Public can comment on Navy’s magnetic signature range proposal – Kitsap Sun

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Al Bergstein

The militarization of the Hood Canal continues…no stopping the Navy when it wants something. Hope all you fishermen and sailors will be content to have yourselves harassed by Coast Guard vessels as you fish and sail the Canal in years to come. Speak now or forever hold your peace.

A draft environmental assessment of the Navy’s proposed Hood Canal electronic measurement ranging system has been published. It describes the proposed project, its purpose and need, and identifies alternatives to be analyzed. The range would measure the electromagnetic signature of the area’s submarines. Magnetic signatures can build up and be detected by planes and ships. The signatures must be reset occasionally at a magnetic silencing facility by exposing the boat to high electrical currents. Subs must now go to San Diego or Hawaii to be measured. The draft document can be viewed at

https://portal.navfac.navy.mil/portal/page/portal/navfac/navfac_ww_pp/navfac_efanw_pp. Comments can be made until Sept. 28 at http://www.emmrea.com.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/17/public-can-comment-on-navys-magnetic-signature/

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County moves ahead with PT Bay, Mystery Bay ‘no anchor’ zone plans – PT Leader

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Al Bergstein

The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners has moved forward management plans for Mystery Bay and South Port Townsend Bay. After Sept. 10 public hearings on the plans, the board directed staff to create resolutions to appear on a future agenda for approval.

http://ptleader.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=32140&SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55

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Report: No conclusive blame of humans for canal oxygen levels – Kitsap Sun

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Human sources of nitrogen no doubt contribute to low-oxygen problems in Southern Hood Canal, but federal and state officials say they will need more precise information before taking action under the Clean Water Act. Other actions to reduce pollution and nutrients in Hood Canal — some voluntary and some regulatory — remain under discussion by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, which includes county and tribal officials. A new report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington Department of Ecology concludes that existing studies fail to show conclusively that nitrogen from septic systems, fertilizers and other human sources have caused Hood Canal’s oxygen levels to drop by 0.2 milligrams per liter — the threshold for legal enforcement. Chris Dunagan reports.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/17/natural-trends-noted-in-hood-canal-oxygen-levels/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/17/natural-trends-noted-in-hood-canal-oxygen-levels/

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Hood Canal beaches reopen to recreational shellfish harvesting – PDN and others Hood Canal beaches reopen to recreational shellfish harvesting

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Hood Canal from Seal Rock south to the Mason County line has reopened for recreational shellfishing. Levels of the marine biotoxin that causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning — or DSP — are currently below the recreational closure level, according to the Jefferson County Public Health Department. Many of East Jefferson County beaches were closed in July because of elevated levels of DSP as well as the more potentially serious paralytic shellfish poisoning — or PSP. Many remain closed by the state Department of Health because of marine biotoxin levels, with PSP the primary biotoxin of concern.

http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120916/news/309169996/hood-canal-beaches-reopen-to-recreational-shellfish-harvesting

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What a difference a year makes: Elwha River dam removals ahead of schedule as project reaches first anniversary – PDN

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Al Bergstein

One behemoth has been felled, with one left to go. Although the monolithic Elwha River Dam, which towered 108 feet over the Lower Elwha River Valley for nearly 100 years, has been demolished, work still remains on the once-210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam. And a year after removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams commenced, restoration of the Elwha River is ahead of schedule — perhaps by as much as 18 months — and exceeding expectations on several fronts. Rob Ollikainen and Jeremy Schwartz report.

http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120916/NEWS/309169984/what-a-difference-a-year-makes-elwha-river-dam-removals-ahead-of

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In the Bowels of the City, Blocking Wastewater Overflows – NY Times

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Al Bergstein

The New York Times today reports of a new method of slowing combined sewer overflow. Given the expensive and earthquake prone methods that Port Angeles is currently proposing, this seems like an interesting alternative.

It happens dozens of times a year, undermining water quality, closing beaches and endangering aquatic life: Hit by major rainfall, New York’s sewers release raw sewage and polluted storm water into New York Harbor. These “overflow events” account for an estimated 27 billion gallons of pollutants annually in the city’s waters.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/nyregion/in-bowels-of-new-york-city-inflatable-dams-help-block-wastewater-overflow.html

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Biochar presentation. What’s that? Sept 26th 3:30 to 5 PM

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Al Bergstein

For immediate release
Contact: Darcy McNamara: darcym@wsu.edu or 360/379-5610 x222

Biochar: A New Way to Cleaner Water

Howard Sprouse is the guest speaker at a presentation on “biochar” a material that has exciting applications for removing pollution from water. The free presentation, which will begin with an overview of low impact development techniques, will be held on Wednesday, September 26 at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Avenue, in Port Hadlock from 3:30 to 5pm.

Participants will learn what biochar is, how it is made, costs involved and how it could be used to improve water quality. Industry and development professionals including engineers, landscaper designers, builders, contractors, developers, architects, environmental consultants and farmers are encouraged to attend. The free presentation is open to the public and is hosted by WSU Jefferson County Extension with support from the Watershed Stewardship Resource Center.

Biochar is a charcoal-like material that can be used as a soil amendment to raise the fertility of the soil to enhance plant growth. It is now being studied for the potential it has to remove contaminants from water. Sprouse and others at WSU Extension are studying the potential use of biochar to remove pollutants from stormwater including copper, cadmium and lead.

About the presenter:
Howard Sprouse is the President and CEO of the Remediators, Inc., a developer of bioremediation technologies since the mid 1990s. Mr. Sprouse previously worked as a consultant for Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Sequim, Washington assisting with the development of mycoremediation technology. His work there assisted projects aimed towards remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons, biological agents, pathogen degradation, and biofiltration of agricultural runoff. Mr. Sprouse has also worked for the Department of Botany, University of Washington, as a research assistant for fungal ecology research in Olympic National Park. He is recognized in the bioremediation industry as the first to commercialize mycoremediation technology in the United States and as a developer of technology using biochar. His business, The Remediators Incorporated is located in Washington State where they do a variety of environmental based services.

For more information, please contact Darcy McNamara, LID and Natural Resources Educator at darcym@wsu.edu or 360/379-5610 x222.

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KPTZ.ORG 12:05 Friday: A no holds barred discussion of what the end of People For Puget Sound means to the Olympic Peninsula.

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Al Bergstein

OK folks. I’ve agreed to an exclusive for KPTZ.org.  Friday. Noon. On KPTZ 91.9 Port Townsend

http://www.kptz.org/programming, or streaming over the Net. We will have a no holds barred discussion of what the end of People For Puget Sound means to the Olympic Peninsula. The Who, What, When Where, Why and How of the story will out. Think it was just another non profit going under? Think again. Tune in 12:05 on Phil Andrus‘s show.

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Feminized Fish: A Side Effect Of Emerging Contaminants -Earthfix

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Al Bergstein

For all of the Clean Water Act’s successes, it was never designed to control contaminants that have emerged since its passage in 1972. These pollutants are affecting the environment in new and different ways. Consider the feminized fish of Puget Sound. That’s something Lyndal Johnson has been doing a lot of lately. Johnson is a fisheries biologist and toxicologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She and a team of scientists were out sampling English sole –- a flatfish common to the sound’s Elliott Bay — when they noticed something, well, fishy. Ashley Ahearn reports.

 http://earthfix.kcts9.org/water/article/clean-water-the-next-act-emerging-contaminants-fem/

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People For Puget Sound Shutting Down After 20 Years–Seattle Times

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Al Bergstein

I ask the same questions that Kathy and Lisa raise. Where did money go? And where were the fundraisers? There is no audited financial statement on their web page for 2012, which should be there, as it ended in June. There are no fundraisers listed in the upcoming events. How on earth did they end up with a $700k deficit without a significant amount of work paring back and reaching out? There are so many questions about the ability of the leadership team in this last year.

Key quotes from the Seattle Times story

But some of those close to the organization were dismayed. "I am shocked, I am sad at the decision to dissolve People for Puget Sound, and I strongly believe this did not need to happen," said Kathy Fletcher, founder and executive director of the nonprofit until her retirement last year.

She and others said there was no broad appeal before pulling the plug. "I don’t remember anything in the community to say, ‘Hey, we have to save this.’ Where was that reaching out? That didn’t happen," said Lisa Jaguzny, executive director today at the Campion Foundation, and formerly chief financial officer for 11 years at People for Puget Sound. "Where did the money go? When I left there was a million dollars in the bank and a couple of months of cash on hand and strong relationships with funders."

Read the rest of this story at:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019139471_puget13m.html

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Another view on the end of People For Puget Sound

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Al Bergstein
Mike Sato was a founding member of People For Puget Sound, and was their Communications Director until last year. He now runs “Salish Sea Communications”.
The End of People For Puget Sound

At the end of August a year ago, I was laid off after working 20 years for People For Puget Sound— for budget reasons.
Yesterday, on 9/11, the board and executive director of People For Puget Sound announced they were shutting down what was once the premier Puget Sound conservation organization at the end of this month— for budget reasons.
"This is shocking and sad," founder and recently retired executive director Kathy Fletcher told the Kitsap Sun. "I never would have imagined that this would happen."
I’m angry, disappointed and sad.

Read the whole story at:

http://salishseacommunications.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-end-of-people-for-puget-sound.html?showComment=1347465858492#c1993664238824353076

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Crows React to Threats in Human-Like Way – Science Daily

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Since we have so many crows up here, some of you might find this interesting. I do!

Cross a crow and it’ll remember you for years. Crows and humans share the ability to recognize faces and associate them with negative, as well as positive, feelings. The way the brain activates during that process is something the two species also appear to share, according to new research being published this week. “The regions of the crow brain that work together are not unlike those that work together in mammals, including humans,” said John Marzluff, University of Washington professor of environmental and forest sciences. “These regions were suspected to work in birds but not documented until now.”

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120911091710.htm

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Nice short video showing forage fish in action in the Strait

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Al Bergstein

When you see the fish diving at the herring balls, this is likely what’s happening under the water.
http://www.coastalwatershedinstitute.org/video.htm

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State Still Ignores Fish-Blocking Culverts -Billie Frank Jr.

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Habitat is the key to salmon recovery, but ongoing loss and damage of salmon habitat is driving down salmon populations across western Washington and threatening tribal treaty rights. No matter how well we manage harvest and hatcheries, if there is no habitat, both the salmon and our treaty-reserved rights are lost.

Unfortunately, the state of Washington continues to ignore its obligation to enforce one of the first laws on its books that requires fish passage at culverts under roads. The state has been ignoring that obligation for more than 100 years. Today, hundreds of state-owned culverts block fish passage throughout western Washington. Meanwhile, the state has been unwilling to hold its own agencies accountable, refusing to enforce its own environmental laws.

Read the rest of the story at:
http://nwifc.org/2012/09/state-still-ignores-fish-blocking-culverts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nwifc+%28NWIFC+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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Wooden Boat Festival to celebrate all things maritime – PDN

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Al Bergstein

The three-day Wooden Boat Festival that starts Friday is a unique attraction where attendees can celebrate the maritime trades, organizers said. Now in its 36th year, the event draws boating enthusiasts from around the world to the Point Hudson Marina festival grounds to learn the latest and greatest maritime techniques or just to appreciate the lines of a particularly compelling craft. Charlie Bermant reports.

http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120905/NEWS/309059992/wooden-boat-festival-to-celebrate-all-things-maritime

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Groups file proposed decree to force EPA review of kraft paper mills like Port Townsend’s – PDN

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Al Bergstein

This is long overdue. A lot of science has happened on air pollution since 1986, and the changes that happened then were started years before that. I’ve published the EPA chemicals that are being put out by the mill on the left side of this blog.

A group of environmentalists has filed a proposed consent decree to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency to update its air-quality standards for kraft pulp paper mills such as that in Port Townsend.

http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120902/news/309029988/groups-file-proposed-decree-to-force-epa-review-of-kraft-paper-mills

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State, Tulalips join to save salmon

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Al Bergstein

This agreement, may have significant implications for our tribes here on the Peninsula.

After several years of negotiations, the Tulalip Tribes and the state have reached an agreement for joint management of hatchery Chinook salmon aimed at rebuilding stocks of the threatened species. The agreement, the first of its kind in the Puget Sound region, sets joint goals for the number of juvenile fish to be released and for adults that return to rivers.

http://heraldnet.com/article/20120903/NEWS01/709039962/-1/news01

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Happy Birthday to the Salish Sea News and Weather!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Our friend Mike Sato, one of the founders of People For Puget Sound, has just celebrated the one year anniversary of his blog, Salish Sea News. The News, which does a similar job to ours, except with coverage of the entire Salish Sea basin, including Canada.

We wish Mike all the best in his project.

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Caffeine flushed into Pacific Ocean stresses marine life–CBC

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Al Bergstein

So my question is: Is Caffeine ‘legacy’ as well as modern? Does it have a half life? Is this the caffeine that was dumped by our fathers in the 30s into the Sound after drinking coffee? Or is it modern?

Caffeine has become a significant pollutant in the ocean off the U.S. Pacific Northwest, according to a university researcher. Elise Granek, a marine ecologist at Portland State University in Oregon, sampled waters up and down the Oregon coast and found measurable levels of caffeine…Granek, who did all her initial research in the waters off Oregon, said she’s curious about caffeine levels in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between southern Vancouver Island and the Washington coast. That’s where Victoria pumps untreated sewage effluent directly into its coastal waters, and won’t have a sewage treatment facility in place until 2018.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/28/bc-ocean-caffeine.html

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Extensive Shellfish Growing Areas Closed for Commercial Harvest by DOH

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Al Bergstein

I’m reminded of the Buffalo Springfield song, “Something’s happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear…”

We have extensive shellfish harvest closures across the Salish Sea. Is there an enterprising journalist who wants to find out if this is unprecedented?

As far as I’m concerned, until further notice I’m avoiding shellfish.

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As of:       3:06 PM        Thursday, August 23, 2012
This report is provided by the Washington State Department of Health, Office of  Shellfish and Water Protection as a service to the shellfish industry and partner agencies.  The growing area closures listed below are for commercial harvest only – not for recreational harvest.  These closures are temporary and do not represent
changes in growing area classification.

                                                         Recently Closed Growing Areas
HOOD CANAL #5 GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/22/2012    Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Scheduled To Open On 10/1/2012
           Closure of Hood Canal 5 for oyster harvest due to 4 or more Vibrio illnesses associated with this growing area. This area will open up
           again on October 1, 2012.
PORT GAMBLE GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 8/20/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Port Gamble is closed due to 309 micrograms of PSP toxin in geoduck clams and 150 micrograms of PSP toxin in blue mussels.
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 20100 – Port Gamble Inside
  Closure Date: 8/20/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test result is 309 micrograms of toxin.
                                                   Growing Areas With Ongoing Closures
ANNAS BAY GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 12/1/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Annas Bay (Hood Canal Marina at Union) is closed for the boating season.
BLAKE ISLAND GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 9/30/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Blake Island (mooring fields) are closed for the boating season.
DABOB BAY GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/3/2012      Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Scheduled To Open On 10/1/2012
           Dabob Bay has closed for oyster harvest due according to WAC 246-282-006.
  Thursday, August 23,2012                                                                                                                                                      Growing Areas With Ongoing Closures
DISCOVERY BAY GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 7/24/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Discovery Bay Growing Area is closed to all shellfish species due to 18 micrograms of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxin in
           oysters.
EAST STRAITS GROWING AREA IN CLALLAM COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 00300 – Siebert Creek
  Closure Date: 8/6/2012      Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP result is 136 micrograms of PSP toxin.
HOOD CANAL #6 GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 10/31/2012
           The Condionally Approved portion of Hood Canal #6 (Alderbrook Marina) is closed for the boating season.
HOOD CANAL #7 GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 7/12/2012    Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Closed Until Further Notice
           Oyster harvest in Hood Canal #7 is closed due to Vibrio p. levels that are over ten time the action level.
HOOD CANAL #8 GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 9/30/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Hood Canal #8 (Twanoh State Park area between wading pool and mooring buoys) is closed
           for the summer.
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/8/2012      Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Closed Until Further Notice
           Closed under NSSP 2009 Section IV Chapter II Protocol .13, due to Vp. bacteria counts for tlh that were  >110,000 MPN/gram
KILISUT HARBOR GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 7/20/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Kilisut Harbor Growing Area is closed due to 138 micrograms of PSP toxin in manila clams.
KINGSTON GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 06250 – Apple Cove Point North
  Closure Date: 7/31/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test result is 139 micrograms.
MATS MATS BAY GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 6/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 9/30/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Mats Mats Bay is closed for the boating season.
  Thursday, August 23, 2012                                                                                                    Page 2 of 4

                                                   Growing Areas With Ongoing Closures
MYSTERY BAY GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 9/30/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Mystery Bay (Mystery Bay State Park marina) is closed for the boating season.
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 7/20/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Mystery Bay Growing Area is closed due to 138 micrograms of PSP toxin in manila clams.
NORTH BAY GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/14/2012    Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Scheduled To Open On 10/1/2012
           North Bay is now closed due to 4 sporadic illnesses within a 30 day period of time.
OAKLAND BAY GROWING AREA IN MASON COUNTY
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/9/2012      Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Closed Until Further Notice
           Oakland Bay is closed as part of a pilot project that will re-open the area when tlh results <100MPN.
PACIFIC COAST GROWING AREA IN GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 6/1/2012      Closure reason: SEASONAL CONDITIONAL CLOSURE        Scheduled To Open On 8/31/2012
           Conditionally Approved portions of the Pacific Coast growing area are closed for the summer due to expected elevated bacterial
           contamination.
PORT MADISON GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 06440 – Indianola East
  Closure Date: 8/13/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test result on 8/13/12 is 139 micrograms.
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 8/14/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Port Madison Growing Area is closed due to 396 micrograms of PSP toxin in pacific oysters.
PORT ORCHARD PASSAGE GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 07000 – Manzanita
  Closure Date: 2/21/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test is 86 micrograms.  Reopened on 4/25/12.
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 07000 – Manzanita
  Closure Date: 7/17/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           Manzanita Geoduck Tract #07000 in Port Orchard Passage Growing Area is closed due to 109 micrograms of PSP toxin.
PROTECTION ISLAND GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 01000 – Protection Island
  Closure Date: 8/13/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test result on 8/13/12 is 85 micrograms.
  Thursday, August 23, 2012                                                                                                    Page 3 of 4

                                                   Growing Areas With Ongoing Closures
QUILCENE BAY GROWING AREA IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
  Closure For All Shellfish Species
  Closure Date: 5/1/2012      Closure reason: MARINA                                               Scheduled To Open On 9/30/2012
           The Conditionally Approved portion of Quilcene Bay (Quilcene Boat Basin area) is closed for the boating season.
TOTTEN INLET GROWING AREA IN THURSTON AND  MASON COUNTIES
  Closure For Oysters Only
  Closure Date: 8/6/2012      Closure reason: VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS                Scheduled To Open On 10/1/2012
           Totten Inlet is closed for oyster harvest due to 4 sporadic illnesses within 30 days.
BAINBRIDGE SOUTH GROWING AREA IN KITSAP COUNTY
  Closure For Geoduck Only: Geoduck Tract Number 07850 – Restoration Point
  Closure Date: 8/13/2012    Closure reason: BIOTOXIN                                             Closed Until Further Notice
           PSP test result on 8/13/12 is 199 micrograms.
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