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The State of the Sound
Scott Redman
Puget Sound Action Team
February 5, 2003
Marine Water and
Nearshore
Successes & Challenges
My thesis –We, the people of Puget Sound:
• Recognize the beauty and bounty of Puget Sound
• Expect much of the Sound
• Can behave and invest to protect, restore, and sustain Puget Sound
Puget Sound• Diverse environments for
people, fish, wildlife, and plants
– Nearshore• river mouth estuaries
• shorelines
– Open marine waters• bays and inlets
• larger basins
• Homes• Agriculture• Forestry• Recreation
• Industry and commerce
• Homes• Recreation
Shellfish Harvesting
Source: Washington Department of Health
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Ac
res
Approved or Conditionally Approved
Restricted or Prohibited
Puget Sound Commercial ShellfishAcres Available for Harvest
During 2000-01:• Net upgrade of 691 acres.
Minimize nutrient and pathogen pollution
• Manage dairy nutrients
• Protect and restore shellfish growing waters
• Operate and maintain on-site sewage systems
• Permit municipal and industrial discharges
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
-6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90
Months Post Cap Initiation
Od
ds
Ra
tio
/ R
isk
Fa
cto
r
May2001
start ofcapping
(Sept 93)
end ofcapping(Mar 94)
1983-85(estimated)
Liver lesions in English sole at Eagle Harbor
Minimize toxic pollution• Care for and minimize
household hazardous waste
• Manage pests appropriately
• Prevent and respond to spills
• Clean up contaminated sediment
• Permit municipal and industrial discharges
Protect and restore shorelines and estuaries
• Manage our shorelines
• Decide where and how to grow
• Conserve and restore key processes and features
0
50
100
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
Per
cen
t S
paw
nin
g P
ote
nti
al North
South
Decline in Spawning Potential of Copper Rockfish
(Strait of Juan de Fuca)
(Whidbey Bas in, Central Puget Sound, Hood Canal)
Source: Washington Departm ent of Fish and Wildlife, 2001
nodata
Conserve and restore biological populations & communities
• Minimize threats from nuisance species
• Manage harvests, including by reserves
• Protect representative habitats
The Nature Conservancy: Conservation by Design
Setting PrioritiesEcoregional Plans
Measuring Success
Developing StrategiesSite Conservation Plans
Taking Action
• The Nature Conservancy’s Ecoregional Plan
Sustaining Puget Sound
• Do no harm – best practices– On the land (other sessions)
– On the water & shores
• Conserve and restore processes, functions, and features