Water Quality Monitoring and Bay Ecology

Humboldt Baykeeper is working on building partnerships with many of the groups, agencies, and institutions currently conducting monitoring around Humboldt Bay. An effort is underway to convene a meeting of all interested parties to develop a comprehensive, collaborative monitoring plan for Humboldt Bay that will provide a central clearinghouse for all data generated about the ecology of Humboldt Bay. Humboldt Baykeeper hopes to coordinate this effort and assist in filling the data gaps that are identified in the process.

Humboldt Baykeeper has recently become a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Estuarine Restoration (SACER), and will be active in developing, prioritizing, and implementing restoration projects around the Bay.

Humboldt Baykeeper has partnered with the local Wiyot Tribe in assisting with the tribe's water quality monitoring program. The tribe recently re-acquired a sacred site (Indian Island) that is located in Humboldt Bay. Humboldt Baykeeper is using its patrol boat to assist the tribe in getting to the sampling sites, and in turn will be able to share the data gathered and the equipment used for Baykeeper monitoring program needs.

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