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Marilyn Latta North Bay Watershed Association Novato, CA June 3, 2011

San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project. Marilyn Latta North Bay Watershed Association Novato, CA June 3, 2011. Objectives of Subtidal Goals Report Regional 50-year vision to improve subtidal habitats Non-regulatory, interagency, collaborative approach

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Marilyn Latta North Bay Watershed Association Novato, CA June 3, 2011

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  1. San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project Marilyn Latta North Bay Watershed Association Novato, CA June 3, 2011

  2. Objectives of Subtidal Goals Report Regional 50-year vision to improve subtidal habitats Non-regulatory, interagency, collaborative approach Science goals to address data gaps Protection goals to maintain quality and function Specific restoration targets based on phased approach Audience: Resource managers, academics, non-profits, etc.

  3. Ecosystem Services Definition: The benefits people derive, either directly or indirectly, from ecosystem functions (e.g., harvest, sense of place, recreation, visual aesthetics, nutrient cycling, primary production) Ecosystem services identified for the SF Bay Subtidal Goals Project include only those that are not directly extractive or destructive of habitat.

  4. Project Vision • Achieve a net improvement of the San Francisco Bay’s subtidal ecosystem over the next 50 years through restoration, science, and protection. • To achieve this improvement, the project proposes: • Increasing the quantity of desired but currently limited habitats; • Emphasizing support of native species; • Increasing our understanding of the physical and biological • processes that affect subtidal habitats and species.

  5. Guiding Principles • Subtidal and intertidal habitats • Precautionary approach • Science, restoration, protection • Avoids prioritization of habitats • Adaptive management approach • 10 year review in 2020

  6. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Rock Habitats Artificial Structures Soft substrate: sand Macroalgal Beds Photo credits: www.bluewaterimages.com Shellfish Beds Soft Substrate:Mud/ shell mix

  7. Subtidal Habitat Conceptual Models Science Goals and Research Questions Wim Kimmerer

  8. Consultant Projects • Stressor Narrative Papers • Andrew Cohen, San Francisco Estuary Institute • Eelgrass Recommendations Report • Katharyn Boyer, SFSU • Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, UW • Shellfish Recommendations Report • Chela Zabin, UC Davis, SERC • Ted Grosholz, UC Davis • Subtidal Economic Evaluation Report • Battelle • Creosote and Artificial Structures Assessment • San Francisco Estuary Institute

  9. GIS Maps Being Produced • Subtidal Habitat Types • Habitat Stressors • Informed Siting of Projects

  10. Examples of Goals • Science Goals • Develop mechanisms to adapt to climate change. • Understand the factors controlling the development of oyster beds. • Determine suitable methods for protecting mudflats and beaches. Protection Goals • Protect existing eelgrass habitat through no net loss to existing beds. • Consider the potential ecological effects of contaminated sediments when developing, planning, designing and constructing restoration projects or other projects that disturb sediments.

  11. Restoration Goals • Focus on quantifiable • and regionally-specific targets • Increase native eelgrass within 8,000 acres of potential suitable subtidal area through a phased pilot project approach. • Promote pilot projects to remove artificial structures and creosote pilings at targeted sites, in combination with Living Shoreline techniques. • Reduce habitat fragmentation and increase connectivity across upland, intertidal, and subtidal habitats.

  12. Cross-Habitat Goals Climate Change Invasive Species Oil Spill Marine Debris Public Education Integration Subtidal-Wetland Design Integration Living Shorelines

  13. Intrinsic Subtidal Connection to Wetlands

  14. Transition Zones on Both Edges Upland transition Subtidal transition Wetland edges: sand bars, shell beds, kelp and eelgrass fringe, rocky intertidal

  15. Living Shorelines: A soft bioengineering approach

  16. Living Shorelines: Issues for study in SF Bay • Scale: what acreage is needed to slow wave action? • Suitability: must be matched to site conditions • Permitting: fill considerations in the subtidal zone • Monitoring: functional connections between habitats • Pilot: test effectiveness thru experimental designs Katharyn Boyer, SFSU Robert Abbott, Environ

  17. Products • Subtidal Habitat Goals Report • Web Accessible Information: • Full Goals Report • All Appendix Reports • Habitat Information • Interactive Mapping Tool • News and Updates

  18. Thank You Marilyn Latta, Project Manager Subtidal Habitat Goals Project State Coastal Conservancy 510.286.4157 mlatta@scc.ca.gov

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