Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Pete Knutson
October 19, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Pete Knutson owns Loki Fish Company, a family business. He fishes mostly salmon, with a bit of halibut on the side. He’s the director of the Puget Sound Harvester’s Association, an industry group that represents non-treaty comme...
The River That Made Seattle
In this livestreamed conversation with Duwamish Tribal member James Rasmussen and Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition Executive Director Paulina Lopez, author BJ Cummings talks about her own story and what drew her to the river’s history. She draws from her book The River That Made Seattle: A Human a...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Amy Grondin
October 12, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Amy Grondin is a salmon fisherman and a sustainable seafood consultant. She owns Duna Fisheries, LLC with her business partner and husband Greg Friedrichs. When they’re not fishing on F/V Arminta, their 48-foot wooden fishing b...
From Our Dock to Your Table: Bellingham Dockside Market Connects Fishermen and Local Consumers
January 13, 2021
By Grace Freeman, WSG Science Communications Fellow
As Bellingham SeaFeast director Liz Purdy was gearing up for the 2020 festival scheduled for September, it quickly became clear that this year’s event would be different. Founded in 2016, SeaFeast is an annual seafood-focuse...
How Your Sunscreen Harms Water Quality
August 20, 2019
The products we use on our skin, hair, and nails can cause harm to the animals and people that depend on healthy local waters.
While you’re washing away the lingering sunscreen from the last beach day of summer, you’re probably reminiscing about carefree time with family and frie...
Clams with Celery and Toasted Garlic
April 10, 2020
By Abby Rogerson, WSG Student Assistant
NYT Cooking columnist Alison Roman holds up clams as one of the best bivalves, and after my experience with her Clams with Celery and Toasted Garlic, I may be convinced. They get a quick steam in a garlicky white wine reduction then are tossed ...
Governor Jay Inslee Proclaims October Seafood Month
October 1, 2020
Consumers have long had access to local Washington seafood through their favorite grocer or farmers market, but this October the state is celebrating Seafood Month by recognizing the growing trend to connect residents to those who supply this local bounty.
With reduced demand from r...
Bellingham Dockside Market
Bellingham SeaFeast has joined forces with local fishermen, the Port of Bellingham, and the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County to launch Bellingham Dockside Market.
Bellingham Dockside Market serves as the hub for local fishermen in and out of Squalicum Harbor to sell their catch and h...
Bellingham Dockside Market
Bellingham SeaFeast has joined forces with local fishermen, the Port of Bellingham, and the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County to launch Bellingham Dockside Market.
Bellingham Dockside Market serves as the hub for local fishermen in and out of Squalicum Harbor to sell their catch and h...
Miso glazed black cod recipe
September 8, 2023
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Graduate Science Communications Fellow
This week on our Discover West Coast Seafood series: pair the delicate flavor of black cod (sablefish) with miso, coconut, and fresh parsley in this quick-to-cook recipe. Marinating the fish early really helps lock in ...
Carbon comes home
Carbon Comes Home
How a serendipitous connection led ocean acidification researchers to an island farm
Back in the early 2000s, Washington State was ground zero for ocean acidification,” Meg Chadsey, ocean acidification specialist at Washington Sea Grant (WSG), says. “Fossil fuel emissi...
Discover Ilwaco Seafood Dock Tour
Learn how local seafood is caught and how to buy it fresh!
Join Oregon Sea Grant experts and FishHer Columbia Pacific CommUNITY Alliance on a guided walk along Ilwaco’s commercial docks.
Learn about Ilwaco’s vibrant commercial fishing industry and the delicious, nutritious, and sustaina...
Local Fisherman’s Grilled Salmon + BONUS Recipe
September 4, 2021
By Abby Rogerson, WSG Student Assistant
Vendor with Columbia River Chinook salmon. Photo credit: Robert Sudar
Robert Sudar landed his first salmon fishing gig thanks to his grandfather, who had been fishing commercially since the end of World War II. Fresh out of high school, he w...
Bellingham Dockside Market
Bellingham SeaFeast is joining forces with local fishermen, the Port of Bellingham, and the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County to launch the Bellingham Dockside Market.Bellingham Dockside Market will serve as the hub for local fishermen in and out of Squalicum Harbor to sell their catch...