@COASST

Rigorous citizen science. Beached birds and marines debris monitoring for resource management and conservation solutions.

 University of Washington
coasst.org
Joined December 2009
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UW News@uwnews31 Mar 2021
The two-week window between mid-March to mid-April is typically when these jellies wash ashore along the U.S. West Coast. Thanks to citizen scientists, @UW researchers think they know why these mass stranding events happen when they do.
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‘The blob' and a squeeze of food supplies was to blame for largest-ever seabird die-off of common murres in 2015-16, according to new @UW_SAFS, @USGS, @COASST research in @PLOSONE washington.edu/news/2020/01/…
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Volunteer researchers with @UW @COASST Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team are tracking plastic & other debris washing up on #PugetSound beaches to protect sea life from #marinedebris in the world's oceans.
Sheryl and Todd Ramsey with Gretchen Waymen-Palmer, volunteer researchers with University of Washington COASST, in the wood zone of Point No Point beach. Photo: Eric Wagner

ALT Sheryl and Todd Ramsey with Gretchen Waymen-Palmer, volunteer researchers with University of Washington COASST, in the wood zone of Point No Point beach. Photo: Eric Wagner

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Volunteer researchers with @UW @COASST Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team are tracking plastic & other debris washing up on #PugetSound beaches to protect sea life from #marinedebris in the world's oceans.
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound@EoPugetSound21 Oct 2019
Tracking the trash: Inside a Puget Sound marine debris survey eopugetsound.org/magazine/ma…
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Update 8-29-2019: NPS reports on the seabird die off, a trend occurring in Alaska for the last five years. Studies show these bird have died of starvation due to record-breaking warming waters in the region. For more details, visit the link below. nps.gov/subjects/aknatureand…
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Defender of Drayton! Margarette also volunteers with Crab Team & just made a new detection of European green crab near California Creek during a @COASST survey. #CitSci networks create a pathway for volunteers to have a big impact on their communities! wsg.washington.edu/egc-drayt…
Northwest Straits Foundation@NWstraitsfnd22 Aug 2019
Great story! Citizen science empowers those in our community to make a real difference. Thank you for your effort Margarette! thenorthernlight.com/stories…
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What led to more than 3000 puffin deaths in the Bering Sea? UW @COASST researchers find out. environment.uw.edu/?p=72261
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Thousands of seabirds starved to death in the Bering Sea, and the @washingtonpost reports that mass seabird die-offs are becoming more frequent as a result of low food supplies (forage fish) and climate change. ow.ly/RZz530oQJlD #SaveTheSeabirds #BirdsTellUs
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