In the Nick of time? An early detection and rapid assessment in Hood Canal
June 8, 2022
The amazing volunteers who make up Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team have done it again, detecting a basketful of green crabs before they became a truckload. Part of what makes this event particularly significant is that it’s in Hood Canal, a basin of the Salish Sea where green crabs...
Autumn 2022 Sea Star
September 15, 2022
Our biannual magazine, now with an updated and expanded format
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s recent research, outreach and education programs across the state through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
We are excited to share that with autumn 2022 issue, we are lau...
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...
Pointing the Data Toward Prosperity
How the WSG Economic Dashboard helps coastal communities grow and flourish
From the winter 2020–2021 Sea Star print newsletter
By Brandon McWilliams, WSG Science Communications Fellow
While the population size of Grays Harbor County has remained remarkably stable over the past seven years...
Savvy Septic Workshop
FREE & Online. Register today to attend either Tuesday February 1 or Wednesday February 2, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8316354576146/WN_bn39jdUVQsmMGafHLm9MmA
Snohomish County’s Savvy Septic Program is a one-stop-shop for financing options, incentives, and educa...
WSG in the News 2020
WSG in the News 2020
December 2020
What causes king tides and where to see otters in the wild in Washington
The Seattle Times, December 10
Witness King Tides and help build a picture of the future
The Wahkiakum County Eagle, December 10
Head outdoors this holiday season to witness king tides an...
Commercial Fisheries Marketing Initiative
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and WSG are partnering with commercial fishermen to increase awareness of Washington State’s sustainably harvested seafood products, which has become particularly critical in the face of the current COVID-19 outbreak. This initiative a...
Building Citizen Science with Volunteers as Partners: Part 3
The field of citizen science has grown explosively over the last decade, benefitting from excellent PR, Presidential shout-outs, advances in big data, and, not least, a Web 2.0 world replete with hashtags, networks, and crowdsourcing. It turns out people love doing science in their spare time! The h...
Exploration of Dungeness Watershed
Take a virtual tour through the different zones of the watershed and get to know our local flora and fauna with the Dungeness River Audubon Center. This course will introduce students to some of the different challenges that our watershed faces, and will look at current restoration projects, as we...
The Mountain-Moving “Mosquito” of Ocean Acidification
The Mountain-Moving “Mosquito” of Ocean Acidification
Washington Sea Grant’s Meg Chadsey proves the power of one to mobilize action on a very big issue.
The Journal of Irreproducible Results once published a paper calculating how quickly the Pacific and Atlantic coasts ...
Learn how to get grants for your boating facility
Need funding to build or improve recreational boating facilities or need help removing an old vessel from your marina?
Learn how to access several state and federal grants that cover up to 75 percent of infrastructure and maintenance costs. The workshop will also discuss opportunities to leverage di...
Northwest Fisheries Science Center Watershed Open House
The Watershed Program at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is hosting its free biennial Open House at NOAA’s Western Regional Center in Seattle. We will present our completed and on-going scientific research during two sessions: Life-cycle Modelling and Research, and Monitoring and Manage...
Engagement Code of Conduct
Engagement Code of Conduct
Purpose
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) has established this Code of Conduct (Code) to guide the behavior of everyone attending, using, or participating in WSG programs and resources, whether in-person or virtual. This Code also outlines our response to behavio...
Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline: Ray Troll Exhibit Opening
The Burke Museum will host a live virtual celebration of Ray Troll’s Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline exhibit on December 4, and we want you to be there.
This online event will include a peek into the gallery, a presentation with artist Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smi...
Washington Coast Shellfish Study
Contact: coastshellfishstudy@uw.edu
Working with Southwest Washington shellfish growers, WSG is leading a three-year, multi-partner, applied research project to assist planning and collaboration amongst tideland managers, owners and regulators in the coastal communities of Wi...