Puget Soundkeeper Elwha River Tour
…by returning salmon and steelhead. These fish have already been observed in spawning tributaries above the lower dam site. Fish in the Elwha have been bumping their heads against this…
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Broken Fish film highlights the plight of coho salmon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OzQ–isSs&feature=youtu.be “Would you eat fish out of this river?” That’s the opening line of Broken Fish: Collapse of the Coho, a new film from Colby K. Neal and Shihyun Kung….
2020 Projects Funded
…in their home watershed of the Duwamish basin. Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group $6,332 – Skagit Watershed Community Restoration Region: Skagit, Samish, and Sauk watersheds For over two decades, Skagit Fisheries…
Soundkeeper wins important appeal reducing discharge of PCBs to the Duwamish River
…of Health has already issued fish consumption advisories for the Duwamish prohibiting consumption of all resident fish and shellfish. This was based on testing that revealed extremely high levels of…
EPA Reinstates Science-Based Water Quality Standards
…local fish and shellfish. Puget Soundkeeper is pleased that this rule is finalized and based on solid science. But the work to protect Washington’s fishable waters and the communities that…
2019 Projects Funded
…jellyfish, and higher numbers of forage fish. In addition to directly partnering with Northwest Environmental Advocates, project activities will be coordinated with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and the Swinomish…
2017 Projects Funded
…first year of the program, both new arrival groups identified water resources, access to local parks and fishing and shellfish gathering opportunities in our region as topics of most interest….
Now is the time to protect Puget Sound from Atlantic salmon fish farms
…Governor Inslee’s approval. Update February 13, 2018: The House of Representatives intends to vote on a bill that would not phase out net pens, calling instead for further study of…
Environmental groups: Federal government tried to hide serious harm to endangered species from industrial cooling systems
…300 habitats designated as critical to species recovery by the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. “EPA’s actions appear to allow political pressure and magical thinking to…
Aquaculture operation releases 300,000 Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound
…for their negative impact. Intensive farming of these non-native fish in Puget Sound waters poses a tremendous risk to native fish stocks, which include endangered Chinook salmon and steelhead trout….