All Articles
Paper: Food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in two estuaries in the central Salish Sea
This paper discusses the dietary habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in two estuaries in Puget Sound.
Glaucous-winged gulls as sentinels for ecosystem change
This thesis discusses the Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) as an indicator of ecosystem change in the Salish Sea region.
Geographic and temporal variation in diet of wintering White-winged scoters
White-winged scoters (Melanitta fusca) are a species of sea duck that spend much of their time in northern marine environments. This paper investigates how dietary changes occur in response to changing availability of prey and the effect of those dietary changes on scoter condition and reproductive success, among other variables.
Developing human wellbeing indicators for the Hood Canal watershed
2013 State of the Sound
The 2013 State of the Sound is the Puget Sound Partnership’s third report to the Legislature on progress toward the recovery of Puget Sound by 2020. The document reports on both the status of the Partnership's recovery efforts and the status of a suite of ecosystem indicators.
Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) and prey size
This paper examines the importance of prey size to shifting scoter populations in two bays in north Puget Sound.
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - October 28, 2013
Puget Sound conditions are normalizing after seven months of lower oxygen. Calm, dry, cool, and foggy mornings abruptly changed on October 28 to sun and strong northerly winds. Red-brown blooms and abundant jellyfish in south Puget Sound inlets appeared as we flew to the coast. Blooms were still visible near ocean beaches and inner bays. Grays Harbor had abundant surface debris with green algae in
Brucella pinnipedalis infections in Pacific harbor seals in Washington State
This paper discusses Brucella pinnipedalis infections in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Washington state and transmission to humans and other wildlife. The disease poses a threat to endangered populations and may be exacerbated by organic pollutants.
Newcomb's Littorine Snail (Littorina subrotundata)
This article was originally published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its annual report Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington.
Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus)
This article was originally published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its annual report Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington.