Salmon
Salmon are very important fish in Puget Sound, where we live. We saw some juvenile salmon at the Edmonds dock, swimming around in the water. Here's how one looked, viewed from the dock. The food chosen by young salmon varies with the size and age of the salmon. This one was probably feeding on various kinds of zooplankton.
Fish that live in the pelagic zone (open water areas) are generally either unaffected by oil or are affected only briefly. However, when oil spills into nearshore shallow or confined waters, fish can be killed and their eggs wiped out. Their prey items can also be adversely affected and spawning areas fouled.
(08.09.04, Edmonds, Washington)
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