1. Quinault Indian Nation
Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS)
Joe Schumacker, Marine Resources Scientist
Quinault Department of Fisheries

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. NANOOS Visualization System (NVS)

5. Why is NANOOS Valuable to Quinault?
Human Health and Safety
Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB’s)
Sea Conditions (Weather)
Storm Data
Tsunami Inundation Maps

6. Ocean Fisheries Salmon Razor Clams Sardines Dungeness Crab Sablefish
Halibut

7. 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.

8. IOOS 2014 proposal: Operational ecological forecasting of HABs in the Pacific Northwest using an ESP
Summer/fall good weather
Summer/fall weak storms
Winter/early spring strong storms
Modified from Hickey et al. 2013

9. The Environmental Sample Processor (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”

10. Environmental Sampling Processor

11. Ocean Fleet

12. 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

13. Sea-Glider Collaboration
CMOP – Quinault
Sea-Glider Collaboration
Quinault F/V Whisper
Preparing to deploy Slocum Glider in Quinault area

14. Sea-Glider Collaboration
Water Column Data
Sea-Glider Collaboration

15. 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

16. Thank You