Salish Sea
Sea · San Juan County ·
Waterway with marine life, but affected by heat wave
Waterway with marine life, but affected by heat wave
"Researchers estimate that more than one billion marine animals died in the waters during the record-breaking heat wave, including oysters, clams, and other bivalves that were effectively boiled alive; the mass mortality has immediate economic consequences for shellfish farmers (who lost tens of thousands of animals in some operations) and will shrink supply to restaurants for years, while the same hot, exposed conditions also fueled a historic outbreak of vibriosis tied to eating raw or undercooked shellfish." - Terrence Doyle