1. The State of the Sound Scott Redman Puget Sound Action Team February 5, 2003 Marine Water and Nearshore Successes & Challenges

2. My thesis – We, the people of Puget Sound: Recognize the beauty and bounty of Puget Sound Expect much of the Sound Can behave and invest to protect, restore, and sustain Puget Sound

3. Puget Sound Diverse environments for people, fish, wildlife, and plants –Nearshore river mouth estuaries shorelines –Open marine waters bays and inlets larger basins

4. Homes Agriculture Forestry Recreation

5. Industry and commerce Homes Recreation

6. Shellfish Harvesting Source: Washington Department of Health During 2000-01: Net upgrade of 691 acres.

7. Minimize nutrient and pathogen pollution Manage dairy nutrients Protect and restore shellfish growing waters Operate and maintain on- site sewage systems Permit municipal and industrial discharges

8. Liver lesions in English sole at Eagle Harbor

10. Minimize toxic pollution Care for and minimize household hazardous waste Manage pests appropriately Prevent and respond to spills Clean up contaminated sediment Permit municipal and industrial discharges

11. Protect and restore shorelines and estuaries Manage our shorelines Decide where and how to grow Conserve and restore key processes and features

13. Conserve and restore biological populations & communities Minimize threats from nuisance species Manage harvests, including by reserves Protect representative habitats

14. The Nature Conservancy: Conservation by Design Setting Priorities Ecoregional Plans Measuring Success Developing Strategies Site Conservation Plans Taking Action

15. The Nature Conservancy’s Ecoregional Plan

16. Sustaining Puget Sound Do no harm – best practices –On the land (other sessions) –On the water & shores Conserve and restore processes, functions, and features