All About Cisterns! Webinar
RainWise, a City of Seattle and King County partnership, offers rebates for rain gardens and cisterns on private property. These installations capture water that falls on roofs and keeps it out of sewer pipes during big rain storms. Cisterns are also a great source for summer water!
In this webinar,...
More than just a cute face: What otters can tell us about the health of the environment
December 27, 2022
The River Otter Project used community science to shed light on contamination in the Lower Duwamish River
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
North American river otter. Photo by Diana Robinson.
“Otters are an easy way to engage people to care abou...
Six Graduates Selected for the 2019-2020 WSG State Fellowship
July 25, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Tressa Arbow, Rachel Assink, Ashley Bagley, Angela Cruz, Alex Sweetser and Sonni Tadlock, have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant State Fellowship (formerly the Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship) for 2019-2020. This fellowship places highly mot...
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 ...
How Fishing at Night Can Help Save West Coast Albatross SS
How Fishing at Night Can Help Save West Coast Albatross
Longline fishing, in which long lines with baited hooks are attached at intervals behind a boat, is a common technique used to catch many high-value species including halibut, tuna and sablefish. However, those fish are sometimes caugh...
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 federal–state partnership. WSG activities are funded through a federal omnibus grant that integrates research, educ...
Fall 2016
Fall 2016
Crab Team’s Big Discovery!
August 4th, 2016
You might have heard the recent news that Crab Team volunteers captured the first confirmed European green crab in Washington’s inland waters (but if you haven’t, read our blog post)...
Riparian Rehab Gets a Boost
Engineered log jams could be an important tool for salmon restoration
From the spring 2020 Sea Star print newsletter
By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Efforts in Washington State to re-establish salmon populations and riparian habitat have been underway for quite some tim...
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 ...
Developing Baseline Data on Native Eelgrass to Inform Conservation Strategies
NATIVE EELGRASS POPULATION STRUCTURE
Developing Baseline Data on Native Eelgrass to Inform Conservation Strategies
Researchers link population structure and trait variation in native eelgrass Zostera marina; creating baselines for coastal habitat restoration and management in Washington...
Logging Change in Puget Sound
From the winter 2021–2022 Sea Star print newsletter
Researchers use UW vessel logbooks to reconstruct historical groundfish populations
The R/V Commando passes through the Montlake Cut. Skipper Tom Oswold Jr. is on the flying bridge and engineer Olaf Rockness is on the bow. Photo: Bob Hitz
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The Biological Effectiveness of Bioretention for Stormwater Pollution Control
Effective bioretention for stormwater control
The Biological Effectiveness of Bioretention for Stormwater Pollution Control
This research addresses solutions to reducing the toxic impact of stormwater, aiming to provide better tools for managing stormwater runoff in Puget Sound.
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