WSG celebrates Seafood Month
October, 2018
This month, Washington Sea Grant joins in on Seafood Month celebrations with weekly stories from our programs that support fisheries, aquaculture and the people who are at the center of them.
Week One: Fisheries and People
The theme of the week is fisheries and people. Read about WSG...
Winter 2023-24 Sea Star
March 5, 2024
The new issue of our biannual magazine is now available!
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s (WSG) recent research, outreach and education programs across the state through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
The winter 2023-24 issue includes five feature stories diggin...
Crab Team Reports
Crab Team Reports
Scientific Publication: Do green crabs impact clam survival?
August 2024 – Crab Team collaborated with a team from UW Biology led by Jennifer Ruesink to examine patterns in recruitment of softshell and Manila clams in Willapa Bay, and explore whether ...
Winter 2021–2022 Sea Star
December, 2021
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s recent research and programs through Sea Star, our print newsletter, by following the links below to read the individual stories online. Read a PDF of the Sea Star in full here. We will also highlight each of these as the featured sto...
Summer 2024 Sea Star
August 13, 2024
The newest issue of our biannual magazine is here!
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to share about our research, outreach and education programs through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
The summer 2024 issue includes four feature stories highlighting the rich variety ...
European green crab found in Port Townsend area
September 25, 2018
The Kala “Krabbers” with European green crab. From back row, left to right: Wendy Feltham, Chris Jones, Lee Merill, Eileen Cooney, Katherine Jensen. Photo: Chris Jones
WSG Crab Team volunteers at Kala Point, near Port Townsend, captured a single European green crab dur...
Orca Bowl
Orca Bowl Competition
Washington State’s Ocean
Knowledge Competition
About Orca Bowl
Each year, high school students from across Washington come together for a day of friendly competition and exciting enrichment experiences at Orca Bowl, the state’s regional Na...
Self-Guided Field Trip: The Seattle Seawall
Self-Guided Field Trip: The Seattle Seawall
The largest habitat-friendly, urban seawall in the world.
Walking Tour: Visit Seattle’s waterfront to view the Seattle Seawall, an innovative solution to the persistent problem of habitat loss for salmon and other shoreline species in an urban sett...
Where Are Fellows Now?
April 21, 2020
WSG 2019 Fellows
Washington Sea Grant’s fellowships give students and recent graduates the real-world experience in marine research, policy and communication they need to help jump-start their careers.
These fellows go on to do amazing things around the world. You can now exp...
Six Graduates Selected for the 2018-19 WSG State Fellowship
August 21, 2018
We are pleased to announce this year’s six Washington Sea Grant (WSG) State Fellows. The Washington Sea Grant State Fellowship (formerly the Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship) offers a unique educational opportunity for current or recent graduate students. This one-year paid f...
Ten recent graduates selected for the 2024-2025 WSG Hershman Fellowship
August 22, 2024
Congratulations to our new WSG Hershman Fellows!
We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Elise Adams, Jessica Clemens, Nika Hoffman, Heeju Jung, Jess Lechtenberg, Allison Morgan, Courtney Murphy, Rondi Nordal, Katalin Plummer and Jack Winterhalter have been awarded the Washi...
Are moon jellies eating up all the zooplankton?
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
As dense aggregations of moon jellyfish form in Puget Sound, researchers study the ecosystem-wide impacts
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Photo: Shutterstock
Have you ever seen a jellyfish floating in Puget Sound? Chances are, it was a moon ...
Local Activities
Local Activities
It is with an abundance of caution that Washington Sea Grant has canceled certain upcoming events in order to comply with the Governor’s order of “Stay Home/Stay Healthy” and to avoid risking anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 vi...