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THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE:PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS : 

THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE: PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS “Course project proposal: Future development of Camano Island State Park”

FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK &CAMANO COALITION- CARE: 

FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE “Improving Camano Island State Park through the addition of an SCUBA park and educational program”

INTRODUCTION: 

INTRODUCTION Beaches are Dynamic Littoral Cell Human development Consequences of bluff hardening CARE Friends of Camano Island Parks FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE

SCUBA PARK: 

SCUBA PARK FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE SCUBA Park Educational booth

EDMONDS UNDERWATER PARK: 

EDMONDS UNDERWATER PARK FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE 25,000 divers annually Volunteer maintained All in submerged features donated $2,000 budget

Educational Program: 

Educational Program FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE Activism through education Covered Shelter Geological history Beach processes Best beach practices Biology facts including photos from SCUBA park Show wonders of common sea life Red sea urchin

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: 

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE Protect highly fecund mature groundfish No take area Activism through education

MARINE PROTECTED AREA: 

MARINE PROTECTED AREA FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE Result: More numerous, larger, and more reproductive fish.

REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT: 

REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACT Diving activities are ideal to curiosity and provide information about underwater treasures as well as the local cultural heritage. Important Aspects: Present the underwater ecosystem. Detail the precautions to take when diving. Remain the fragility of the marine environment FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE

LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT : 

LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT Diving spot health inventory and follow-up Mooring buoys should be installed outside of dive area Limit the number of divers Stop diving in over-visited spots Promote the creation of protected areas FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE

COST/ BENEFIT FOR 10 YEARS: 

COST/ BENEFIT FOR 10 YEARS Upfront cost: $15,000 for educational booth $4,000 for equipment Maintence $1,000 year Total cost $26,786.11 based on 3% discount rate for 10 years Benefit 2,000 cars yearly at $3 per car dive fee $6,000 generated annually Total benefit $52,716.66 based on a 3% discount rate for 10 years 1.96 benefit to cost ratio FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE

Why we support this project: 

Why we support this project FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE Camano Islanders Outdoor lovers Part of the states ¼ million divers Water and boat people Write about diving Best option

BIBLIOGRAPHY: 

BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.longitude181.com/charte/charte-en.html www.cev.washington.edu/. ../l_c_gallery.html Arena, Paul T., et al. Shipwrecks as Artificial Reefs: A Comparison of Fish Assemblage Structure on Ships and Their Surrounding Natural Reef Areas Offshore Southeast Florida - Preliminary Results. National Coral Reef Institute, NSUOC. 13 May 2005 <http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/projects/shipwrecks/>. Murray, M., and Ferguson, L., March 1998. Marine Protected Areas in Puget Sound.Vol. 2, pages 201-209. MPA Site Profiles and Appendices. http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2003/Nov03/urchin.htm FRIENDS OF CAMANO ISLAND PARK & CAMANO COALITION- CARE

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Marco Hatch Fred Potter Shayna Martinez-Ernst Stéphanie García-Senín University of Washington Seattle, 2005 PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION