Budget News from Washington D.C.
March 18, 2019
Update on Sea Grant Funding for Fiscal Year 2020 from the WSG Director
Dear Friends,
With vocal support from our many stakeholders, the National Sea Grant College Program was reinstated in the federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2019Â was ...
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...
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...
Witness Washingtonâs Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
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December 20, 2017
CONTACTS
Bridget Trosin, WSG Coastal Policy Specialist, bemmett@uw.edu
MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Communications, maryannb@uw.edu
Witness Washingtonâs Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
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Boat Patrol
Volunteer patrols form a central part of Puget Soundkeeperâs effort to monitor pollution and prevent debris from reaching our waterways. While on patrol, we keep an eye out for abnormal discharges, oil slicks, and other emergent pollution. We also check for the application of best management pra...
Winter 2017 Sea Star
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacificâs little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amn...
Late Night Low Tide Adventure
Stay up late, grab your headlamp, and bundle up for a fun, late-night exploration of one of our favorite local beaches with Wild Whatcom and the Marine Life Center! For a little extra magic, there’s a full moon to light the intertidal zone. Join Holly Roger, Casey Cook, and staff from the Mari...
Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative
Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative
The Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative is a multi-constituent body facilitated by Washington Sea Grant that seeks to increase the resilience of local communities and ecosystems on the southwest Washington coast while building trust a...
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...
Molt Search Molt Blitz (Lopez Island)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley)
Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in âMolt Searchâ, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to he...
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacificâs little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amnesia. As living...
All Pumped Up: Boaters Set New Record for Protecting Local Waters
March 29, 2016
Pumpout boats, public education, and collaboration with marinas divert 8 million gallons of onboard sewage to onshore treatment in 2015.
In 2014, Pumpout Washington, a joint project of Washington Sea Grant and Washington State Parks, helped divert a record 6 million gallons of raw sew...
Lake Union Kayak Patrol
Puget Soundkeeper needs your help each week as we paddle through Lake Union and remove trash from the water while keeping an eye out for other pollution violations. Volunteers will be in double kayaks outfitted with trash bags, grabbers, and nets for scooping debris from the water. The team will pa...
Lake Union Kayak Patrol
Puget Soundkeeper needs your help each week as we paddle through Lake Union and remove trash from the water while keeping an eye out for other pollution violations. Volunteers will be in double kayaks outfitted with trash bags, grabbers, and nets for scooping debris from the water. The team will pa...