Presentations from SeaDoc supported research

Anderson, E., J. Lovvorn, D. Nysewander, and J. Evenson. 2007. Seasonal habitat requirements of surf and white-winged scoters. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Anderson, E. M. 2006. Eelgrass, spawn, and scoters: related declines in the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin? 4th Annual ”Wings Over Water” Northwest Birding Festival Semiahmoo, WA, March 2006.

Anderson, E. M. 2006. Seasonal value of eelgrass to scoters: research progress and perspectives. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Mount Vernon, WA. March 2006.

Anderson, E. M. 2005. The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the PSGB. Second North American Sea Duck Conference Annapolis, MD. November 2005.

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Dietary sources of seasonal scoter reserves: fatty acid analyses. Second North American Sea Duck Conference, Panel Speaker. Annapolis, MD. November 2005

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Declining sea ducks and the role of herring spawning events in the PSGB. Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Guest Lecturer Program Port Townsend, WA. July 2005.

Anderson, E. M. 2005. The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the PSGB. 3rd Annual ”Wings Over Water” Northwest Birding Festival Semiahmoo, WA. April 2005

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Declining sea ducks and the role of herring spawning events in the PSGB. University of Puget Sound, Science Seminar Series Tacoma, WA. March 2005

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Eelgrass, herring spawn, and scoter declines in the PSGB: a prospectus for study. Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Mount Vernon, WA. March 2005.

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Spring conditioning of scoters at herring spawning events: using stable isotopes to evaluate diets of marine birds. Western Washington University, Seabird Ecology Seminar. Bellingham, WA. February 2005.

Anderson, E. M. 2005. Eelgrass, herring spawn, and scoter declines in the PSGB: a prospectus for study. USFWS, Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Office Lacey, WA. January 2005.

Anderson, E. M. , J. R. Lovvorn, D. Esler, W. S. Boyd, D. R. Nysewander, and J. R. Evenson. The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin. 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2005

Anderson, E. M. 2004. Scoters, eelgrass, and herring spawning events: are the declines related? Western Washington University, Seabird Ecology Seminar Bellingham, WA. February 2004.

Barnhardt, W . 2001. Geologic mapping of marine benthic habitats in Puget Sound, Washington. Puget Sound Research Conference, Bellevue, WA.

Biermann, C. September 2002. Preliminary data of this project, and rationale and principles of the application of genetic studies to marine conservation, were presented at the First Biennial MEHP Science Symposium on Orcas Island.

Britton-Simmons, K. H. July 2002. Understanding biotic resistance to invasive species: An experimental approach. American Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Banff, Canada.

Britton-Simmons, K. H. August 2002. Spread and Impact of the introduced Japanese seaweed, Sargassum muticum, in native kelp communities of the San Juan Islands. Marine Ecosystem Health Program Science Symposium, Orcas Island, WA.

Britton-Simmons, K. H. August 2002. How do native communities resist invasion by non-indigenous species? Friday Harbor Laboratories Summer Seminar Series, Friday Harbor, WA.

Britton-Simmons, K. H. August 2002. How do native communities resist invasion by non-indigenous species? Presented by Kevin Britton-Simmons. Guest Lecture to Marine Botany Class, Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, WA, August 2002

Britton-Simmons, K. H. April 2003. Establishment, spread, and impact of the introduced Japanese alga, Sargassum muticum, in native kelp communities of the San Juan Islands. Natural History Seminar Series, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Britton-Simmons, K. H. May 2003. Establishment, spread, and impact of the introduced Japanese alga, Sargassum muticum, in native kelp communities of the San Juan Islands. Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, WA.

Brown, N. and J. K. Gaydos. 2007. Species of concern within the Georgia Basin Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem: changes between 2002 and 2006. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007

Brown, N. and J. K. Gaydos. Species of concern in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin: changes between 2002 and 2004 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2005

Buffum, S. 2003. San Juan County forage fish assessment project: Science and citizen involvement. Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (PDF)

Byers, J.E. 2001. Physical habitat attribute mediates biotic resistance to biological invasion. Ecological Society of America (ESA), Madison, WI.

Byers, J.E. Physical habitat attribute mediates biotic resistance to biological invasion. International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, New Orleans, LA, April 2001.

Chambers, M.D. Sea otter range expansion into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA: How does it impact benthic communities? Sixth Meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter, Society for Marine Mammalogy. Seattle, Washington, USA. Spoken presentation by Chambers. 27 April 2002.

Chambers, M.D. Characterizing effects of sea otters on benthic communities in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Annual Cooperator's Meeting, Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Olympia, Washington, USA. Spoken presentation by Chambers. 2 October 2002.

Chase, C. Rockfish and Marine Protected Areas in the Puget Sound. 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, March 2005.

Don, C. 2002. Could the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge serve to protect marine areas? Building on existing institutions to create marine protected areas. 18th International Conference of The Coastal Society. Galveston, TX.

Don, C. November 2002. Could the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge serve to protect marine areas? Building on Existing Institutions to Create Marine Protected Areas. San Juan County Marine Resources Committee Meeting. Friday Harbor, WA.

Everett, M. August 15, 2004. Multiple paternity in brown rockfish. Capstone presentation, Senior honors thesis, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.

Gaydos, J. K., 2008. Closing Address for the South Sound Science Symposium - Invited Presentation: 2007 South Sound Science Symposium, Tacoma, WA, March 2008 [pdf]

Gaydos, J. K., J. Greg Massey, Lori A. Gaskins, Paul Siegel, David Nysewander, Joseph Evenson, and Michael Ziccardi. 2007. Developing a surgical technique for implanting transmitters in Western grebes. 2007 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association, Estes Park, CO, August 2007

Gaydos, J. K. 2007. The impact of hunting mortality on scoter populations in Washington State. August 2007 Meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Commission, Anacortes, WA

Gaydos, J. K., W. Smith, K. Gilardi, C. Kreuder-Johnson, P. Conrad, A. Melli, H. Zornetzer, S. Jeffries and M. Lance. 2007. Cryptosporidium and Giardia Species in Marine Wildlife: Do they present a risk to human health? 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Gaydos, J. K., N. A. Brown, and K. V. K. Gilardi. 2007. Tracking marine species at risk in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound: value of an ecosystem-based approach. Proceedings of the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, NWSA and NW Lichenologists 2007 Joint Meeting. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, February 2007. PDF

Gaydos, J. K. May 2006. Cryptosporidium and Giardia in marine wildlife from the Inland waters of Washington State. 37th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Nassau, Bahamas pdf

Gaydos, J. K. March 2006. Puget Sound's Ecosystem: an amazing place, but how does it work? Presentation to the Puget Sound Partnership. Tukwila, WA

Gaydos, J. K. January 2006. Marine Stewardship: just do it. San Juan County Marine Stewardship Celebration. Friday Harbor, Washington. pdf

Gaydos, J. K., J. Greg Massey, Lori A. Gaskins, Paul Siegel, David Nysewander, Joseph Evenson, and Michael Ziccardi. 2007. Developing a surgical technique for implanting transmitters in Western grebes. 2007 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association, Estes Park, CO, August 2007

Gaydos, J. K. 2007. The impact of hunting mortality on scoter populations in Washington State. August 2007 Meeting of the Fish and Wildlife Commission, Anacortes, WA

Gaydos, J. K. Research and Conservation in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin: where we've been and where we are going. Keynote Address, 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, March 2005. pdf

Gaydos, J. K. May 2005. Should harbor seals with antibodies to Brucella be rehabilitated? 36th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Seward, Alaska pdf

Gaydos, J. K. March 2005. Managing multi-species interactions, endangered species recovery, and fisheries interactions in Washington State - Sea otter conservation workshop IV, Seattle, Washington

Gaydos, J. K. November 2004. Marine species and habitats in San Juan County, Invited Presentation - San Juan Archipelago Marine Site Managers Work Session, Friday Harbor, Washington

Gaydos, J. K. October 2004. Northern abalone, Urchin, and Sea Otter interactions in Washington State: meeting summary with implications for abalone recovery, Abalone Recovery Conference, Rosario Resort, Washington

Gaydos, J.K. October 2004. Regional research on marine protected areas. Invited persentation to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission. Olympia, Washington.

Gaydos, J.K. and K.V.K. Gilardi. March 2004. Addressing disease risks when recovering species at risk. Species at Risk Conference, Victoria, British Columbia.

Gaydos, J.K. October 2003. Protozoal pathogens in feces of free-ranging marine-foraging river otters, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians / Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians Joint Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Gaydos, J.K. May 2003. Evaluating Potential Infectious Disease Threats for Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), 34th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Waikoloa, Hawaii (pdf)

Gaydos, J.K. April 2003. What do we know about marine-foraging river otters in Washington state? 2003 Annual Meeting and Workshops, The Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Pt. Townsend, Washington.

Gaydos, J.K., March 2003. Securing a sustainable region: closing talk. 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Gaydos, J.K. and K.V.K. Gilardi. March 2003. Species of concern in the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Marine Ecosystem: more support for a transboundary ecosystem approach to marine conservation, 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. (PDF)

Gaydos, J.K. December 2002. Current marine protected areas research: purpose, studies, and results. Invited presentation--Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Tribal Marine Protected Areas Workshop, Lynwood, WA.

Gaydos, J.K., 2002. A review of potential infectious disease threats to southern resident killer whales, 51st Annual Wildlife Disease Association Conference, Arcata, CA, August 2002

Gaydos, J.K., 2002. Disease risks faced by southern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca), Orca Recovery Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2002

Gilardi, K., J. Gaydos, and A. Stoltz. 2007. Exporting successful partnerships in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound region to other coastal areas under pressure. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007

Gilardi, K.V.K. October 2003. Strategies for addressing human impacts on aquatic and Marine ecosystems: Examples from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Envirovet-Baltic 2003 Symposium. Druskininkai, Lithuania.

Gilardi, K.V.K., J.K. Gaydos, J.A.K. Mazet, and W.M. Boyce. 2002. The UC Davis Wildlife Health Center's Marine Ecosystem Health Program: An example of an academic-government-private sector partnership to enhance marine stewardship. California and the World Ocean '02 Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, October 2002.

Greene, H. G., J. V. Barie, B. Dieter, C. Endris, D. Gundrson, H. Lopez, R. McDowell, W. Palsson, and R. Pacunski. 2007. Marine benthic habitat mapping in the inland sea of the San Juan Islands: An international interdisciplinary research program. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Greene, G., J. Tilden, and W.A. Palsson. April 2003. Using multibeam bathymetry to characterize rockfish habitat in San Juan County, Washington Marine Reserves Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (PDF)

Greene, G. 2002. Using multibeam bathymetry to investigate marine geology and potential marine reserves in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA. GEOHAB: Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.

Greene, G. 2002. Habitat mapping in the transboundary region of Canada and the United States: A new U.S.-Canada cooperative. GEOHAB: Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.

Greene, G. and J.E. Tilden. 2002. Using multibeam bathymetry to characterize rockfish habitat in San Juan County, WA marine reserves. 1st Biennial Marine Ecosystem Health Program Science Symposium, Rosario Resort, Orcas Island, Eastsound, WA.

Greene, G. 2002. Using multibeam bathymetry to characterize rockfish habitat in San Juan County, Washington marine reserves. University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories Marine fish ecology class. Friday Harbor, WA.

Guertin, D., J. Gaydos, M. Ben-David, A. Harestad, and J. Elliot. 2007. Development of non-invasive methods to monitor environmental Pollutants in coastal river otters of the Puget Sound / Georgia Basin. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Hague, M., S. Cox, and K. Miller. 2006. The use of genetic tagging to assess inshore rockfish populations within marine conservation areas in the Strait of Georgia. 2006 Western Groundfish Conference. (PDF)

Hass, T. and J.K. Parrish, 2003. Pairs to plenty: COASST's monitoring and partnering patterns. Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada. (PDF)

Hauge, M. and S. Cox. February 2006. Using genetic tagging capture-recapture methods to monitor abundance of inshore rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Galiano Conservancy Association. Galiano Island, British Columbia

Hauser, Lorenz et al. March 2005. Finding Nemo in Puget Sound: Parental identification of brown rockfish juveniles. 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA.

Hershberger, P.K. 2002. Research into the effects of diseases on populations of marine fishes in the Pacific Northwest. Bodega Bay Marine Laboratories, University of California, Davis. Davis, CA.

Hershberger, P.K. 2002. A current look at how diseases affect populations of wild, marine and anadromous fishes in the Pacific Northwest. School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington. Seattle, WA.

Hershberger, P.K. 2002. Causes of development abnormalities among herring larvae. Hershberger platform presentation: Research on diseases of Pacific herring. Herring Summit and Pacific Coast Herring Workshop. Bellingham, WA.

Hershberger, P.K. July 2003. Larval abnormalities concomitant with low biomass of Puget Sound's once largest population of Pacific herring. 26th Annual American Fisheries Society/Fish Health Section Meeting and 44th Annual Western Fish Disease Workshop in Seattle WA.

Hershberger, P.K. April 2003. Potential impacts of infectious diseases topopulations of Pacific herring in Puget Sound. 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hershberger, P.K. Interview. Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Post Intelligencer: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/95879_sound19.shtml

Hershberger, P.K. 2002 and 2003. Cherry Point Technical Work Committee Meetings.

Lambourn, D. S. Raverty, S. Jeffries. J. Calambokidis, M. Garner, J. Gaydos, M. Miller, and P. Conrad. Causes of Mortality in Pinnipeds of Washington State during 2004. 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2005

Lambourn, D. M. S. J. Jeffries, S. A. Raverty, M. M. Garner, S. A. Norman, J. K. Gaydos, J. Calambokidis, M. E. Miller, P. A. Conrad,a nd C. E. Cameron. 2005. Primary Diseases of concern in pinnipeds of Washington and Oregon, 2004. 2005 National Marine Mammal Stranding Conference, Lansdown, VA, April 2005

Lance, M. and S. Jeffries. 2007. Diet of harbor seals in the San Juan Island archipelago. 2007. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Lockwood, S. K., J. L. Chovan, and J. K. Gaydos. 2005. Preliminary report of aerobic bacterial isolations from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) stranded in Washington: 1992-2003. 2005 National Marine Mammal Stranding Conference, Lansdown, VA, April 2005

Marliave, J.,W. Challenger, and D. Gibbs. 2007. Predicting optimal rockfish habitat: comparison of micro and macro-scale modeling approaches. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Marrie, K. and J. K. Gaydos. 2007. Determining risk factors associated with mortality of stranded harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) during rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Conference Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Buena Vista, FL, May 2007. Page 144. (PDF)

Newton, J. 2002. Climate impacts on Pacific Northwest estuaries. Ocean Sciences 2002 Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Newton, J. 2002. Getting it Strait: Understanding oceanic influences on Inland Waters. Friday Harbor Laboratories Marine Science Associates potluck.

Newton J. 2002. Joint effort to monitor the Strait (JEMS): Knowing your boundary! Pacific Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting, Portland OR.

Newton, J. 2003. Changes in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound During the 2000 Drought. Georgia Basin-Puget Sound Research Conference 2003: Mar-April 2003, Vancouver, BC

Newton, J. 2003. Variation in water properties of the Strait of Juan de Fuca as revealed by the Joint Effort to Monitor the Strait. Friday Harbor Labs Associates Meeting:  November 2003, Friday Harbor, WA

Newton and Albertson. 2004. The Effect of Drought Conditions on Physical Properties and Oxygen Concentrations in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Ocean Sciences Meeting: January 2004, Portland OR

Newton, J. 2004. Changes in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound during the 2000-01 drought. Pacific Estuarine Research Society Meeting April 2004.

Newton, Van Voorhis, Bos, Albertson. 2004. Climate-related variation in Puget Sound density and oxygen. Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference October 2004, Sidney, B.C.

Newton, J. Friday Harbor Marine Resource Committee meeting: ;November 2004, Friday Harbor, WA, “San Juan County Marine Water Quality: local and external effects.”

Newton, Albertson, Bos. 2005. Climate-related variation in Puget Sound. Puget Sound-Georgia Basin Research Conference 2005: March 2005, Seattle, WA.

Nichols, J., A. Stoltz, S. Lane and J. K. Gaydos. 2007. Free fish and invetebrate ID classes gets SCUBA divers involved in marine conservation. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Osborne, R. 2002. Evaluating near-shore buffer zones in the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge System relative to their function as marine protected areas. 1st Biennial Marine Ecosystem Health Program Science Symposium. Orcas Island, WA .

Osborne, R. 2002. Evaluation of near-shore buffer zones in the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge System relative to their function as marine protected areas. School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington. Seattle, WA.

Osborne, R., Koski. May 2003. The evolution of adaptive management practices for vessel-based wildlife viewing in the boundary waters of British Columbia and Washington state. Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas. Victoria, BC.

Osborne, R. May 2003. Evaluation of near-shore buffer zones in the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge System relative to their function as marine protected area network. Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas. Victoria, BC.

Pearson, S. January 2003. Research, monitoring and inventory on Washington's natural areas, Washington Federal Building.

Pomeroy, A.C. and Seaman, D.A. February, 2003. What makes a good mudflat? Factors affecting migratory stopover site selection by western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) Pacific Ecology Conference, Bamfield, BC. [poster]

Raverty, S. A., J. K. Gaydos, R. Osborne, K. H. Nielsen, O. Nielsen, P. S Ross, D. M Lambourn, S. J Jeffries, and C. E Cameron. Diagnostic Findings of Stranded and Live Captured Marine Mammals in the Pacific Northwest, 1999 to 2004. 2005 National Marine Mammal Stranding Conference, Lansdown, VA, April 2005

Rogers-Bennett, L., B. Allen, and D. Rothaus. 2007. Northern abalone and engineering species in the San Juan Islands: Implications for restoration strategies. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Rorabaugh, R., E. Eisenhardt, and J. K. Gaydos. 2007. Effectiveness of a commercially available dog and cat repellent in reducing river otter defecation on docks. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Ross, P., S Jeffries, and J. Ford. 2007. Endangered southern resident killer whales at risk in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound: emerging contaminant concerns. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Ross, P., S. Jeffries, D. Cullon, J. Ford, and H. Allen. Emerging concerns: flame retardants in the marine mammals of the Puget Sound and Strait of Georgia. 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2005

Ross, P. 2001. Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca): sentinels of a contaminated planet. Characterizing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the food chain of harbour seals in British Columbia and Washington. Society of Marine Mammalogy, Vancouver.

Ross, P. 2001. An ecosystem approach to assessing the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the food chain of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) inhabiting the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington. Puget Sound Research Conference 2001, Bellevue, WA.

Ross, P. 2002. Toxic chemical pollution and Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca) Fourth International Orca Symposium. Niort, France.

Ross, P. 2001. Pacific marine mammals as sentinels of local and trans-Pacific contamination by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) PICES Conference, Victoria BC, Canada

Ross, P. 2002. Marine mammals as sentinels of contamination in the NE Pacific Ocean by persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, Whistler, BC.

Ross, P. 2002. Endocrine-disrupting effects of persistent organic pollutants in free-ranging Pacific killer whales. Toxic Substances Research Initiative conference, Ottawa, Canada.

Ross, P. 2002. Killer whales as sentinels of marine ecosystem contamination. Marine Ecosystem Health Program, Orcas Island, WA.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., Guglielmo, C.G., and Elner, R.W. April 2003. What can physiology tell us about stopover habitat quality for migrating western sandpipers? Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., Guglielmo, C.G., and Elner, R.W. January 2003. Landscape physiology: Differences in fattening rates, as indicated by plasma metabolites, in free-living migratory western sandpipers (Calidris mauri). 7th Western Sandpiper Workshop, SFU, Burnaby, BC.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., Guglielmo, C.G., and Elner, R.W. September 2002. Landscape physiology: Using plasma metabolite concentrations as an index for stopover site habitat quality for migrating western sandpipers. North American Ornithology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., and Guglielmo, C.G. September 2002. What can physiology tell us about habitat quality of migratory stopover sites in western sandpipers? Marine Ecosystem Health Program Science Symposium, Orcas Island, WA.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., and Guglielmo, C.G. February 2002. What can physiology tell us about western sandpiper migration? Pacific Ecology Conference, Townsend, WA.

Seaman, D., Williams, T.D., and Guglielmo, C.G. October 2001. Evaluating the habitat quality of migratory stopover sites of western sandpipers: What can physiology tell us.? SFU/UBC/UVic Ecology and Evolution Retreat, Brackendale, BC.

Sine. A. and J. K. Gaydos. Volunteer fish and invertebrate surveys: what makes recreational SCUBA divers want to participate? 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference, Seattle, WA, March 2005

Straus, K., L. Newton, R. Estes Strenge, D. Rothaus, C. Friedman, and K. Naish. 2007. Evidence for a cryptic form of abalone in Washington State and impact on the census size of populations of pinto abalone in the region. 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 2007.

Sternberg, M., J. K. Gaydos, R. W. Osborne, M. Logsdon, and T. Klinger. Using shoreline attributes to improve marine mammal stranding response in San Juan County, Washington. 2005 National Marine Mammal Stranding Conference, Lansdown, VA, April 2005

Straus, K.M., K. A. Naish, and C. S. Friedman. 2006. Population Structure of the Pinto abalone in Washington State. National Shellfisheries Association Meeting, Monterey, California: March 27, 2006

Straus, K.M., K. A. Naish, and C. S. Friedman. 2006.Abalone in Washington State: Do we know what we think we know? Northern Abalone Recovery Implementation Group Meeting, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada: June 14, 2006

Thompson, L., S. Raverty, M. Haulena, J. Gaydos, J.K. Mazet, C.J. Cardona, and P.T. Dao. 2007. Detection of influenza virus matrix protein by polymerase chain reaction in a neonatal harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) in the Pacific Northwest. In Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Conference Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Buena Vista, FL, May 2007. Page 73. (pdf)

Tilden, J.E.. 2001. Using multibeam bathymetry to investigate marine geology and potential marine reserves in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA. AGU Fall Meeting, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

Tilden, J.E. 2002. Using multibeam bathymetry and GIS to identify potential marine reserves in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA. Western Groundfish Conference, Ocean Shores, WA.

Tilden, J.E. 2002. Multibeam bathymetry and GIS: tools for multidisciplinary research in the San Juan Islands, Washington. Student Presentation at San Jose State Science Deans Conference, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Moss Landing, CA.

Tilden, J.E. 2002. Seafloor mapping and habitat studies in and around the San Juan Islands: a collaborative effort. San Juan County MRC meeting. Friday Harbor, WA.

Tilden, J.E. 2003. Using multibeam bathymetry to characterize rockfish habitat in San Juan County, Washington marine reserves, USA. Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

VanBlaricom, G.R., M.D. Chambers, and S.K. Carter. Testing a charismatic paradigm: Consequences of a growing sea otter population for nearshore marine benthic communities along the south shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. First Biennial Marine Ecosystem Health Program Science Symposium. Orcas Island, Washington. Spoken presentation by VanBlaricom. 6 September 2002.

VanBlaricom, G.R., S.K. Carter, M.D. Chambers, and S.C. Lubetkin. The dilemma of charismatic paradigms and conservation policy for marine mammals. Lessons from sea otters in the North Pacific Rim. Tenth South American Meeting of Marine Mammal Specialists. Valdivia, Chile. Spoken invited plenary presentation by VanBlaricom. 15 October 2002

Whitesell, E. A. 2007. Protecting Washington's Marine Environments: Tribal Perspectives. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. April 2007