Washington Sea Grant Offers a Marine Weather Workshop
Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water.
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle.
Topics to be covered include:
The relationships of atmospheric pressure and wind
Determining the path and speed of squalls
The strong wind s...
Sea Safety and Survival Workshop in Gig Harbor
Learn emergency drills for commercial fishing vessels
Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor BoatShop at Eddon Boatyard are cosponsoring a Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) course for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.
This Coast Guard-approved course meets the training requi...
Washington Coast Marine Spatial Plan Released for Public Comment
November 7, 2017
Five years ago, the state legislature allocated funding for the development of a marine spatial plan (MSP) for Washington’s coast. A MSP is a public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine environments to achieve ecol...
Privacy and the EU GDPR
Privacy and the EU GDPR
By choosing to continue to use this UW website, you agree to the collection and use of personal and non-personal information as described in the University of Washington Online Privacy Statement. Applicable laws—like the European Union’s General Data Protection...
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Fellowship dates: February 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025
The application for the 2023-2024 Knauss Fellowship is now OPEN.
Deadline to Apply: February 16, 2023
2023 Fellowships Info Session Recording now available HERE.
Overview
T...
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Meetings are held twice per year on the 2nd Friday in November and March in Astoria, OR.
Notice: Towlanes were updated on November 1, 2019. If you are using maps prior to that date you will need to download the most recent version.
Subscribe to the Crabber/To...
King Tide Event – Port Townsend
Witness Washington’s Highest Tide of Year
Join coastal experts at the King Tide Viewing Party. November 18 at the Northwest Maritime Center.
Each winter, king tides—the highest tides of the year—offer a spectacular shoreside show and a sneak preview of what rising sea levels will mean in year...
Marine Weather Workshop Port Angeles November 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 12, 2022
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, Washington Sea Grant: sfisken@uw.edu or 206-543-1225
Marine Weather Workshop in Port Angeles
Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water
Washington Sea Grant and the Port Angeles Yacht Club are co-sponsoring a Marine W...
June 2022 drill instructor training
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2022
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, Washington Sea Grant: sfisken@uw.edu or 206-543-1225
Sea Safety and Survival Training in Gig Harbor
Learn the skills to become a drill instructor on commercial fishing vessels
Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor Boat Shop are cosponsor...
Marine Life
Marine Life
Washington’s waters are home to an extraordinary community of marine plants and animals, including legendary salmon runs and three pods of resident killer whales. The world’s largest octopus, starfish, moon snail, and burrowing clam all reside in Washington. But the region...
2022 Conference for Shellfish Growers
March 7, 2022 from 9 a.m to 5 p.m
Registration is free but required prior to the event.
Registration required:
Register Online
When meeting capacity is achieved, registrations will no longer be taken.
Draft Agenda:
Heatwave impacts, consequences and relief
COVID 19 pandemic impacts
Shellfish mortal...
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...
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...