Transmission of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins Through the Food Web
HAB TOXINS IN THE FOOD WEB
Transmission of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins Through the Food Web
Researchers survey for domoic acid and saxitoxin in fish species that are caught in tribal commercial fisheries along the California Current.
Principal Investigator
Adrianne Akmajian, M...
King Tides Provide a Window into the Future of Washington Shorelines
From the autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter
By Andrew Chin, WSG Science Communications Fellow
On a quiet day in Oak Harbor last January, the surface of Puget Sound was as smooth as glass. The water gently reflected the winter sun as 45 pairs of eyes watched the tide slowly overtake the shoreline,...
Good News for Water Quality
New pumpout boat services expand this summer in South Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands
July 20, 2021
It will now be easier for recreational boaters to safely pump out vessel sewage and keep Washington’s waters clean with an expansion of mobile pumpout services in South Puget Sound and the ...
State Parks Clean Vessel Act Grant Program Funds $700K in New Pumpout and Floating Restroom Project
April 10, 2022
CONTACTS: MaryAnn Wagner, Washington Sea Grant, 206-371-7656, maryannb@uw.edu Catherine Buchalski Smith, CVA Grant Program, Catherine.BuchalskiSmith@parks.wa.gov Christina Rohila, Pierce County, christina.rohila@piercecountywa.govJeff Barney, Pierce County, jeff.barney@piercecounty...
2022 European Green Crab Wrap Up: Inland sites
December 31 2022
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to quantify green crab efforts and numbers to understand status and trends. Suffice to say that any way you slice it, any way you define and quantify metrics, 2022 was a big year in Washington for European green crab management. With the lau...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Robert Sudar, Independent Salmon Distributor
July 25, 2022
By Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
“I love salmon, they’re beautiful creatures,” says Robert Sudar, who currently works as a salmon distributor in Seattle. He has been involved in the fishing industry in one way or another for the past 50 years.
Robert began as...
Bridget Trosin
Bridget Trosin
Coastal Policy Specialist
Expertise
Marine spatial planning
Engaging communities on Washington’s outer coast
Integrated ecosystem assessment
Bridget Trosin began working on marine spatial planning for Washington’s outer coast as a 2011 Marc...
Washington Applied Sustainability Internship
Washington Applied Sustainability Internship
Application for 2024 Summer WASI program Opens: Monday, March 11
Application Deadline: Friday, April 19; 5:00pm Pacific Time
See “Information for Prospective Interns” below f...
Local Activities
Local Activities
It is with an abundance of caution that Washington Sea Grant has canceled certain upcoming events in order to comply with the Governor’s order of “Stay Home/Stay Healthy” and to avoid risking anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 vi...
Local Activities
Local Activities
It is with an abundance of caution that Washington Sea Grant has canceled certain upcoming events in order to comply with the Governor’s order of “Stay Home/Stay Healthy” and to avoid risking anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 vi...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Dave Sones
October 2, 2021
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Dave Sones is a fisherman and a member of the Makah Nation at Neah Bay. He’s been fishing since 1972, when he was 12 years old. As a young man, he worked at the Ozette Archaeological Site as an interpreter; later, he became fisheries ma...
More than just a cute face: What otters can tell us about the health of the environment
December 27, 2022
The River Otter Project used community science to shed light on contamination in the Lower Duwamish River
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
North American river otter. Photo by Diana Robinson.
“Otters are an easy way to engage people to care abou...
Youth Learn Valuable Skills Building Boxes to Demonstrate the Use of Sewage Adapters
April 13, 2021By Hannah Jeffries, WSG Science Communications Fellow
At the beginning of last winter, a group of teenagers in Port Townsend began to learn the basics of woodworking through an unusual means: building boxes to demonstrate how to pumpout sewage from boats. Aaron Barnett, the boating p...
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...