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Shellfish and the Environment Research Symposium
Shellfish & the Environment Research Symposium
On December 8, 2014, over 300 people attended a symposium on shellfish and the environment, held in Lacey, Washington. The symposium brought together scientists and other experts to share the latest research and information on shellfish and the envi...
COVID-19 Resources for Shellfish Industry
COVID-19 Resources for Shellfish Industry
Updated 12/10/2020
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is closely monitoring the outbreak of the novel coronavirus — which causes the disease known as COVID-19 — and is making every possible effort to address the changing needs of the local shellfish aqu...
What is the State of Your Oyster?
State of the Oyster Study volunteers invite you to join them to test the shellfish on your privately owned beach in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound for fecal coliform and/or Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria.
Collection dates for the 2018 season are:
Sunday, June 17 Low tide is -2.4 at 2:11 p....
Wooden Boat Festival
The annual Festival is among the most educational and inspiring wooden boat events in the world. Meet WSG staff and learn about our programs at the WSG booth. Plus enjoy:
300 boats on land and water
120 presentations
Dozens of exhibitors
Live music all day, every day
Food court
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2022 Volume 1
2022 Volume 1
A Green Crab Emergency
August 17, 2022
As the long radio silence might imply, things have been busy since our last newsletter in the fall of 2021. Last winter, several emergency declarations related to green crab, including Lummi Nation, Shoalw...
Run with the Chums 5k Run/Walk
Run with the Chums is a fun and free event for all ages as part of Whatcom Water Week. Run or walk on a scenic loop through the highlands above Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve and Point Whitehorn and learn more about watershed health while taking care of your own health! The route explores forested tra...
Wooden Boat Festival
Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival is the most education-packed and beautifully located wooden boat event in the world. Featuring more than 300 wooden vessels, hundreds of indoor and outdoor presentations and demonstrations, a who’s who of wooden boat experts and thousands of wooden bo...
Northwest Climate Conference
The NW Climate Conference annually brings together more than 300 researchers and practitioners from around the region to discuss scientific findings, challenges, and solutions related to the impacts of climate on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in the northwestern United States and s...
Northwest Climate Conference – Abstracts Due
Abstracts due Monday, June 12!
The NW Climate Conference annually brings together more than 300 researchers and practitioners from around the region to discuss scientific findings, challenges, and solutions related to the impacts of climate on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in ...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 2)
July 3, 2020
Removal of European green crab in Drayton Harbor is now underway, thanks to the collaborative efforts of WSG, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) and other stakeholders. This is the second of two posts on efforts to date. Part 1 cov...
Celebrate Springer!
In 2002, an orphaned ocra, Springer (A-73), was lost and alone near Vashon Island, 300 miles from home. Join us to hear members of Springer’s team tell the true story of how she was rescued, rehabilitated, and reunited with her pod. It’s the only successful orca reunion in history! Hear ...
Russell Callender shares about his career, passions and what lies ahead
April 7, 2023
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
Having served as director of Washington Sea Grant since 2018, Callender retires in April 2023
“Ever since I was a teenager, my passion was for conservation,” says Russell Callender. He kept his love for preserving the environment close to heart throug...
Additional Green Crabs Captured in Whatcom County
July 8, 2019
One of the male European green crabs captured in Chuckanut Bay. Photo: Chelsey Buffington, WDFW
Last week was a busy one for European green crab monitoring on Washington’s inland shorelines. Two expanded trapping efforts were taking place simultaneously at the beginning of the...