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...
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.
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Crab Team Training Workshop (Port Orchard)
This event is free, but registration is required.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Washington’s Salish Sea? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our “Boots in the Mud” and join the Crab Team volunteer corps...
Crab Team Training Workshop (Port Townsend)
This event is free, but registration is required.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Washington’s Salish Sea? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our “Boots in the Mud” and join the Crab Team volunteer corps...
Crab Team Training Workshop (Padilla Bay)
This event is free, but registration is required.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in north Puget Sound? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our “Boots in the Mud” and join the Crab Team volunteer corps &#...
Five UW Graduates Selected for the 2021–2022 WSG Hershman Fellowship
September 2, 2021
We are pleased to announce that recent University of Washington (UW) graduates Allison Lu, Corinne Noufi, Katie Byrnes, Katie Shelledy and Natalie Lowell have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship for 2021-2022. This fellowship places highly motivated, qualif...
Crab Team Reports
Crab Team Reports
Scientific Publication: Larval Dispersal Pathways
April 2024 – A series of particle-tracking model simulations were carried out by researchers (including Crab Team’s Emily Grason and P. Sean McDonald!) to understand possible pathways of EGC lar...
2023 Green Crab Status Summary: Part 2 (Coast)
Continuing our summary of 2023 green crab status and trends
May 7, 2024
Pacific Coast
The momentum and dedication to extensive trapping for European green crab on Washington’s Pacific coastline continued to grow through 2023. Over the course of the year, nearly 355,000 green crabs were removed f...
Current and Recent Fellows
Current and Recent Fellows
The following biographies of current and recent fellows provide examples of the breadth and scope of opportunities and experiences offered by WSG, National Sea Grant, and Coastal Management fellowships.
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Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellow...
Crab Team Training Workshop (Port Townsend)
This event is free, but registration is required.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries near Port Townsend? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our “Boots in the Mud” and join the Crab Team volunteer corps ̵...
WSG launches new Pumpout Washington website
April 6, 2023
Visit the redesigned website at pumpoutwashington.org
By Emma Duckworth, WSG Undergraduate Science Communications Fellow
As the weather continues to warm, Puget Sound boaters are gearing up for another beautiful season. Whether it be their first time on the water or their tenth season ...
Crab Team Training Workshop (Blyn)
This event is free, but registration is required.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Washington’s Salish Sea? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our “Boots in the Mud” and join the Crab Team volunteer corps...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 2)
July 3, 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 other stakeholders. This is the second of two posts on efforts to date. Part 1 cov...
European Green Crab Status Update
June 29, 2018
The first half of the 2018 WSG Crab Team monitoring season is coming to a close, and with that comes a status update on European green crab in Washington’s Salish Sea. Since April, live green crab or molts have been detected at five sites, two of which are new detection sites:
Map of...
Crab Team Training Workshop (FULL)
This event is now full. Thank you to those who signed up!
If you would still like to attend, please see the March training workshop at Padilla Bay, or other regional trainings on Crab Team’s events calendar.
Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket es...