Evidence of Invasive European Green Crab Found at Two New Sites
July 9, 2018
Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team and Washington State’s Department of Natural Resources report evidence of the invasive European green crab at two new sites in the Salish Sea: Fidalgo Bay and Dungeness Landing, near Dungeness Spit. A green crab shell was found at Fidalgo B...
A New Symposium to Work Towards Equity and Justice in Environmental Fields
August 22, 2019
The Salish Sea Equity and Justice Symposium, to be held November 14-15, 2019, aims to center historically marginalized and underrepresented voices while creating space for ongoing dialogues.
Addressing inequity and working toward environmental justice is essential to a successful en...
Olympic OA Regional Vulnerability Assessment
The Olympic Coast as a Sentinel – Tribal Communities at the Forefront of Ocean Change
Indigenous people have depended on Olympic Coast marine species for their livelihoods, food security and cultural practices for thousands of years. Today, these species—and the triba...
Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grant’s Response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Russell Callender, WSG Director
COVID-19 is clearly impacting all of us. Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is no exception. We have worked hard to heed the rapidly evolving guidance coming from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Governor’s office and the Uni...
Geoduck Harvesters Impacted by Tariffs Offered Refunds
July 9, 2018
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering financial relief to eight geoduck harvesting companies who successfully bid to harvest wild geoduck from state-owned aquatic lands. This effort is in response to China’s announcement of 25% tariffs on American...
3-27-21 Marine Wiring Workshop in Port Hadlock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 22, 2021
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu
Marine Wiring Workshop in Port Hadlock
Commercial fishermen and recreational boaters: learn to safely wire your boats
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Washington Sea Grant, WSU Jefferson County Extension and th...
Local groups gang up on marine debris
September 5, 2018
Collaborative effort produces a new marine debris action plan for Washington
Trash on our shorelines and in the ocean, also known as marine debris, is a persistent and growing global environmental issue. A lot is at stake particularly in Washington State, where outdoor recreat...
Washington Coastal Hazards Resilience Network Launches New and Improved Website
March 3, 2020
Seattle, WA — Washington Sea Grant and the Washington Department of Ecology, along with other partners, have collaborated to launch a new and improved website for the Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN). This website and associated interactive map offer users a way to learn ab...
Diesel Engine Troubleshooting and Maintenance Workshop Port Hadlock June 5 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2021
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu
Diesel Engine Troubleshooting and Maintenance Workshop in Port Hadlock
For commercial fishermen and recreational boaters
Saturday, June 5
Washington Sea Grant, WSU Jefferson County Extension and the Northwest ...
“What We Love To Do”: NOAA Science Camp Creatively Immerses Kids in Marine Science
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
In the third consecutive summer of pandemic-related closures, NOAA Science Camp brought new programming to the beach during an extreme low tide
By Ashli Blow, WSG Science Communications Specialist
When Puget Sound receded during an extreme low tide in June, Maile Sull...
MarineWeatherWorkshop_Dec42021
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2021
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu
MARINE WEATHER WORKSHOP
Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water.
Port Townsend, WA – Washington Sea Grant, WSU Jefferson County Extension and the Port of Port T...
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
Foraminifera monitoring in Puget Sound I
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
By cataloguing declining foraminifera, researchers are developing a tool for monitoring Puget Sound’s health.
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Nesbitt, Univ...
Conservation Needs to be About People, Too
NEWS RELEASE
JUNE 21, 2017
CONTACT: Melissa Poe, Social Scientist, Washington Sea Grant at 206-685-8209 or email mpoe@uw.edu
Conservation Needs to be About People, Too
The book Conservation in the Anthropocene Ocean is an interdisciplinary guide for reframing conservati...