Month: June 2020
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PMEP Funds Five New Projects in 2020
PMEP is pleased to announce the following projects have been selected for funding through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. These projects represent important conservation priorities of PMEP. $192,817 has been awarded to the partnership through the Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the following five projects: Seestrom Tidelands…
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A regional scale assessment of fish habitat along the nearshore of greater Puget Sound, WA (2020)
This project completed a regional scale assessment of fish habitat along the nearshore of greater Puget Sound. Project sponsors analyzed previously collected towed underwater imagery from Washington Department of Natural Resources’ eelgrass monitoring program to investigate regional patterns in abundance and depth distribution of marine vegetation types that are recognized indicators of habitat condition. Sponsor:…
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Enhancement of Olympia oysters to provide heterogeneous habitat for fish and invertebrates, OR (2020)
The project increased the ecosystem benefits provided by native Olympia oysters at Coquille Point in Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Scientists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife designed and fabricated innovative “Olympia oyster havens” constructed from cement and oyster shell, populate them with oyster spat, and evaluate their effectiveness as refuges from predatory crab. Sponsor:…
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Neskowin Fish Passage Improvement Project, OR (2020)
This project increased access to 250 acres of riverine estuary, tidal scrub/shrub and tidal forest wetland rearing habitat and 5 miles of spawning habitat for coho salmon, Chinook salmon, chum salmon, steelhead trout, Pacific Lamprey and cutthroat trout. This project replaced three undersized culverts and two tidegates with two 32’ bridges sized to meet federal…
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Columbia-Pacific Passage, Hungry Harbor Restoration, WA (2020)
The project improved fish passage and off-channel rearing habitat at Hungry Harbor, located near the mouth of the Columbia River Estuary in Pacific County, Washington. The project replaced a fish barrier and with a 100% passable structure to restore fish passage and connectivity to 4.4 acres of tidal rearing habitat and 1.5 miles of spawning…