Most animals living in the ocean have a mobile early life stage, such as larvae, which are highly influenced by both physical (current velocities and directions, temperature) and biological (behavior, survival) factors. Quantifying larval dispersal patterns is essential to the understanding of the population dynamics of a species. Larval dispersal models are useful tools to assess larval dispersal for management and conservation efforts. These models couple a model of hydrodynamic circulation with an individual-based model of ichthyoplankton dynamics and provide data with higher spatial and temporal resolution compared to other empirical methods. In the Salish Sea, species of interest that would benefit from this analysis include the Pacific herring Clupea pallasii, oysters such as Magallana gigas, and the invasive European green crab Carcinus maenas.