SalishSea.org wishes to produce reports on topics including the following: any help with research/data collection is appreciated!
Wildlife Report/Case Study Topics
- Our mission is to restore Salish Sea Wildlife Populations to more than 50% of historic levels, as soon as possible. To create more specific benchmarks to measure progress by, we need to gather historic population data, ranging back as far as available (1700s to present), for the following iconic species:
- Cetaceans
- Humpback Whale
- Minke Whale
- Orca
- Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
- Short-Beaked Common Dolphin
- Harbor Porpoise
- Pinnipeds
- Steller Sea Lion
- Harbor Seal
- Mustelids
- Sea Otter
- River Otter
- Birds
- Horned Puffin
- Bald Eagle
- Great Blue Heron
- Brown Pelican
- Fish
- Basking Shark
- King Salmon
- Silver Salmon
- Sockeye Salmon
- Steelhead
- Pink Salmon
- Cetaceans
- Reports on the most endangered species or declining populations
- Successful wildlife/habitat recovery or restoration case studies
Pollution Report/Case Study Topics
- Sources/types of pollution in each category:
- Municipal
- Transportation
- Industrial
- Agricultural
- Entities producing the most pollution in each category:
- Municipal
- Transportation
- Industrial
- Agricultural