Ecology’s Water Quality Standards rule is not enough to protect Washington communities
…persist in the environment and build up in humans who eat fish, as well as apex predators like orcas and birds of prey. More than ninety percent of all fish…
…persist in the environment and build up in humans who eat fish, as well as apex predators like orcas and birds of prey. More than ninety percent of all fish…
…fatty tissue, and are still being discharged in waste streams in Washington. PCB’s and Mercury commonly cause fish consumption advisories for most major waterways in our state, and our endangered…
…in hopes of a bite from an ocean-bright fish. A few more fish jump, but no fish are caught today, at least not that we can see. The lower Samish…
…story at KCTS9/Earthfix What’s under the Ballard Bridge? River Snorkel – The Year in Fins The 2012 year end show reel. Fish, fish and more fish! by River Snorkel…
…and hard surfaces when it rains — is especially and tragically toxic to coho salmon. And where the pollution is worst, it kills fish before they can spawn, putting many…
…and salmon returning to the river in danger. The river is a home spring for chinook salmon, which are important to Tribal and non-Tribal fishers alike. The fish also are…
…to imagine that the fish could reproduce somewhere as heavily impacted as Longfellow Creek. You don’t expect to see them engaging in those normal behaviors. But then you see things…
…eagles, and is an important rearing and refuge area for juvenile Chinook salmon. The Suquamish Tribe rightfully harvests fish and shellfish from Sinclair Inlet and nearby Dyes Inlet, and their…
…concern in the ongoing cleanup of the Duwamish River Superfund site and have led to fish consumption warnings and closures. PCBs are also a key threat to Chinook salmon and…