Taking on plastic
…toxics may transfer to the organism’s tissues. Separate studies have found microplastics in fish, shellfish, salt, honey, beer, and even drinking water. An international study completed in 2017 found that…
Results for: fish consumption
Salmon Survey Results: 2022
…is lethal to coho and several other species of fish, and sublethal impacts are still being studied. Puget Soundkeeper volunteers look for fish experiencing Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome, or URMS,…
Monitoring and Enforcement
…businesses must take measures to prevent runoff of oil and other hazardous materials into the Sound. We also record wildlife sightings: raptors, nests, dead fish or other dead wildlife. When…
Staff Picks: Books & Documentaries to Inspire Activism
…Ocean Outbreak by Drew Harvell Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor by Hali Felt The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson King of Fish…
Wastewater Pollution
…that are harmful to waterways, people, and fish. The Clean Water Act requires any facility that discharges wastewater directly to surface water to have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit that sets…
2009 Projects Funded
…Communities, Endangered Rivers Project $2,000 — Wild Fish Conservancy, Watertype Assessment in the Pilchuck River Watershed $35,000 — Mid-Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group ($32,868) & Southern California Coastal Water Research…
Mussel Monitoring
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Mussel Watch Program is a biennial community science program. In October, teams of Puget Soundkeeper volunteers install cages of mussels throughout Puget…
Launching a New Project: Salmon & Legacy Tires
…6PPD to tires beginning in the 1960s. It prevents ozonation, but when 6PPD degrades, it creates 6PPD-quinone, a lethally toxic substance for coho salmon and other fish. What are some…
Lost Urban Creeks Students Snorkel for Salmon
…of it and loved swimming with the fish! The weather and water were perfect for floating above the river bed to observe all the fish and benthic invertebrates going about…
Legacy Toxics: What Orcas Can Teach Us About What’s in our Environment
…food source, Chinook salmon, are some of the most polluted mammals and fish in the world. Humans who eat Puget Sound ceremonial, subsistence, and commercial fish and shellfish are exposed…