Beach Watchers Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. seawalls, jetties, bulkheads that causes beach erosion or loss and habitat loss
  2. 4. Sushi superfood, 30% protein
  3. 7. Small insects that love to live on decomposed seaweed
  4. 8. Important nearshore habitat for juvenile salmon
  5. 9. class of fish including herring, smelt, candlefish, sardines and anchovies which larger fish depend on
  6. 10. working together for a common purpose
  7. 13. strong desire or enthusiasm for something
  8. 16. Marine debris which is deflected to the center of the ocean
  9. 18. The actual paths of winds—and of ocean currents, which are pushed by wind—are partly a result of the __________________________.
  10. 20. a person whose responsibility it is to take care of something
  11. 21. When you blow across water, the water starts to move
  12. 25. Tall grass that helps hold things together
  13. 26. Forested area along the shoreline necessary for healthy water systems
  14. 28. a type of seaweed, red in color, that is used in cosmetics
  15. 33. information about or training in a particular field or subject
Down
  1. 1. Country from which most of the rocks in the Puget Sound originate
  2. 3. Creatures without backbones that we find on the beach
  3. 5. methods of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged; able to last or continue for a long time
  4. 6. An invertebrate with two shells
  5. 7. the best way you can save water in the house
  6. 11. a type of large weasel that lives in the Puget Sound
  7. 12. Trade winds on the Pacific Coast
  8. 13. the depth that light penetrates into the sea, where photosynthesis can take place, 200 meters
  9. 14. Sits on top of fresh water
  10. 15. the state of being accountable for something
  11. 17. being of service to an enterprise or organization without being paid
  12. 19. The uninterrupted distance over which wind can flow over water, and large waves can be built up.
  13. 22. Between the tide lines or the vertical dimension of a beach that is exposed when the tide recedes.
  14. 23. transition zone between freshwater and seawater; a place where saltwater is diluted by river flow into an enclosed body of water.
  15. 24. approximate number of streams and rivers that flow into Puget Sound
  16. 27. accumulated flotsam at the edge of high tide
  17. 29. the action of returning something to its former condition or function.
  18. 30. biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  19. 31. an arm, inlet, or recessed portion of the sea
  20. 32. a marine mammal with whiskers and ears