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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

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Recent HAB Bulletins

  • May 26, 2022
  • May 13, 2022
  • April 21, 2022
  • April 7, 2022
  • September 27, 2021
  • September 12, 2021
  • June 7, 2021
  • May 20, 2021
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  • April 11, 2021
  • October 8, 2020
  • September 11, 2020
  • August 15, 2020
  • May 19, 2020
  • April 21, 2020
  • March 25, 2020

Media

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

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

  • –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)

  • –NOAA Funds Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System Development in Pacific Northwest
    (NCCOS, 29 September 2016)

  • –UW Gets NOAA Grant to Begin Testing New Forecast for Toxic Shellfish
    (University of Washington, 29 September 2016)

 

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