2025 STATE of the SOUND

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State of the Sound (PDF)
State of the Sound flip book

The Puget Sound Partnership, the state agency that leads the region’s collective effort to protect and restore Puget Sound, publishes the State of the Sound report every two years.

The 2025 State of the Sound Key Messages

    • The 2025 State of the Sound provides a clear and candid assessment of our progress and the challenges we still face.

    • Puget Sound Vital Signs and indicators are clearly telling us that there is more work to do to recover Puget Sound. 

    • Investments in Puget Sound restoration are crucial to restoring salmon runs, opening shellfish beds, and are necessary to meet our obligation to uphold tribal treaty rights. 

    • We must do more to protect and restore habitat in Puget Sound. 

    • When we do invest in recovery, we see results.