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February 2025
Webinar: Green Crab Invasion: Coastal Perspectives
As part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Crab Team is participating in a webinar hosted by NAISMA and Sea Grant. The European Green Crab is among the most successful invasive predators in coastal marine ecosystems, with established populations on five continents. While this invasive species has long impacted the Atlantic coast, its more recent arrival on the Pacific coast has resulted in rapid expansion, stretching from California to Alaska. This webinar brings together expert speakers from New Hampshire Sea…
Find out more »Crab Team Bait Party
Come join Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team’s annual bonanza to cut, weigh, and bag all 800lb of mackerel to be used across the green crab monitoring network in 2025. It can get a bit messy, but there are various jobs to choose from (some less messy than others), along with good music and even better company. Grab a friend and sign up for the fun! Volunteers are needed from 9am-5pm on Wednesday 2/19 and Thursday 2/20 at the University of…
Find out more »Telling Your Seafood Story
Telling Your Seafood Story: A storytelling and direct marketing workshop hosted by Sea Grant staff at the FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria, OR. Washington and Alaska Sea Grants will host "Telling Your Seafood Story", a workshop that will be held during upcoming FisherPoets Gathering in the early afternoon on Saturday, February 22. The 90-minute workshop will be geared towards seafood direct marketers but is open to all FisherPoet attendees. The goal is to help participants tell their seafood story in ways…
Find out more »Wild Seafood Connection
Washington Sea Grant is proud to cosponser the 2025 Wild Seafood Connection, presented by the Port of Bellingham. Wild Seafood Connection is a one-day conference aimed at the independent commercial fisherman who wants to learn about direct marketing to restaurants, retailers, brokers, and seafood buyers. Join us for a daylong exchange of ideas and innovations! Registration is required; please see event page for additional details: https://www.wildseafoodconnect.com/registration/
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
Find out more »March 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 »[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 »Crab Team 2025 Orientation (Zoom)
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 Orientation Zoom event is Part 1).
Find out more »Crab Team 2025 Critter ID (Zoom)
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 Critter ID Zoom event is Part 2).
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