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The Squaxin Island tribe is made up of several tribes from Squaxin Island and the surrounding inlets. Although no members of the tribe currently live on Squaxin Island year-round, it unites past and future generations and is still an important destination. The tribal headquarters are located in Kamilche. Squaxin Island Area of Concern: Nearly half of the nearshore habitat in south an...

The Puget Sound Marine Waters 2011 report is now available. The report was produced by the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program and assesses the condition and quality of the waters of Puget Sound. 

In an effort to understand how residents of Puget Sound view social and environmental change in their region, researchers at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collaborated on a public perceptions survey, visualization models, and stakeholder workshops in 2012. The results of their research are available onli...

This page includes links to information for First Nations living along the Salish Sea in Canada. First Nations peoples occupied what is now Canada prior to the arrival of Europeans and Americans, and over 50 cultural groups and unique languages are represented across the country. Cowichan Esquimalt Halalt Homalco Klahoose K'omoks Kwiakah ...

Download a November 2012 assessment of monitoring of viable salmonid population (VSP) criteria. 

This page includes links to information for Native American tribes with tribal lands found within the boundaries of the Puget Sound watershed. Hoh Indian Tribe Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Lummi Indian Tribe Makah Nation Muckleshoot Tribe Nisqually Tribe Nooksack Tribe Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe ...

Seabird populations are declining worldwide. This paper looks at the impact of gillnets on bird populations.

Sediment health in Central Puget Sound has shown a recent steep decline, according to a report by the Washington Department of Ecology. The report compares monitoring data over a ten-year period between 1998/1999 and 2008/2009. Researchers monitored populations of benthic invertebrates, sediment-dwelling organisms that depend on an environment free of pollutants, as part of the Puget ...