2019 Annual Meeting

Meeting Highlights Report

Please click here to download a brief overview highlighting the key themes and outcomes of the 2019 Annual Meeting. If you would like further information or more detailed summary notes, please email WCOA Coordinator John Hansen at john@westcoastoceanalliance.org.

Meeting Presentations

Please click below to download copies of the presentation slides used at the meeting (PDF).

• WCOA Morning Update (including Tribal Caucus & West Coast Ocean Data Portal Updates)

• West Coast Ocean Acidification Monitoring Gaps Analysis (CA Ocean Protection Council & SCCWRP)

• Jaime Jahncke, Point Blue Conservation Science: Update on findings for conservation priorities, west coast ship strike analysis and new proposal to identify offshore wind energy areas

• Melissa Poe, WA Sea Grant: Olympic Coast as a Sentinel: An Integrated Social-Ecological Regional Vulnerability Assessment to Ocean Acidification

• Laura Koehn, Laura Nelson, and Molly Bogeberg, University of Washington: Integrated Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for West Coast Fishing Communities

• Henry Ruhl, MBARI: Integrated Ocean Observing for a Changing West Coast

• Lily Tsukayama & Jason Giffen, Port of San Diego: Port of San Diego Coastal and Marine Policy and Planning Update

• Joan Drinkwin, Natural Resources Consultants: PMEP’s Nearshore Data Compilation and Assessment Project

Pre-Meeting Materials

Additional meeting materials for the meeting are available below; please click to download. Printed copies of all materials will also be made available in person at the meeting itself.

• WCOA Frequently Asked Questions

• WCOA Regional Vision

• WCOA Communications & Engagement Plan

• WCOA Member Call Summaries (Link to meeting summary webpage)

Registration List

Click here for the full registration list for attendees at the WCOA 2019 Annual Meeting (current as of Nov 27).

Meeting location

Hotel Murano - Tacoma, WA

Dates: Tuesday December 3rd & Wednesday December 4th (with optional field trip on Friday December 6th).

Location: Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA

Please see more information included on this page, or contact WCOA Coordinator John Hansen at john@westcoastoceanalliance.org.