The Marine Planning Partnership for the North Pacific Coast was well represented at the Salish Sea Conference 2014. We held a special session on marine spatial planning with speakers from the provincial government, MaPP, Nanwakolas Council, and Uuma Consulting Ltd. Zoning, marine protected areas, marine protected area networks and EBM indicators were presented and discussed. The Salish Sea Conference was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with colleagues working on similar topics and to hear new results from research in Puget Sound.