Online Cocktails & Fishtales
Harbor WildWatch and Pierce Conservation District will present LIVE on Facebook about Puget Sound nearshore processes, including beach formation and erosion, and how human development influences the complex processes that build and erode beaches, impacting habitats and ecosystems. This emerging sc...
Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden – Online Class
If you’ve been dreaming of a garden that attracts and nurtures songbirds, beneficial insects, and other wildlife, this class will help you make that dream a reality. You will learn a step-by-step method of choosing plants and other features that fit your site and fulfill the daily needs of wildlif...
A Mariner’s Life for Me
From the winter 2021–2022 Sea Star print newsletter
The Seafarer Collective provides accessible educational programs for aspiring mariners to sustain and diversify the maritime workforce
By Kathleen McKeegan, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For Captain Halee Grimes, all it took was one lo...
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...
Past Fellows
Past Fellows
The following biographies of current and recent fellows provide examples of the breadth and scope of opportunities and experiences offered by WSG, National Sea Grant, and Coastal Management fellowships. See current and recent fellows here.
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Selling Your Catch: Sea Grant Programs Release New Edition of Direct Marketing Guide
March 1, 2018
The Sea Grant programs in Alaska and Washington are releasing a new, updated edition of the popular Fishermen’s Direct Marketing Manual. As the business climate of the seafood industry evolves, many fishermen are choosing to directly market their catch in hopes of capturing more of i...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Mike Cornman of Westport Seafood
August 30, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
A Westport Seafood fishing vessel. Photo credit: Michael Bruce
Mike Cornman, owner of Westport Seafood and Merino’s Seafood Market, was destined to work a career connected to the ocean. Cornman grew up in Westport, Washington ...
FISH 2.0 U.S. Aquaculture Workshop – in Seattle
Fish 2.0, the global community for seafood innovators, is holding a two-day workshop for U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii aquaculture businesses April 30–May 1, 2019, at the University of Washington in Seattle. The program culminates with a pitch and networking session at the World Trade Center...
April 2022 Sea Safety Trainings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2022
CONTACT: Jenna Keeton, Washington Sea Grant: (206) 543-7009, keetonj@uw.edu
Sea Safety and Survival Trainings in Ilwaco and Westport
Learn emergency drills for commercial fishing vessels
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring two one-day Sea Safety & ...
ABYC Marine Systems Certification Course to be Offered Fall 2017
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2017
Contact:
Sandy Brown, American Boat and Yacht Council
410.990.4460 ext. 101 or sbrown@abycinc.org
ABYC Marine Systems Certification Course to be Offered Fall 2017
September 18-21, 2017
Get certified in marine systems in ABYC’s nationally-...
Make Whale for Change: New Rules for Whale Watching in the Salish Sea
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
New research finds that rules to protect endangered southern resident killer whales could mean less demand for commercial whale watching — but tour operators have options for making up the difference
Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a...
Seaweed Farming Introductory Workshop
Seaweed Farming Introductory Workshop
This one-time event was held on November 20, 2019. There are currently no plans to offer a second workshop.
Washington kelp farmer Joth Davis (photo: Puget Sound Restoration Fund)
This free online workshop provided participants with an overview of se...
Science Communications Fellowship
Washington Sea Grant Science Communications Fellowships
The winter/spring 2025 fellowship application process for undergraduates opens November 25, 2024.
WSG Science Communications Fellowship for Undergraduate Students – Winter/Spring Quarters
Dates of Fellowship: Febru...
Coastal Management Fellowship
NOAA Coastal Management & Digital Coast Fellowships
Fellowship dates: August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2025
The application for the 2023-2025 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship is now CLOSED
Deadline to Apply: January 26, 2024 by 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Overview
Coastal Ma...
Announcing the 8th Annual River & Ocean Film Festival in Forks
September 11, 2024
The event will be held October 18 at the Rainforest Arts Center
Quinault River en route to Enchanted Valley via the East Fork Quinault River Trail, Photo credit: Alison Lorenz
Forks, WA – The River & Ocean Film Festival returns October 18, 2024 to celebrate the freshwater ...