Populated Puget Sound sees stark shifts in marine fish species Date: May 8, 2015 Source: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Summary: The most populated areas of Puget Sound have experienced striking ...

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

NOAA, in an analysis of the Puget Sound's fish-farming facilities, claims they are not likely to be the single cause of the extinction of Chinook salmon.

Beginning next month, fishing is banned for all rockfish from southern Puget Sound to the Canadian border. And anglers seeking other species will no longer be allowed to fish in waters deeper than ...

News; Washington; Two new shark species are moving into Puget Sound: ‘They’re not supposed to be here’ July 31, 2024 Updated Wed., July 31, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. A broadnose sevengill shark at ...

SEATTLE — For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined ...

Killer whales in Puget Sound may be designated as new species of orca. Published: Mar. 28, 2024, 3:00 p.m. By . ... just like the residents’ emphatic dietary rule of eating only fish.

Here's what that could mean for Puget Sound in the long run. ... Researchers in 2019 began carefully slicing open the bellies of eight species of fish including herring, hake, ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed recreational and non-tribal commercial salmon fishing in Puget Sound, after the state and tribes failed to come to an agreement over annual ...

The recent findings bring the number of known shark species in Puget Sound to 11. “Sharks have been in Puget Sound for millions of years. They are a sustained presence and a sign of a healthy ...

The most populated areas of Puget Sound have experienced striking shifts in marine species, with declines in herring and smelt that have long provided food for other marine life and big increases ...