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Coho salmon and estuary use in Puget Sound

The following article describes how both adult and juvenile bull trout use estuaries in Puget Sound and includes text from two previously published overviews on the subject by University of Washington biologist Thomas P. Quinn.
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Chinook salmon and estuary use in Puget Sound

The following article describes how both adult and juvenile Chinook salmon use estuaries in Puget Sound and includes text from two previously published overviews on the subject by University of Washington biologist Thomas P. Quinn.
A fish with many small dark spots and pink and grey coloring lying on its side in shallow water.

Steelhead trout and estuary use in Puget Sound

The following article describes how both adult and juvenile steelhead trout use estuaries in Puget Sound and includes text from two previously published overviews on the subject by University of Washington biologist Thomas P. Quinn.
Dolphin leaping out of the water.

Common bottlenose dolphin

Although rare in the Salish Sea, bottlenose dolphins are among the best-studied marine mammals in the world. Sightings of live and stranded animals have been increasing in local waters for the past two decades.
Two Bryde's whales surfacing together, showing their dorsal fins and backs above the water.

Bryde’s whale

Bryde’s whales are rarely seen in the Salish Sea, preferring warmer waters, but at least three have been documented here since 2010.
Collage of photos of a flat fish on sand, a salmon swimming, and a crab on a rock.

New Puget Sound study examines when and where aquatic species may be deprived of oxygen

The project relies on the Salish Sea Model plus new information about the oxygen needs of various species to pinpoint danger areas.
Three people setting crab traps in shallow mudflats.

Ten years of confronting a costly green crab invasion in Puget Sound

Crab Team members maintain a massive surveillance program to track the population’s advance, while researchers probe the inner workings of the invasive species.
Group of seven people gathered on a tidal flat or salt marsh area examining crab traps, with mountains and water visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Genetics unlock mystery of green crab invasion

Their genetic makeup, shaped through history, has given European green crabs remarkable advantages over native species.
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Wildlife refuges on the Olympic Peninsula under new, old management

In August 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe signed an agreement to become co-managers of two national wildlife refuges in the Puget Sound region. It was the first agreement of its kind in the state, and since that time, the tribe has been leading site operations at Dungeness Spit and Protection Island, greeting visitors, fixing roads, and hosting scientists
Two whales at ocean surface, one spouting water from blowhole, creating splash in blue water.

Baird’s beaked whale

The largest of the beaked whales, Baird’s beaked whales can grow to a length of nearly eleven meters and weigh nearly twelve thousand kilograms. Due to their preference for deeper waters, Baird’s beaked whales are somewhat rare in the Salish Sea with sightings mostly confined to the recovery of stranded animals.