Marine waters 2013 report for Puget Sound now available
New! The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program has released its overview of Puget Sound water conditions for 2013. Some highlights: atypical weather may have caused unusual phytoplankton blooms. Surface water (0-50 m) was "warmer than normal from January to June and cooler than normal late in 2013." Shellfish bed closures due to contaminants were at normal levels, but there were no reported illnesses from biotoxins in shellfish. No fish kills from dissolved oxygen were reported in Hood Canal.
New! The Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program has released its overview of Puget Sound water conditions for 2013. Some highlights: atypical weather may have caused unusual phytoplankton blooms. Surface water (0-50 m) was "warmer than normal from January to June and cooler than normal late in 2013." Shellfish bed closures due to contaminants were at normal levels, but there were no reported illnesses from biotoxins in shellfish. No fish kills from dissolved oxygen were reported in Hood Canal. Read the full report.
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