Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Wash...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast is available for review and comment by interested parties, agencies, and tribes through December 12, 2017. The draft plan provides information on ocean uses and resources and a framework for evaluating proposed new ocean uses on Washin...
Seaweed Farming Introductory Workshop
Seaweed Farming Introductory Workshop
This one-time event was held on November 20, 2019. There are currently no plans to offer a second workshop.
Washington kelp farmer Joth Davis (photo: Puget Sound Restoration Fund)
This free online workshop provided participants with an overview of se...
Rising Seas and a Plan to Deal with Climate Change
Rising Seas and a Plan to Deal with Climate Change
WSG’s Ian Miller helps the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe lead the way in climate planning.
Many native tribes in Washington are acutely exposed to the effects of climate change. From the Swinomish Reservation on Skagit Bay to...
WDFW, Washington Sea Grant promote #LocalWASeafood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2020
Contact: Eryn Couch, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 360-890-6604 MaryAnn Wagner, Washington Sea Grant
Celebrate June 28 Ceviche Day with Local Washington Seafood
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Sea Grant...
Local and Coastal: Summer Bounty Salmon Burgers
July 31, 2020
By Abby Rogerson, WSG Student Assistant
Do you know who catches your fish? With how complicated seafood supply chains can be, it can be difficult to answer ‘yes’ to that question. Struggling to trace your fillet back to its source can be frustrating when trying to take advantag...
Aquaculture Timeline
Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline
Welcome to the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Timeline. This project is part of the Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study project, which is an effort to improve the long-term sustainability of shellfish aquaculture in Willa...
Washington Boat Sales Data
Washington Boat Sales Reports
For current boat sales reports see the current, interactive dashboards:
Recreational Boat Sales Dashboard
Recreational Boat Fleet Dashboard
Both available on the Washington Coast Economist website.
Historical Data
With access to raw boat titling data, Washing...
2021 Volume 2
2021 Volume 2
Five Years Later
November, 2021
It’s been a little over five years since the first capture of invasive European green crab along Washington’s inland shorelines. As we look back at how much we’ve learned since this capture, we ...
Winter 2017 Sea Star
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacific’s little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amn...
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
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onservation is a never-ending battle against collective amnesia. As living resources are consumed or extinguished, baselines shift. Past abundance is forgotten, and new generations adjust to a diminished new normal.
A case in point is the forage fishes that are foundations of the marine ...
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
Elder Memories, Ancient DNA and the Fate of the Herring
WSG researcher Lorenz Hauser leads a binational, multidisciplinary investigation into the decline of the North Pacific’s little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amnesia. As living...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 1)
July 2, 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 many other partners and stakeholders. This is the first of two posts on efforts to...
Impacts from the Summer 2021 Heatwave on Washington Shellfish
July 21, 2021
Dead butter clams. Photo: Ron Carr
The record-breaking heat that hit the Pacific Northwest from June 23 to 28, 2021, caused harm to many intertidal shellfish and invertebrate species on Washington beaches.
On many beaches, species such as cockles, varnish clams, butter clams, and nativ...
Rising Trend of Local Consumers Connect to Washington Seafood
October 2, 2020
Governor Jay Inslee proclaims October Seafood Month OLYMPIA / SEATTLE – Consumers have long had access to local Washington seafood through their favorite grocer or farmers’ market, but this October the state is celebrating Seafood Month by recognizing the growing trend to ...