PORT ANGELES — A lecture and a beach seining will deal with Pacific salmon and the Elwha River Nearshore System this week, with the first this evening.
Both events are free and open to the public.
At 6 p.m. today will be a book reading and discussion at Barhop Brewing and Artisan Pizza, 124 W. Railroad Ave.
Thomas Quinn of the Coastal Watershed Institute and Patagonia will present an informational talk based on the second edition of Quinn’s book, “The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout.”
His topic will be, “Top Ten Things I’d Like to Know About Salmon and Trout.”
Quinn, who holds a doctorate, is a professor at the University of Washington School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences and is a principal researcher for the UW Alaska Salmon Program.
His research in Bristol Bay has helped to reveal many of the patterns and processes in salmon ecology and conservation, according to a news release.
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, Anne Shaffer of the Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI) will lead a beach seining to the west of the Elwha nearshore.
Those interested are to meet at the west delta access site on Place Road.
The group will perform field sampling to document fish use of the estuary. In the process they will observe the beginning of the 2018 Elwha salmon spring.
Organizers urge those interested to wear waders and warm clothes, as attendees will be getting in the water.
CWI leads much of the long-term research and ecosystem restoration along the Elwha nearshore. For more information, visit www.coastalwatershed institute.org, or contact Tony Thomson, at 360-477-3621 or iamtonythom@gmail.com.
