SoS - Agency Partnerships Initiative
Salmon Data Access Working Group:
Meeting 3: Juneau, AK, November 2, 2010
ADF&G Headquarters
Join us for the third Salmon Data Access Working Group Meeting. We've partnered with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game's Computer Information group at the Commercial Fish Division. They're holding their annual IT conference and we get to be a part of it. It's a great chance to learn more about data management, web application development, and much more from folks in Alaska as well as afar.
RSVP
There's no registration fee to attend. However, it's handy for organizers to know how many chairs will be needed so please let us know if you are attending.
The formal SalDAWG meeting is on Tuesday, November 2nd only; however, the ADF&G’s IT conference is open to SalDAWGers on Monday as well.
And if you’re a fisheries fan, the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting is in town this week too. It runs from Wednesday through Friday, just down the street from our gathering. Registration is required at the AK AFS meeting; please see their website for more information.
View the latest draft agenda for each day in the calendar below:
| MON Nov. 1 |
TUES Nov. 2 |
WED Nov. 3 |
THURS Nov. 4 |
FRI Nov. 5 |
| ADF&G IT Conference (open to SalDAWGers) FREE (PDF agenda) |
SalDAWG & ADF&G IT Conference FREE (PDF agenda) |
AK Chapter of AFS Annual Mtg | ||
Remote Connection Available
Can't be in Juneau?
Meeting available by registration via WebEx: http://dfgdcf.webex.com
And teleconference: 800-315-6338 PIN: 4753
Note: You must register for the meeting in advance at WebEx. Attendance is limited to 25 people. Instructions on pre-registering at WebEx are here.
Visiting Juneau
Recommended accommodations:
See also: Juneau Convention and Visitors Bureau
Project Overviews
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
We're working with the ODFW Research Lab in Corvallis to create the ODFW Salmon & Steelhead Recovery Tracker, a database and web site designed to:
• Make it easier for ODFW staff to report on their progress towards meeting salmon conservation goals.
• Provide public access to frequently requested data and information on salmon and aquatic habitat.
While the site is currently focused on coastal Coho, there is strong interest in expanding the site's geographic and taxonomic scope to reach statewide.
Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP)
SoS is partnered with PNAMP to create an online forum for capturing and reviewing best available methods for monitoring aquatic habitat and species. We are developing a user friendly web-based tool that reflects the unique environs driving the formulation, testing, and endorsement of field techniques. We expect this work to accelerate agency adoption of standards and improve the power of resulting observational data to tell dependable stories about the health of our environment.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
We have initiated a novel partnership between the WDFW and the NCEAS at UC Santa Barbara that's designed to significantly advance the management community's handling of salmon population data by bringing in techniques and expertise from the pioneering field of ecoinformatics.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
We're working with DFO staff at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo to develop a summarized catch and escapement data set by Conservation Unit (CU) to:
• Ensure DFO researchers have ready access to standard, core information needed to assess biological status of CUs.
• Establish the groundwork for eventual public access to escapement, catch rate, and CU status information in BC and Yukon.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ADFG's Copper River and Prince William Sound Commercial Fisheries office is working with us to develop databases and web applications to:
• Make it easier for ADF&G area managers to enter, edit, retrieve, and analyze escapement and biological data.
• Provide public access to frequently requested data and information.