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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 “September 2021” is now available</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Download here:
</span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eopugetsound.org%2Farticles%2Feyes-over-puget-sound-surface-conditions-report-september-8-2021&data=04%7C01%7Cckre461%40ECY.WA.GOV%7C176b51c09ad5402066fc08d982b83259%7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d%7C0%7C0%7C637684549912815726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pEG5D87xck9XjZUBKe6XTxemaQQWm4Ghd6E0ex1pGEo%3D&reserved=0">https://www.eopugetsound.org/articles/eyes-over-puget-sound-surface-conditions-report-september-8-2021</a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="623" height="466" style="width:6.4916in;height:4.8583in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7B468.78B49CE0" alt="97"></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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">This summer river flows were generally lower than in 2020. And in August, high air temperatures and low precipitation continued, following a drought emergency declaration in mid-July that affected also marine conditions. The higher-than-normal
salinity anomaly which persisted during summer in Puget Sound marine water is, however, eroding away, and lower-than-normal oxygen conditions developed in Central Sound in the month of August. Many blooms and organic material were reported by citizens throughout
summer, and by September many colorful blooms in bays across the region continue to be active. Patches of macro-algae and organic debris are still numerous in South and Central Sound and in Padilla Bay. Jellyfish are occurring in unusual places. While we document
water quality issues, we are also showcasing the natural beauty of Puget Sound through photography.<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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<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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Washington State Department of Ecology<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">e-mail: ckre461@ecy.wa.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 360-407-6675<o:p></o:p></p>
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