Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - May/June 2019
Warm and dry conditions this spring are predicted to persist into summer, resulting in saltier and warmer than normal Puget Sound water conditions. Early upwelling and a premature melt of the snowpack means nutrient-rich ocean water likely already entered Puget Sound. This sets the stage for a lot of biological activity. From the air, it is obvious that the productive season is in full swing. We saw large algae blooms in Central Sound along with abundant Noctiluca. Huge numbers of anchovies were documented in Case Inlet and other finger inlets in South Sound, attracting hundreds of marine mammals.
| Title | Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report — May and June, 2019 | ||||
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| VIEW NOW: | Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report — May and June 2019 (Number of pages: 42) (Publication Size: 7.74MB)
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| Author(s) | Krembs, Christopher | ||||
| Description | Warm and dry conditions this spring are predicted to persist into summer, resulting in saltier and warmer than normal Puget Sound water conditions. Early upwelling and a premature melt of the snowpack means nutrient-rich ocean water likely already entered Puget Sound. This sets the stage for a lot of biological activity. From the air, it is obvious that the productive season is in full swing. We saw large algae blooms in Central Sound along with abundant Noctiluca. Huge numbers of anchovies were documented in Case Inlet and other finger inlets in South Sound, attracting hundreds of marine mammals. | ||||
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| Contact | Christopher Krembs at 360-407-6675 or EAPPubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | EOPS, marine monitoring, marine waters, aerial observations, Eyes Over Puget Sound, Puget Sound |