Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
This makes Washington state the first place in the world to successfully implement a ban on all new commercial net pens, and ...
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Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas
The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...
Orca advocates beg for solutions as salmon shortage threatens whale population
Orca advocates are begging federal leaders to help keep the Puget Sound’s Southern Residents alive. Advocates say the Federal ...
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Canadian documentary ‘Coextinction’ explains why orcas in the Puget Sound are starving — and the dams that need to come down to feed them
UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...
They look like whips and can grow up to a foot a day. Will Tacoma’s bull kelp go legit?
Bull kelp provides food and shelter for salmon, Southern Resident orcas, sunflower stars, pinto abalone, rockfish, harbor ...
Salmon fishing therapy at Puget Sound helps veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress
Popular for boating and fishing, the waters also produce healing, calming waves for veterans and service members at the ...
Orcas spotted swimming in Seattle’s Elliott Bay
Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about these pods. They’re killer Biggs, not the endangered Southern ...
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Washington’s struggle: How far-too-slow salmon recovery impacts Orcas like Tahlequah | Opinion
the largest and fattiest salmon available. But, Puget Sound Chinook have been listed as “threatened” on the Endangered Species List since 1999, as have the Lower Columbia Chinook. Snake River ...
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To save orcas, focus on efforts in Puget Sound, not Snake River
What scientific proof do we have that this will help? Are there tagged Snake River salmon swimming in Puget Sound? Let’s face it our southern resident orcas are swimming through polluted waters ...