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Looking Underwater to Uncover the Marine Environment of Shellfish Aquaculture
From the winter 2021–2022 Sea Star print newsletter
Researchers use Go-Pro cameras to document life beneath the surface on shellfish farms
By Hannah Jeffries, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Two Go-Pros poised to capture life beneath the surface. Photo: Bridget Ferriss
Shellfish growers spend co...
Beach Walk FAQs
Beach Walk FAQs
What’s a “beach walk”?
A beach walk is also called a “beach exploration” — a chance to explore a bit of Salish Sea shoreline and the amazing creatures that inhabit it, guided by a professional naturalist or tra...
Protocol In Focus: Why do we estimate the roots of vegetation?
June 3, 2019
One strength of the Crab Team protocol is that it enables us to confidently compare findings among sites, and track changes over time – even if different people are doing the sampling. With sampling on this scale, even the small steps can be important to what we learn from the data. P...
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 ...
Adapting to Environmental Change: Strategies for West Coast Shellfish Aquaculture
Please join Drs. Melissa Ward, University of Oxford, and Kristin Green, Oregon State University, for this informative webinar regarding their research on shellfish aquaculture producers in California and Oregon. Teri King, Washington Sea Grant will be hosting the webinar.
Register in advance for thi...
Basic Watchstanding for Fishing Crews
Safe navigation and vessel operation
Basic Watchstanding for Fishing Crews
A low cost curriculum was developed to improve fishing crew competency in vessel operation, which will reduce the risk of accidents.
Principal Investigator
Jake Beattie, Northwest Maritime Center
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Spring 2017
Spring 2017
Crab Team Forges Ahead!
May 2nd, 2017
Traps are officially in the mud and 2017 sampling started with a bang. The captures of European green crab at Westcott Bay and Padilla Bay last year inspired tremendous support from many different stakeh...
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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2018 European Green Crab Season Update
November 1, 2018
The turning of the leaves signals a winding-down of green crab trapping activities. Just as it feels right to us to hunker down and stay warm, cooler water temperatures also cause green crab to become less catchable in the fall and winter. Crab Team monitors have pulled and stored t...
Molt Search Public Training (King County)
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 “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to he...
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...
Higher trophic-level function of seagrass-vegetated and unvegetated tideflats in Washington
The value of seagrass
Higher trophic-level function of seagrass-vegetated and unvegetated tideflats in Washington
Seagrass habitat value for fish and birds.
Principal Investigator
Jennifer Ruesink, University of Washington, Department of Biology
Co-Principal Investigators
T...
WSG Email Newsletters
WSG Email Newsletters Archive
July 2024: Dr. Terrie Klinger starts as WSG faculty director; Remembering Bob Goodwin; origins of NOAA Science Camp
June 2024: Mobile pumpout boats gain in popularity in Puget Sound; Molt Blitz and Molt Search training; welcoming new staff and student assistan...
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...
Environmental DNA (Part 4): The Vashon Island Mystery
September 26, 2022
This is the fourth and final in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. Links to the previous posts are found in the text below.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently gained atte...