My name is Emily Bjornsgard, and I am so excited to join Washington Sea Grant as the Spring/Summer Graduate Science Communications Fellow! I am currently pursuing a master’s degree at Western Washington University, where I am examining the effects of ...
April 29, 2026
By Alison Lorenz, Communications Project Coordinator
When Rich Desanto applied for the new Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Coastal Resilience Fellowship, he was looking for a change. After nine years in Seattle, mostly spent in grad school and weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, Desanto was feeling priced out of the city and unsettled in his career in landscape architecture. He was already subscribed to the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Shorelines and Coastal Planners Group email listserv, and had a ...
Read MoreApril 14, 2026
By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator
Almost ten years after the Washington State Coast Resilience Assessment pointed to a need for a unified, state-funded response to growing hazards on Washington’s coasts, the Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team – or COHORT – is making its mark in coastal resilience by letting communities lead. The team recently published their first two-year report detailing their accomplishments.
The Coast ...
Read MoreMarch 31, 2026
My name is Seiler Grubb, I usually go by Sei, and I am very excited to work with Washington Sea Grant as an undergraduate Science Communications fellow for the spring of 2026. I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and always loved traveling to the coasts so I could be near an ocean. ...
Read MoreMarch 20, 2026
WSG is excited to share that PhD candidate Mariah Ricci is the first Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fellow!
As the ocean absorbs excess carbon dioxide from greenhouse gases, it becomes more acidic, causing harm to marine functions and ecosystems. Marine carbon dioxide removal ...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2026
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is offering two basic Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) trainings at its Bendiksen Landing office in South Bend this spring. The trainings will be held in person March 26-27 and May 28-29.
Federal law (21 CFR Part 123) requires establishments that process seafood to conduct a hazard analysis and, if a hazard is identified, develop and follow a HACCP plan. Completion of WSG’s HACCP training course meets the federal ...
Read MoreMarch 3, 2026
Washington Clean Marina is proud to announce Oak Harbor Marina’s renewal as a certified clean marina for another three-year period. The prestigious Clean Marina certification, a program administered by Washington Sea Grant (WSG), requires marinas to undergo a rigorous assessment of their environmental practices and plan improvements for the future.
Located in the city of Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, between Seattle and the San Juan Islands, Oak Harbor Marina is a popular spot for boaters on Puget Sound. ...
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2026
WSG is excited to welcome Aina Hori as the new WSG Crab Team Outreach Specialist!
Aina will coordinate WSG Crab Team’s long-term monitoring network, working to improve our understanding of native salt marsh and pocket estuary organisms and support early detection of European green crab across Washington state.
Prior to joining WSG, Aina ...
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2026
Last December, as king tides pushed waves over Westport’s seawall and nudged seawater onto nearby roads, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) hosted a successful first Washington Fishermen’s Convention.
The Washington Fishermen’s Convention aimed to celebrate and unify the state’s diverse fishing industry, gathering longtime, new and aspiring fishermen to ...
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2026
Sixteen emerging environmental professionals – of different backgrounds, but together undertaking a new chapter in their careers – gathered for lunch on the pebbly shore, waves lapping near where the Elwha empties itself into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on the Olympic Peninsula. Their tour of ...
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2026
From flooding to eroding shorelines, extreme storms increase the hazards faced by coastal communities. Recognizing these threats, planners and managers around Washington are assessing the vulnerability of their communities and planning for impacts – in particular, the impacts of coastal flooding due to storms, ...
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2026
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to welcome Stuart Thomas as a new aquaculture specialist!
Stuart brings more than 17 years of experience across aquaculture, fisheries, seafood science, and environmental restoration in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to WSG. Originally from the United Kingdom, Stuart earned a BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology ...
Read MoreDecember 19, 2020
It’s almost the new year, and our beautiful 2026 Washington Sea Grant calendar is here! If you would like to receive a calendar, please fill out this form: bit.ly/wsg-mailing-list
A favorite tradition at WSG, our calendar shares both the work of local artists and the ways in which WSG ...
December 19, 2025
By Madeleine Lucas, WSG Coastal Resilience Fellow
On October 16 at 10:16 a.m., Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe (SBIT) community members and staff participated in the Great ShakeOut Drill by practicing “Drop, Cover, and Hold” and walking their tsunami evacuation routes.
The Great ShakeOut is an international drill where people living in earthquake country around the world practice what they would do in a real earthquake and/or tsunami emergency. This year, over 58 million people participated in the ShakeOut worldwide, including ...
Read MoreDecember 15, 2025
In August 2022, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community laid the foundational rocks of what would become the first modern-day clam garden in the United States. This revival of an ancient Indigenous mariculture practice can boost clam production and species diversity, enhance food sovereignty, increase resilience, and also provide a cultural space for community knowledge sharing and connection.
Before those first stones were set, the Tribe had engaged in years of planning and preparation. This included the work of researchers ...
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