SPRING 2015

The Seattle Seawall and Salmon Migration Routes

View south along Waterfront Park

Seawall construction progress continues in full force. One of the objectives of the seawall design is to improve juvenile salmon migration prospects. This is being accomplished by establishing a new habitat zone along the wall.

Here’s an informative 2013 article by QUEST Northwest to help explain the purpose of this environmental feature of the project.



The most recent Waterfront Seattle weekly progress update provides some information, as does this February 24th article by the Seattle Times.

Here’s some video of work in the habitat bench zone:

And some images with notes:

Marine mattresses to be installed

View south along habitat bench zone

View south at the base of the habitat bench zone