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Partnerships

ORHAB is a unique partnership among federal, state, tribal and local management and research agencies, marine resource-based businesses, and academic institutions. It began as a 5-year federally funded research project that successfully transitioned to State funding.

Click on the links below for more information about ORHAB partners.

Hoh Tribe

Address:
Natural Resources
P.O. Box 2196
Forks WA 98331

Contact Information:
Julie Ann Koehlinger

Julie.koehlinger@hohtribe-nsn.org

Hoh Tribe Website:

http://hohtribe-nsn.org/contact-us-2/

Makah Tribe

Address:
MTC Water Quality
P.O. Box 115
Neah Bay WA 98357

Expertise:
Beach and Nearshore Sampling

Contact Information:
Lizz Miller

Water Quality Specialist

Makah Fisheries Management – Environmental Division
PO Box 115
Neah Bay, WA, 98357
elizabeth.miller@makah.com
Office: (360)645-3162
Cell: (360)640-0366

Makah Tribe Website:

www.makah.com

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences (NCCOS)

Address:
Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB)
1305 East West Highway
N/SC12 Bldg SSMC4 Rm 8331
Silver Spring MD 20910

Expertise:
Funding for special projects

Contact Information:
Marc Suddleson
marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NCCOS Website:

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/stressor-impacts-mitigation/

Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS)

Expertise:
Coast ocean observations

Contact Information:
Jan Newton
janewton@uw.edu

NANOOS website:

http://www.nanoos.org/products/habs/forecasts/home.php

Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Address:
2725 Montlake Blvd. East
Seattle WA 98112

Expertise:
Scientific advice, assitance with, toxin, chlorophyll and nutrient analysis, and ship-based field studies.

Contact Information:
Vera Trainer
vera.l.trainer@noaa.gov

Northwest Fisheries Department Center Website:

https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/efs/microbes/hab/index.cfm

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS)

Address:
115 E Railroad Avenue, Suite 301
Port Angeles WA 98362

Expertise:
Mooring and cruises

Contact Information:
Jenny Waddell
jenny.waddell@noaa.gov

OCNSM Website:

https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/

Quinault Indian Nation

Address:
P.O. Box 189
Taholah WA 98587

Expertise:
Beach and nearshore sampling

Contact Information:
Joe Schumacker
jschumacker@quinault.org

Quinault Indian Nation’s  Website:

www.quinaultindiannation.com 

Quileute Tribe

Address:
Quileute Natural Resources 401 Main Street
P.O. Box 187
La Push, WA 98350

Expertise:
Offshore and nearshore sampling

Contact Information:
Jennifer Hagen

jennifer.hagen@quileutetribe.com​

Quileute Tribe Website:

www.quileutenation.org

University of Washington

Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO)

Expertise:
Oceanography

Contact Information:
Ryan McCabe
rmccabe.ocean@gmail.com

Olympic Natural Resource Center

Expertise:
Admin. Coordination & facilitation
Field Sampling coordination & training

Contact Information:
Rich Osborne
osborner@uw.edu

Anthony Odell
odellamo@uw.edu

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

Address:
Willapa Bay Field Station
267th Place Sandridge Road
Nachotta WA 98637

P.O. Box 190
Ocean Park WA 98640

Expertise:
Beach and nearshore sampling

Contact Information:
Dan Ayres
daniel.ayres@dfw.wa.gov

Zach Forster
zachary.forster@dfw.wa.gov

Washington State Department of Health (WDOH)

Address:
Office of Shellfish Field Station
243 Israel Road SE
Tumwater WA 98501

P.O. Box 47824
Olympia WA 98504-7824

Expertise:
Shellfish tissue analysis

Contact Information:
Jerry Borchert
jerry.borchert@DOH.WA.GOV

PNW HAB Bulletins

2023

May 31, 2023
May 16, 2023
April 24, 2023
April 16, 2023
April 4, 2023

2022

May 26, 2023
May 13, 2022
April 21, 2022
April 7, 2022

 

Media

The following media reports were made possible through collaboration with ORHAB:

  • — Stressed out – Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest (National Marine Sanctuary, November 2022)

  • — Harmful Algal Blooms – Early Warning Systems to the Rescue (FishSens Magazine, February 28, 2022)

  • — Autonomous Offshore HAB sampling surveys (NOAA NCCOS, 2021)

  • — Washington’s razor clam season shut down by hazardous algal blooms (Crosscut, March 31, 2021)

  • — As Algae Blooms Increase, Scientists Seek Better Ways to Predict These Toxic Tides (Science News, 28 August 2018)

  • — HAB Forecast Gives Washington Confidence to Proceed with Razor Clam Festival (NCCOS, 19 April 2018)

  • — Record-setting Razor Clam Harvest Aided by Pacific Northwest HAB Forecast (NCCOS, 20 June 2017)

Olympic Region Harmful Algal Blooms

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