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May 2016
Opening Day Boat Parade
Opening Day marks the start of the Seattle boating season. The Seattle Yacht Club sponsors a boat parade through the Montlake Cut. This year's theme is 'A Great Escape'. The parade can be viewed from the shoreline at Portage Bay and Montlake Cut or from vessels moored in the designated anchorage areas. For more information visit the Seattle Yacht Club website. The event will be preceded by the University of Washington's 30th Annual Windermere Cup Crew Regatta.
Find out more »First Aid at Sea, Port of Bellingham
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are co-sponsoring a U.S. Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea Workshop. Topics covered include patient assessment, CPR, hypothermia, immobilization, near drowning, shock and trauma, burns, fractures, and choking. Fee: $100 ($50 for active commercial fishermen). Pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, please contact Sarah Fisken, 206.543.1225, or sfisken@uw.edu.
Find out more »An Evening on the Elwha River
Join National Parks Conservation Association at Seattle's Town Hall for a night of science, salmon and adventure (not to mention talks about the largest river restoration project ever). An Evening on the Elwha will present a series of rapid-fire presentations by renowned experts from the field who will describe how this rich ecological system is coming back to life before our eyes. Presentations will cover salmon recovery, otters, sediment migration, estuary and coastal restoration, reservoir revegetation, a trip down the…
Find out more »Opening of Recreational Shrimping Season
Recreational spot shrimp fishing in Puget Sound will open Saturday, May 14. Visit WDFW’s recreational shrimp fishing website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/shrimp/ for the most up-to-date information or for marine area descriptions.
Find out more »Learn When to Wake Your Skipper
Take a Workshop on Basic Watch Standing for Fishermen Nordby Conference Room, Nordby Building at Fishermen’s Terminal, Seattle Gain professional training on basic watch standing for commercial fishing vessels. Learn valuable skills for on the water: Chart reading Latitude and longitude Compass and bearings Navigating a route Lights and buoys Rules of the road Tides and currents Electronic navigation–pros and cons Depth sounders Radar basics Chart plotters and GPS Autopilot communication and VHF protocol Good crew habits, including when to…
Find out more »Marine Resources Council Conference
The 2016 Pacific County Marine Science Conference will take place at the Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation. Presentation topics include: Willapa National Wildlife Refuge – Restoration and invasive management The Columbia River Basin – Aquatic invasives, fishing incomes and tidal reconnection Climate change impacts on waters of the Pacific Northwest The event will close with a seafood feast featuring products from our local seafood industry and catered by The Cove Restaurant! The PC MRC strongly encourages local schools to bring their students, but due…
Find out more »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 »Well Education and Testing
WET invites you to take a look at the health of your well and learn about keeping your drinking water safe. Washington State Department of Health recommends annual testing of individual wells for fecal coliform bacteria; testing your water is the best solution to identify possible contamination. WET provides homeowners with a local, inexpensive way to test their well water. COST: Coliform sample ($25.00); lead sample ($15.00) Samples and WET Collection Form should be dropped off at the following locations between noon…
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