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...
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...
Community Science Volunteers are as Important as Ever During the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 17, 2020
By Brandon McWilliams, WSG Science Communications Fellow
WSG Crab Team volunteers sweep Penn Cove for a trap.
On a normal spring day along the Puget Sound, chances are good that one of the people enjoying the coast is also doing scientific research. Many projects at Washington Sea Gr...
Fisheries and Seafood
Fisheries and Seafood
Fishing and seafood have been part of the culture and commerce of Washington state for centuries. Washington’s traditions, expertise, resources, and location give it a pivotal place in the seafood economy of the entire Pacific Coast, from California to Alaska. Today,...
Shellfish
Shellfish in Washington
Washington is the nation’s lead producer of farmed clams, oysters, and geoducks, with an estimated annual harvest worth more than $107 million. Nowhere else in the country can you find the abundance and variety of shellfish that we enjoy.
Shellfish have been a su...
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...
“What We Love To Do”: NOAA Science Camp Creatively Immerses Kids in Marine Science
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
In the third consecutive summer of pandemic-related closures, NOAA Science Camp brought new programming to the beach during an extreme low tide
By Ashli Blow, WSG Science Communications Specialist
When Puget Sound receded during an extreme low tide in June, Maile Sull...
Geoduck Harvesters Impacted by Tariffs Offered Refunds
July 9, 2018
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering financial relief to eight geoduck harvesting companies who successfully bid to harvest wild geoduck from state-owned aquatic lands. This effort is in response to China’s announcement of 25% tariffs on American...
Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grant’s Response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Russell Callender, WSG Director
COVID-19 is clearly impacting all of us. Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is no exception. We have worked hard to heed the rapidly evolving guidance coming from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Governor’s office and the Uni...
Olympic OA Regional Vulnerability Assessment
The Olympic Coast as a Sentinel – Tribal Communities at the Forefront of Ocean Change
Indigenous people have depended on Olympic Coast marine species for their livelihoods, food security and cultural practices for thousands of years. Today, these species—and the triba...
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...