Salish Sea

  May 2022

Salish Sea Facts

Salish Sea Facts • Shoreline length, including mainland and island shores: 5,850 miles • Number of islands: about 400 • Estuarine waters: 6,874  miles • Watersheds: about 45 • Watershed land area: 124,000 miles • Fraser River freshwater contribution: 50 percent • Strait of Georgia surface area: … Continue reading

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  May 2022

Charting a Hopeful Course for Salish Sea

by Ken Brusic Second of two parts Ginny Broadhurst has a superpower. “My friends and I have a funny conversation sometimes about what’s your superpower,” she said. Her son, Ethan, maintains that a superpower is akin to what one percent … Continue reading

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  May 2022

Reports Show Declining Quality

Three recent reports examine the health of parts or all of the Salish Sea. • “State of the Salish Sea,” May 25, 2021 — Report by the Salish Sea Institute of Western Washington University examines the most pervasive and damaging impacts … Continue reading

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  May 2022

Call to Action

The “State of the Salish Sea” concluded with a Call to Action. Its three authors — Ginny Broadhurst, Natalie Baloy and Kathryn Sobocinski — called for strategic planning, systematic changes in governance, large-scale investment, and significant shifts in our economic … Continue reading

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  March 2021

A New Baby in L Pod

by Center for Whale Research The Center for Whale Research (CWR) is thrilled to confirm that a new calf, L125, has been born into the southern resident killer whale (SRKW) community. Following word that J, K, and L pod were … Continue reading

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  February 2019

Can We Fix Puget Sound’s Beaches?

by Christopher Dunagan Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. Recap of Part 1 If building a new bulkhead has undesirable effects on the Puget Sound ecosystem, then removing old bulkheads should help with the … Continue reading

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  January 2019

Marine Survival New Clues Emerging in Salmon Deaths

by Christopher Dunagan Part 4 Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. An intensive research program in the United States and Canada is studying why so few salmon in the Salish Sea are returning … Continue reading

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  January 2019

Can We Fix Puget Sound’s Beaches?

by Christopher Dunagan Part 1 New numbers show progress in the state’s efforts to remove shoreline armoring, but they don’t tell the whole story. For the second year in a row, more shoreline armoring — such as rock and concrete … Continue reading

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  August 2017

Threats to Eelgrass and Solutions to Preserve and Restore

by Ron Kleinknecht Part 2 Editor’s Note: Part 1 appeared on the front page of the Whatcom Watch June 2017 issue. In Part 1, (1) I made the case that eelgrass (Zostera marina) and other sea grasses are critical to … Continue reading

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  June 2017

Canadian Pipeline Poses Major Threat to Salish Sea

by Fred Felleman and Jamie Stephens This article appeared in Crosscut.com on November 18, 2016. It is reprinted with permission. There is a dichotomy that defines the Salish Sea, the network of waterways that includes Puget Sound, the San Juan … Continue reading

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