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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ecology’s Marine News: “EYES OVER PUGET SOUND”</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Surface condition report
<span style="color:red">“January, 2020”</span> is now available.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/eyes-over-puget-sound-2019-year-review">https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/eyes-over-puget-sound-2019-year-review</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">At a glance:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2019 started with snow, and a summer drought kept river flows low. As a result, salinities in Puget Sound were elevated year round. Warmer surface water temperatures in spring gradually extended to greater depth by late summer. The spring
bloom was strong, and South Sound provided optimal conditions for anchovies that showed up in high numbers. A coccolithophore bloom stained Hood Canal turquoise, and Port Angeles and Discovery Bay were colored red-brown by strong blooms. Noctiluca and macroalgae,
both known eutrophication indicators in coastal regions, were abundant in Central Sound, and extended into South Sound and Whidbey Basin. Large numbers of jellyfish occurred in Quartermaster Harbor, Sinclair Inlet, and parts of Orcas Island.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The pdf document is around 10 MB, upload times may vary. It has clickable navigation links.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We hope the images are inspiring and informative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">With best regards, Christopher Krembs and the Marine Monitoring Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Christopher Krembs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Oceanographer, Marine Monitoring Unit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmental Assessment Program<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">e-mail: <a href="mailto:ckre461@ecy.wa.gov">ckre461@ecy.wa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 360-407-6675<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My daily climate read: <a href="http://cci-reanalyzer.org/">
http://cci-reanalyzer.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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