November 28, 2022
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is thrilled to have received a 2022 Sea Grant Excellence in Communication Award for the program’s 50th anniversary celebration. This communications campaign included many components, such as a story map, a lunch and learn series, a commemorative video, and a social media campaign that highlighted historical photos. The initiative culminated an interactive virtual event, ...
November 23, 2022
The Tlingit, Haida and Blackfoot languages are all endangered, according to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. But the traditional words of these peoples are alive and well as they find new power through the songs of Khu.éex’.
“We’re singing in our Indigenous languages that were threatened with extinction,” says vocalist and band member Sondra Segundo. “And ...
Read MoreNovember 15, 2022
My name is Andrea Richter-Sanchez and I am thrilled for the opportunity to be Washington Sea Grant’s science communication fellow for the fall and winter of 2022-2023. I am originally from Venezuela and grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. Growing up in a tropical climate by the beach, I have ...
October 28, 2022
It was time to stop fishing for the day in Naknek, Bristol Bay. Just like every day of their summer season, the 32’ drift boat pulled into line to deliver their day’s catch of sockeye salmon to a tender – a bigger vessel that then brings the harvested fish to the processors on land.
In bright orange ...
Read MoreOctober 20, 2022
It started with a question: How can emergency managers and educators make tsunami evacuation maps and routes easier to remember for coastal communities?
That’s when Washington Sea Grant Coastal Hazards Specialist Carrie Garrison-Laney came up with an idea.
“Some people are visual in terms of how they understand things,” she said.
“Being able to see video of how high a tsunami could be on a familiar landscape is a ...
Read MoreOctober 7, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For the final recipe of the sustainable seafood series, we will be making savory Japanese custard, also known as chawanmushi, a perfect dish for the cooler fall weather to come. The original recipe was created by Chef Theresa Yoshioka for Oregon Sea Grant’s ‘Eat Oregon Seafood’ Campaign, and features two sustainable seafood species to the Pacific Northwest, shrimp (we recommend spot prawns) and rockfish. This ...
Read MoreOctober 4, 2022
Washington Sea Grant is excited to announce that Ashley Townes has been selected as the 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow. Through the fellowship, she will spend the year working at the Port of Seattle. Launched in 2019, the WSG Keystone Fellowship seeks to build pathways into marine science, policy and related industry careers for individuals who are historically underrepresented in those fields. This paid fellowship offers a unique educational opportunity by matching highly motivated and qualified individuals with host offices ...
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For this week’s sustainable seafood recipe, we are highlighting herring, a fish that is often underutilized in seafood dishes. These pickled herring bites are influenced by the flavors of Scandinavia that have made their way to Washington. Many Scandinavians came to Washington from Europe for fishing opportunities, taking advantage of the herring bounty found in the Salish Sea waters. This recipe, courtesy of Eating Well, ...
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2022
We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Grace Adams, Abigail Ames, Monea Kerr, Kathryn Loy, Jenna Rolf, Harshitha Sai Viswanathan and Olivia Zimmerman have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship for 2022–2023. This fellowship places highly motivated, qualified individuals with marine and coastal host offices throughout Washington, providing fellows with a unique perspective on building marine policy and allowing them to share their academic expertise with the host offices.
This ...
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Steve Seymour — a fisheries biologist-turned-oyster farmer — has always been passionate about the marine world. Prior to opening Drayton Harbor Oyster Company, Steve spent most of his career running salmon hatcheries for the Lummi Nation, working on fish enhancement projects throughout Washington State.
Throughout his career ...
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September 23, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
This week we are making tôm rim, a delicious Vietnamese caramelized shrimp recipe from the food blog, Wok and Kin. This recipe encourages using the freshest shrimp available, so Washington Sea Grant suggests using spot prawns when recreating this dish. The shrimping season for spot ...
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2022
NOAA Sea Grant is continuing support for 11 advanced aquaculture collaboratives initially funded as part of Sea Grant’s 2019 National Aquaculture Initiative. Two of these projects are led by Washington Sea Grant: the Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative and the West Coast Aquaculture Collaborative. Washington Sea Grant is also a partner on the Seaweed Hub (led by Connecticut Sea ...
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September 16, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For this week’s sustainable seafood recipe, we are cooking Sean Sherman’s Salmon with Crushed Blackberries and Seaweed from The New York Times. This recipe celebrates the incredible bounty of Pacific Northwest foods as well as the Coast Salish ...
Read MoreBy Benjamin Haagen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Aquaculture in the Salish Sea brings both benefits and challenges to coastal communities and ecosystems. The yellow aquaculture rope commonly used in shellfish farming is contributing to a key environmental issue facing the world today: plastics pollution. This issue is being addressed in a novel way by Nicole Baker, ...
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