Kitsap Sun reporter Chris Dunagan does a great job explaining current thinking on the food web in Puget Sound. While scientists and policy makers in processes like the Shoreline Master Progams (SMPs) struggle to help the public understand the complex processes at work, and why shoreline buffers, for example, are so crucial, this is a good primer on the situation.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/mar/23/foundation-all-life-sound/#axzz2OSZ3hyFF