WWU Huxley Speaker Series
This quarter the Huxley Speaker Series will be entirely online (see SCHEDULE)
Presentations will be held on Thursdays at 4:30 via Zoom. Most presentations will also be live-streamed to YouTube and recordings of most presentations will be made available online afterwards. All of these options a...
Environmental Threats Outreach
Environmental Threats
Ocean Acidification Outreach, Presentations, Webinars
Meg Chadsey, Ocean Acidification Specialist
Hey teachers, watch our kid-friendly eelgrass video!
WSG has responded to the governor’s Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acid...
Sea School
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Sea School
An initiative to provide vocational training for maritime careers.
Principal Investigator
Brandi Bednarik, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Co-Principal Investigators
Caitlin Stanton, Operations Director, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Hali Boyd, Social ...
Ocean Life Symposium
Join KGUA public radio for their 4-day long 2nd Annual Ocean Life Symposium.
This free event will be held online via Zoom and simulcast on KGUA’s other streaming platforms everyday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Topics relating to the status of our oceans and the life forms that inhabit it will be pre...
NOAA National Sea Grant Awards Washington Sea Grant Over 1 Million in Aquaculture Grants
September 19, 2019
NOAA National Sea Grant office announced today a suite of federal funding awards in aquaculture, with three of them going to Washington Sea Grant. The four awards, totaling $1,980,133, will support aquaculture research projects and collaborative programs aimed at advan...
Northwest Curious: Meet the Authors of Heaven on the Half Shell
Meet the authors of Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest at this online event hosted by the King County Library System.
Fully updated and chock-full of “oysterabilia,” this book covers the rich history of our region’s beloved bivalve industry.
Th...
Ocean Acidification Outreach, Presentations, Webinars
Meg Chadsey, Ocean Acidification Specialist
WSG has responded to the governor’s Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification by offering print and online outreach materials on acidification, conducting frequent public presentations, and working with NOAA to produce monthly webinars...
Plenty of Plankton: Junior Ecologists
Join Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in the monthly online class for kids, Junior Ecologists. This month is focused on plankton. They’re tiny but powerful! Peer through our microscope and learn about the plankton of Padilla Bay in this online class.
Register here for the link t...
Seaweed Farming Intensive Training Helps Kickstart a New Local Industry
February 20, 2020
Hood Canal Mariculture farm manager Charlie Delius explains seaweed growing techniques during the Intensive Training.
There has been a lot of recent interest in kickstarting a seaweed industry in Washington. But is it currently possible? If you want to become a kelp farmer, where d...
Make Whale for Change: New Rules for Whale Watching in the Salish Sea
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
New research finds that rules to protect endangered southern resident killer whales could mean less demand for commercial whale watching — but tour operators have options for making up the difference
Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a...
Sea Safety and Survival Training in Westport
Learn emergency drills for commercial fishing vessels
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a one-day Sea Safety & Survival (Drill Instructor) Course for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.
This Coast Guard approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Saf...
Evidence of Invasive European Green Crab Found at Two New Sites
July 9, 2018
Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team and Washington State’s Department of Natural Resources report evidence of the invasive European green crab at two new sites in the Salish Sea: Fidalgo Bay and Dungeness Landing, near Dungeness Spit. A green crab shell was found at Fidalgo B...
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...