Upcoming Events
North Sound Stewards - 2021 Enrollment Open!
Interested in community science? Join the North Sound Stewards volunteer community science program! Enrollment for the 2021 program is now open. During this pandemic, we are finding all kinds of ways to come together virtually as a community, even if we can’t safely gather in-person. The same is true for the community of community science!
*Recording Available!* Derelict Fishing Gear in the Salish Sea
Jason Morgan, Marine Projects Manager, Northwest Straits Foundation, works with state, federal, tribal, and recreational stakeholders, to achieve the goal of eliminating harm from derelict fishing gear in the Puget Sound. Learn more about abandoned fishing gear harms fisheries and wildlife and how we can help fix the problem.
*Recording Available* - Max Calloway, Bull Kelp
Learn about bull kelp habitat, benefits, and trends in Puget Sound from kelp specialist, Max Calloway. Max works in Washington's Department of Natural Resources on long-term kelp monitoring and eelgrass restoration projects.
2019 was a year to celebrate 20 years of the Whatcom Marine Resources Committee (MRC). Look through the MRC Annual Report to learn about the MRC's accomplishments toward marine resource conservation and protection.