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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...
4th Annual Report On Conditions of Puget Sound’s Marine Waters Released Today
September 20, 2015
The Puget Sound Marine Waters workgroup of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program released the 4th annual report on marine water conditions in Puget Sound.
The report combines a wealth of data from comprehensive monitoring programs and provides a concise summary of what was...
Hood Canal Public Meeting on Septic Systems Updates
Hood Canal Group Seeks Fixes for Outdated Septic Systems
The Lower Hood Canal Watershed Coalition (LHCWC) will meet Monday, November 6 to discuss the need to replace cesspool and seepage pit-type septic systems in the area. These systems use outdated technology and provide minimal wastewater tr...
Media Releases
Media Releases
2024
Mobile pumpout boats gain popularity, continue to expand throughout Puget Sound, May 1
Calling all filmmakers: Entries sought for the Olympic Peninsula’s eighth annual River & Ocean Film Festival, April 17
New modeling tool shows impacts of sea lev...
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Dawn Ruquet of Taylor Shellfish Farms
September 6, 2023
A story of community, connection and, of course, oysters
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
When I first sat down with Dawn Ruquet in the Taylor Shellfish restaurant located in Pioneer Square, Seattle, she assured me that her story was ordinary, nothing to write ...
First sighting of European green crab in inland Washington confirmed
September 2, 2016
Crab Team volunteers discovered the first confirmed sighting of a European green crab along inland Washington shorelines while conducting their regular monthly monitoring earlier this week.
Volunteers at Westcott Bay, on San Juan Island, discovered the large adult male in one of th...
Learn to Read the Northwest’s Marine Weather
This marine weather workshop, co-sponsored by Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal, will include topics such as storm structure, wave development and growth, the relationship between atmospheric pressure and wind, key features of low-pressure systems, how to determine ...
Outreach and Communications
Outreach and Communications
A primary goal of Washington Sea Grant (WSG) and the National Sea Grant College Program is to share knowledge developed for use in the marine and coastal environment. National policies and evaluation criteria provide strong incentives for WSG and other state programs to ...
Green Crab
Invasive Green Crabs
The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is considered one of the world’s worst invasive species. It has been present on the Washington coast since the late 1990’s, where its effects appear to have been minimal to date. However, due to a range expans...
2023 Volume 1
2023 Volume 1
Crabbing Is A Team Sport
November, 2023
Since Washington declared an emergency related to the European green crab invasion nearly two years ago, managers and scientists have dramatically grown state capacity to understand and control green crab...
The Elwha’s living laboratory: lessons from the world’s largest dam-removal project
October 1, 2018
A feature article in The Revelator tells the story of what researchers including WSG coastal hazards specialist have learned since the two dams that once sat on the Elwha River were removed.
The key takeaway? That recovery is possible. “When we go into these large-scale ecosys...
The Sonic World of the Amazonian Pink Dolphin
David Bonnett, Citizen Scientist
The Fort Worden Chapel
Admission: $5
(students, teachers FREE)
Mr Bonnett will present his most recent finding of his acoustical research with Amazonian Pink Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) including how ecosystem changes in the Amazon are impacting this species and how t...
Art and Science of the Marine Micro World
Carla Stehr will join the Port Townsend Marine Science Center in its third installment of The Future of the Oceans lecture series. Stehr is a retired NOAA Marine Biologist who applies her fascination with the patterns and textures of marine life to her art. Visit her website to learn more.
Su...
Washington Graduates Head to D.C. to Tackle Real-World Marine Policy Challenges
December 12, 2017
Four graduates of the University of Washington (UW) have been selected for the National Sea Grant College Program’s prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship for 2018 to study, develop and implement policies addressing issues in ocean and coastal management, fisheries a...