Enhancing sustainability of shellfish aquaculture through streamlined maturation control
Producing sterile shellfish
Enhancing sustainability of shellfish aquaculture through streamlined maturation control
Researchers seek an alternative method to produce sterile shellfish by studying Pacific oysters’ germ cell line and testing methods to block its development.
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Update on European Green Crab at Dungeness Spit
Header image: Allen Pleus (WDFW)
June 22, 2017
Four European green crab were captured at Dungeness Spit in early April – the third location in inland Washington where green crab have been found. Since the initial discovery 10 weeks ago, staff and volunteers from US Fish and Wildlife Service (U...
Russell Callender shares about his career, passions and what lies ahead
April 7, 2023
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
Having served as director of Washington Sea Grant since 2018, Callender retires in April 2023
“Ever since I was a teenager, my passion was for conservation,” says Russell Callender. He kept his love for preserving the environment close to heart throug...
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Roger Bain, fisherman of the Makah Tribe
July 10, 2024
By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Bain pulling up his catch. Photo courtesy of Roger Bain.
Growing up in Washington state and a member of the Makah Tribe, Roger Bain’s ancestral and more-recent family history might suggest that he was destined to become a fisherman. Th...
Who Will Rescue the Rescuers?
Who Will Rescue the Rescuers?
Washington Sea Grant alerts the Coast Guard’s first responders to the critical danger they will face when a tsunami strikes.
Coast Guard airmen and seamen muster to hear Ian Miller share some inconvenient truths about tsunami dangers.
It was a crisp, bright ...
Local and Coastal: Spicy Thai Basil Clams
August, 7, 2020
Of the three clam species farmed in Washington–native littleneck, Manila, and the infamous geoduck clam–Manila clams are the most common, thanks to their fast growth and ability to be cultivated under a wide range of conditions. Washington Sea Grant supports a diverse and...
Fall 2016
Fall 2016
Crab Team’s Big Discovery!
August 4th, 2016
You might have heard the recent news that Crab Team volunteers captured the first confirmed European green crab in Washington’s inland waters (but if you haven’t, read our blog post)...
Preventing Spills in the San Juans
Preventing Spills in the San Juans
By Elizabeth Phillips
WSG Science Communications Fellow
“This is a boating mecca,” says Washington Sea Grant (WSG) boating specialist Aaron Barnett as he surveys the Friday Harbor Marina during a warm summer day i...
A Career Saving Seabirds
From the autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter
Looking back on the work of marine fisheries scientist Ed Melvin upon his retirement
“I’ve never had an ornithology class in my life,” Ed Melvin confides on a sunny afternoon sitting by Seattle’s Portage Bay. For anyone familiar with Me...
Seabird Avoidance Bycatch Workshop
Seabird Bycatch Avoidance Workshop at the IPHC Annual Meeting.
Please join us Monday 10:30-noon January 25th, 2016 at the Juneau, Alaska, Centennial Hall Conference Center
Learn about
o Albatross identification
o Short-tailed albatross biology & recovery
o New developments in seabird bycatch m...
Serving Sustainable Salmon Webinar
Join Long Live the Kings Executive Director, Jacques White, in a discussion about cooking and sustainably sourcing salmon. You will hear from Hama Hama Company’s Culinary Director, Sara Harvey, about how she prepares her favorite holiday salmon dish and from PCC’s Director of Product Sus...
How to Get Your “Eyes on the Beach” Like a Pro
October 6, 2016
The recent captures of invasive European green crabs, the first documented in Washington’s Salish Sea, have garnered a lot of recent media attention. We are thrilled that local residents are eager to help protect shorelines from this global invasive species and have set about...
Contribute to Water’s Special Issue on Coastal Hazards Management
March 4, 2020
Ian Miller, coastal hazards specialist at WSG, is serving as the guest editor for the journal Water’s special issue on Coastal Hazards Management. In his guest editor message, Miller highlights the ongoing struggle of combating coastal hazards and the need for international collab...