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The emerging invasion by European green crabs (Carcinus maenas) threatens marine resources in Washington. Early detection of small populations gives us the best chance to reduce the spread and impact of this globally damaging invasive species.
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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...
Geoduck Harvesters Impacted by Tariffs Offered Refunds
July 9, 2018
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering financial relief to eight geoduck harvesting companies who successfully bid to harvest wild geoduck from state-owned aquatic lands. This effort is in response to China’s announcement of 25% tariffs on American...
Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grant’s 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 Governor’s office and the Uni...
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 2019 was ...
A New Symposium to Work Towards Equity and Justice in Environmental Fields
August 22, 2019
The Salish Sea Equity and Justice Symposium, to be held November 14-15, 2019, aims to center historically marginalized and underrepresented voices while creating space for ongoing dialogues.
Addressing inequity and working toward environmental justice is essential to a successful en...
Olympic OA Regional Vulnerability Assessment
The Olympic Coast as a Sentinel – Tribal Communities at the Forefront of Ocean Change
Indigenous people have depended on Olympic Coast marine species for their livelihoods, food security and cultural practices for thousands of years. Today, these species—and the triba...
Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s 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...
Better Bleeding and Savvier Selling
Washington Sea Grant Teaches the Practical Skills Needed to Preserve Sustainable Fisheries, Tribal Employment, and Coastal Communities
By Eric Scigliano
The Pacific Northwest’s salmon fishermen faced a crisis. Starting in the early 2000s, cheap Chilean farmed salmon flooded the country, driving d...
State of the Oyster Study
State of the Oyster Study invites you to join them to look at bacterial contamination on privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and Puget Sound. Collection dates for the 2021 season are:
May 31 • June 27 • July 25 • August 22
Samples with payment and collection forms may be dropped off at...
What is the State of Your Oyster?
Are your oysters healthy? WSG volunteers provide landowners evaluations of bacterial contamination for privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound at these locations:
Hunter Farms
1921 E. State Route 106, Union, WA
QFC parking lot, under flag pole – pharmacy side – 201 NE ...
What is the State of Your Oyster?
Are your oysters healthy? WSG volunteers provide landowners evaluations of bacterial contamination for privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound at these locations:
Hunter Farms
1921 E. State Route 106, Union, WA
QFC parking lot, under flag pole – pharmacy side – 201 ...
Test Your Well Water with Well Education & Testing (WET)
Well Education & Testing (WET) invites you to take a look at the health of your well! Learn about keeping your drinking water safe.
WET, a Washington Sea Grant program, provides homeowners with a local, inexpensive way to test their well water.
Washington State Department of Health recommends an...
What is the State of Your Oyster?
Are your oysters healthy? WSG volunteers provide landowners evaluations of bacterial contamination for privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound at these locations:
Hunter Farms
1921 E. State Route 106, Union, WA
QFC parking lot, under flag pole – pharmacy side – ...
What is the State of Your Oyster?
Are your oysters healthy? WSG volunteers provide landowners evaluations of bacterial contamination for privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound at these locations:
Hunter Farms
1921 E. State Route 106, Union, WA
QFC parking lot, under flag pole – pharmacy side – 201 ...