Invasive Green Crab Found at Dungeness Spit
(Photo: European Green Crab found at Dungeness Spit, Sequim, April 2017. Photo by Allen Pleus, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife)
April 26, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sequim, WA — A new population of invasive European green crab has been found at Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, ...
Washington Coastal Hazards Resilience Network Launches New and Improved Website
March 3, 2020
Seattle, WA — Washington Sea Grant and the Washington Department of Ecology, along with other partners, have collaborated to launch a new and improved website for the Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN). This website and associated interactive map offer users a way to learn ab...
New staff: WSG welcomes Sanpisa Sritrairat
November 15, 2023
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to welcome Sanpisa Sritrairat as the new community engagement specialist.
Growing up on the coast of Thailand, Sanpisa developed a deep love for coastal ecosystems. She has dedicated her career to protecting these ecosystems and the communitie...
Washington’s Clean Marina Program celebrates Leschi and Lakewood Marinas’ Clean Marina certification
July 15, 2024
Dwight Jones (left), CEO, and Andrew Shroyer, general manager, of Lakewood and Leschi marinas
The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), Washington Sea Grant and others today announced the certification of Leschi and Lakewood Marinas, managed by Marina Management LLC, as Clean Mari...
The pulse of the ocean
UW and Smithsonian researchers develop DNA identification methods for monitoring Salish Sea planktonic communities
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Sometimes it’s the smallest living things that can tell us the most about the state of the...
The first Seaweed Knowledge Symposium covered the challenges and opportunities of a burgeoning field
December 5, 2023
Watch the video recordings of the December 2022 Seaweed Knowledge Symposium online
The seaweed of Puget Sound. Photo credit: Simone Alin
Seaweed aquaculture in Washington is a bit like the “Cheshire cat”: though there are a handful of commercial farms and restoration projects, a...
“Oceanography” special issue spotlights Sea Grant
May 8, 2024
Sea Grant-funded research and work with coastal and Great Lakes communities across the nation are the focus of a special issue of “Oceanography,” the official journal of The Oceanography Society.
This special issue, published in April 2024, features 36 articles contributed by Sea Gr...
Sea Levels are Rising in Washington. What will the Shorelines of the Future be like?
July 22, 2022
A new report from the Washington Coastal Resilience Project evaluates the trade-offs between various strategies to manage the impacts of sea level rise
As sea levels continue to rise, coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion will become increasingly common. According to recent asse...
Olympic OA Regional Vulnerability Assessment
The Olympic Coast as a Sentinel – Tribal Communities at the Forefront of Ocean Change
Indigenous people have depended on Olympic Coast marine species for their livelihoods, food security and cultural practices for thousands of years. Today, these species—and the triba...
Impacts from the Summer 2021 Heatwave on Washington Shellfish
July 21, 2021
Dead butter clams. Photo: Ron Carr
The record-breaking heat that hit the Pacific Northwest from June 23 to 28, 2021, caused harm to many intertidal shellfish and invertebrate species on Washington beaches.
On many beaches, species such as cockles, varnish clams, butter clams, and nativ...
Twenty years of NOAA Science Camp
NOAA Science Camp has brought a breadth of marine programming to middle and high school students since 2003
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
Minutes away from Seattle’s Space Needle and skyscrapers, a pocket beach along the waterfront hosts an abundance of ...
Anti-Racism Resources
Anti-Racism Resources
June 8, 2020; Updated March 19, 2021
As said in our statement of solidarity with the Black community and our statement of solidarity with the AAPI community, as individuals and as an organization we are working to identify how we have participated in the systemic rac...
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-...
Geoduck Harvesters Impacted by Tariffs Offered Refunds
July 9, 2018
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering financial relief to eight geoduck harvesting companies who successfully bid to harvest wild geoduck from state-owned aquatic lands. This effort is in response to China’s announcement of 25% tariffs on American...