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...
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 ...
The Salish Sea Science Roundtable
The Salish Sea Science Roundtable (12:30pm-1:30pm)
Co-hosted with the University of Washington, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Drs. P. Sean McDonald (University of Washington) and Thomas Therriault (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) bring nearly 50 years of combi...
First pumpout station in two decades opens on Orcas Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2018
CONTACT:
Aaron Barnett, WSG Boating Program Specialist aaronb2@uw.edu
Just in time for summer boating season, the first pumpout station in the San Juan Islands in nearly 20 years is up and running at West Beach Resort on Orcas Island. The new pumpout site is ...
Further Green Crab Captures in Whatcom County
October 22, 2019
Broadening the search for invasive European green crab in Drayton Harbor, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and WSG Crab Team captured additional European green crab in recent weeks. In addition, Lummi Natural Resources has reported capturing green crab in Lummi Bay as a re...
Crab Team Highlights from the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference – Part 2
April 27, 2018
Yesterday’s blog post covered the highlights from the first green crab special session at the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. Today, we’ll break down the second special session that focused on management of invasive European green crab and provide some reflections ...
27th Conference for Shellfish Growers Agenda
First convened by WSG in 1991, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together shellfish producers, researchers, students and managers from the Pacific Northwest to discuss pressing issues and relevant research on aquaculture. We look forward to another engaging and insightful conference this ...
Green Crab Trapping Resumes in the Salish Sea
May 13, 2019
The return of spring means trapping season for green crab is now under way. In April, WSG Crab Team resumed early detection trapping across the monitoring network along Washington’s inland shorelines. We’re pleased to share that Crab Team has received funding to continue thi...
Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms
Several species of single-celled algae growing in Washington produce potent toxins that can poison marine animals or become concentrated in shellfish and sicken, even kill, humans who eat them. Even when they don’t harm humans, toxic blooms can force costly shutdowns ...
2018 Volume 2
2018 Volume 2
Summertime Crabbing
September 7, 2018
WSG Crab Team first piloted its monitoring protocols in August 2015, when 30 volunteers monitored 7 sites. This year, the program has grown to have 200 volunteers and 25 staff from partner agencies and area...
Marine Weather Workshop 12/4/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 19, 2021
CONTACT: Sarah Fisken, 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu
Marine Weather Workshop in Port Townsend
Learn to read the weather before you head out on the water.
Washington Sea Grant, WSU Jefferson County Extension and the Port of Port Townsend are sponsoring a Mari...
Purse Seine Crew-Member Training Program
August 16, 2021
New Program!
Want to have an adventure in Alaska? This new program will give you the experience you need to get a commercial fishing job
The Gig Harbor BoatShop and Washington Sea Grant have partnered in developing a new Purse Seine Crew-Member Training Program. The six-day program w...
WSG Keystone Fellowship
Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship Program
The application for the 2025 Keystone Fellowship opens: May 23
Deadline to Apply: June 24
Finalists Selected: June 30
Interviews: July 16-17
Fellowship Begins: September 16, 2025
Fellowship Ends: September 15, 2026
Fall 202...