Two Coast Guard-Approved First Aid at Sea Workshops in Seattle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2019
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, Washington Sea Grant
206-543-1225
sfisken@u.washington.edu
Two Coast Guard-Approved First Aid at Sea Workshops in Seattle
Learn to effectively treat hypothermia, near drowning and other incidents while on the water.
Monday, March 4 &...
Public Comment Sought for Washington Sea Grant Site Review
September 20, 2019
Washington Sea Grant will be reviewed on November 5 -7, 2019 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant Program.
The review will be conducted at the University of Washington campus and will consider all aspects of the WSG program including management and organization, performanc...
Launching Collaborative Green Crab Management in Drayton Harbor (part 2)
July 3, 2020
Removal of European green crab in Drayton Harbor is now underway, thanks to the collaborative efforts of WSG, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Northwest Straits Commission (NWSC) and other stakeholders. This is the second of two posts on efforts to date. Part 1 cov...
What Does the Invasion at Lummi Mean for the Salish Sea?
December 6, 2021
The recent report by the Lummi Nation of more than 70,000 European green crabs captured this year has many wondering what this could mean for efforts to prevent green crabs from establishing in the Salish Sea. This number certainly indicates that the population of green crabs within...
Five UW Graduates Selected for Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
July 12, 2018
Five University of Washington graduates have been selected for the National Sea Grant College Program’s prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship for 2019 to study, develop and implement policies addressing issues in ocean and coastal management, fisheries and marine resour...
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A Career Saving Seabirds
From the autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter
Looking back on the work of marine fisheries scientist Ed Melvin upon his retirement
“I’ve never had an ornithology class in my life,” Ed Melvin confides on a sunny afternoon sitting by Seattle’s Portage Bay. For anyone familiar with Me...
Protocol in Focus: Why do we measure European green crabs?
We are Crab Team after all, so it’s perhaps no surprise that we are not shy about getting up to our elbows in details about the crabs we catch. But what can we actually learn from looking at size data of crabs? What makes handling all the angry pinchers worthwhile?
We’re covering this rich top...
Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification
The oceans’ absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is causing fundamental changes in seawater chemistry. CO2 reacts with water to form carbonic acid, which makes seawater more acidic. This process, known as ocean acidification (or OA) ha...
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Another Successful Year of the Tsunami Roadshow
WSG Tsunami Hazards Specialist Carrie Garris...
Story of Simon the Salmon
Seagrass Wars: The Spots Awaken
Seagrass is under attack! Hit ‘play’ to learn more, then take the ‘Sequel Challenge’ (to the right→)
Oysters and Seagrass—Guardians of the Sea!
Oysters—Nature’s vacuum cleaners ...
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Meetings are held twice per year on the 2nd Friday in November and March in Astoria, OR.
Notice: Towlanes were updated on November 1, 2019. If you are using maps prior to that date you will need to download the most recent version.
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2023 Volume 1
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Crabbing Is A Team Sport
November, 2023
Since Washington declared an emergency related to the European green crab invasion nearly two years ago, managers and scientists have dramatically grown state capacity to understand and control green crab...
Celebrate the Olympic Coast with a Beach Clean-up, Barbecue and Movie Night
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2019
CONTACTS: Ian Miller, 360-417-6460 or immiller@uw.edu
MaryAnn Wagner, 206-616-6353 or maryannb@uw.edu
Celebrate the Olympic Coast with a Beach Clean-up, Barbecue and Movie Night
On April 20, the Washington Coast Clean-up and 6th Annual River & Ocean ...