Not even a full month after Washington Governor Jay Inslee banned Atlantic salmon farming from state waters, British Columbia government officials began taking similar actions. Fish farm licenses are expiring in British Columbia (B.C.), and to protect wild salmon stocks...
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By Brianna King We Pacific Northwest boaters share the local waterways with some of the planet’s most amazing mega-beasts: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). Our relationship with these animals is dynamic, as are their often migratory lives. A few years...
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has implemented a voluntary no-go zone (no boating area) on the western edge of San Juan Island to protect the diminishing southern resident killer whale populations. The no-go zone will extend from...
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Marine areas 11 and 13 will remain closed for recreational, commercial, and tribal crabbing this summer, announced the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Marine Area 11 includes Tacoma and Vashon Island and Area 13 is South Puget Sound....
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A sailor transiting from Puget Sound to Hawaii might not even notice it with a naked eye, but the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is undeniably on the route and growing. Caught in the North Pacific Gyre is an area...
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Lawmakers from the Washington State Senate passed House Bill 2957, which bans Atlantic salmon net-pen farming in Washington by the year 2025. The bill was passed 31-16 after a long fight on the Senate floor. Opponents of the bill attached...
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The beginning of March is widely regarded as the start of gray whale season here in the Pacific Northwest, with Puget Sound acting as a prime viewing location. Grays hold a special place in the fabric of Pacific Northwest culture,...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is finishing its clean-up of an oil spill on the Columbia River first reported on January 18, 2018 near the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Washington. The source of the oil was at first unknown; dangerous...
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Massive flooding destroyed lots of property in Houston, Texas – but the worst damage has been to the the U.S.territory of Puerto Rico, where significant portions of the island are still without power months later. The National Centers for...
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Turns out, the solution to microplastics pollution may come down to everyday folks like us, and boaters can lead the charge. What are microplastics, anyway? Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than 5mm (0.2”) long that are harmful to our...
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