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March 2016
Wild Seafood Exchange
Washington Sea Grant and other partners present the 13th annual Wild Seafood Exchange. The Wild Seafood Exchange is a one day conference for the independent commercial fisherman who wants to learn about marketing and direct marketing to restaurants, retailers, brokers, and seafood buyers. • Hear from restaurants, retailers, brokers, and seafood buyers. Learn what they need from you. • Hear from your colleagues about their businesses through small business case studies. • Learn about funding sources for business operations, new equipment, vessel reposers, and new…
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (Whidbey Island)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries on Whidbey Island? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a monitoring…
Find out more »23rd 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. To register for the 23rd Conference for Shellfish Growers fill out and mail this form with registration fees. View the agenda (pdf). A block of rooms has been reserved at the Alderbrook Resort & Spa. The special rate of $89.00 (plus tax) per night for single occupancy is being offered to participants who register by February 6,…
Find out more »Learn First Aid at Sea
Be safe on the water! Washington Sea Grant and WSU Jefferson County Extension are co-sponsoring a U.S.Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea course on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle. Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures, choking, immobilization, and contents for first aid kits. When: Tuesday, March 14, 2016, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Nordby Conference Room Nordby Bldg Fishermen’s Terminal Seattle Fee: $100 ($50 for commercial fishermen) To register, contact…
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (San Juan Island)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries on San Juan Island? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a monitoring…
Find out more »Pacific County Retail Hospitality Event
Kevin Decker, of Washington Sea Grant, will be on hand to present information on the impact of tourism on the Washington Coast and in Pacific County; discuss tourism in terms of output, jobs and wages; to explain external demand; and talk about the new $0.01 tax in Pacific County, as well as answering your questions. A Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council representative will engage in an interactive feedback session, discussing the regional public workforce system that provides workforce solutions for…
Find out more »Marine Spatial Planning 101
Join Washington Sea Grant’s Kevin Decker and the Aberdeen Rotary Club to learn more about the Marine Spatial Planning process, get an update on current projects, and find out how to get involved.
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (Port Townsend)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries near Port Townsend? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a monitoring…
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