Sablefish: The New “It” Fish
Sablefish: The New “It” Fish
Whether you call it sablefish, black cod or butterfish, this species is making a name for itself as a desirable menu item.
Native to the West Coast, sablefish is highly valued in the U.S. for its buttery flavor, and has potential for new markets abroad in Ko...
Technical Assistance and Homeowner Support to Improve Local Water Quality
Teri King, Marine Water Quality Specialist, Jeff Adams, Marine Ecologist, and Sue Blake, Water Resource Faculty
Stormwater runoff and poor residential practices are major contributors to the flow of toxins, chemicals, pathogens, nutrients and sediment into Puget Sound. WSG educates people and com...
Using an Acoustic Camera to Observe How Fish Respond to Seawall Habitat Enhancements, Phase 2
FILMING SALMON AT THE SEATTLE SEAWALL
Using an Acoustic Camera to Observe How Fish Respond to Seawall Habitat Enhancements, Phase 2
In collaboration with the City of Seattle, investigators utilized a habitat-friendly design for documenting activity around the downtown seawall, showing the w...
New Report: Puget Sound Marine Waters See Effect of Climate Change in 2019
December 9, 2020
Post shared from Puget Sound Partnership:
A new report details the effects of a changing climate on Puget Sound in 2019, and documents how these changes moved through the ecosystem to affect marine life and seafood consumers.
Scientists observed unusually warm water temperatu...
Elwha Science for the Community 2015
For the first time since the dam removal, the Elwha Research Consortium and Peninsula College will host a special public event highlighting researchers and their scientific works since the removal of the Elwha River dams. WSG’s Coastal Hazards Specialist Ian Miller is a co-organizer of the e...
Looking Back on 50 Years: Robyn Ricks Turns Science Into Art
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Washington Sea Grant, we’re sharing reflections from current and former longtime staff about their work.
Robyn Ricks has shaped how the outside world sees Washington Sea Grant for over two decades. As the program’s creative director, Ricks designs communicatio...
Urban Runoff Killing Coho Salmon, but Simple Solution Within Reach
Filtration through column of soil and sand eliminates toxic effects of urban stormwater on fish.
October 20, 2015
Toxic runoff from highways, parking lots and other developed surfaces is killing many of the adult coho salmon in urban streams along the West Coast, according to a new study that for th...
TALK: WDOT Research & Innovative Solutions To Stormwater
Talk: “WDOT Stormwater Pollution; Research & Innovative Solutions” with Brandon Slone Stormwater Monitoring and Research Analyst and
Nathan Nadenicek Stormwater Monitoring Specialist
WA Department of Transporation.
Join us for an introduction to Washington States Stormwater Monitorin...
Another Successful Year of the Tsunami Roadshow
May 13, 2019
Do you know what to do if a tsunami hits?
Officials from Washington Sea Grant, Washington Emergency Management Division, the National Weather Service and the Washington Geological Survey just wrapped the third year of the “Tsunami Roadshow.” The event brings experts and sci...
WWU Huxley Speaker Series: Julie Hirsch on Salish Sea Stewardship
Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum (GSSC) is an innovative K-12 stewardship and community environmental education initiative created on Lummi Island in 2012. In her Speaker Series talk, Julie Hirsch will present Oystertopia: Stewards of the Salish Sea, a short film directed by Sam Giffin that docum...
Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
ANCIENT, HISTORIC, MODERN SALMON DNA ANALYSIS
Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
Researchers from Washington State University work to document the chronology of change in salmon DNA in relation to human impacts.
Principal ...