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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ecology’s
<span style="color:black">Marine News: “EYES OVER PUGET SOUND”</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Surface condition report “April 2021” is now available</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">Download here:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/eyes-over-puget-sound-surface-conditions-report-april-1-2021"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/eyes-over-puget-sound-surface-conditions-report-april-1-2021</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Note:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">delayed publication due to family emergency<b>)<o:p></o:p></b></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">After a wet winter/spring transition it has been noticeably drier, warmer and sunnier. River flows are near normal levels and in Puget Sound and coastal Bays salinity is increasing above normal. The spring bloom is developing but not very
pronounced, yet, Noctiluca is already visible in southern Hood Canal. Suspended sediment near rivers and creeks, failing bluffs, and shellfish activities are frequent. Capturing herring spawning from the plane is informative; pilots share their observations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">________________________________________________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></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">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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