Gear, Not Geoducks, Impacts Ecosystem If Farming Increases
October 25, 2015
The equipment used to farm geoducks, including PVC pipes and nets, might have a greater impact on the Puget Sound food web than the addition of the clams themselves.
That’s one of the findings of the first major scientific study to examine the broad, long-term ecosystem effect...
OA Outreach and Education Resources
Ocean Acidification Outreach and Education Resources
This page houses Washington Sea Grant’s collection of resources for Ocean Acidification Outreach and Education where you can view or download videos, presentations, demonstration protocols, handouts, and other classroom resources.
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Protocol in Focus: Male or Female?
One strength of the Crab Team protocol is that it enables us to confidently compare findings among sites, and track changes over time – even if different people are doing the sampling. With sampling on this scale, even the small steps can be important to what we learn from the data. Proto...
Drawing the Line in Salmon Genetics
Drawing the Line in Salmon Genetics
At the Yakama Tribe’s innovative experimental hatchery, WSG researchers show what a difference a wild broodstock can make.
On the east side of Cle Elum, Washington, between Interstate 90 and the Yakima River, sits a tribal salmon-rearing ...
Environmental DNA (Part 3): Reconciling eDNA with Traditional Detection Methods
March 30, 2022
This is the third in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. The first posts provided an introduction to eDNA and the benefits and challenges it offers to invasion managers.
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WSG News
WSG News
Sustainable Seafood Series: Masala ButterfishAugust 9, 2022
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
This week, we are cooking a masala butterfis...Read More
Sustainable Seafood Recipes: Marinat...
Identifying European Green Crab
Identifying European Green Crab
The best way to protect Puget Sound from invasion by the European green crab is to learn how to recognize them and report sightings. This species is often confused with several similar-looking native crabs, so it is important to know the diff...
HEOR or HENU?
May 11, 2018
HEOR or HENU? Crab Team volunteers know it’s one of the most challenging questions we face during sampling. Telling hairy shore crabs (HEOR) apart from purple shore crabs (HENU) can be very tricky, especially when all you have is two tiny molted carapaces. It’s not only sho...
Researchers Document Salmon Diversity Using Ancient DNA
Researchers Document Salmon Diversity Using Ancient DNA
WSU scientists invent novel techniques to tackle a challenging question of genetic history
By Max Showalter, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Northwestern rivers like the Columbia and Snake were once brimming with salmo...
Crab Team Takes Willapa Bay by Storm: Part 3
November 15, 2016
This series of three posts was originally written in August, but was pre-empted by the news of European green crab captures on San Juan Island and in Padilla Bay. Better late than never, here are our field notes on green crab trapping in Willapa Bay during August of this year. Re...
Protocol In Focus: Why do we estimate the roots of vegetation?
June 3, 2019
One strength of the Crab Team protocol is that it enables us to confidently compare findings among sites, and track changes over time – even if different people are doing the sampling. With sampling on this scale, even the small steps can be important to what we learn from the data. P...
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 ...