By Joe Schumacker - IOOS Association
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Quinault
Indian Nation
Integrated Ocean Observing Systems
(IOOS)
Joe Schumacker, Marine Resources Scientist
Quinault Department of Fisheries
Treaty Tribes of Washington
State
Unique Ocean Governance
Area
• Over 20 Treaty Tribes in Western
Washington Alone.
• Treaty-reserved fishing rights in
Puget Sound and the Pacific
Ocean EEZ.
• Co-management of fisheries
includes co-management of
habitat.
• Quinault co-manages over 3,000
sq. nautical miles of ocean area.
• Tribes must manage resources
for the future. Place-based
people’s identity depends on it.
Big Ocean: Little Information
• 10 years ago – assets in the Quinault ocean area few
• Mostly research directed– often seasonal only.
Since
• New assets off WA include: Sea Gliders, Permanently Moored
Deployments, HF Radar, Land-based Monitoring Programs.
• New assets coming online in 2014.
• 2009 Quinault invited to join the Northwest Association of
Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS).
• NANOOS has integrated most of these and now makes much
of this information available in real-time or near real-time.
NANOOS Visualization System
(NVS)
Why is NANOOS Valuable to
Quinault?
•Human Health and Safety
Harmful Algal Blooms
(HAB’s)
Sea Conditions (Weather)
Storm Data
Tsunami Inundation Maps
Ocean Fisheries
Salmon
Razor Clams
Sardines
Dungeness Crab
Sablefish
Halibut
HAB’s
• Toxic Algal Blooms first found in 1998.
• Closed Razor Clam digging unprecedented in Quinault history.
• Surf-zone now monitored by Quinault,
Quileute and Makah Tribes as part of the
ORHAB Project (Olympic Region Harmful
Algal Bloom project)
• NANOOS assets now coming on-line with
capability to provide early warning.
Summer/fall good weatherSummer/fall weak storms
Winter/early spring strong storms
Modified from Hickey et al.
2013
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration | NOAA Fisheries
IOOS 2014 proposal: Operational ecological
forecasting of HABs in the Pacific Northwest using
an ESP
• Advanced, automated,
quantitative, in situ, biological
sensing system
• Near real-time data delivery
• Extended, high frequency, and
responsive surveys
• Early warning of HABs and their
toxins
The
NWFSC’s
ESP
“Friday”
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration | NOAA Fisheries |
The Environmental Sample Processor
(ESP)
Environmental
Sampling Processor
Ocean Fleet
Why is NANOOS Valuable to
Quinault?
• Human Health and Safety
Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB’s)
Sea Conditions (Weather)
Storm Data
Tsunami Inundation Zone Maps
•Ecosystem Information
• NANOOS Makes Data Available
For:
• Hypoxia (“Dead-Zones”)
• Ocean Acidification
• Upwelling and Currents Information
CMOP – Quinault
Sea-Glider Collaboration
Quinault F/V Whisper
Preparing to deploy Slocum Glider in
Quinault area
Water Column Data
Sea-Glider Collaboration
Why is NANOOS Valuable to
Quinault?
• Human Health and Safety
Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB’s)
Sea Conditions (Weather)
Storm Data
Tsunami Inundation Zone Maps
• Ecosystem Information
• NANOOS Makes Data Available For:
• Hypoxia (“Dead Zones”)
• Ocean Acidification
• Upwelling and Currents Information
• NANOOS Networks People
Thank You