Smith Cove
Blue Carbon Pilot Project:

Monitoring Study Request

Port of Seattle
Habitat Restoration

Deep
Subtidal
(kelp)

Shallow
Subtidal
(eelgrass)

Lower
Intertidal
(shellfish)

Upper
Intertidal
(marsh)

Upland
Buffer
(forest)

Project Site
Oysters
Marsh plants
Eelgrass

Bull Kelp

Monitoring Study
• Collect baseline information
• Monitor project effects over time:
- Biological productivity
- Carbon sequestration
- Water chemistry
• Analyze data
• Final report w/ recommendations

Milestones
Funded elements
• Install kelp, eelgrass, shellfish
(2018-2019)
• Install interpretive signage
(2020)
Current request
• Monitoring study
(2019-2023)
Future elements
• Shoreline restoration w/ City of Seattle
(2021)