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Human Elements: How otters can help recover imperiled ecosystems
They might look like 'a combination between a kitten and a puppy' but the charismatic creatures play a big role in the PNW.
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Meet the founders connecting BIPOC youth to the marine sciences
Seattle-based environmental justice group Sea Potential pushes to create supportive spaces for people of color to study our oceans.
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Tribal leaders say WA state is ignoring treaty rights
An illegal fishing case involving Tulalip Tribal members is symbolic of bigger concerns with state interference in tribal sovereignty, Indigenous citizens say.
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Human Elements: Researching how microplastics affect our oceans
A fellow at the Seattle Aquarium studies how these tiny particles affect the waters around us and the creatures that inhabit them.
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WA seaweed farming could boom but permitting remains difficult
Like much of the West Coast, the state needs a regulatory overhaul if it wants to take advantage of emerging ocean aquaculture.