Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - June 8, 2015

Record warm water temperatures and low oxygen continue in Ecology’s Puget Sound marine monitoring station network. Record low stream flows result in visibly low river discharge into Puget Sound, in particular for the Puyallup River. Abundant sun and unusually warm water temperatures fuel phytoplankton blooms in many areas. Bright orange Noctiluca blooms are surfacing in the Commencement Bay area and around Port Madison. Finger inlets of South Sound support extensive patches of jellyfish.
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - June 8, 2015
Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report - June 8, 2015
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Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – June 8, 2015

 
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15-03-074 June 2015
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Author(s) Krembs, C.
Description Record warm water temperatures and low oxygen continue in Ecology’s Puget Sound marine monitoring station network. Record low stream flows result in visibly low river discharge into Puget Sound, in particular for the Puyallup River. Abundant sun and unusually warm water temperatures fuel phytoplankton blooms in many areas. Bright orange Noctiluca blooms are surfacing in the Commencement Bay area and around Port Madison. Finger inlets of South Sound support extensive patches of jellyfish.
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Contact Christopher Krembs at 360-407-6675 or ckre461@ecy.wa.gov
About the Author: 
Christopher Krembs, Ph.D., is the Lead Oceanographer at the Washington State Department of Ecology and oversees the Eyes Over Puget Sound monitoring program.