WSG News Blog

Eyes on the Elwha: A Conversation with WSG Coastal Hazards Specialist, Ian Miller

March 3, 2025

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow

When the Elwha River dams were breached in 2011, a century’s worth of accumulated sediment was released and transported downstream to the coastal zone. An estimated 19 million metric tons of mud, sand and gravel that had been trapped in the dam reservoirs transformed twists and turns of the Elwha River, eventually flushing out to the coast and reshaping the river delta near Port Angeles. Since then, Washington ...

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Meet Luciana Calle, 2025 WSG Undergraduate Science Communications Fellow

February 25, 2025

Luciana Calle was born and raised in the Midwest yet has been living in Washington for 8 years. Her awe for the Pacific Northwest and her fascination with the environment led her to pursue environmental science and resource management, which she currently studies as an undergraduate at the University of Washington. She also took an interest in climate change early ...

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Thirty-fourth Shellfish Growers Conference offers connection and community

February 25, 2025

On February 10 and 11, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) hosted its annual Shellfish Growers Conference, another successful gathering of the event that has brought together shellfish growers, researchers, Tribal members and representatives and state and federal agency representatives for more than 30 years.

The theme of this year’s conference was community. At the Alderbrook Resort in Union, WA, where the conference is held each year, attendees put that theme on full display, from happy reunions in the hallway and ...

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From boat to plate

The newly revised Seafood Direct Marketing Manual helps seafood harvesters dive into direct-to-consumer sales

From the Winter 2024-2025 Sea Star

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator

Starting a business is no easy feat — especially when you throw in the unpredictable nature of boat maintenance, weather, catches and wholesale prices. For many fishermen, selling their product directly to seafood consumers can be a way to regain some control in a notoriously volatile industry. But where does a fisherman who is interested in ...

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Public comments sought for Washington Sea Grant Review

February 13, 2025

Deadline is March 12, 2025.

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) will be reviewed on March 18 – 20 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus and will consider all aspects of WSG’s program including management and organization, performance, engagement, and collaborative activities, including those with various offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

This notice invites you to ...

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Meet Erick Dowell, 2025 WSG Keystone Fellow

February 3, 2025

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to announce that Erick Dowell, a recent graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, has been selected as the 2025 WSG Keystone Fellow. Erick will be working with host Puget Sound Restoration Fund.

The WSG Keystone Fellowship seeks to build pathways into marine science, policy and related industry careers for individuals from ...

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Remembering Eric Scigliano

January 30, 2025

We are sad to share the news of the passing of former Washington Sea Grant (WSG) science writer Eric Scigliano, who died in a diving accident in the Galápagos Islands last week. He was 71.

In addition to serving on the WSG communications team from 2013–2017, Scigliano wrote on wide-ranging topics from the environment, art ...

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MaryAnn Wagner, WSG assistant director of communications, retires

January 28, 2025

Having led Washington Sea Grant communications since 2014, Wagner shares about her 40-year career 

If you heard news from or learned more about Washington Sea Grant (WSG) over the last ten years, chances are good that MaryAnn Wagner, assistant director for communications, had something to do with it. Communications plays a key role in the overall Sea Grant mission, keeping our audiences informed on current projects, research and coastal and marine issues. Wagner has led ...

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Grassroots community engagement and Kevin Decker’s economic report changed the tide for North Cove

Once facing rapid erosion, North Cove beach was recently deemed one of the nation’s ‘best restored beaches’

January 23, 2025

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow

A decade ago, the northern shore of Willapa Bay was washing away — along with the homes and businesses of the North Cove community. Rapid coastal erosion along North Cove beach in Pacific County, Washington was causing over 100 feet of beach to disappear annually into the ocean on average. ...

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King tides return to Washington shores

December 12, 2024

The highest tides of the year return to Washington state this weekend, with areas like Shelton and Olympia expecting high tides over 16 feet.

King tides, extreme-high tides that occur when Earth experiences increased gravitational pull from the moon and sun, are an annual yet dramatic feature of Washington winters. Alone, they can cause flooding conditions in low-lying areas. Combined with other factors–like high winds and wave action, especially during coastal storms–flooding can become more ...

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Introducing Washington Sea Grant’s newest student assistants

December 9, 2024

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communication Fellow

This fall, we are thrilled to welcome five student assistants, Dana Grant, Emma Klessig, Isaac Olson, Jane Wybenga, and Maya Ades to the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) team. WSG relies on support from student assistants and has selected these five remarkable University of Washington (UW) graduate students to join our various program areas. Student assistant positions offer first-hand experience supporting projects directly connected to WSG’s mission and values. Get to ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Julia Richfield, food service director at Boistford School

November 26, 2024

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator

For Julia Richfield, 2022 was a year of new things. She moved to a new place–Chehalis, Washington–and got a new job in a new field. With some front-of-house experience in restaurants and zero professional cooking experience, Richfield became the food service director at Boistford School. She went from having never cooked professionally to doing all of the ingredient ordering, menu writing, cooking and serving for the school’s 90 students, preparing breakfast and ...

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Washington Sea Grant deepens its presence on the Pacific Coast with a new office location in South Bend, WA

November 26, 2024

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communication Fellow

SOUTH BEND – Last month, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) staff participated in an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Bendiksen Landing, a historic building that has been redeveloped from an aging seafood production facility to include the new WSG South Bend Office. This new office space will deepen WSG’s work to serve communities along Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor, focused on issues such as coastal resilience ...

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