Find content related to subjects within the social and economic sciences, such as population dynamics, quality of life, fisheries, culture and history of the Puget Sound and Salish Sea ecosystems.
Social Science for the Salish Sea (S4) provides a foundation for future research projects, accessible information for planning or management decisions, and synthesized content to inform ecosystem recovery.
The following descriptions of fishing communities in Puget Sound are taken from the 2007 document NOAA Technical Memorandum: Community Profiles for West Coast and North Pacific Fisheries.
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.
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 Ecosystem Monitoring Project (PSEMP). The report shows that adversely affected invertebrates were found across 28% of the region, compared with 7% ten years prior.
Sediment samples were also tested for 133 different potentially toxic chemicals. Samples revealed an overall increase in low-level toxicity
Vern Morgus remembers the early days of scuba diving in Puget Sound.
The San Juan Islands National Monument was established on March 25, 2013 by the Obama administration.
