The Nature Conservancy and WCGA Renewable Energy ACT Jena Carter March 3, 2010 Sacramento, CA.

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The Nature Conservancy and WCGA Renewable Energy ACT Jena Carter March 3, 2010 Sacramento, CA

TNC Interest in Offshore Energy  Reduce development-conservation conflicts Proactive planning; understand potential impacts  Follow “mitigation hierarchy” Avoid, minimize, and offset Place mitigation in seascape/regional context Compensation for losses?  Adaptive management

Action 4.2: Explore the feasibility for offshore alternative ocean energy development and evaluate the potential environmental impacts of these technologies. West Coast Governors Agreement

Renewable Energy ACT  Paul Klarin: Co-chair – Oregon Department of Land Conservation Development  Maurice Hill: Co-chair – Minerals Management Service  Jennifer Hennessey: WCGA Point of Contact, Washington Department of Ecology  Alejandro Moreno: US Department of Energy  Barry Thom: NOAA Fisheries Northwest Region  Daryl Williams: Tulalip Tribe  Ryland Bowechop: Makah Tribe  Cathy Tortorici: NOAA Fisheries  Estyn Mead: US Fish and Wildlife Service  James Hastreiter: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  Jena Carter: The Nature Conservancy  Laura Engeman: California Coastal Conservancy  Mark Enkenrode: Minerals Management Service  Tim Stearns: Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development  Steve Kopf: Pacific Energy Ventures  Rob Cozens, Resighini Rancheria Environmental Protection Authority

Renewable Energy ACT Work Plan High Priority: Coastal Siting Guidebook  Conducted at California Current Large Marine Ecosystem scale (proactive, cumulative effects)  Address governance, baseline data, siting, energy technology and infrastructure  Develop multi-purpose, spatial maps to support decision-making

October 2009 ~ Seattle Workshop  Organized by TNC, CA, OR, WA, MMS, and NOAA  120 practitioners – energy industry, government, tribes, academia, and NGOs  13 expert presentations plus breakout sessions analyzed three topics: Organization and content of the Coastal Siting report Baseline data needs Spatial planning and decision-support tools and policies  Many Recommendations!!

Revising Plan

TNC Ecoregional Assessment

Cape Flattery, WA Cape Mendocino, CA Area: 97,925 km 2 From the estuaries to the toe of the continental shelf (0- 3,000 m). Cape Flattery, WA to Cape Mendocino, CA Pacific Northwest Marine Ecoregional Assessment

375 Conservation Targets Fine filter Fish Kelp Seabirds Mammals Plants Corals/sponges Other Invertebrates Coarse filter Benthic habitats Estuarine habitats Shoreline habitats Chlorophyll & Upwelling Canyon walls 11

Habitat NOAA Bathymetry + Substrate + Geomorphology = Benthic Habitat Washington 12 NOAA hydrographic survey Gary Greene, MLML Chris Goldfinger, OSU Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Lab

Fish distributions from NOAA Trawl Surveys BocaccioDover soleDarkblotched rockfish Pacific cod 1977 – 2004: 5,489 trawls 1 – 5 km long 47 Species

Seabird colonies Breeding populations © Ian Jones Rookeries 14

Deepwater Corals and Sponges Presence & catch per unit effort

Chlorophyll (nutrients) June-Sept High concentration 2+ standard deviations Low concentration 1 to 2 standard deviations

Fishing effort Ports Shoreline armoring Coastal development Roads Boat ramps, marinas Aquaculture leases Dredging and dumping Marine reserves/protected areas Fishery closures Coastal /Offshore Uses & Designations

Federal grid = 4.8 km (2,300 ha) State grid = 1.6 km (256 ha) 9,481 Assessment units: 5,924 State 3,917 Federal Minerals Management Service Outer Continental Shelf grid system Attribute Data to Assessment Units 18

ReportsMaps * Data The Outputs

Looking Forward  Work with WCGA and the states to utilize Ecoregional Assessment data  Proactively work with renewable industry to help with siting decisions (decision support tools)  Serve as pilot project with MMS and NOAA to incorporate data into the federal Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

QUESTIONS?