Urban Runoff Killing Coho Salmon, but Simple Solution Within Reach
Filtration through column of soil and sand eliminates toxic effects of urban stormwater on fish.
October 20, 2015
Toxic runoff from highways, parking lots and other developed surfaces is killing many of the adult coho salmon in urban streams along the West Coast, according to a new study that for th...
Effect of Salmon Omega-3 Fatty Acids on PBDE Toxicity
Omega-3 fatty acids and PBDE toxicity in fish
Effect of Salmon Omega-3 Fatty Acids on PBDE Toxicity
Exploring the interaction between harmful PBDEs and helpful omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, researchers assessed the health risks and benefits of eating seafood. Results showed that anti...
King Tides Program
Washington King Tides Program
The Washington King Tides program invites people to visit the shoreline during a king tide or high water event while taking precautions to be safe. Take pictures of important waterfront locations in your community. These images help scientists, l...
CulturedâWild Interactions: Disease Prevalence in Wild Geoduck Populations
Cultured-Wild Geoduck Interactions, DiseaseÂ
CulturedâWild Interactions: Disease Prevalence in Wild Geoduck Populations
As part of the Geoduck Aquaculture Research Program, researchers discovered previously unreported geoduck pathogens, seasonal and geographic factors influencing them, a...
Carbon comes home
Carbon Comes Home
How a serendipitous connection led ocean acidification researchers to an island farm
Back in the early 2000s, Washington State was ground zero for ocean acidification,â Meg Chadsey, ocean acidification specialist at Washington Sea Grant (WSG), says. âFossil fuel emissi...
Six Graduates Selected for the 2018-19 WSG State Fellowship
August 21, 2018
We are pleased to announce this yearâs six Washington Sea Grant (WSG) State Fellows. The Washington Sea Grant State Fellowship (formerly the Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship) offers a unique educational opportunity for current or recent graduate students. This one-year paid f...
New Study Aims to Examine Diet of West Coast Pinnipeds
March 11, 2020
By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications FellowÂ
Sea lions at nearly high tide on an offshore rock. Photo courtesy of Dr. Sophie McCoy, Florida State Univ.
Ocean food webs are complex and often difficult to study â but breaking down every connection is important to unders...
Summer 2016
Summer 2016
Crab Team Grows in 2016!
May 11th, 2016
The Crab Team was very busy over the winter gearing up for major growth. We logged a lot of miles cruising all over Puget Sound, the Strait, and the San Juan Islands to peruse shoreline, and get the word o...
Crab Team Welcomes Student Assistant
Header Photo: My first time working in mud flats at Fidalgo Bay which involved a mix of getting stuck and lots of fun! Photo: Emily Grason
September 20, 2022
Hello Crab Team enthusiasts! I am excited to introduce myself to you all as the new Crab Team student assistant. These past few months, I have...
Crew School
“Crew School” is designed to provide fundamental commercial fishing crew member training; in the classroom, aboard commercial fishing vessels and in the historic Ancich Netshed on Gig Harborâs waterfront. Two Washington Sea Grant U.S. Coast Guard approved safety-training courses are in...
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
Foraminifera monitoring in Puget Sound I
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
By cataloguing declining foraminifera, researchers are developing a tool for monitoring Puget Soundâs health.
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Nesbitt, Univ...
Kitsap Salmon Tours
Celebrate the return of salmon to Kitsap Stream! There will be tours at several streams around the peninsula. For more information and to schedule group tours, visit www.kitsapsalmontours.org. The event is organized by Washington State University Extension.
Program Contact: Renee Johnson, Water St...
Good News for Water Quality
New pumpout boat services expand this summer in South Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands
July 20, 2021
It will now be easier for recreational boaters to safely pump out vessel sewage and keep Washingtonâs waters clean with an expansion of mobile pumpout services in South Puget Sound and the ...