Making a Difference in the Salish Sea

The SeaDoc Society, founded in 1999, conducts and sponsors scientific research in the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest, also known as the Salish Sea.

Joe Gaydos, DVM PhD
Regional Director

We work to figure out what's happening to our local species, and why. And then we share that information by facilitating collaboration and networking among the different agencies, governments, and individuals who make the decisions about how the 6 million people living in Puget Sound can live in harmony with the marine environment.

SeaDoc strives to find science-based solutions for marine wildlife in the Salish Sea using a multi-species approach. We work to advance stewardship in at-risk places, respond to emergency ecosystem health issues, educate the community, and train current and future leaders.

Top Ten Principles for Ecosystem Design

After a decade of funding and conducting science in the Salish Sea, the SeaDoc Society recognized the need to set out basic principles for designing healthy coastal ecosysystems. In 2009 we published our top ten principles in the international journal, EcoHealth.

Click to read more, or download a PDF copy of full manuscript.