolsak

Client: Trina Bayard, Audubon Washington

NNA Planning: Community-based Mitigation and Adaptive Strategies for River Flooding and Erosion in Alaska Native Communities

Advisor: Cleo Wolfle Hazard

Client: Cassandra Rutherford, Iowa State University

Tracking ESA-listed fish research on the West Coast

Advisor: Anne Beaudreau

Client: Diana Dishman, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Equitable Solutions for a Clean and Resilient Salish Sea

Advisor:  Phillip Levin

Clients: The Nature Conservancy and The Puget Sound Partnership

Floodplain Management for All: Addressing the Inequities and Needs of Indigenous Communities

Advisor: Phil Levin

Client: The Nature Conservancy

Polar Science at a Human Scale: Knowledge Co-Production for Hazard Planning, Food Sovereignty, and Climate Adaptation in the Alaskan Arctic

Advisor: P.J. Griffin

Client: Kivalina Volunteer Search and Rescue (KVL-SAR) and the City of Kivalina

Improving Capacity of Governments and the Fisheries Sector to Conserve Marine Biodiversity Through the Use of “Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures”

Faculty Sponsor: David Fluharty

Client:  Amber Himes-Cornell – The principal client for this project is the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy; however, the products will be used to engage governments from all over the world.

Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Decision-making Statewide

Advisor: Nives Dolsak

Client: Amy Snover, Jason Vogel; UW CLIMATE IMPACTS GROUP

Marine Spatial Planning for Kelp Aquaculture Site Selection

Advisor: Eric Laschever

Client: Nicole Naar, Dan Tonnes, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service

Duwamish Floating Wetlands Project

Advisors: Cleo Wolfle-Erskine & Dave Fluharty

Client: GREEN FUTURES RESEARCH AND DESIGN LAB, UW [King County Waterworks, Port of Seattle, Rose Foundation and Community Groups]; Leanne Andrews Project Manager

Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders to Restore Puget Sound

Advisor: Patrick Christie

Client: TULALIP TRIBES [Washington Sea Grant, SMEA]  Jonathan Warren (AIS), Francesca Hillary (Round River and advisory Tulalip Tribes), John Weller (Independent Film Maker), Inez Bill (Hilbulb Cultural Center)

Potential Impacts of Re-Opening the Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area off the Costs of Oregon and California

Advisor: Phil Levin

Client: Gretchen Henshew and colleagues, NOAA Fisheries

Lessons Learned from Tropical Ocean Learning Networks

Advisor: Patrick Christie

Client: Dr. Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger (International Collective in Support of      Fishworkers, Brazil

The Implications of Uncertainty in Bycatch Estimates for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish

Advisor: Sunny Jardine

Client: Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union and Fishing Vessel Owner’s Association

Restoring groundwater and salmon with the help of beavers and bulldozers Klamath Basin, CA

Advisor: Cleo Woelfle-Erskine

Clients: Scott River Watershed Council, Quartz Valley Indian Community, Karuk Tribe Department of Natural Resources, Mid-Klamath Watershed Council, Michael Pollock, PhD, NOAA NWFSC

Promoting U.S. Bi-coastal Collaboration to Enhance State and Regional Level “Knowledge to Action” OA Initiatives

Advisor: Eric Laschever

Client: International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification

Weathering Future Hazards, Washington’s Coastal Resilience Project

Advisor: Clare Ryan

Client: WA Sea Grant

West Coast Groundfish Catch Shares: Options for the Adaptive Management Program

Advisor: Sunny Jardine

Client: Frank Lockhart (NOAA)

Sea Level Rise and Capital Facilities Investment

Advisor: Nives Dolsak

Client: Nicole Faghin & Bobbak Talebi, Washington Sea Grant & Climate Impacts Group

Oil Exports: New Shipping Patterns and Changing Risks of Spills

Advisor: Mary Baker

Client: NOAA Emergency Response Division, Doug Helton

Setting Seattle’s Course: What Will it Take to Become the Nation’s Premier Sustainable Seafood City?

Advisor: Eddie Allison

Client: The Nature Conservancy of Washington

Assessing Policy Approaches for Addressing Sea Level Rise in King County

Advisor: Nives Dolsak

Client: Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington in partnership with the King County Climate Change Team (Amy Snover)

Economic and Sociocultural Impacts and Future Implications of the 2015 Harfmful Algal Bloom-Induced Shellfish Closures in Two Fishery-Dependent Communities

Advisors: Terrie Klinger

Client: JPB Environmental Health Fellows Program

Identifying and Assessing Emerging Risks in Marine Transportation

Advisors: Tom Leschine & Bob Pavia

Client: NOAA and ITOPF