Every two years the Puget Sound Partnership produced a report on the overall health of Puget Sound. The reports provide easy-to-understand data on environmental issues with the Sound, as well as progress that state agencies and other partners are making to protect and improve the Sound.
The reports also give analysis on the status and trends of issues such as water quality, habitat and species. In addition the reports make recommendations about future actions designed to bring the Sound back to a healthy level. The most recent report, 2007 State of the Sound, documents problems with fresh and marine water quality, toxic contaminants in fish and wildlife, increasing impervious surfaces and ongoing loss of habitats. These problems are reflected in the precarious health of orcas, salmon and marine birds, and resulted in the first-ever consumption advisory for Puget Sound Chinook in 2006.
This report is based on a more technical report called the “2007 Puget Sound Update"
| Download Full Document | PDF (47 MB) |
| Download the State of the Sound by section: |
| Executive summary / report card | PDF |
| Introduction | PDF |
Water quality | PDF |
| Habitat | PDF |
| Species | PDF |
| Climate | PDF |
| Conclusion | PDF |
| Acknowledgments / Guide to Terms | PDF |
STATE OF THE SOUND NEWS
01.16.07 New report shows continuing troubles in Puget Sound
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If you would like a print version of these reports, contact info@psp.wa.gov, (800) 54-SOUND, or for TDD call (800) 833-6388.
