Tag Archives: Elliott Bay

Learn about the Superfund site in our collective backyard

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Darcie Larson, Community Engagement Manager

Right across Elliott Bay from the Seattle Aquarium is the mouth of Seattle’s only river, the Duwamish River. Did you know that the Lower Duwamish is a Superfund site? Declared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2001, this more »

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What are sixgill sharks?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Pam Lamon, Web and Social Media Coordinator

Bluntnose sixgill sharks, or Hexanchus griseus, are members of the cowshark family. Most sharks have five gill slits, but the aptly named sixgills have six. At a mature length of about 14 feet, they are one of the top ten more »

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