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Kelp surveys find healthy beds at Freshwater Bay; committee notes potential to inform SMP shoreline protections
Summary
Clallam MRC reported robust kelp beds and forage-fish presence at Freshwater Bay and Clallam Bay during recent surveys, and discussed adding sea‑otter sighting forms and feeding results into local monitoring; members also flagged preparing updates to the county Shoreline Master Program (SMP) to better protect kelp and eelgrass.
Clallam County MRC members reported strong kelp beds in recent surveys at Freshwater Bay and Clallam Bay and discussed opportunities to use that monitoring to inform local shoreline protections. Chelsea Korbulic reported, "the main freshwater bay kelp bed was super healthy, really thick, giant kelp, bull kelp" and noted the…
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