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Mussel Depoylment On Whidbey
November 12, 2023 @ 8:00 PM – November 18, 2023 @ 10:00 PM
Mussel Bagging Shifts have been completed! Thank you to our 52 volunteers who assisted bagging over 10,000 mussels for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Next Steps: Cage Deployment at Night :
- If you are interested in volunteering for a cage deployment between November 12-18th “SignUp Here”
- We need 3 more volunteers for the North Whidbey Forbes Point site.
- All Mussels will be deployed in cages across the Salish Sea.
Sunday, November 12th – Saturday, November 18, 2023
Forbes Point will most likely be between Monday-Friday
Volunteer | Deployment team:
- 1st: Fill out a WDFW volunteer profile here if you have never done so.
- 2nd: Click “SignUp Here” choose which day works best for you for the Forbes Point locations
- 3rd: Log in your VolunteerMatters profile to record your hours. Details below.
Night Time Deployment
- Zero foot tidal height ideal for deployment.
- The earlier the week, the earlier the meet time
- See Deployment protocol below
Parking:
- Held at Penn Cove Mussel Farm which has no parking
- Volunteers must park at the Coupeville Library and meet a transit van for your shift.
What to expect:
- Outdoors at night
- Dress for the weather as it usually rains this time of year
- Wear waterproof washable boots and warm socks
- Read the Deployment Protocol for success
- Log into your VolunteerMatters volunteer profile to add “Mussel Bagging”
- Receive Reminder Emails, plus receive credit for your hours automatically after your shift has ended!
- *Note: Tabitha has manually added all who have signed up prior to 10/24/23.
Whidbey Deployment Sits & Teams
Forbes Point (Navy Base) – 13th, 14th, or 15th
- Allie Hudec (Can support volunteers on Navy Base)
- #2 needed – pick up mussels and equipment from Danielle in Coupeville
- #3 needed
- #4 needed
Penn Cove- November 14th (1 more needed)
- Jamie Hartley – site lead
- Rich Y
- Robert Mariner
- Open(?)
Windjammer- November 14th (FILLED)
- Tabitha Jacobs-Mangfiafico- Site lead
- Joe Mangiafico
- Cynthia Scaringe + 1
- Tracy Braun
- Danielle Nordstorm- WDFW mussels and materials and demonstrator
Possesion Point – November 12th (FILLED)
- PaulBen – site lead
- Kathleen Landel + 1 – Mussels and Equipment pick up from Danielle
- Dave Davis
- Kathryn Tooker
- Parks notified by : Tabitha J.M
The bagged mussels are subsequently distributed to nearly 100 sites across the Puget Sound region and used as part of the stormwater action monitoring.
