Update from Interim Director on Sea Grant Funding in 2019
May 2018
Dear Friends,
With vocal support from our many stakeholders, the National Sea Grant College Program was reinstated this past spring in the federal budget for FY2018.The FY18 Appropriations Omnibus Bill was passed by Congress and signed by the President in late March, which is encouraging ne...
Septic Sense – Septic Socials and Septic System Landscaping Classes
Teri King, Marine Water Quality Specialist
Septic Socials
A Septic Social is a great way to meet your neighbors and entertain your friends while discovering your underground treasure. The program, which has been running for more than 20 years, was devel...
Learn the Skills to Land a Job Fishing Salmon in Alaska
January 25, 2022
The new Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program will hold its first session in April 2022 — register online at www.gigharborboatshop.org
Photo: Guy Hoppen
The Gig Harbor BoatShop and Washington Sea Grant are launching the Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program, or...
Local and Coastal: Summer Bounty Salmon Burgers
July 31, 2020
By Abby Rogerson, WSG Student Assistant
Do you know who catches your fish? With how complicated seafood supply chains can be, it can be difficult to answer ‘yes’ to that question. Struggling to trace your fillet back to its source can be frustrating when trying to take advantag...
Rising Seas and a Plan to Deal with Climate Change
Rising Seas and a Plan to Deal with Climate Change
WSG’s Ian Miller helps the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe lead the way in climate planning.
Many native tribes in Washington are acutely exposed to the effects of climate change. From the Swinomish Reservation on Skagit Bay to...
WDFW, Washington Sea Grant promote #LocalWASeafood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2020
Contact: Eryn Couch, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 360-890-6604 MaryAnn Wagner, Washington Sea Grant
Celebrate June 28 Ceviche Day with Local Washington Seafood
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Sea Grant...
European Green Crab
Invasive European Green Crab
The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a small shore crab whose native distribution is in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, ranging along coasts from northern Africa to Norway and Iceland. The crab is an effective predator, adept at opening biva...
Washington Boat Sales Data
Washington Boat Sales Reports
Updates pending. For current boat sales reports see the current, interactive dashboards:
Recreational Boat Sales Dashboard
Recreational Boat Fleet Dashboard
Both available on the Washington Coast Economist website.
Historical Data
With access to raw boat titl...
WSG Keystone Fellowship
Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship Program
Application Opens: APRIL 1, 2024
Application Deadline: MAY 17, 2024
2024 Keystone Fellowship Projects:
Seattle Aquarium: Tribal and Community Engagement in Support of Pinto Abalone Conservation and Recovery
Puget Sound Par...
Aquaculture Timeline
Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline
Welcome to the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline. This project is part of the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study project, which is an effort to improve the long-term sustainability of shellfish aquaculture in Willa...
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
C
onservation is a never-ending battle against collective amnesia. As living resources are consumed or extinguished, baselines shift. Past abundance is forgotten, and new generations adjust to a diminished new normal.
A case in point is the forage fishes that are foundations of the marine ...
2021 Volume 2
2021 Volume 2
Five Years Later
November, 2021
It’s been a little over five years since the first capture of invasive European green crab along Washington’s inland shorelines. As we look back at how much we’ve learned since this capture, we ...
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacific’s little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amnesia. As living...
Winter 2017 Sea Star
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacific’s little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amn...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 1)
July 2, 2020
Removal of European green crab in Drayton Harbor is now underway, thanks to the collaborative efforts of WSG, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) and many other partners and stakeholders. This is the first of two posts on efforts to...