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March 2025
Course full! Skills and Drills Course for new or beginning commercial fishermen–South Bend, WA
The 2025 Skills and Drills Course is full! This workshop will be offered again in 2026. Sign up to get notices of future workshops here: https://bit.ly/wsg-email-lists (select “marine workshops”). Learn the skills and drills that will help you land a commercial fishing job. Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a two-day Skills and Drills Course for new or beginning commercial fishermen in South Bend, Washington. This course is geared towards individuals interested in learning the necessary skills to enter the commercial fishing industry.…
Find out more »Crab Team 2025 Friday Harbor (San Juan County) Returning monitor Training
Crab Team volunteers monitor for invasive European green crab and expand our knowledge of salt marshes and pocket estuaries. This 3/30 event is for returning monitors only, but we are also offering an in-person training for new monitors in San Juan county. The New Monitor training is held on 3/31. Interested in joining Crab Team for the 2025 monitoring season? Fill out an interest form to be considered for an opening at a site near you: tinyurl.com/crabteam2025 If your info…
Find out more »Crab Team 2025 Friday Harbor (San Juan County) New monitor Training
Crab Team volunteers monitor for invasive European green crab and expand our knowledge of salt marshes and pocket estuaries. Interested in joining Crab Team for the 2025 monitoring season? Fill out an interest form to be considered for an opening at a site near you: tinyurl.com/crabteam2025 If your info is a match, you will receive an invitation to join the required 3-part training series (This San Juan Country training is one of the in-person events that can be attended to…
Find out more »[Cancelled] Drill Instructor Training: Bellingham, WA–March 3-April 7, 2025
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are cosponsoring a Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) course for commercial Fishermen. This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills. Coursework combines lectures and hands-on experience with the safety and survival equipment that is now required for commercial fishing vessels. Participants will learn about emergency procedures and will be trained to develop appropriate emergency drills for their own vessels. When: Monday nights…
Find out more »April 2025
[Cancelled] Drill Instructor Training: Bellingham, WA–March 3-April 7, 2025
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are cosponsoring a Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) course for commercial Fishermen. This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills. Coursework combines lectures and hands-on experience with the safety and survival equipment that is now required for commercial fishing vessels. Participants will learn about emergency procedures and will be trained to develop appropriate emergency drills for their own vessels. When: Monday nights…
Find out more »8th Annual River and Ocean Film Festival
Quinault River en route to Enchanted Valley via the East Fork Quinault River Trail, Photo credit: Alison Lorenz The 8th Annual River and Ocean Film Festival is back on! The River & Ocean Film Festival is returning on April 12, 2025 to celebrate the freshwater and marine environments of the west side of the Olympic Peninsula — and the people who love them. The event was postponed last October due to power outages in the area yet this year’s organizers…
Find out more »Heaven on the Half Shell
Heaven on the Half Shell Thursday, April 17, 2025, 5:30 – 8:00 PM FREE with registration. Dates: Apr 17, 5:30pm - 8:00pm Where: Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Accessibility: Mobility-accessible. Exterior ramps provide building access, elevators access all floors in the building, and wheelchairs are available at admissions. Explore the significant historical and cultural role that oysters have played in the Pacific Northwest. Join authors David George Gordon, Samantha Larson, and Mary Ann Barron Wagner as…
Find out more »Planners’ Briefing for Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
Planners’ Briefing for Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Friday, April 18, 2025, 10-11 am This webinar will be held on Zoom REGISTER HERE Attendees of this webinar will: Learn about the Puget Sound Parcel-Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment project. Provide feedback on how this information could inform your work. Learn how you can get involved in the project through future workshop and feedback opportunities. Assessing the vulnerability of coastal jurisdictions and Tribes to impacts exacerbated by…
Find out more »Fisherman First Aid and Safety Training (FFAST) | Westport, WA
Fisherman First Aid and Safety Training (FFAST) The Fishermen First Aid and Safety Training (FFAST) course is a two-day intensive first aid course. It was built to help commercial fishermen prevent and treat injuries they are likely to encounter at sea. The FFAST course provides essential first aid training and meets the stringent requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard for onboard first aid training. It is a valuable complement to the U.S. Coast Guard-required “Drill Conductor Course,” where fishermen learn…
Find out more »WSG Seaweed Office Hours
Drop-in office hours for all your seaweed information needs! How to participate: Zoom meeting link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96836051377?pwd=dGJWc0RuRm9ZTFArbzQ2aGFacWRBZz09 Join at any point during the one-hour window (no RSVP required) Attendees will be served in order of arrival Please stay on mute until invited to speak Initial conversations will be limited to 5 minutes until everyone’s had a chance to speak All conversations should be considered public, and may be recorded
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