Fidalgo Bay Ecosystem

Embayments

884 protected lagoons, embayments, estuaries and inlets were historically mapped in Puget Sound

Salish Sea References

• Ecology Coastal Oblique Photography
• The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound provides a peer reviewed version of the wiki
• The Nearshore Map Portal
• Habitat Work Schedule Map
• PRISM Project Search
• Washington Coastal Atlas

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Fidalgo Bay Ecosystem

• Fidalgo Bay in Habitat Work Schedule

Notes

• The west shore of Fidalgo Bay is dominated by Oil refineries and the shoreline is ringed by roads.
• File:DNR 2008 fidalgo bay management plan.pdf describes a state management planning process.
  • It generalizes about "ecosystem processes" without identifying specific targets.
  • While sediment nourishment is described, reforestation is not.
• There is an old railroad causeway that has been converted to a trail that changes circulation and currents that is being considered for modification. It is unclear how those changes relate to any specific ecosystem service.
• Skagit Marine Resource Committee has been active in the system.
  • Fidalgo Bay Nearshore Monitoring Project is one of their efforts.

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