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August 2016
State of the Oyster Study
State of the Oyster Study volunteers invite you to join them to look at bacterial contamination on privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound. Samples will be tested for fecal coliform ($25 per test) and/or Vibrio parahaemolyticus ($30 per test). Results will be delivered by phone 10 days after test dates. On collection day, collect six large oysters, five+ inches shell length, or 24 clams and include the Collection Form with the samples. Samples may be dropped off at…
Find out more »Washington Sea Grant Fellow Alumni Reunion
Washington Sea Grant is celebrating more than 35 years of successful fellowships in marine policy, fisheries and communications. The reunion will bring together fellows, mentors and supporters to celebrate our legacy, share stories and foster new relationships.
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 »September 2016
ORCAS 2016: International Conference on Energy Conversion and Storage
Orcas 2016 is the latest in a successful series of international educational meetings that have brought together graduate students, postdocs, industrial, government and academic scientists to discuss emerging advancements in clean energy technologies in the idyllic setting of the UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratory in the Pacific Northwest. This year there are multiple sessions focused on critical topics in clean energy research and translational barriers to be overcome in the field including scalable third-generation photovoltaics, grid storage and advanced materials for energy.…
Find out more »Crab Team Public Presentation
Trap catch from Crab Team at Westcott Bay showing first evidence of European green crab in inland Washington waters. Photo Craig Staude, courtesy of Washington Sea Grant A European green crab was recently captured in Westcott Bay, on San Juan Island, by WSG Crab Team volunteers in the course of their regular monthly monitoring. This marks the first confirmed sighting of this globally-invasive species along Washington's inland shorelines (read more here). Crab Team will be holding a public presentation to provide an opportunity…
Find out more »International Coastal Cleanup Day
Ocean Conservancy Celebrates International Coastal Cleanup Day Cleanups will be conducted at the following locations in Puget Sound in partnership with Puget Soundkeeper: Seattle – Alki Beach Seattle – Centennial and Myrtle Edwards Park Seattle – Golden Gardens Renton – Gene Coulon Park Burien – Seahurst Park Tacoma – Point Defiance Marina Bainbridge Island – multiple locations More details to be posted soon on the event page. Email Kathryn with questions or to add a cleanup to the list near…
Find out more »Health Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Technologies
The University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) will be hosting a conference on the health benefits of climate change mitigation policies and technologies. The overarching goal of the conference is to promote vigorous uptake of health benefits research in policies and planning and to highlight policy choices that have the greatest mitigation and health impact potential. Conference attendees will include leading scientists from around the world. Discussions will consider the status efforts to model health…
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