4 more decaying boats removed from Snohomish County shores [View all]
EVERETT — About 35,000 pounds of marine debris and toxic materials were removed from Snohomish County shorelines this year.
The county’s Marine Resource Committee finished extracting its fourth abandoned vessel of the year in late September, putting the total count at 20 vessels, or 175,000 pounds of debris, removed since 2018.
The washed-up boats damage sensitive ecosystems, crushing beds of eelgrass or kelp, slowly breaking apart and leaving fiberglass, oils and sometimes asbestos in their wake.
Elisa Dawson, senior planner for the county’s Surface Water Management division, explained the neglected boats kill off essential food sources for marine life.
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