Research
WSG-sponsored research combines scientific excellence and a focus on problems and opportunities that ocean users and managers face — such as resource management, sustainable coastal development and ecosystem health.
The pages in this section provide brief descriptions of current projects being conducted under WSG’s five priority research areas: Living Marine Resources, Ecosystem Health, New Technologies to Enhance Ocean Productivity, Economic and Community Development, and Education, Training and Public Information.
For further information, please contact Raechel Waters, 206.685.8209, rlwaters@u.washington.edu.
Highlights
- Geoduck Research. Washington Sea Grant has awarded grants for three major research projects to examine the possible environmental effects of geoduck aquaculture in and around Puget Sound, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca. For more information, see Current Geoduck Research.
- Online Information for Boaters. WSG-funded researchers David Jones and Janet Olsonbaker, both with the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory, have launched their new Boater Information System (BIS) for Puget Sound. Delivered via a Web portal, BIS shows the interaction of four types of boaters’ most requested data — winds, currents, tides and temperature — for up to 72 hours, at 12-kilometer resolution. BIS is accessible at http://bis_portal.apl.washington.edu.