Month: August 2019

  • New PMEP Study Documents Dramatic Loss of West Coast Estuaries

    New PMEP Study Documents Dramatic Loss of West Coast Estuaries

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    PMEP partners  are lead authors on a newly published collaborative study that maps the historical extent of West Coast estuaries and estimates losses of vegetated tidal wetlands  since European settlement.  It is the first time researchers have applied consistent methods across all 450 estuaries of the contiguous U.S. West Coast. Their results show that more…

  • NOAA’s Bryant Chesney Joins PMEP Steering Committee

    NOAA’s Bryant Chesney Joins PMEP Steering Committee

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    Bryant Chesney is a Senior Marine Habitat Resource Specialist with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region and has worked on a variety of habitat conservation efforts since 2000. Currently, Bryant works in Long Beach, California, and focuses on marine habitat conservation in support of protected species and sustainable fisheries. He is particularly…

  • Todd Zackey Joins PMEP Steering Commitee

    Todd Zackey Joins PMEP Steering Commitee

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    Todd Zackey is the Marine and Nearshore Program Manager for the Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Department and has been working for the Tribes for 17 years.  He manages the research and monitoring efforts for the department in the marine and estuary areas of the Tribes usual and accustomed area and is responsible for mapping, monitoring,…