Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Tribal Initiatives and Exchange Network Projects 4 th Annual National Information Exchange Network Tribal Users Meeting Albuquerque, New Mexico March 24-25, 2009 Presented by Bruce Jones, SSHIAP Section Manager The NWIFC is primarily a support service organization that provides direct services to its member tribes to assist them in their natural resources management efforts. The NWIFC employs approximately 67 full-time staff members to provide services to member tribes. NWIFC 2 March 24, 2009 NWIFC Member Tribes Are: LummiSquaxin Island MakahSkokomish NooksackQuileute SwinomishSuquamish Upper SkagitPort Gamble SKlallam Sauk-SuiattleJamestown SKlallam StillaguamishLower Elwha Klallam TulalipMuckleshoot PuyallupNisqually QuinaultHoh NWIFC 3 March 24, 2009 The Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program NWIFC 5 March 24, 2009 Questions? Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program What is SSHIAP? Provides GIS technical support Provides a central/regional information coordination function More than GIS! NWIFC 7 March 24, 2009 NWIFC 8 March 24, 2009 Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program Workplan Information Management System development Development of Arc GIS data management system - AquaScape Puget Sound & Washington Coast Geomorphic Nearshore Mapping NWIFC 9 March 24, 2009 Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program Workplan EPA Exchange Network Grant Water Quality Data Exchange Juvenile Salmon Migrant Data Exchange Provide data analysis assistance for the Tribes culvert case, FFR-CWA Assurances, exempt wells, etc NWIFC 10 March 24, 2009 Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program Water Quality Exchange Network Node Deployment of the ambient Water Quality Exchange data flow Intent to provide information to the EPA through the Central Data Exchange NWIFC 11 March 24, 2009 Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program Creating a Collaborative Environmental Data Exchange Network for Puget Sound Partners: PSP, WDOE, WDFW, RCO NWIFC, NMFS Creation of a Juvenile Salmon Migrant Information Additional flow: Restoration-Protection Project Information or Adult Salmon NWIFC 12 March 24, 2009 NWIFC Slide 13 of