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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Hood Canal Group Seeks Fixes for Outdated Septic Systems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 These systems use outdated technology and provide minimal wastewater tr...
2018 Volume 2
2018 Volume 2
Summertime Crabbing
September 7, 2018
WSG Crab Team first piloted its monitoring protocols in August 2015, when 30 volunteers monitored 7 sites. This year, the program has grown to have 200 volunteers and 25 staff from partner agencies and area...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fisheries and Seafood
Fisheries and Seafood
Fishing and seafood have been part of the culture and commerce of Washington state for centuries. Washington’s traditions, expertise, resources, and location give it a pivotal place in the seafood economy of the entire Pacific Coast, from California to Alaska. Today,...
Boating Sales
Keeping Washington’s Recreational Boating Data in Ship Shape
For Bob Goodwin, every Saturday morning starts the same way. Cup of coffee in hand, he fires up his computer and logs on to the Washington Department of Licensing’s (DOL) secure server. Then he downloads the dataset that recor...
2021 Volume 1
2021 Volume 1
Let the trapping begin!
June, 2021
This spring had a lot of us reflecting on what our lives were like a year ago. In June 2020, crabbers were in the mud, just as they are now, but how they got there in 2021 looked a lot different. While green c...
Get Involved With Crab Team
Get Involved With Crab Team
Volunteer Toolbox
Crab Team estimates that there are more than 400 sites in Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the San Juan Islands possessing at least one suitable habitat feature for European green crabs.
That is many more than ...
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Geoduck Aquaculture Farming is Subject of New Study
The first major scientific study to examin...
A Slow Start to the 2020 Green Crab Season
May 8, 2020
Like so many other projects and programs right now, partners contributing to state-wide efforts to manage European green crabs are trying to figure out what can safely be done, in the midst of the global pandemic, to address the urgent threat of invasion. In particular, there has been co...