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PMEP welcomes Joan Drinkwin of Natural Resource Consultants as the new PMEP Coordinator. Joan specializes in designing and implementing strategic conservation programs and projects. She is an experienced coordinator with over 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector as programs director and executive director. She regularly coordinates committees, facilitates meetings, and organizes effective gatherings…

Eelgrass populations along the U.S. West Coast are genetically unique; therefore, conservation and restoration of these habitats should be guided by information gained from these populations.This Spring, the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) completed a year-long effort to compile existing knowledge of eelgrass habitats along the U.S. West Coast. This report was…

PMEP, with funding support from The Nature Conservancy, will be releasing a report on the state of the knowledge of eelgrass habitats along the West Coast later this Spring. The report synthesizes the state of scientific knowledge of U.S. West Coast estuary eelgrass habitats and the ecosystem services they provide. PMEP held a webinar on January…

In 2017, PMEP helped fund a living shorelines project in Upper Newport Bay, CA. Our funding helped to integrate native Olympia oyster habitat restoration into a larger multi-species restoration project. The overall goals of this project are to return historically present (but currently depleted) species to the area, enhance habitat quality and connectivity for fish and…

 NOAA is providing $55,000 to PMEP to map estuarine habitats and habitat loss along the Oregon Coast and to fill critical eelgrass habitat data gaps along the West Coast. In 2017, NOAA provided a total of over $100,000 across four Fish Habitat Partnerships to support prioritization, monitoring, and data analysis projects. These projects support the…

On October 23-24, PMEP Committee members and key partners met in Seattle, WA to discuss current initiatives and the future direction of PMEP. PMEP is currently updating it’s strategic plan for 2018-2022. Over the two days, the group worked to refine its role in conserving and restoring juvenile fish habitat in the estuarine and nearshore…

This fall the Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) worked with the talented designer Karyn Savory to refresh its logo design. Check out the website to see it’s new look. PMEP members can download files from the Committee Portal for official PMEP use. Other partners and contributors, please contact the PMEP Coordinator for…