Image above: Sign seen at Westport, WA on Aug 30, 2025.
This sign is posted NE of the viewing tower between the road and the jetty.
This area is identified as The Groins in the image below:
Source/credit: City of Westport
Any similar sign at Penn Cove?
Any questions from newspeople?
Penn Cove
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I found the sign below posted near the boat launch at Captain Thomas Coupe Park on 4/2/2020.
Image below:
This sign was seen posted near the boat ramp on my 4/2/2020 site visit to Monroe Landing.
Previous site visit here.
Penn Cove status on Aug 31, 2025:
Coupeville
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“…clams, oysters, and mussels from this beach are not fit for human consumption at any time.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“Clams, mussels and oysters CLOSED year-round.”
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
More Here
Below: An April 6, 2020 audio file describing recreational shellfish harvest and sewage treatment outfall at Penn Cove.
Has anything changed?
Newspeople remain silent.
12:44 audio file and local photos of Penn Cove:
Podcast 4 Another Month With An R – Whidbey Sewage Treatment Plant Outfalls
A photo tour of Penn Cove:
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Department of Ecology Award For Outstanding Performance
Possibly of interest:
Federal Failure At Damon Point
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