Publications & Research

Research Maps

• Research locations in greater Puget Sound
• Detail map of research locations in the San Juan Islands

Quarterly Research Updates

The SeaDoc Society produces a bulletin that highlights the results of research being conducted by SeaDoc Society staff or by scientists being supported by SeaDoc Society grants:

October 2002 River Otter Research
January 2003 Cherry Point Herring Research
May 2003 Science Sponsorship (old site)
September 2003 Eelgrass Declines
December 2003 Sea Otter Research
February 2004 Harbor Porpoise/Navy Sonar Investigation
April 2004 MPA-related Research
August 2004Sargassum muticum Research
November 2004 When One Endangered Species Eats Another
March 2005 Species of Concern
August 2005 Recreational SCUBA Divers' Contributions to Science
October 2005 Seabird Workshop
February 2006 Feeding Habitat for Western Sandpipers
May 2006 Recovery of Rockfish Populations
September 2006 Abalone Declines
November 2006 Harbor Seals (download pdf)
February 2007 River and Sea Otters and Toxoplasma gondii
July 2007 Bald Eagle Delisting (pdf)
October 2007 Evaluation of Voluntary No-fishing Areas (download pdf)
January 2008 Surf Scoters (pdf)
April 2008 Northern Abalone

Research Projects by Topic

Plants (old site)
Invertebrates (old site)
Fish (old site)
Birds (old site)
Marine Mammals (old site)
Toxins (old site)
Ecosystems (old site)

Funded Research Projects

2008 Grant Recipients (old site)
2007 Grant Recipients (old site)
2006 Grant Recipients (old site)
2005 Grant Recipients (old site)
2004 Grant Recipients (old site)
2003 Grant Recipients (old site)
2002 Grant Recipients (old site)
2001 Grant Recipients (old site)

How to Apply for Funding from the SeaDoc Society

Research Projects by SeaDoc Society Staff

Can recreational SCUBA divers help monitor fish and invertebrate populations? (old site)

Spatial Analysis of Marine Mammal Strandings in San Juan County, Washington (old site)

Health assessment of marine-foraging river otters (old site)

What diseases are important in causing death in marine mammals? (old site)

Which diseases pose a threat to the declining southern resident killer whale population? (old site)

Species of Concern (pdf)

Are voluntary no-fishing reserves working in San Juan County? (pdf)

Management Outcomes from SeaDoc Society-funded Projects

• Publications
• Presentations
• Management outcomes