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# Congress Funds the Northwest Straits Initiative
- URL: https://www.adamsowards.net/congress-funds-the-northwest-straits-initiative/
- Published: 2023-11-15T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-16T18:05:47.000Z
- Author: Adam M. Sowards
- Tags: encyclopedia article, publication, 2023, historylink.org, northwest straits initiative, pacific northwest history, conservation

"Congress funds the Northwest Straits Initiative to protect and restore marine ecosystems on November 13, 1998," *HistoryLink.org Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History* (November 2023).

[Congress funds the Northwest Straits Initiative to protect and restorOn November 13, 1998, Congress authorizes the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, an innovative grassroots and voluntary approach to marine conservation for northern Puget Sound and the![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/icon/favicon-4.png)HistoryLink![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/thumbnail/passport_marine_adventure_northwest_straits_foundation.jpg)](https://historylink.org/File/22838?ref=adamsowards.net)