Tracking biodiversity change in the Salish Sea

The Salish Sea Biodiversity Atlas brings together datasets, analyses and tools for understanding how biodiversity is changing across the Salish Sea. Building on more than a decade of research, the projects mapped here draw on diverse sources of data and place-based knowledge to establish regional baselines in support of biodiversity research and conservation.

Rooted in community

Caring for biodiversity depends on knowledge held in local communities. Our work brings community-based projects, regional non-profits and academic institutions together to develop practical, transparent methods that communities can adopt to monitor biodiversity where they live. Harnessing the bioReportR framework for interactive, map-based biodiversity reporting, together with our protocol for detecting local extinction, we aim to strengthen the community foundations of biodiversity monitoring, linking local observation with regional and national efforts to detect, understand and respond to biodiversity change.

An open and evolving atlas

This atlas is a work in progress. We welcome contributions from communities across the Salish Sea, whether observations, datasets, expertise or questions worth pursuing together.