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November 2019
SCUBA Survey – Rockfish
Harbor WildWatch invites SCUBA divers to partake in a rockfish survey, as part of a community citizen science collaboration with NOAA. All divers welcome! Meet Stena at Tacoma SCUBA. Training included in the dive brief, no survey experience necessary. Saturday, November 23 at 1:00-4:00pm Tacoma Scuba 1602 Center St C Tacoma, WA 98409
Find out more »Diving Santa
Come see Santa diving in the 120,000-gallon Window on Washington Waters exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium. Bring your camera, take your picture with Diving Santa and stay perfectly dry! Or have your photo taken by our professional photographer so the whole family can be in the picture. November 29–December 2, December 6–9, 13–16, and 20–23 at noon on Fridays and Mondays; at noon and 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays; plus a special noon presentation on December 24! Members-only early opening: Sunday, December…
Find out more »Salmon Tour at Donkey Creek
Join Harbor WildWatch for a fun, engaging tour beginning at Austin Estuary and ending at Donkey Creek Park along the restored Donkey Creek. Learn all about salmon’s life cycle and their cultural and ecological significance while viewing spawning salmon. Perfect for all ages. Meet in Austin Estuary Park near the picnic table. This event is FREE, but donations are welcomed. Saturday, November 30 at 10:00-11:00am Austin Estuary Park 4009 Harborview Dr Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Find out more »Thanksgiving Wildlife Cruise
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center's Thanksgiving Wildlife Cruise offers a unique opportunity for an idyllic natural science adventure, enabling people to gain a better understanding of our marine ecosystems and interrelationships which abound in these waters. In good weather, the cruise will go through the Protection Island Aquatic Reserve and circumnavigate Protection Island, a National Wildlife Refuge located at the mouth of Discovery Bay. Or, if the weather is rough, we may head south toward Port Ludlow to remain…
Find out more »December 2019
We Are Puget Sound at Patagonia Seattle
Washington Sea Grant is a proud sponsor for the new book We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea. Puget Sound is a magnificent and intricate estuary, supporting an abundance of resident and migrating life, notably two iconic, interdependent endangered species: Southern Resident orcas and chinook salmon. Join Patagonia Seattle (downtown) and Braided River for an evening celebrating a new multimedia book and campaign We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea to protect and restore Puget…
Find out more »Lake Union Kayak Patrol
Puget Soundkeeper needs your help each week as we paddle through Lake Union and remove trash from the water while keeping an eye out for other pollution violations. Volunteers will be in double kayaks outfitted with trash bags, grabbers, and nets for scooping debris from the water. The team will paddle to a designated area of the lake and collect any visible trash to properly dispose of back on land. Check out our video to gain a sense of what our kayak…
Find out more »NWFSC Monster Seminar JAM
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center Monster Seminar JAM is a weekly seminar with presentations by Center scientists and guest speakers. It is also part of the OneNOAA Science Discussion Seminar Series, a joint effort by several NOAA seminar partners to pool seminars of common interest to help share science and management information and to promote constructive dialogue between scientists, educators, and resource managers. This week, Mark Henderson of the US Geological Survey presents: Central Valley Chinook Salmon Smolt Outmigration Mortality in Freshwater…
Find out more »UW-SAFS Autumn Seminar
This weekly seminar series, hosted by the University of Washington's School of Aquatic and Fishery Science (SAFS), presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and latest research findings are discussed. The SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members and the School’s own faculty members. This week, Gael Kurath, a Research Microbiologist from the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center…
Find out more »Pier into the Night
Join Harbor WildWatch for an underwater journey of Manchester Pier without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience. While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface of Manchester Pier. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-ft screen. This program is FREE; donations are appreciated. Friday, December 6…
Find out more »Explore the Salish Sea Educator Workshop
The SeaDoc Society and School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences are hosting a free workshop "Explore the Salish Sea" for upper elementary and middle school, primarily, but high school teachers can attend too. It is also for marine educators, marine scientists, and Tribal educators. A main goal is to build relationships across these disciplines to better support marine science learning in school. Saturday, December 7, 2019, 8:00am - 4:30pm Free, lunch is provided. Fishery Sciences Building 1122 NE Boat…
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