Gear, Not Geoducks, Impacts Ecosystem If Farming Increases
October 25, 2015
The equipment used to farm geoducks, including PVC pipes and nets, might have a greater impact on the Puget Sound food web than the addition of the clams themselves.
That’s one of the findings of the first major scientific study to examine the broad, long-term ecosystem effect...
WSG and WDFW Expand Green Crab Trapping on the Washington Coast
August 30, 2020
In 2016, when invasive European green crabs were first found on San Juan Island, media coverage left a lot of folks on Washington’s coast scratching their heads. Why the sudden concern? After all, green crabs were first detected in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor several decades ago, ...
King Tides Help People Visualize Sea Level Rise Around Coastal Washington
March 26, 2019
Washington Sea Grant held viewing parties in Oak Harbor and Raymond in January to help local residents understand the effects of sea level rise
Sea level rise has major implications for coastal Washington. The recent projections released by Washington Sea Grant, WA Department of Ec...
Where are the European Green Crab in the Salish Sea Coming From?
April 25, 2018
Finding a few isolated pockets of invasive European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea over the past two years indicates the early stages of a possible range expansion. Certainly, it is the goal of WSG Crab Team and management to protect shorelines from the damage this crab h...
2020 Calendar Request Form
2020 Washington Sea Grant Calendar
We are now taking orders for our 2020 calendar, which features the unique artwork of renowned artist, Ray Troll. Please fill in all of the following fields and submit to order your copies.
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Spotting Salmon With Sound
Kerry Accola’s research took her to Seattle’s seawall in search of salmon
From the winter 2020–2021 Sea Star print newsletter
By James Lee, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Picture going out on a small boat or a kayak. Do you see yourself paddling past a serene, relaxing marsh? Or p...
Protocol in Focus: What Happens to My Data?
November 21, 2017
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 da...
Marine Parasites on the Rise
The abundance of a type of worm commonly found in sushi has dramatically increased
From the winter 2020–2021 Sea Star print newsletter
From warming to acidification and sea level rise, the world’s oceans have undergone a frightening amount of change over the past few decades. In a recen...
Amplify: Conversations About Science Communication
Amplify is a series of conversations among faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students who want to explore and engage in science communication and outreach. Bringing together individuals from the College of the Environment and around UW, Amplify events are an opportunity to consider and challeng...
NOAA Science Camp FAQs
COVID-19 Update
It is with an abundance of caution that NOAA and Washington Sea Grant are canceling this year’s NOAA Science Camp program. We were very much looking forward to connecting with another group of enthusiastic campers this year. However, due to the uncertain status of Washington’s St...
Washington Recreational Boat Fleet
Boat Sales and Changing Vessel Characteristics
Aaron Barnett, Boating Program Specialist
The marina industry and state marine recreation agencies and consultants need accurate, geographically-specific recreational boat fleet information to respond to changing vessel mo...