Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
…dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Oceana is rebuilding abundant and biodiverse oceans by winning science-based policies in countries that control one third of the world’s wild fish catch. Puget Soundkeeper:…
…distancing isn’t feasible. Comfortable with handling fish carcasses (with gloves) and dissecting female salmon to check for eggs. In good physical condition. Surveying in Longfellow Creek requires climbing up and…
…illustrates the significant hazard this pollution poses to aquatic life and to the health of Washington citizens, especially Native American peoples, who consume and commercially harvest Waterway fish and shellfish. …
…just 6 miles downstream from its Mt Rainier glacier source. This lawsuit addresses releases of pollutants including heat, sediment, solids, and dead and dying fish. The Puyallup River has a spring Chinook…
Right now, dissolved oxygen levels in many parts of Puget Sound and the rest of the Salish Sea are below the levels needed for fish and other marine life to…
…insidious form of pollution causes blooms that deplete oxygen in our waters, causing dead zones and killing fish. Nitrogen, a nutrient found in human waste, is the primary culprit, and…
…Sound. Greatly expand funding for Chinook habitat recovery including Puget Sound nearshore and riparian (stream) habitat. This is essential for recovering Chinook salmon and the forage fish that feed them….
…birds, mammals, and fish, but also the fishing economies and small towns that rely on tourism and recreation. Our coastal tribes depend on a healthy marine ecosystem for their culture…
…threatens the orcas, but it also threatens the entire food chain. Dangerous contaminants like PCBs present in streams and rivers can kill young fish and impede their ability to survive…
…for Soundkeeper, however. Maintaining water quality that is high enough to swim in, drink and eat fish out of is central to our mission. Helping to share this mission with…