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September 29, 2026
"> Regulatory efforts to confront low-oxygen problems in Puget Sound have turned toward sewage treatment plants, as the Washington Department of Ecology proceeds to reissue operational permits, some ahead of the normal five-year schedule. Excess nitrogen has been found to contribute to low-oxygen problems in Puget Sound, and computer models have identified locations where reducing nitrogen […]
August 20, 2026
"> UW Puget Sound Institute is excited to continue the Science of Puget Sound Water Quality workshop series, which explores emerging science and insights to help protect water quality in Puget Sound. Join us for a workshop on how warming waters and low oxygen may impact habitat for Dungeness crabs, English sole, and Chinook salmon. Since […]
July 27, 2026
"> Pending one final check, it appears that this year’s census of the endangered southern resident killer whale population will show a positive increase of two orcas — an annual increase equaled only four times in the past 20 years. The Center for Whale Research, which conducts the annual census, needs one more encounter with a […]
July 6, 2026
"> By Eric Wagner A few weeks ago, biologists with the Australian Antarctic Program published a study on bioRxiv, a preprint service that allows scientists to share their work before it has been peer-reviewed. The study was titled, “Mass mortality of southern elephant seals during multi-species outbreak of HPAI H5N1 on sub-Antarctic Heard Island.” In it, the […]
June 26, 2026
"> Environmental social science is the study of how people and ecosystems shape each other. Often seen as useful but rarely as essential, it has long played a supporting role in ecosystem recovery. A new introduction to a special issue of Coastal Management, written by Sara Jo Breslow and thirteen co-authors, argues that this position is […]
June 23, 2026
"> The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, June 30 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Enhancement of Pacific salmon stocks through the use of hatchery production is one approach to support vulnerable stocks and harvest. Integrated hatcheries support these goals by adding artificial spawning habitat to natural habitats, which produces elevated egg-to-release survival […]
May 15, 2026
"> Thanks to all who attended Seabirds Live! on May 13th at the University of Washington Tacoma. We are grateful to Eric Wagner, Peter Hodum, and Jeff Rice for such a memorable evening — and to our sponsors: University of Washington Tacoma, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington Press, and King’s Books in Tacoma. The event featured […]
May 6, 2026
"> Researchers from all over the world come together at the University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories to ask and study questions about marine science and engineering. This summer, two UW Tacoma undergraduates will join them as part of a full immersion research experience that offers one-to-one guidance from marine scientists. The internship
March 24, 2026
"> What can one of the world’s largest gatherings of rhinoceros auklets tell us about the health of the Salish Sea? Get the inside scoop on the remote and often enigmatic seabirds of Protection and Destruction Islands. Author Eric Wagner will be on stage with seabird biologist Peter Hodum for a live conversation on May 13 […]
March 24, 2026
"> The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, April 14 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Join Gary Shigenaka and Alan Mearns (NOAA, retired) to explore more than three decades of shoreline photo-monitoring after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Using standardized photo points and percent-cover estimates, they track multi-decade changes in foundational intertidal species […]