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...
The 7R’s of Integrating Tribal and Indigenous Partnerships Into Aquaculture Literacy
September 2, 2021
Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative gather at a Hawaiian loko iʻa (fishpond) to learn about Native fishpond aquaculture and participate in restoration. (Credit: Lindsey Pierce/Environmental Specialist at the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alask...
Anti-Racism Resources
Anti-Racism Resources
June 8, 2020; Updated March 19, 2021
As said in our statement of solidarity with the Black community and our statement of solidarity with the AAPI community, as individuals and as an organization we are working to identify how we have participated in the systemic rac...
Story of Simon the Salmon
Seagrass Wars: The Spots Awaken
Seagrass is under attack! Hit ‘play’ to learn more, then take the ‘Sequel Challenge’ (to the right→)
Oysters and Seagrass—Guardians of the Sea!
Oysters—Nature’s vacuum cleaners ...
Jenna Keeton
Jenna Keeton
Fisheries Specialist
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Sustainable Fisheries
Seafood Industry
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Jenna works to address the needs of Washington’s fisheries-dependent communities through targeted outreach and collaborative research. At Washington Sea Gra...
Monitors Capture Their First in Green Crab in Chuckanut Bay
August 9, 2022
Ventral view of female crab captured by volunteer monitors. The bright red-orange underside is characteristic of a crab that hasn’t molted in a while. The color along with the size of the crab indicates this female has been nearby for at least three or four years.
Crab Team volu...
Indigenous Speaker Jeffrey Hamilton: An Urban Tribe Perspective
Ta’c Leeheyn and Pi Naha Pi,
Welcome to 2021 and thank you to all who have been enjoying and engaging throughout our Series. We hope you, your families, and communities are well – do know you have been in our prayers through the winter season. Below you’...
Looking Back on 50 Years: Longtime WSG Staff Reflect on Their Work
From the winter 2021–2022 Sea Star print newsletter
In honor of the program’s golden anniversary, we asked four current and former staff to reflect on what they have accomplished here
By Grace Freeman, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Based in Seattle and housed within the University of Washin...
WSG Education Specialist Maile Sullivan Wins Johnette D. Bosarge Memorial Award
October 15, 2021
Congratulations to Maile Sullivan, Washington Sea Grant education specialist, for receiving the 2021 Johnette D. Bosarge Memorial Award at the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Conference. This award honors service and dedication to NMEA, and loyalty, efficiency and enth...
WSG Keystone Fellowship
Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship Program
Application Opens: APRIL 1, 2024
Application Deadline: MAY 17, 2024
2024 Keystone Fellowship Projects:
Seattle Aquarium: Tribal and Community Engagement in Support of Pinto Abalone Conservation and Recovery
Puget Sound Par...
Crab Team Press
Crab Team In the News
Recent Press Features
2023
Sequim Gazette “Invasive green crab presence remains on Olympic Peninsula” (January 11)
KING 5 “Washington pushes for federal funding to trap invasive crab species” (April 5)
KUOW “...
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the Legacy in Washington 10 Years Later
March 11, 2021
By Carrie Garrison-Laney, WSG Tsunami Hazards Specialist and PMEL Liaison
Tsunami damage in Onagawa, Ishinomaki, Japan in 2011. Photo by Shunichi Koshimura
On March 11, 2011 the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan — the 4th largest ever recorded worldwide — and the resulting...