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 Pacificâs little big fish.
Conservation is a never-ending battle against collective amn...
Program Development
Program Development
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is part of a national network, funded and coordinated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through a federalâstate partnership. WSG activities are funded through a federal omnibus grant that integrates research, educ...
Environmental DNA (Part 2): A Cautionary Carp Tale
March 3, 2022
This is the second in a series of posts sharing new research on the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in detection of green crabs. For our introduction to eDNA, check out the previous post.
Collaborator Ryan Kelly shows just how easy sample collection is for eDNA assays at a site on Vash...
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the Legacy in Washington 10 Years Later
March 11, 2021
By Carrie Garrison-Laney, WSG Tsunami Hazards Specialist and PMEL Liaison
Tsunami damage in Onagawa, Ishinomaki, Japan in 2011. Photo by Shunichi Koshimura
On March 11, 2011 the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan â the 4th largest ever recorded worldwide â and the resulting...
Yellow Rope on the Beach: a webinar for students grades 6-12
Fragments of yellow rope are washing ashore on beaches in Washington and Oregon. Where did these three-strand braided yellow polypropylene rope pieces come from, and how can this type of marine debris be reduced?
Students, join this webinar to find out how yellow rope is used, ways the pieces esc...
Witness Washingtonâs Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
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December 20, 2017
CONTACTS
Bridget Trosin, WSG Coastal Policy Specialist, bemmett@uw.edu
MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Communications, maryannb@uw.edu
Witness Washingtonâs Highest Tide of the Year in Anacortes
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Budget News from Washington D.C.
March 18, 2019
Update on Sea Grant Funding for Fiscal Year 2020 from the WSG Director
Dear Friends,
With vocal support from our many stakeholders, the National Sea Grant College Program was reinstated in the federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2019Â was ...
Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grantâs 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 Governorâs office and the Uni...
Northwest Fisheries Science Centerâs 5th Science Symposium
Our partner in regional science, NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, will host the 5th annual Science Symposium, a two-day event to showcase fisheries and ecosystem science and to foster collaboration among scientists.
WSG Social Scientist, Melissa Poe, will present results from a recen...
2017 Eastern Bering Sea Pollock Stock Assessment
When: November 8, 2017; 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.; Reception to follow.
Where: Fishery Sciences Building, University of Washington, 1122 N.E. Boat Street, Seattle,
Room 102 (Auditorium)
Washington Sea Grant, the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and the University of Washington College of the Environm...
Chinese Mitten Crab
Chinese Mitten Crab Facts
What is the Chinese Mitten Crab?
The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is a burrowing crab whose native distribution is the coastal rivers and estuaries of the Yellow Sea in Korea and China. It has recently become established on the west coast of the U.S. in the San...
Draft Marine Spatial Plan Public Workshop
The Draft Marine Spatial Plan for Washingtonâs 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...