Low flows from rivers and warm temperatures from “the Blob” have Puget Sound waters acting strange. During this month's Eyes Over Puget Sound monitoring flight, we saw massive blooms of jellyfish stretching hundreds of feet long. By teaming up with NOAA, we were able to measure one of these jellyfish blooms and found that it was over 36 feet deep! That's a lot of jellies! Local waters are acting in a way never seen before.
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Estuarine circulation is weak, so what gets into Puget Sound stays there. Mats of organic debris and red-brown algae blooms are prevelant throughout the Sound and just bake in the sun. Learn more about the Blob, jellyfish, and current Puget Sound conditions in this month's Eyes Over Puget Sound report.
