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European green crab’s reach stretches across North Olympic Peninsula
October 3, 2018
A new story in the Sequim Gazette featuring WSG aquatic invasive species specialist Emily Grason details how far invasive European green crab have spread on the Olympic Peninsula.
Read the story here: http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/european-green-crabs-reach-stretches-across-nort...
Kritters and Kelp Day
Join for a fun, interactive, educational day! Kelp and Kritters Day at the Fox Island History Museum will feature hands on activities, storytelling, kelp tasting, face painting, games and more! Perfect for all ages.
At 2:00 Rachel Easton, the Education Director of Harbor WildWatch will give a talk o...
Debris from Shellfish Aquaculture Finds New Life as Crab Gauges
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
Washington Sea Grant supported an innovative pilot project repurposing marine debris, transforming it into a useful tool for recreational crabbers
By Benjamin Haagen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Aaron Barnett of WSG, center, with a team from Western Washington Uni...
Melissa Poe
Melissa Poe
Assistant Director for Outreach
Curriculum Vitae
Expertise
Social and cultural dimensions of coasts, oceans and climate resilience
Indigenous and local knowledges
Subsistence practices and wild food systems
Applying anthropology, ethnoecology, political ecology, and cultural g...
Hanging by a Thread
Biologist Emily Carrington probes the secrets of the humble mussel’s powerful attachment, and how mussels will fare as sea chemistry changes
By Elizabeth Cooney, WSG Communications Fellow, Washington Sea Grant
The unassuming but commercially valuable mussel dominates temperate seas worldwide, cli...
2018 Volume 1
2018 Volume 1
Back Out in the Mud
February 28th, 2018
Last month we launched Washington Sea Grant Crab Team’s third official monitoring season. After a successful and fun month of training workshops in March, all 225+ volunteer and partner monitors are alr...
Pumping Up a New Record: 10 Million Gallons of Sewage Diverted from Washington Waters in 2016
May, 2017
Washington Clean Vessel Act Program Prevents Sewage from Affecting State Waters
Pumpout boats, public education and collaboration with marinas divert 10 million gallons of onboard sewage to onshore treatment.
In 2016, the Washington Clean Vessel Act, a joint program of Washington ...
Lightning Talks at the Seattle Aquarium
Learn about marine science research directly from local scientists during five-minute Lightning Talks, part of the Aquarium’s larger Discover Science Weekend.
Lightning Talks speakers and topics:
Trevor Branch
Associate professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
...
New study: 2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off
June 23, 2022
Around this time last year, the Pacific Northwest experienced excruciating, record-breaking heat. With funding from Washington Sea Grant, a team led by the University of Washington has compiled and analyzed hundreds of field observations to produce the first comprehensive report of the...
Aquaculture Timeline
Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline
Welcome to the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline. This project is part of the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study project, which is an effort to improve the long-term sustainability of shellfish aquaculture in Willa...
Melissa Poe to serve as WSG assistant director for outreach
November 1, 2023
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) has appointed Dr. Melissa Poe to assistant director for outreach. Poe has been at WSG for 10 years, leading the social science program in work to identify, define and incorporate measures of human well-being and cultural practices into marine planning and ...
Marine Renewable Energy
Marine Renewable Energy
Seminar Series
The crash of breaking waves and the relentless motion of the tides speak to the powerful forces at work in the ocean—forces that could be used to produce electricity. Although other forms of renewable energy have gained significant traction in recen...
The Wave of the Future: Marine Renewable Energy
NEWS RELEASE
August 8, 2017
CONTACT: Meg Chadsey, Washington Sea Grant, mchadsey@uw.edu, 206-616-1538
The Wave of the Future: Marine Renewable Energy
Washington Sea Grant Marine Renewable Energy Seminar Series
Tuesday, Aug. 15th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in For...