Washington Sea Grant receives new grant to support coastal resilience
February 12, 2024
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to announce that it will partner with the Washington state departments of Ecology, Transportation, and Fish and Wildlife to support coastal resilience work as part of a new $850,000 grant. The grant comes from the National Coastal Resilience Fu...
Invasive Green Crab Found at Dungeness Spit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2017
Contact:
MaryAnn Wagner, Washington Sea Grant, 206-616-6353, maryannb@uw.edu
Allen Pleus, Aquatic Invasive Species Unit Lead, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, 360-902-2724, allen.pleus@dfw.wa.gov
Lorenz Sollmann, Deputy Project Leader, U.S. Fish &...
Is Ocean Acidification Taking a Toll on Salmon?
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2017
CONTACT:
Meg Chadsey, Ocean Acidification Specialist, Washington Sea Grant: 206-616-1538 or mchadsey@uw.edu
Brett Veerhusen, Principal, Ocean Strategies and Communications; Consultant, United Fishermen of Alaska’s Salmon Habitat Information Progr...
After nearly 40 years of sharing life-saving skills, Sarah Fisken retires
As a WSG marine operations specialist, Fisken grew the organization’s marine workshop program and forged trust and community across the state in the process
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
The first time Sarah Fisken put on a survival suit, she was immedia...
New staff: WSG welcomes Alison Lorenz
November 28, 2023
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to welcome Alison Lorenz as a new science writer.
In this role, Alison creates and proofs flyers, blog posts, news releases, reports, and more to keep the public connected to WSG’s work across its program areas. She also supports WSG’s med...
C-CAN Ocean Acidification Roundtable Discussion
A state-level policy, management and science approach to build support to address ocean acidification: lessons learned after 5+ years of stakeholder collaboration in Washington state.
Presented by Martha Kongsgaard, Chair of the Marine Resources Advisory Council; Bill Dewey, Taylor Shellfish; Kir...
Washington Sea Grant welcomes first Economic Recovery Corps fellow
February 20, 2024
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to welcome Jessika Tantisook as its first Economic Recovery Corps fellow. The inaugural cohort of the Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) will spend the next 2.5 years enhancing the economic development efforts of host organizations like WS...
Wild Seafood Connection to bring fishers and buyers to Bellingham in February
January 18, 2024
On February 29, members of the commercial fishing industry will have a chance to speak directly to their buyers – restaurants, retailers, brokers, and other seafood businesses – at the Wild Seafood Connection conference, presented by the Port of Bellingham and produced by Coli...
Reflections from the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Partnership Gathering
February 15, 2024
By Chandler Countryman, Washington Sea Grant Resilience and Adaptation Specialist
Last week, Washington Sea Grant took part in the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Partnership Gathering presented by the Office of Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Thriving Communities and Mai...
Invasive Green Crab Found at Dungeness Spit
(Photo: European Green Crab found at Dungeness Spit, Sequim, April 2017. Photo by Allen Pleus, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife)  Â
April 26, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sequim, WA — A new population of invasive European green crab has been found at Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, ...
Winter 2023-24 Sea Star
March 5, 2024
The new issue of our biannual magazine is now available!
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s (WSG) recent research, outreach and education programs across the state through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
The winter 2023-24 issue includes five feature stories diggin...
Strategies for Successful Research to Application Projects
This online webinar is part of the OneNOAA Science Seminar Series.
Title: Strategies for Successful Research to Application Projects: A Case Study of the National Sea Grant College Program
Abstract: As coastal landscapes change, management professionals are working hard to transition research result...
Sea Levels are Rising in Washington. What will the Shorelines of the Future be like?
July 22, 2022
A new report from the Washington Coastal Resilience Project evaluates the trade-offs between various strategies to manage the impacts of sea level rise
As sea levels continue to rise, coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion will become increasingly common. According to recent asse...