Seattle Times

A kayaking scientist maps the impacts of climate change on Puget Sound waterways

A SEATTLE FISH SCIENTIST by the name of Brian Footen arrives at Shilshole Bay on a drab but dry May morning wearing blue cargo shorts, mud-stained hiking boots and a fossil gray Patagonia jacket with ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Appeal Challenges Approval of Puget Sound Fish Farm

SEATTLE— Conservation and environmental groups today appealed a ruling by the King County Superior Court to uphold a state permit allowing Cooke Aquaculture to raise domesticated steelhead in its ...
Seattle Times

How one river in south Puget Sound tells the story of salmon’s plight

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...
The Olympian

There are enough spot shrimp in WA waters for extended fishing. These areas will reopen

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday that several Puget Sound marine areas will reopen for late-season spot shrimp fishing. But shrimpers will only have limited time. The ...
Center for Biological Diversity

Salmon Advocates Challenge Approval of Washington Net Pen Aquaculture

SEATTLE— Conservation and environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging a recent decision by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife permitting Cooke Aquaculture to rear domesticated ...