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Species of concern in the Salish Sea
The following list is drawn from a 2016 paper written by Joe Gaydos and Jacqlynn Zier of the SeaDoc Society that discusses the increase in species of concern in the Salish Sea. As of December 1, 2015, there were 125 species at risk in the Salish Sea, more than twice the number of species at risk when the indicator was first established in 2002. The paper was presented at the 2016 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, April 13 - April 15, 2016, Vancouver, BC. Read more and download the paper.
The Salish Sea ranges from the Strait of Georgia and Desolation Sound in Canada to the boundaries of Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. View a map of the Salish Sea watershed.
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Rough-legged Hawk
(Buteo lagopus) -
Rougheye Rockfish
(Sebastes aleutianus) -
Sand-verbena Moth
(Copablepharon fuscum) -
Sandhill Crane
(Grus canadensis) -
Semipalmated Sandpiper
(Calidris pusilla) -
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus) -
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus) -
Shortspine Thornyhead
(Sebastolobus alascanus) -
Sockeye Salmon - Cultus Lake
(Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 7 ) -
Sockeye Salmon - Sakinaw Lake
(Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 8 ) -
Steelhead - Puget Sound
(Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 37) -
Steller Sea Lion
(Eumetopias jubatus) -
Surf Scoter
(Melanitta perspicillata) -
Tiger Rockfish
(Sebastes nigrocinctus) -
Tufted Puffin
(Fratercula cirrhata) -
Tundra Swan
(Cygnus columbianus) -
Walleye Pollock
(Theragra chalcogramma) -
Wandering Tattler
(Tringa incana) -
Western Grebe
(Aechmophorus occidentalis) -
White Sturgeon - Lower Fraser River Population
(Acipenser transmontanus pop. 4) -
White Sturgeon - Middle Fraser River
(Acipenser transmontanus pop. 6) -
White Sturgeon - Nechako River
(Acipenser transmontanus pop. 3) -
White Sturgeon - Upper Fraser River Population
(Acipenser transmontanus pop. 5) -
Widow Rockfish
(Sebastes entomelas) -
Yellow-billed Loon
(Gavia adamsii) -
Yelloweye Rockfish
(Sebastes ruberrimus) -
Yellowtail Rockfish
(Sebastes flavidus)
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- Abarenicola claparedi - (Rough-skinned lugworm)
- Abarenicola pacifica - (Pacific lugworm)
- Abarenicola sp.
- Abies amabilis - (Pacific Silver Fir)
- Abies concolor - (White Fir)
- Abies grandis - (Grand Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies procera - (Noble Fir)
- Abietinaria sp
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External links
- BirdWeb
- Burke Museum
- Native plant list (King County)
- Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in Puget Sound
- Washington Herp Atlas
- Washington Invasive Species Council
- Washington Natural Heritage Program
- Washington Natural Heritage Program species lists
- World Register of Marine Species