salish sea
The Salish Sea is a Bioregion including the inland seas around Vancouver Island and Puget Sound between Canada and the United States of America. Its major bodies of water are the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound and reaches from Desolation Sound at the north end of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. The north portion of the Salish Sea is in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC), while the southern portion is in the U.S. state of Washington. The inland waterways of the Salish Sea are separated from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula and are protected from the Pacific Ocean storms. Major port cities on the Salish Sea include Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria.
300px|left|Map of the Salish Sea & Surrounding Basin, Stefan Freelan, WWU, 2009
Relationships
- related to: Aquaculture
- related to: Assisted Migration of Vegetation
- related to: Shellfish Aquaculture
- related to: Southern Resident Killer Whales
- related to: acer
- related to: cutthroat trout
- related to: ecosystem services;forestry
- related to: flora
- related to: landform
- related to: landscape scales
- related to: nearshore chapter update
- related to: Bioregions
- related to: Columbia Basin
- related to: Discovery Islands
- related to: East Sound
- related to: Puget Sound
- related to: Northwest Watershed Institute
- related to: Thurston County
- related to: Western Washington University
- related to: High Resolution Change Detection
- related to: Skykomish Bio-Cultural Restoration Field Station
Source: salish sea on Salish Sea Wiki