Seabird Bycatch – Trawl
Trawl
Trawling is a commercial fishing technique that involves pulling a cone-shaped net through the water to catch species like pollock, flatfish and cod. Studies of trawl fisheries indicate that seabird collisions with trawl cables can result in significan...
Marine Debris Prevention
Marine Debris Can Ruin a Good Day on the Water
What to Do When You Find Marine Debris
As a boater or beach-goer, you may encounter anything from logs or plastic trash to stranded marine mammals or derelict fishing gear. All are potential hazards to nav...
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 ...
After nearly 40 years of sharing life-saving skills, Sarah Fisken retires
As a WSG marine operations specialist, Fisken grew the organization’s marine workshop program and forged trust and community across the state in the process
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
The first time Sarah Fisken put on a survival suit, she was immedia...
Witness Washington’s Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2017
CONTACTS
Bridget Trosin, WSG Coastal Policy Specialist, bemmett@uw.edu
MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Communications, maryannb@uw.edu
Witness Washington’s Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
Meet a Washington Sea ...
Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms
Several species of single-celled algae growing in Washington produce potent toxins that can poison marine animals or become concentrated in shellfish and sicken, even kill, humans who eat them. Even when they don’t harm humans, toxic blooms can force costly shutdowns ...
Crab Team Welcomes Elyse Kelsey as Student Assistant
September 20, 2023
Hello WSG Crab Team Community!
My name is Elyse Kelsey and I am thrilled to be joining Crab Team as a Student Assistant. I just missed the field season this year but I am excited to meet and work alongside the incredible volunteers and partners that make this work possible next su...
Virtual Beach Seine Adventure
Ever wonder who’s living under the waves in Padilla Bay? Not ready for SCUBA? Join this online program with Padilla Bay staff. You’ll watch from your screen as they take our rowboat out into the eelgrass and pull a net through the water. You’ll help discover who was caught and lear...
Washington Sea Grant in the News 2018
WSG in the News 2018
December 2018
Creation of new app allows citizens help clean up the waters of Puget Sound
The Daily Chronicle, December 31
Mobile app new tool for coastal observations
Peninsula Daily News, December 28
Ecological effects of wolf eradication to be discuessed in Jan. 8 lectur...
The pulse of the ocean
UW and Smithsonian researchers develop DNA identification methods for monitoring Salish Sea planktonic communities
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Sometimes it’s the smallest living things that can tell us the most about the state of the...
Bellingham SeaFeast-Saturday
Bellingham SeaFeast showcases and celebrates our rich maritime heritage, thriving working waterfront, commercial fishing and seafood industries, and the culinary bounty of our corner of the Pacific Northwest.
This inaugural Bellingham SeaFeast, with FREE admission, appeals to all ages, backgrounds,...
The Environmental Cost of Dinner
C-CAN Ocean Acidification Roundtable Discussion
Presented by Dr. Ray Hilborn, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington. This webinar will be hosted by Brad Warren, Global Ocean Health, National Fisheries Conservation Center and Teri King, Washington Sea Grant.
Abstract:
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European Green Crab Found in Sequim Bay
August 23, 2017
A single European green crab was captured in Sequim Bay last week by Neil Harrington, an Environmental Biologist with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Since the discovery of a small population of green crab in nearby Dungeness Bay this April, Harrington has been steadily trapping...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Steve Seymour of Drayton Harbor Oyster Company
September 27, 2022
Looking ahead to National Seafood Month in October, we are sharing this profile of a local seafood entrepreneur
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Steve Seymour (right) with his son, Mark Seymour (left), serving up some fresh oysters. Photo credit: Drayton Har...