Olympia Lecture: Water We Up To? The New Science of Washington’s Aquatic Reserves

Austin Greene leads a team of scientists and technicians working to better understand the unique habitats on eight Aquatic Reserves in Washington and the impacts challenging the future of these ecosystems. In this presentation Austin will highlight some of the new methods being used to study aquatic lands on Reserves including a robotic surface vessel for mapping marine plants, underwater camera systems, autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) and more. Preliminary results from select projects will be presented alongside an overview of upcoming research on Aquatic Reserves and the program’s value as a professional development experience for young scientists.