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, ...
Read MoreBy Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
“Male Dungeness, 173, 1-2!” After calling out the specs, Emily Buckner — the program coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG) — swiftly tosses the wriggling crab overboard and then reaches back into the pot to pull out another. Today, Buckner’s job entails going out with a small team on ...
Read MoreMaddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a beacon for whale enthusiasts: it is possible to view ...
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
In June 2021, the peak of an unprecedented heat wave coincided with extremely low tides in the Salish Sea, wreaking havoc on intertidal ecosystems. As a “heat dome” settled above the Pacific Northwest for several days and the temperatures climbed well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, many ...
Read MoreBy Ashli Blow, WSG Science Communications Specialist
When Puget Sound receded during an extreme low tide in June, Maile Sullivan, Washington Sea Grant education specialist, and a team from ...
September 9, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
This week we are making Amethyst Ganaway’s Gullah Geechee Carolina Crab Rice, a recipe which was adapted from Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way by Sallie Ann Robinson. This recipe states that you should use lump crab meat which comes from the body of the crab, however, it does not specify ...
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September 2, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
This week, we are cooking Crispy Guljeon which are Korean-style oyster fritters. This recipe comes from Korean Bapsang, a blog focusing on Korean home cooking. These oyster fritters are full of flavor with a fantastic crunch, not to mention a very sustainable meal!
Oysters are a staple in Washington seafood production, with aquaculture ...
Read MoreAugust 30, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Mike Cornman, owner of Westport Seafood and Merino’s Seafood Market, was destined to work a career connected to the ocean. Cornman grew up in Westport, Washington — which at one point was known as the salmon capital of the world — and spent his summers working in his family’s fishing business that opened in 1985. While he left for several years to start his career ...
Read MoreAugust 26, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
This week, we are making Mely Martinez’s Green Mexican Ceviche from the food blog, Mexico in my Kitchen. Mely’s recipe utilizes fresh summer produce and barramundi fish, also known as Asian sea bass. If you want to try this recipe with a locally caught fish, ...
Read MoreAugust 23, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Kristin Privitera-Johnson (she/her), a doctoral student at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (UW SAFS), is one of eight fellows selected for the 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program.
Kristin is originally from California, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in marine ...