Topic: Seyk-Soh (Marine Shellfish): Adaptation Strategies

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Yurok Tribe

Conduct public outreach about sustainable harvesting practices.

Yurok Tribe

Educate and manage recreation users to decrease tide pool souvenir hunting and trampling impacts (Hutto et al. 2015).

Yurok Tribe

Increase more widespread and timely availability of public notices/information about detected toxins in pee’-eeh.

Yurok Tribe

Need ordinances and enforcement against unsustainable harvesting practices, such as stripping entire pee’-eeh beds.

Yurok Tribe

Restrict amount of waste and non-point source discharges flowing down river and into the ocean.

Yurok Tribe

Proactively protect and secure higher elevation rocky shore habitat for seyk-soh to migrate to in response to sea level rise...

Yurok Tribe

Work to re-establish kelp & sea grass beds to protect existing shorelines and reduce wave effects & sand erosion.

Yurok Tribe

Investigate habitat needs and methodologies to restore native oyster populations.

Yurok Tribe

Develop community clam gardens at a Yurok significant site to increase clam productivity and enhance ecosystem health that supports all...

Yurok Tribe

Consider developing access to alternative sites for seyk-soh harvesting based on sea level rise scenarios.

Yurok Tribe

Use tribal knowledge to teach about when and how to harvest seyk-soh.

Yurok Tribe

Utilize Local Environment Observation (LEO) Yurok Hub to track, monitor, and archive changes in the environment.