Whidbey Island Birding Field Trip
Join Seattle Audubon for a birding excursion on Whidbey Island! Whidbey Island is an excellent birding spot any time of the year. We will work our way up island looking for waterbirds (ducks, grebes, loons, alcids), raptors, and passerines. Come prepared for almost any weather, waterproof footwear, ...
Shellfish and Aquaculture Research
Shellfish and Aquaculture
See all current research projects here.
Completed Projects
Akmajian, Adrianne, Principal Investigator
HAB Toxins in the Food Web
Researchers surveyed for algal toxins in fish species caught in tribal commercial fisheries to increase research and monitoring capacit...
22nd Conference for Shellfish Growers
First convened by Washington Sea Grant in 1991, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together representatives from the shellfish industry, government and academia. This year, the conference will focus on emerging issues and shellfish culture. For more information, see the conference webpage....
Chasing Noise
Chasing Noise
Sea Grant-supported acoustical engineers show how seabed terrain affects sound waves — and how marine construction can cost less and still protect marine mammals.
Anyone who’s crossed a ridge above a noisy roadway knows that conditions on the ground can ...
Marine Corrosion Protection Workshop
Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor Boat Shop are co-sponsoring a Marine Corrosion Protection Workshop: a hands-on class for marine professionals and other boat owners, commercial and recreational. Topics include Galvanic corrosion of aluminum, steel, and bronze; crevice corrosion of stainless s...
Widening the Search for European Green Crab in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
July 20, 2017
Trapping to remove invasive European green crab from Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge is in its 15th week since the initial discovery of four individuals during April of this year. As of last Friday, partners with US Fish and Wildlife Service (UWFWS) and Washington Department of...
Basic Watchstanding for Fishing Crews
Safe navigation and vessel operation
Basic Watchstanding for Fishing Crews
A low cost curriculum was developed to improve fishing crew competency in vessel operation, which will reduce the risk of accidents.
Principal Investigator
Jake Beattie, Northwest Maritime Center
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Understanding Potential Impacts of Seasonal Hypoxia Along the Quinault Reservation Coast
Quinault Reservation hypoxia monitoring
Understanding Potential Impacts of Seasonal Hypoxia Along the Quinault Reservation Coast
This project will create a low-cost model nearshore and a shore-based monitoring network that will engage tribal fishers and youth in gathering coastal water-qu...
Coastal and Marine Communities
Coastal and Marine Communities
See all current research projects here.
Completed Projects
Bae, Christine, Principal Investigator
Impacts of West Coast Moorage Marinas
Regional researchers calculated the wide range of economic and environmental impacts associated with moorage marinas in Wash...
Northwest Fisheries Science Center Watershed Open House
The Watershed Program at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is hosting its free biennial Open House at NOAA’s Western Regional Center in Seattle. We will present our completed and on-going scientific research during two sessions: Life-cycle Modelling and Research, and Monitoring and Manage...
Pilot-scale net-pen grow-out of sablefish (“black cod”) by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
PILOT SABLEFISH NET-PEN GROW-OUT
Pilot-scale net-pen grow-out of sablefish (“black cod”) by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Researchers partner with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and others to find cost-effective ways to successfully raise sablefish, or “black cod,...
Stream Steward Training
Connect with others to make a difference in the health of our local ecosystems as a Stream Steward.
The Stream Steward Program provides Kitsap residents with the opportunity to turn environmental knowledge into action. Through an annual, multi-day training, participants learn about connections betw...
NOAA Science Camp – Session 2
*Online registration is full*
Contact Maile Sullivan, Education Specialist (noaacamp@uw.edu) to find out about future camps.
This week-long day camp introduces students to earth and ocean sciences and science careers through hands-on activities emphasizing solutions to real-world problems. ...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Jania and Gene Panida
October 26, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Jania’s brother Steve Wilson is a fisherman who fishes out of La Push. Years ago, Steve began selling his fish at farmer’s markets in the Seattle and Tacoma areas under the name Wilson Fish. Eventually Jania and her husband Gene t...
Seaweed Farming in WA: Intensive Training
This intensive training is for people seriously interested in seaweed in Washington State. This 3 to 4-day training will be held in the Seattle area, beginning on February 3rd, 2020. Participation is by application only.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE by 5PM on JANUARY 10, 2020. Click here to access the onlin...