WSG News
WSG News
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Rob Seitz, fisherman, poet and business owner
July 24, 2024
By Brian McGreal, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Recently, Rob Seitz’s sister wished him a happy 31st wedding anniversary and asked what he and his wife...
Friday Harbor Laboratories Open House
Meet scientists and students at the Labs and check out the research and teaching facilities. Saturday, May 16, 2015, 11am to 4pm.
Cost. Free.
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Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
ANCIENT, HISTORIC, MODERN SALMON DNA ANALYSIS
Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
Researchers from Washington State University work to document the chronology of change in salmon DNA in relation to human impacts.
Principal ...
CANCELLED: Bainbridge Island Birding Field Trip
Join naturalist George Gerdts aboard the “Admiral Pete” as he narrates a fascinating wildlife tour around Bainbridge Island. Expect to see an array of sea ducks, cormorants, alcids, rocky-shore sandpipers, Bald Eagles, marine mammals, and perhaps some early-spring migrants, not to leave ...
CANCELLED: Protection Island Sunset Birding Cruise
Join naturalist/birder George Gerdts for an exciting sunset cruise to Protection Island, a 400 acre National Wildlife Refuge off of Discovery Bay. Over 70% of the marine birds which nest in Puget Sound make Protection Island their breeding ground. Tufted Puffins and marine mammals are usually seen. ...
Sea Safety Course for Drill Instructor Certification
Washington Sea Grant, the Port of Bellingham, and Whatcom County Extension are sponsoring a Sea Safety and Survival Drill Instructor Course for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.
This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act and...
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
Foraminifera monitoring in Puget Sound I
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
By cataloguing declining foraminifera, researchers are developing a tool for monitoring Puget Sound’s health.
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Nesbitt, Univ...
Saving Salmon from Roadway Runoff
Saving Salmon from Roadway Runoff
Washington Sea Grant helps launch research proving the dire effects of roadway chemicals — and the big benefits of bioretention.
By Annie Hillier, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Rain gardens are popping up everywhere around Puget Sound. They deliver m...
Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training in Westport April 21, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2023
Contact: Jenna Keeton (206) 543-7009, keetonj@uw.edu
Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training
Friday, April 21, 2023
Westport, WA
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a one-day Sea Safety and Survival Course (Drill Instructor) for commercial fis...
Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training in Westport
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a one-day Sea Safety and Survival Course (Drill Instructor) for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.
This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills. Coursework combines lecture a...
Past Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowships
Past Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowships
Overview
The Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship offers a unique educational opportunity for soon-to-graduate or recently finished graduate students engaged in studies pertaining to ocean and coastal policy issues. This one-year, paid mar...
Fish and Fisheries Research
Fish and Fisheries
See all current research projects here.
Completed Projects
Akmajian, Adrianne, Principal Investigator
Pinniped Predation on Chinook Salmon
Researchers used molecular scatology and quantitative models to advance understanding of how winter and spring pinniped predation on...
Current Research Projects
Current Research Projects
Beaudreau, Anne, Principal Investigator
Floodplains and food webs: evaluating the benefits of tidal delta restoration for Chinook salmon and their prey
Researchers assess the effects of restoration on Chinook salmon in the Stillaguamish estuary.
Carini, Roxanne, Prin...