Crossbreeding and Selection for Resistance to Ocean Acidification in Pacific Oysters
Breeding OA-resistant oysters
Crossbreeding and Selection for Resistance to Ocean Acidification in Pacific Oysters
Researchers used genetic approaches to develop broodstocks for the shellfish industry that are better adapted to increasingly corrosive seawater impacting our coasts and estuar...
Lessons for Washington from the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
January 15, 2020
It is hard to comprehend the scale of damage that resulted from the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Entire forests, neighborhoods and even towns were washed away. It caused the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Overall, almost 20,000 people were proclaimed dead or missing.
More than ei...
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...
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 – ...
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 ...
Eyes on the Beach, Boots in the Mud: South Sound Symposium
Attend a poster presentation by the Washington Sea Grant Crab Team at the South Sound Science Symposium. Symposium registration is $20 for students and $40 for regular registrants. More information on the SSSS Website.
Abstract: Because of a recent range expansion, the European green crab (Carcinus...
2019 Volume 2
2019 Volume 2
Recipe for Successful Management
November, 2019
We’re often asked if you can eat green crabs, and whether that is a key to managing them. Green crabs are edible, but thankfully, we don’t currently have anywhere near the number of cr...
Additional Green Crab Captured in Samish Bay
August 13, 2019
Female European green crab captured by shellfish growers working for Taylor Shellfish. This crab was likely previously injured which is evident from the unusual shape of the shell the outside of the left eye. Typically green crab have give distinct spines to the outside of each eye (...
Boating Outreach
Boating
Pumpout Washington: Clean Marina Program
Aaron Barnett, Boating Program Specialist, and Bridget Trosin, Coastal Policy Specialist
WATCH our latest instructional videos!
In partnership with the Washington State Parks Clean Vessel Act p...
WSG in the News 2019
WSG in the News 2019
December 2019
King tides viewing party in Westport
KXRO, December 26
King tide viewing event coming to Westport Jan. 11
The Daily World, December 25
House passes Kilmer bill to help coastal tribes facing severe weather threats
Derek Kilmer Press Release, December 10
Way of...