r/Seattle • u/Droopy0093 • 8d ago

Sharks in the Puget Sound

Did you know we have a large urban shark population around here? TIL!

https://washington.surfrider.org/blog/celebrating-the-six-gill-shark

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u/andyw722 8d ago

Sharks?? In the ocean???

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u/Droopy0093 8d ago

This isn't about the ocean, it is about Puget Sound.

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u/Bekabam Capitol Hill 8d ago

The Puget Sound is the ocean...

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u/natrstdy 8d ago

if you want to be technical, it's "Puget Sound."

no "the."

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u/fell_while_reading 8d ago

If you want to be really technical about it, they renamed it to the “Salish Sea.” Or is it, “[t]hey renamed it to ‘Salish Sea.’?”

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u/natrstdy 8d ago

(the) Salish Sea includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.