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July 2016
Recreational Crab Openings
Recreational crab fishing season openings for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab: Opens: 7:00am July 15, 2016 Marine Area 7 South - San Juan Islands/Bellingham Marine Area 9 Admiralty Inlet -- The portion of Marine Area 9 north of the Hood Canal Bridge to the line connecting Foulweather Bluff and Olele Point Once opened, crab fishing will be allowed Thursdays through Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be closed. For more information on crab season openings go to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Find out more »Recreational Crab Openings
Recreational crab fishing season openings for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab: Opens: 6:00am July 16, 2016 Marine Area 9 Admiralty Inlet -- The portion of Marine Area 9 north of the Hood Canal Bridge to the line connecting Foulweather Bluff and Olele Point Once opened, crab fishing will be allowed Thursdays through Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be closed. For more information on crab season openings go to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Find out more »August 2016
Recreational Crab Openings
Recreational crab fishing season openings for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab: Opens: August 13, 2016 Closes: September 30, 2016 Marine Area 7 North - Gulf of Georgia Once opened, crab fishing will be allowed Thursdays through Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be closed. For more information on crab season openings go to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Find out more »Climate Science on Tap: Oysters, Upwelling and Ocean Acidification
When infant oysters began dying off in record numbers, reportedly due to the increased acidification of Pacific Northwest waters, the Washington State Legislature asked the UW Dept. of Oceanography’s scientists for help. Parker MacCready, Ph.D, a physical oceanographer, has led a team developing a computer model to forecast the chemistry of ocean waters entering shellfish growing areas, such as Willapa Bay. Learn how this work may help oysters and the shellfish industry, as well as kayakers and oil spill trackers! …
Find out more »October 2016
Crab Catch Reports Due
Crabbers can submit summer catch record cards to WDFW by mail at CRC Unit, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA 98501-1091. They can also report their catch online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/crab/ from Sept. 6 through Oct. 1.
Find out more »WWU Huxley Speaker Series: Julie Hirsch on Salish Sea Stewardship
Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum (GSSC) is an innovative K-12 stewardship and community environmental education initiative created on Lummi Island in 2012. In her Speaker Series talk, Julie Hirsch will present Oystertopia: Stewards of the Salish Sea, a short film directed by Sam Giffin that documents a GSSC oyster planting carried out by Lummi Island students in June 2016. She will also offer a slide presentation that focuses on shellfish harvesting, ocean acidification and stewardship of the Salish Sea.
Find out more »Documentary Screening: Ebb and Flow
This Sunday catch the premiere of the documentary "Ebb and Flow" about the Yamashita family and their their role preventing oyster shellfish farming from collapse in Washington State at The Varsity Theatre. This event is a fundraiser for the producers of Ebb and Flow and ticket prices vary depending on the donation. Ebb and Flow, a film by Leaping Frog Films three years in the making, follows Patrick Yamashita, a third generation Japanese–American and his father Eiichi (aka Jerry) now…
Find out more »Dungeness crab season opens
Winter season opens on October 15th for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab (all fishing methods) and remains open seven days a week through December 31st. Marine Area 4: Neah Bay - East of Tatoosh-Bonilla line Marine Area 5: Sekiu and Pillar Point Marine Area 6: East Juan de Fuca Strait, Port Angeles Harbor, Discovery Bay Marine Area 7: South - San Juan Islands/Bellingham Marine Area 7: North - Gulf of Georgia Marine Area 8: Deception Pass - Area 8-1 Marine Area 8: Port Susan/Everett - Area 8-2 Marine…
Find out more »Septic Sense Workshop: Port Orchard
Maintaining your septic system will save money and keep pollution out of our local waterways Kitsap County residents are invited to a free workshop to learn how to keep their septic systems working well and lasting longer. Well maintained septic systems will save homeowners money and keep bacteria and nutrients out of local creeks, lakes, and Puget Sound. Attendees will also receive a free “green” cleaning kit (one per household). Refreshments provided. Workshop will include information about: · How septic systems work…
Find out more »February 2017
24th Conference for Shellfish Growers
First convened by Washington Sea Grant in 1991, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together representatives from the shellfish industry, government and academia. The 2017 conference will focus on permitting, emerging issues and shellfish culture. The conference agenda is now available. Registration is now open: Download the registration form.
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