Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Pete Knutson
October 19, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Pete Knutson owns Loki Fish Company, a family business. He fishes mostly salmon, with a bit of halibut on the side. He’s the director of the Puget Sound Harvester’s Association, an industry group that represents non-treaty comme...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Amy Grondin
October 12, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Amy Grondin is a salmon fisherman and a sustainable seafood consultant. She owns Duna Fisheries, LLC with her business partner and husband Greg Friedrichs. When they’re not fishing on F/V Arminta, their 48-foot wooden fishin...
First Aid at Sea, Port of Bellingham
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are co-sponsoring a U.S. Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea Workshop. Topics covered include patient assessment, CPR, hypothermia, immobilization, near drowning, shock and trauma, burns, fractures, and choking.
Fee: $100 ($50 for active commercial ...
First Aid at Sea Workshop – June 3
A safe and fun start to the boating season!
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal are co-sponsoring a Coast Guard-approved first aid at sea course. It will be held on Friday, June 3, in the Nordby Conference Room, Nordby Bldg., Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle.
T...
Sea Safety and Survival Workshop
Learn emergency drills for commercial fishing vessels
Washington Sea Grant, Jefferson County Extension and the Northwest Maritime Center are co-sponsoring a one-day Coast Guard-Approved Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Workshop for commercial fishermen. The workshop combines lectures and h...
Sarah Fisken
Sarah Fisken
Marine Operations Specialist
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Commercial fisheries
Seafood marketing and quality
Vessel safety
Sarah came to WSG in 1982 from commercial fishing, a background that helps immensely in her work to improve safety and operations on the water. Starti...
Learn First Aid at Sea
Be safe on the water!
Washington Sea Grant and WSU Jefferson County Extension are co-sponsoring a U.S.Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea course on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Fisherman’s Terminal, Seattle.
Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drownin...
Class: First Aid at Sea
Learn the skills to save a life at sea.
Washington Sea Grant, WSU Jefferson County Extension and the Northwest Maritime Center are co-sponsoring a Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea course.
Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, bur...
Marine First Aid Class (Seattle)
Washington Sea Grant and Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal are co-sponsoring a Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea course on Monday, June 5 in Seattle.
Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures, choking, immobilizat...