The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Moorage Marinas on the West Coast
Impacts of West Coast moorage marinas
The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Moorage Marinas on the West Coast
Regional researchers are calculating the wide range of economic and environmental impacts associated with moorage marinas in Washington and Southern California. Results will p...
Impacts of Armoring on Puget Sound Beaches: Diverse Effects on Diverse Scales
Armoring impacts on puget sound beaches
Impacts of Armoring on Puget Sound Beaches: Diverse Effects on Diverse Scales
Researchers provided long-needed data and protocols for evaluating beach armoring impacts and shoreline restoration benefits, leveraging state funds to expand this research....
Virtual Beach Seine Adventure
Ever wonder who’s living under the waves in Padilla Bay? Not ready for SCUBA? Join this online program with Padilla Bay staff. You’ll watch from your screen as they take our rowboat out into the eelgrass and pull a net through the water. You’ll help discover who was caught and lear...
Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms
Several species of single-celled algae growing in Washington produce potent toxins that can poison marine animals or become concentrated in shellfish and sicken, even kill, humans who eat them. Even when they don’t harm humans, toxic blooms can force costly shutdowns ...
Crew School
“Crew School” is designed to provide fundamental commercial fishing crew member training; in the classroom, aboard commercial fishing vessels and in the historic Ancich Netshed on Gig Harbor’s waterfront. Two Washington Sea Grant U.S. Coast Guard approved safety-training courses are in...
NW Workshop on Bivalve Aquaculture and the Environment: Agenda
NW Workshop on Bivalve Aquaculture and the Environment
Talaris Conference Center
4000 NE 41st Street
Seattle, WA 98105
Workshop Home
Note: The materials available on this page (PDFs) were presented by speakers at the Northwest Workshop on Bivalve Aquaculture and the Environment at Talaris Conferenc...
Building Citizen Science with Volunteers as Partners: Part 3
The field of citizen science has grown explosively over the last decade, benefitting from excellent PR, Presidential shout-outs, advances in big data, and, not least, a Web 2.0 world replete with hashtags, networks, and crowdsourcing. It turns out people love doing science in their spare time! The h...
2019 Volume 1
2019 Volume 1
The “Team” in Crab Team
June 3, 2019
It’s difficult to believe, but Washington Sea Grant Crab Team has officially launched our fifth year of monitoring. It’s easy for us to reflect on the number of green crab, monitoring...
WSG in the News 2020
WSG in the News 2020
December 2020
What causes king tides and where to see otters in the wild in Washington
The Seattle Times, December 10
Witness King Tides and help build a picture of the future
The Wahkiakum County Eagle, December 10
Head outdoors this holiday season to witness king tides an...
WSG in the News 2020
Washington Sea Grant in the News
December 2020
What causes king tides and where to see otters in the wild in Washington
The Seattle Times, December 10
Witness King Tides and help build a picture of the future
The Wahkiakum County Eagle, December 10
Head outdoors this holiday season to witness k...
Webinar: What To Expect When You’re Expecting… A Tsunami
Did the Alaska earthquake and tsunami on October 19th have you wondering how you’ll be alerted if a tsunami is about to strike Washington? Join experts from the Washington Geological Survey and Washington Emergency Management Division in this free webinar to learn about how tsunamis can impact Was...
Marine Renewable Energy
Marine Renewable Energy
Seminar Series
The crash of breaking waves and the relentless motion of the tides speak to the powerful forces at work in the ocean—forces that could be used to produce electricity. Although other forms of renewable energy have gained significant traction in recen...
Molt Search Volunteer Training (Zoom)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley)
Get involved in inland Washington’s invasive European green crab detection and juvenile Dungeness crab data gathering with “Molt Search”, a new community science project by Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team and Washingt...
Molt Search
Molt Search
The emerging invasion by European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) threatens marine resources in Washington. Early detection of small populations gives us the best chance to reduce the spread and impact of this globally damaging invasive species.
Wa...