Puget Sound

An Oregon man, Connor Seifert, faces charges for allegedly illegally catching and wrestling protected bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks in Puget Sound, Washington. The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a months-long investigation, leading to charges including unlawful recreational fishing and making false statements to a public servant.

A seaplane crashed into Washington's Puget Sound, and the NTSB is investigating the incident. All passengers aboard the plane survived the crash.

An Oregon man is charged with harassing sixgill and sevengill sharks in Puget Sound to create social media content. The suspect targeted these species to film encounters for online platforms.

A seaplane crashed off the Puget Sound in Washington, causing fire and smoke. All passengers and the pilot survived, though one individual remains in critical condition.

A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed into a rocky shore near Seattle, resulting in all passengers and the pilot being rescued. The incident involved a Kenmore Air-operated DHC-3 Otter, the same model as a 2022 crash in Puget Sound, and occurred less than three weeks after a similar seaplane incident in New York City's East River.

A seaplane crashed and caught fire in the Puget Sound area north of Seattle. All 11 people on board survived, according to authorities.

MaST Center Aquarium functions as both a teaching lab and public aquarium, offering community members opportunities to engage with marine life in the Puget Sound. Public days at the facility allow visitors to experience marine ecosystems up close.

Washington State Parks leaders are considering a decision on the future of Blake Island Marine State Park, located near downtown Seattle. The park is facing a crossroads in its management or development plans.

Seattle will experience sunny skies and low tides this week, with temperatures expected to reach the 80s. This provides an opportunity to enjoy Puget Sound's low tides.

Washington's salmon recovery goals cannot be achieved if distant commercial fisheries continue harvesting fish from Washington-linked stock groups. This issue impacts Puget Sound's salmon and orca populations.

The Trump administration’s two consecutive Jones Act waivers threaten an already vulnerable shipbuilding industry, including in Puget Sound. The waivers are criticized for harming the U.S. shipbuilding sector.

A parasitic tapeworm called Echinococcus multilocularis, known as the 'fox tapeworm,' has been detected in 37 out of 100 coyotes near Puget Sound, Washington, according to a University of Washington study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The parasite, which can cause a rare but deadly disease in humans, has expanded its range in North America, with a more infectious European variant now prevalent in the U.S. and Canada.

Puget Sound’s low tides have returned, posing risks to shellfish harvesters. Paralytic shellfish poison levels have led to an unprecedented closure of Hood Canal beaches, as reported by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.