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Major ports in Puget Sound: fact sheet
The following fact sheet represents economic and environmental activities of major ports in the Puget Sound region. This is a living document and may be updated as new information becomes available.
Treasure Island soundscape
An audio recording of an early morning soundscape on Treasure Island in Puget Sound.
Report: Sediment quality in Central Puget Sound
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 Sound
Puget Sound Voices: Scuba pioneer
Vern Morgus remembers the early days of scuba diving in Puget Sound.
Paper: The incidental catch of seabirds in gillnet fisheries— A global review
Seabird populations are declining worldwide. This paper looks at the impact of gillnets on bird populations.
Report: Washington State status report for the Killer Whale
This 2004 report looks at the status of Washington's four killer whale populations.
Influence of sex and body mass on harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) diving behavior
A master's thesis prepared at Western Washington University discusses the impact of harbor seals on fish stocks in the San Juan Islands, where the seals are a year-round predator.
Paper: A model approach for estimating colony size, trends and habitat associations of burrow-nesting seabirds
A paper in the May 2013 issue of The Condor [115(2):356–365, 2013] describes a repeatable and statistically robust approach to monitoring burrow nesting seabirds in the Salish Sea and the California Current that can be applied at single- or multi-island scales. The approach can be applied to both relatively common and important members of the seabird community like the Rhinoceros Auklet and to
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - May 20, 2013
After 2-years of conditions favorable for water quality, with colder temperatures and higher oxygen, Puget Sound water conditions are closer to expected again. This year phytoplankton blooms and seasonal oxygen maxima are notable, while extensive Noctiluca blooms showed up early following a period high freshwater inputs and milder weather conditions. The Fraser River sediment influence is very
Report: Washington State Bat Conservation Plan
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently released a Bat Conservation Plan for the 15 species of bats found in Washington State. All but four of these species occur within the greater Puget Sound watershed1, including:
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), California Myotis (Myotis californicus), Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes), Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Keen’s Myotis (Myotis