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From left to right: Port of Seattle Executive Director Stephen P. Metruck; Port Commissioner Fred Felleman; Port Commission President Stephanie Bowman, Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck; Salmon Safe's Puget Sound Manager, Ellen Southard; Commissioner Ryan Calkins

Salmon-Safe Recognizes Port's Work to Improve Puget Sound’s Water Quality

Tue, Sep 24, 2019

The Port of Seattle's maritime parks and public access areas have been awarded recertification by Portland-based environmental certification nonprofit Salmon-Safe. Since 2008, the Port has earned this certification by demonstratin...

Split image showing a cargo ship loaded with colorful shipping containers beside large port cranes on the left, and a worker in a high‑visibility vest handling a large blue industrial connector inside a facility on the right.

Building a Port for the Future

Supporting a thriving maritime industry and creating a clean energy economy hub in SODO is critical for our local economy. Maintaining industrial lands and investing in a clean energy economy will:position our region as the ...

Report Whale Sightings

Endangered whales and working vessels share space in Washington waters. When shipmasters and pilots know that whales are nearby, vessels can potentially slow down or alter course to reduce the risk of collision and disturbance.Qui...

Two orcas off the San Juan Islands with Mt Baker in the background.

Protect the Orcas

The Orcas are back! The Southern Resident Killer Whales returned to Puget Sound with new babies in the pod. We all need to do our part to protect the Orcas while they are here. Underwater noise poses a challenge for orcas, a...

Maritime Home

Our maritime industries honor the natural abundance of the Pacific Northwest and anchor dynamic businesses. Through commercial fishing, cargo shipping, cruise, recreational boating, and maritime industrial development, the Port of...