2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Having just celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference is the largest most comprehensive event of its kind in the region. The purpose of the conference is to assemble scientists, First Nations and tribal government representatives, resource managers, community and business leaders, policy makers, educators, and students to present the latest scientific research on the state of the ecosystem, and to guide future actions for protecting and restoring the Salish Sea ecosystem. To accomplish its purpose, the conference features plenary sessions with keynote speakers, concurrent sessions comprised of oral and poster presentations, workshops, frequent opportunities for informal networking, and special events. The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference is held every two years, alternating locations between Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. We’ll be in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2020. 

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Browse the contents of 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (Seattle, Wash.):

Vessel Traffic: Risks and Impacts

Transboundary Management and Policy

Species and Food Webs

Snapshots

Policy, Management, and Regulations

Plastics

Monitoring: Species and Habitats

Long-term Monitoring of Salish Sea Ecosystems

Land-Use, Growth, and Development

Habitat Restoration and Protection

Fate, Transport, and Toxicity of Chemicals

Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection

Economics, Ecosystem, and Human Well-Being

Day 3: 2018 April 6

Day 2: 2018 April 5

Day 1: 2018 April 4

Data and Information Management

Communication

Collaboration and Engagement

Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation, and Research

All Sessions

The Puget Sound Institute [publishers of the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound] sent a team of science writers to the conference to report on some of the presentations. 

View SSEC18 stories in Salish Sea Currents magazine