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A major cleanup in Port Gamble Bay will launch in the coming weeks and months.

The stunning transformation of a toxic old mill site in Anacortes is getting some well-deserved attention, and not just from community members.

Information to provide your photos of King Tides along Washington's shorelines.

Let’s be clear. Ocean acidification is real. Determining the causes, impacts, and identifying potential solutions are high priorities for our agency and the state.

We stopped using polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 35 years ago, yet it continues to contaminate almost every water body in Washington.

State marine scientists collaborated to install a high-tech water monitoring sensor on the hull of the 64-car Salish ferry.

Our sediment team scientists examine the benthic community condition throughout Puget Sound and look at changes over time.

Two new reports evaluate the influence of people, climate, and the Pacific Ocean on oxygen levels in South and Central Puget Sound, as well as the larger Salish Sea.

The communities of small invertebrates, also known as benthos, living in the sand and mud at the bottom of Bellingham Bay are showing signs of stress.

The Washington King Tides Initiative needs your help documenting King Tides along Washington’s shores. Share your photos on washington.kingtides.net and the Flickr group.