Projects in Clallam and Jefferson counties have been awarded $2.1 million as part of a state Department of Fish and Wildlife and state Recreation and Conservation Office program. In total, the ...

The Squaxin Island zone is the first habitat identified under the Statewide Kelp Forest and Eelgrass Meadow Health and Conservation Plan.

Puget Sound orca pod threatened by salmon decline The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species.

Two key marine species in Puget Sound have become symbols of resilience, thanks to Kitsap-based recovery programs and a senior at Bainbridge High School. Efforts to restore bull kelp and pinto abalone ...

A plan to create artificial reefs in Puget Sound using automotive tires was created by Washington's Department of Natural Resources.

A plan to create artificial reefs in Puget Sound using automotive tires was created by Washington's Department of Natural Resources. More than 100,000 tires from failed reef plan are coming out of ...

Recent discoveries of two new shark species in Puget Sound have sparked public interest and may encourage greater conservation efforts.

A team of researchers in Washington state were surprised after they recently caught a young broadnose sevengill shark in Puget Sound — a species that normally gives birth further south ...

For the first time, researchers have documented that the broadnose sevengill shark, and the soupfin shark, which is a critically endangered species, are present in Puget Sound, which is in the ...

Animals Oregon researchers document 2 shark species for first time in Puget Sound Researchers discovered broadnose sevengill shark and the critically endangered soupfin shark near Olympia.

Researchers hope that documenting two species of shark reminds people of their presence and role in Puget Sound's ecosystem.