Attention
oyster growers!
New booklet out
on Olympias
Washington ’s only native oysters—the Olympias—came
close to extinction in the 1990s, but people throughout Puget
Sound are working hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.
The most visible group leading the effort to restore Olympia
oysters is the Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF). With help
from Washington Sea Grant, PSRF recently published a 12-page
booklet called Reestablishing Olympia Oyster Populations
in Puget Sound. The booklet is a primer for tideland owners
interested in raising their own garden of native Olympias to
help ensure their recovery. Download the booklet from Sea Grant’s
publications page: www.wsg.washington.edu/publications/recent/index.html.
Giving
your aquarium the heave-ho?
Don’t release fish
or plants to the wild!
If you’re getting rid of ornamental fish or
plants, please don’t release them into nearby ponds or
streams. Non-native fish and plants may be wonderful in home
aquariums, but they may cause serious problems when released
or dumped in the wild.
Habitattitude®, a national initiative
developed by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and
others, offers several alternatives to getting rid of aquarium
life. Go to: www.habitattitude.net.
News
to know - Comment on salmon recovery plan by Feb. 27
Regional efforts to save salmon turned another corner in late December 2005
when the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced the public review
period for the Draft Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan, developed in part by
the Puget Sound Action Team. The deadline to comment on the plan is Feb. 27.
The Action Team salutes the Shared Strategy process that brought about this
plan. To learn how you can comment, visit: www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Recovery-Planning
/ESA-Recovery-Plans/Draft-Plans.cfm.
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