Meetings and Events
Marine Resources Committee Meetings
NEW MEETING DATE
The monthly MRC meetings have been changed to the first Thursday
of every month from 6 to 8pm. The meetings will be held at the Whatcom
County Civic Center Building Second Floor Conference Room at 322 N. Commercial
Street, Bellingham unless otherwise noted. The public is always
welcome.
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2008 Meetings (Summary) January 3 (Summary) February 7 (Summary) March 6 (Agenda) April 3 (Agenda) May 9 (Note: special date) () June 5 () July 3 () September 4 () October 2 () November 6 () December 4
2007 Meetings (Summary) January 4 (Summary) February 1 (Summary) March 1 (Summary) April 5 (Summary) May 3 (Summary) June 7 (Agenda) July 5 (meeting cancelled) (Summary) August 2 (Summary) September 6 (Summary) October 4 (Summary) November 1 (Summary) December 6
2006 Meetings (Summary)
January 5 |
2006 Meetings (pending) 2005 Meetings (Zip File) 2004 Meetings (Zip File) 2003 Meetings (Zip File) 2002 Meetings (Zip File) |
For meeting summaries from previous years, please contact the Whatcom County Public Works-Stormwater Division at (360) 715-7450
Northwest Straits Commission Meetings
The Northwest Straits Commission provides guidance and offers resources to the marine Resources committees (MRCs), with the goal of mobilizing science to focus on key priorities and coordinating regional priorities for the ecosystem. The Commission serves as a sort of "board of directors" for the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative. Its members represent each of the MRCs, tribes, the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team and additional appointments by the Governor. NWSC meetings are held on the last Friday of each month from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in different counties. The public is welcome to attend.
Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committees Meetings
Drayton Harbor
and Portage Bay Shellfish Protection Districts
The purpose
of establishing a shellfish protection district is to create a forum to
address point and non-point sources of pollution that may be affecting
water quality over the shellfish beds, with the intent of developing strategies
to help restore the areas for shellfish harvesting. The advisory committees,
consisting of nine members, are comprised of local citizens and local governments
with an interest in helping to improve the water quality of the harbor
and the entire shellfish district. The ultimate goal of the committee is
to make improvements to the water quality of the shellfish district to
enable the shellfish beds to be re-classified to an approved status.
The ACs function in an advisory capacity, helping to identify possible pollution sources and making recommendations as to courses of action to be taken to correct these problems. The implementing agencies associated with the shellfish district deal with initiating corrective action and with regulatory/enforcement issues associated with water quality concerns.
The Drayton Harbor AC meetings are held monthly at the Blaine Marina and Portage Bay AC meetings are held monthly at the Ferndale Public Library.
