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 ...
Molt Search
Molt Search
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.
Wa...
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 ...
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 ...
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 – ...
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...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Dave Sones
October 2, 2021
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Dave Sones is a fisherman and a member of the Makah Nation at Neah Bay. He’s been fishing since 1972, when he was 12 years old. As a young man, he worked at the Ozette Archaeological Site as an interpreter; later, he became fisheries ma...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Hazel Secor from Cape Flattery Fishermen’s Co-Op
April 29, 2022
By Benjamin Haagen, Science Communications Fellow
Hazel Secor has been working as manager of the Cape Flattery Fisherman’s Co-op in Neah Bay, Washington since 2014, supporting the local fishing industry and working with fishers to process and distribute seafood to communities aroun...
Keta Project
Keta Project
Keta Project
This study will examine consumer attitudes toward salmon consumption and sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest.
Principal Investigator
Stan Goto, Western Washington University
Project
Seafood retailers in the Pacific Northwest ...
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Libie Cain
October 1, 2020
By James Lee, Science Communications Fellow
Libie Cain fishes Dungeness crab and albacore out of Westport. She grew up on Cooper Point by Evergreen State College and has an architectural degree. In fact, she was part of the team that helped build the Natural Resources B...
Celebrating 50 Years of Brokering Lane Agreements Between Crabbers and Towboat Operators
November 8, 2021
Coastal Washington — This year marks the 50th anniversary of a little-known, but highly successful mariner’s agreement known as the “Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement,” providing a positive example of what can be accomplished between disparate groups when both parties are ...
Webinar: MAFAC Seafood Task Group
How Do We Increase Consumption in the U.S.– Is It Time to Revisit the Idea of a National Seafood Council?
Price: Free- Sponsored by Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America
Panelists: MAFAC Members Megan Davis, Roger Berkowitz, Stefanie Moreland, Sebastian Belle
Moderator: Cl...