Protecting the Great Pacific: A Tri-State Plan
Steve Scher
08/15/2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Guest(s)
Jennifer Hennessey is an ocean policy analyst for the Washington State Department of Ecology. She wrote and edited Washington’s Ocean Action Plan, and has worked closely with the Washington Governor's office and the other states and federal agencies in creating the new West Coast Governors' Ocean Action Plan.
Usha Varanasi is Science and Research Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Dr. Varanasi works with the Federal Government to guide California, Oregon and Washington in the development and implementation of their Action Plan for the West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health.
Tim Essington is an Associate Professor of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. He specializes in fish ecology and biology, food web interactions, and estuarine and coastal marine fisheries.
Dr. Patrick Christie is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington's School of Marine Affairs and the Jackson School of International Studies. His research focuses on Integrated Coastal Management. He is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation.
Cliff Mass, UW Atmospheric Scientist, is gone today.
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- West Coast Governors' Agreement On Ocean Heath, California, Oregon, Washington
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA
- CIA's World Factbook, Pacific Ocean
- 'Marine Pollution: How the Ocean Became a Toxic Waste Dump,' Mother Jones
