Surveys and Cruises

survey Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Science surveys are a compilation of monitoring programs that provide the biological observations and habitat characterization for the Olympic Coast region. OCNMS Surveys include several long-term, monitoring programs such as CSCAPE Marine Mammal Surveys, Seasonal Seabirds and MARINE Intertidal Monitoring programs. Many of these surveys require collaborative efforts from our partners to succeed. Survey and data creates a baseline of information for future monitoring and exploration programs such as invasive species detection, climate change impacts and water quality monitoring.

The research surveys listed below were either conducted by Sanctuary staff or funded, fully or in part, by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. The types of summaries include peer-reviewed journal abstracts, technical and field reports, and both oral and poster presentations. The chief scientist and/or principal investigator and primary funder are listed below. Project reports and data are stored thematically and chronologically.

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See Oceanography Projects
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See Wildlife Research Projects
See Coastal Habitats Projects
See Citizen Science Projects

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See 2010 Projects

Seafloor Mapping Projects

E/V Nautilus Explores the Quinault Canyon Rim 2016
Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Office of Exploration and Research,
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab
Liam Antrim, Nancy Wright - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Rainier Survey of Quinault & Quileute Canyons 2016
IOCM-OCNMS NOAA Ship Rainier Seafloor Survey 2016
Nancy Wright - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Ashley Chappell, Adam Reed - NOAA Integrated Ocean & Coastal Mapping
Paul Turner – NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for of Giant's Graveyard, 2014-2015
Kathy Hough, Justin Ellis, Nancy Wright, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Multibeam Mapping Survey of Deep Sea Coral Habitat, 2011-2014
Nancy Wright, OCNMS; Chris Romsos, OSU, College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Misawa Dock Reconnaissance Seafloor Survey 2013
George Galasso, Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
Ground Truth Survey for Quilleute Needles 2013
Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, Justin Ellis, OCNMS
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
Self-Contained Underwater Video Camera and Recorder Improve Ground Truthing Capability, 2012
Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS, Jim Luna, Power Tech Inc, Port Angeles, WA
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
Multibeam Seafloor Mapping and Habitat Classification in Quillayute Needles, 2012
Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for Substrate 2011
P.I. Dr. C. Goldfinger, Oregon State University; Chief Scientist N. Wright OCNMS
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2011
Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for Shipwrecks 2011
Chief Scientists Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS; Teacher at Sea Karen Rasmussen
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
Multibeam Seafloor Mapping of Oceanographic Mooring Sites 2011
Chief Scientists Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS; Teacher at Sea Karen Rasmussen
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
Benthic Invertebrate and Substrate Analysis from the Seaboss Grab 2008, Summary Report 2010
Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS; Katie Brenkman
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
Multibeam Mapping of Cape Alava Area 2010
Scientist Nancy Wright; Volunteers Eric Wilkins, NWIFC, Randall McCoy, LEKT
NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
Groundtruthing the 2008
Sidescan Survey with Sediment Grabs in 2010
PI: Nancy Wright
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010

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Oceanography Projects
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2017
  Kathy Hough, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2016
  2016 Oceanographic Research Moorings
  Kathy Hough, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2015
  Kathy Hough and LT Justin Ellis, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2014
  Kathy Hough and LT Justin Ellis, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2013
  Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
- Monitoring Hypoxia Along the Washington Coast, 2012
  Rick Fletcher, Liam Antrim
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2012
  Rick Fletcher, Patrick A'Hearn, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2011
  Chief Scientists Patrick A'Hearn and Ed Bowlby, Vessel Support Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2010
  PI: Ed Bowlby, Patrick A'Hearn
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
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Deep Coral & Sponge Projects
- Patterns in Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities of Olympic Coast 2019
  Chief Scientist Jenny Waddell, OCNMS
  West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative 2019
- Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities Survey 2011
  Chief Scientist C. E. Bowlby, OCNMS
  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2011
- Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities Survey 2010
  Chief Scientist Ed Bowlby
  Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2010
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Wildlife Research Projects
- Annual Sea Otter Census for 2016
  Principal Investigators - Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Deanna Lynch and Sue Thomas, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Participating Scientists - Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Pelagic Seabird Survey 2016
  Marine Bird Surveys in 2016 from NOAA's R/V Tatoosh
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and volunteers
- Unmanned Aircraft for Surveying Marine Wildlife Test Mission 2013
  Ed Bowlby
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary 2013
- Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Marine Mammals within QUTR, 2012
  P.I. Erin Oleson, John Hildebrand
  Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 2012
- Pelagic Seabird Surveys in 2012
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS, Volunteer Seabird Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Pelagic Seabird Surveys in June and July 2011
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Seabird Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Pelagic Seabird Survey in October 2010
  PI: Liam Antirm
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Seabird Density Analysis from Ship-based Surveys between 1995-2007, Summary Report 2011
  Jessica Lopez (Nancy Foster Scholar), Ed Bowlby, Nancy Wright, Katie Brenkman
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Washington Coast
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Scientist Ed Bowlby, Liam Antrim, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Washington Coast (Norwegian Point) 2012
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2012
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Norwegian Point 2011
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, WDFW; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Norwegian Point 2010
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, WDFW; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Sea Otter Health Survey for the Pacific Nearshore Project 2011
  P.I. James Bodkin, USGS/BRD; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS and Vessel Support Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, 2011
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Coastal Habitats Projects
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2016
  Intertidal Monitoring in 2016
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- 2016 Subtidal Surveys - NOAA Subtidal surveys assess sea otter effects on nearshore habitats
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Greg Williams, NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- NOAA Subtidal surveys assess sea otter effects on nearshore habitats 2015
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Greg Williams, NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2015
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2014
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Melissa Miner, regional MARINe representative
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database 2014
  Heidi Pedersen and Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Unmanned Aircraft for Surveying Marine Debris Test Mission 2013
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2015
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2013
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim and volunteers
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2012
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim and volunteers
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Long-term Kelp Monitoring on Washington Coast 2012
  Combined effort
  WA Department of Natural Resources; EcoScan; OCNMS, 2012
- Mussel Watch Phase 1 Sampling Summary and Progress Report 2011/2012
  Jennifer Lanksbury, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Liam Antrim, OCNMS, and Jill Silver, North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), 2012
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2011
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Monitoring Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2010
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Monitoring Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Mussel Watch, A Biannual Sampling Effort to Continue Long-Term Monitoring of Chemical Contaminants, 2010
  Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2010
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Citizen Science Projects
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database
  Karlyn Langjahr and Liam Antrim; Citizen Science: Shoreline Debris Monitoring
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary , 2016
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database 2013-2015
  Heidi Pedersen and Liam Antrim; Citizen Science: Shoreline Debris Monitoring
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013-2015
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VIEW BY YEAR:

2019
- Patterns in Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities of Olympic Coast 2019
  Chief Scientist Jenny Waddell, OCNMS
  West Coast Deep Sea Coral Initiative 2019
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2017
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2017
  Kathy Hough, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
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2016
- Annual Sea Otter Census for 2016
  Principal Investigators - Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Deanna Lynch and Sue Thomas, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  Participating Scientists - Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database
  Karlyn Langjahr and Liam Antrim; Citizen Science: Shoreline Debris Monitoring
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary , 2016
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2016
  Intertidal Monitoring in 2016
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2016
  2016 Oceanographic Research Moorings
  Kathy Hough, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- 2016 Subtidal Surveys - NOAA Subtidal surveys assess sea otter effects on nearshore habitats
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Greg Williams, NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- E/V Nautilus Explores the Quinault Canyon Rim 2016
  Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA Office of Exploration and Research,
  NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab
  Liam Antrim, Nancy Wright - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Pelagic Seabird Survey 2016
  Marine Bird Surveys in 2016 from NOAA's R/V Tatoosh
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and volunteers
- Rainier Survey of Quinault & Quileute Canyons 2016
  IOCM-OCNMS NOAA Ship Rainier Seafloor Survey 2016
  Nancy Wright - Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Ashley Chappell, Adam Reed - NOAA Integrated Ocean & Coastal Mapping
  Paul Turner – NOAA Office of Coast Survey
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2015
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Washington Coast
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Scientist Ed Bowlby, Liam Antrim, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database 2013-2015
  Heidi Pedersen and Liam Antrim; Citizen Science: Shoreline Debris Monitoring
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013-2015
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2015
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2015
  Kathy Hough and LT Justin Ellis, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- NOAA Subtidal surveys assess sea otter effects on nearshore habitats 2015
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Greg Williams, NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for of Giant's Graveyard, 2014-2015
  Kathy Hough, Justin Ellis, Nancy Wright, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
2014
- Field Report on Intertidal Monitoring 2014
  Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  Melissa Miner, regional MARINe representative
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database 2014
  Heidi Pedersen and Liam Antrim, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2014
  Kathy Hough and LT Justin Ellis, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Multibeam Mapping Survey of Deep Sea Coral Habitat, 2011-2014
  Nancy Wright, OCNMS; Chris Romsos, OSU, College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Washington Coast (Norwegian Point) 2014
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2012
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2013
- Misawa Dock Reconnaissance Seafloor Survey 2013
  George Galasso, Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
- Ground Truth Survey for Quilleute Needles 2013
  Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, Justin Ellis, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2013
  Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
- Unmanned Aircraft for Surveying Marine Wildlife Test Mission 2013
  Ed Bowlby
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary 2013
- Unmanned Aircraft for Surveying Marine Debris Test Mission 2013
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2013
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim and volunteers
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- OCNMS Provides Data for National Marine Debris Database 2013
  Heidi Pedersen and Liam Antrim; Citizen Science: Shoreline Debris Monitoring
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2013
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2012
- Long-term Kelp Monitoring on Washington Coast
  Combined effort
  WA Department of Natural Resources; EcoScan; OCNMS, 2012
- Mussel Watch Phase 1 Sampling Summary and Progress Report 2011/2012
  Jennifer Lanksbury, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Liam Antrim, OCNMS, and Jill Silver, North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), 2012
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Washington Coast (Norwegian Point) 2012
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2012
- Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Marine Mammals within QUTR, 2012
  P.I. Erin Oleson, John Hildebrand
  Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, 2012
- Self-Contained Underwater Video Camera and Recorder Improve Ground Truthing Capability, 2012
  Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS, Jim Luna, Power Tech Inc, Port Angeles, WA
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping and Habitat Classification in Quillayute Needles, 2012
  Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2012
  Liam Antrim, OCNMS, and volunteers
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2012
  Rick Fletcher, Patrick A'Hearn, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Pelagic Seabird Surveys in 2012
  P.I. Liam Antrim, OCNMS, Volunteer Seabird Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
- Monitoring Hypoxia Along the Washington Coast, 2012
  Rick Fletcher, Liam Antrim, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2012
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2011
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for Substrate 2011
  P.I. Dr. C. Goldfinger, Oregon State University; Chief Scientist N. Wright OCNMS
  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2011
- Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities Survey 2011
  Chief Scientist C. E. Bowlby, OCNMS
  NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2011
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping of Oceanographic Mooring Sites 2011
  Chief Scientists Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS; Teacher at Sea Karen Rasmussen
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping for Shipwrecks 2011
  Chief Scientists Nancy Wright, Rick Fletcher, OCNMS; Teacher at Sea Karen Rasmussen
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Pelagic Seabird Surveys in June and July 2011
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Seabird Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Seabird Density Analysis from Ship-based Surveys between 1995-2007, Summary Report 2011
  Jessica Lopez (Nancy Foster Scholar), Ed Bowlby, Nancy Wright, Katie Brenkman
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Norwegian Point 2011
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, WDFW; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Sea Otter Health Survey for the Pacific Nearshore Project 2011
  P.I. James Bodkin, USGS/BRD; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS and Vessel Support Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, 2011
- Field Report 2011 on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Monitoring Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2011
  Chief Scientists Patrick A'Hearn and Ed Bowlby, Vessel Support Rick Fletcher, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2011
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2010
- Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Communities Survey 2010
  Chief Scientist Ed Bowlby
  Coral Reef Conservation Program, 2010
- Mussel Watch, A Biannual Sampling Effort to Continue Long-Term Monitoring of Chemical Contaminants, 2010
  Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2010
- Benthic Invertebrate and Substrate Analysis from the Seaboss Grab 2008, Summary Report 2010
  Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS; Katie Brenkman
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Multibeam Seafloor Mapping of Cape Alava Area 2010
  Scientist Nancy Wright; Volunteers Eric Wilkins, NWIFC, Randall McCoy, LEKT
  NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Pelagic Seabird Survey in October 2010
  PI: Liam Antirm
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Groundtruthing the 2008 Sidescan Survey with Sediment Grabs in 2010
  PI: Nancy Wright
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Field Report on MARINe Intertidal Monitoring 2010
  Chief Scientist Liam Antrim, OCNMS; Volunteer Monitoring Crew
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Oceanographic Research Moorings 2010
  PI: Ed Bowlby, Patrick A'Hearn
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
- Annual Sea Otter Census for Norwegian Point 2010
  P.I. Steve Jeffries, WDFW; Scientist Ed Bowlby, OCNMS
  Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2010
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