The locally harvestable foods indicator is intended to track the frequency of collecting different Puget Sound wild foods for traditional, subsistence, and recreational use. These include: fish, shellfish, mushrooms/plants, and animal meat.

• On average, most Puget Sound residents rarely harvest local foods other than plants and berries. The mean response to all local foods was 1.42, which equates to halfway between rarely (1-2 times per season) and never. 
• Plants, berries, and mushrooms are the most likely local foods to be harvested, with about 58 percent of the population collecting at least one time per season.
• Approximately 28 percent of people fish for food, 25 percent collect crab or shrimp, and 19 percent collect oysters, mussels or clams (excluding razor clams).
• Few people engage in hunting. Approximately seven percent hunt deer or elk. Less than four percent hunt waterfowl. See Interpretation of Results for more information.