Protecting & Preserving Puget Sound
…into Puget Sound. Sewage contains bacteria and other pathogens that threaten shellfish beds, animal life, and public health, especially in communities that subsist on local fish. Within No Discharge Zone…
Photo by Tara Hosking Join Puget Soundkeeper, Seal Sitters, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a City Nature Challenge at Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint Park in West…
…and salmon from plastic pollution and provide young people with a better future. “Plastic pollution and microplastics are harming our environment, our marine wildlife, and bodies. For context, since 1983,…
…social 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…
Plastic and other forms of manufactured solid waste are a real problem for our waterways. More than just unsightly, marine debris creates problems for fish and wildlife. Through ingestion, strangulation,…
…and dying fish, sediments, oils, greases, lubricants, and any other pollutants. If the Court approves the settlement, Electron Hydro will have to apply to the Washington Department of Ecology [Ecology]…
Puget Soundkeeper is looking for volunteers for this year’s Mussel Monitoring! What is Mussel Monitoring? Mussel Monitoring is a regional study coordinated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife that…
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…
…(if known) Resources at Risk (optional) (shoreline, birds, mammals, fish, water quality) Weather Conditions (optional) (i.e. sunny, cloudy, raining, windy, snowing, etc.) Please include any photos or documents supporting your…
…fish catch. Puget Soundkeeper: Puget Soundkeeper’s mission is to protect and enhance the waters of Puget Sound for the health and restoration of our aquatic ecosystems and the communities that…