Estuarine Links

About Estuaries, US EPA. Estuaries, their biological components, and their importance.

The Beach and Your Coastal Watershed, US EPA. Beaches and their function within a coastal watershed. Impacts on beaches and EPA's programs to protect beaches.

Estuaries and Your Coastal Watershed, US EPA. Fact sheet on estuaries and their function within a coastal watershed. Information about: impacts on estuaries and overview of EPA's approach to monitoring estuaries.

First Cooperative Systematic Survey in Puget Sound Finds Non-Native Marine Organisms, Washington State Dept. Of Natural Resources. Press release relating the results of a scientific survey in which 39 non-native species were collected and identified in Puget Sound.

Puget Sound: Program Profile, US EPA. Puget Sound's participation in EPA's National Estuary Program. Major habitat types, endangered and threatened species, work plans and maps.

Nearshore Environment Links

Nearshore Waters and your Coastal Watershed, US EPA. Nearshore habitats, their function. Partnerships between EPA and other agencies and organizations for programs on the nearshore.

Puget Sound - Georgia Basin International Task Force, Puget Sound Action Team. A 5-year review of the activities of the Task Force (pdf).

Salmon Links

Wild Salmon: Our Precious Natural Resource, Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife. Spawning basics. Coho, Chum, Sockeye and Pink Salmon.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northwest Region Habitat Conservation Division. Habitat Conservation Division's work to preserve salmonid species in the Northwest.

How You Can Help Salmon, King County, Washington. Individual actions, volunteer opportunties, public input.

Additional Policy Guidance on Deferred Issues Concerning Wild Salmonid Policy, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. A guide to complying with the State Fish and Wildlife Department's 1997 Wild Salmonid Policy.

Endangered Species: Tri-County Response, King County, Washington. A letter from Ron Sims on the proposed federal listing of Puget Sound Chinook under the Endangered Species Act.

Salmon Information Center, Tri-County ESA Response Effort. A central source for information about salmon and the ESA.

Washington Sea Grant Program Publications, Washington Sea Grant Program. A listing of all publications from the Washington Sea Grant Program.