New Pumpout Stations Expand Options for Boaters
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; May 21, 2020
CONTACTS:
Aaron Barnett, Washington Sea Grant, 206-616-8929 or aaronb5@uw.eduBridget Trosin, Washington Sea Grant, 360-428-1003 or bemmett@uw.eduCatherine Buchalski Smith, Washington State Parks, 360-902-8659 or Catherine.BuchalskiSmith@parks...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Washi...
Coastal Management Fellowship
NOAA Coastal Management & Digital Coast Fellowships
Fellowship dates: August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024
The application for the 2022-2024 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship is now OPEN
Deadline to Apply: January 27, 2023 by 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Overview
Coastal Management ...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Washin...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Wash...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Washin...
Invasive Green Crabs Found at Drayton Harbor
(Photo: A male, 38.5mm European green crab, one of the 17 captured at Drayton Harbor last month.)
October 8, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Drayton Harbor is located just South of the Washington-Canada border. Click map to enlarge.
Blaine, WA — As part of an early-detection partnership, the W...
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...
River and Ocean Film Festival Archives
River & Ocean Film Festival: Film Archives
The following is a list of all the films presented at the festival, by year. When available, links are provided to the videos and information about the the film producers.
Return to the Festival page.
2020 (Online)
Episode 1 (watch it here) i...
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...
Seven Recent Graduates Selected for the 2022–2023 WSG Hershman Fellowship
September 28, 2022
Congratulations to our new WSG Hershman Fellows!
We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Grace Adams, Abigail Ames, Monea Kerr, Kathryn Loy, Jenna Rolf, Harshitha Sai Viswanathan and Olivia Zimmerman have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship for 2022...
Expanding Opportunities for Students Through Fellowships
The new Keystone Fellowship and Undergraduate Science Communications Fellowships aim to reach a broader and more diverse group of students and recent graduates
From the spring 2020 Sea Star print newsletter
By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications Fellow
“For over 40 years, Washingto...
Chinese Mitten Crab
Chinese Mitten Crab Facts
What is the Chinese Mitten Crab?
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is a burrowing crab whose native distribution is the coastal rivers and estuaries of the Yellow Sea in Korea and China. It has recently become established on the west coast of the U.S. in the San...
Witness Washington’s Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2017
CONTACTS
Bridget Trosin, WSG Coastal Policy Specialist, bemmett@uw.edu
MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Communications, maryannb@uw.edu
Witness Washington’s Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
Meet a Washington Sea ...