Snohomish Septic System Workshop
Learn how to keep your septic system running properly for years to come with WSG’s Marine Water Quality Specialist Teri King.  A well-placed and properly functioning septic system is an effective method of treatment and disposal. Its operation and maintenance requires an educated, hands-on a...
WSG News
WSG News
Calling all filmmakers: Entries sought for the Olympic Peninsula’s eighth annual River & Ocean Film Festival
April 17, 2024
Submit short films by April 22 for a screening at the Rainforest ...
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2020 Volume 1
2020 Volume 1
Committed Crabbers
November, 2020
This year was already poised to be exceptionally busy for WSG Crab Team and the management of the European green crab invasion in Washington – even before we were faced with a global pandemic. Through la...
Pumpout Washington
Aaron Barnett, Boating Program Specialist, and Bridget Trosin, Coastal Policy Specialist
In partnership with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel Act program, WSG manages the popular Pumpout Washington program, which educates boaters about the importance of proper sew...
Congratulations to three Washington Clean Marina recertifications
July 11, 2023
Port of Everett, Semiahmoo and Narrows Marinas take on water pollution
Three Washington marinas were recertified as part of Washington’s Clean Marina program. Port of Everett Marina, Semiahmoo Marina, and Narrows Marina surpassed the minimum pollution prevention requirements by a wid...
Ocean Acidification SS Autumn17
Ocean Acidification
Are Pacific salmon heading for a nosedive?
If you’re not one for the smell of fish, be thankful that you’re not a Pacific salmon. Salmon have a sense of smell that’s said to be thousands of times stronger than a dog’s, and that sensitivity is essential. Sa...
2003–Present
spartina
Coordinated Imazapyr treatment for Spartina control
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Aquaculture Timeline
Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline
Welcome to the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline. This project is part of the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study project, which is an effort to improve the long-term sustainability of shellfish aquaculture in Willa...
Coastal and Marine Communities
Coastal and Marine Communities
See all current research projects here.
Completed Projects
Bae, Christine, Principal Investigator
Impacts of West Coast Moorage Marinas
Regional researchers calculated the wide range of economic and environmental impacts associated with moorage marinas in Wash...
2021 Volume 2
2021 Volume 2
Five Years Later
November, 2021
It’s been a little over five years since the first capture of invasive European green crab along Washington’s inland shorelines. As we look back at how much we’ve learned since this capture, we ...
Boating Outreach
Boating
Pumpout Washington: Clean Marina Program
Aaron Barnett, Boating Program Specialist, and Bridget Trosin, Coastal Policy Specialist
WATCH our latest instructional videos!
In partnership with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel Act p...
Urban Runoff Killing Coho Salmon, but Simple Solution Within Reach
Filtration through column of soil and sand eliminates toxic effects of urban stormwater on fish.
October 20, 2015
Toxic runoff from highways, parking lots and other developed surfaces is killing many of the adult coho salmon in urban streams along the West Coast, according to a new study that for th...
Whatcom Water Weeks
Whatcom Water Weeks is a two week-long event that celebrates our local water resources.
This is a fun-packed week where businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups celebrate the importance of water, share information about the state of the resource, offer stewardship opportunities, a...
Use of Zebrafish to Assess Health Effects of Persistent Pollutants in Pacific Salmon
Health effects of pollutants in Pacific salmon
Use of Zebrafish to Assess Health Effects of Persistent Pollutants in Pacific Salmon
Building off work from the previous project “Effects of Salmon Omega-3 Fatty Acids on PBDE toxicity,” researchers used zebrafish as a low-cost model for st...