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Eyes Over Puget Sound

Seaplane coming in for a landing on the water with mountains in the background.

Eyes Over Puget Sound, or EOPS, is a project that expresses the importance and beauty of the Salish Sea through science and art. During spring to fall, we take to the air to document local marine waters from a unique vantage point. Our mission is to provide visual documentation and information on what is happening in the waterways around Puget Sound using community photo submissions and aerial photography via seaplane and drone flights.

Eyes Over Puget Sound empowers you to:

  • See what is currently happening in Puget Sound.
  • Use Eyes Over Puget Sound as free educational material.
  • Contribute photos of Puget Sound marine observations.
Aerial photograph of a mudflat covered in green algae during low tide, with a river delta consisting of a winding channel depositing sediment into the water.

Latest EOPS edition

Our May StoryMap includes aerial observations from our May 28, 2025, seaplane flight and community submitted observations.

During our flight, we saw many signs of spring on the Sound, such as algae blooms, floating algae mats, and schools of forage fish.

Community members sent us pictures of turquoise coccolithophore blooms in Hood Canal, floating algae mats near Bainbridge Island, and decaying organic matter on the shores of Gig Harbor.

To check out our May 2025 Eyes Over Puget Sound StoryMap, click the photo to the right.

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Contact information

Eyes Over Puget Sound
EOPS@ecy.wa.gov