One year later: Understanding last year’s heat dome, and its toll on countless shellfish

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As extreme heat grips the Pacific Northwest, it’s hard to forget the record-setting heat dome that struck the region on this same week one year ago. FOX13

While the immediate effects included human loss and wildfires, scientists working beaches throughout British Columbia and"It just hit us; this was more intense than normal," explained Wendel Raymond, the lead author of aThe paper, just published in the Journal of Ecology, describes a perfect storm—the lowest tides of the year, paired with a rare heat event, baking tens of thousands of shellfish.

Quintasket said the initial reaction to forecasts was a concern for human life, but as marine life died off on Swinomish beaches, the concern shifted to shellfish. Marine life are akin to relatives in the water – as such, Swinomish people are stewards of that land. It’s why the tribe put out a climate change plan in 2007, far before non-tribal governments were adapting such plans. Quintasket said the path forward must be one of adaptation, so that they don’t lose their livelihood or way of life.

Barber serves as the senior shellfish biologist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. According to her, some beaches proved to be resilient, despite being surrounded by high-mortality event areas.

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