WSG in the News 2024
December 2024
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- King tide advisory issued for South Puget Sound
The JOLT News, December 31 - King tides are coming again in January
MLT News, December 27 - King tides are coming again in January
My Edmonds News, December 27 - Rep. Derek Kilmer through the years
Kitsap Sun, December 20 - Two high tides hit 3 Crabs Road
Sequim Gazette, December 17 - How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake
PBS Terra, December 12 - Washington Sea Grant Provides Lifesaving Training to Commercial Fish Harvesters
Journal of Ocean Technology, Winter 2024 - Unusually Large Number of Female Dungeness on Washington Coast Beaches, Officials a Little Worried
Oregon Coast Beach Connection, December 9 - Stories from the Sea: Women in Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture
Sustainable Connections, December 2 - Tsunami researchers hunt for clues about the next big Pacific Northwest quake
The Washington Post, December 2
- King tide advisory issued for South Puget Sound
November 2024
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- High tides, strong winds expected to hit Peninsula
Peninsula Daily News, November 18 - King tides rolling into the coast starting Friday
The Daily World, November 13
- High tides, strong winds expected to hit Peninsula
October 2024
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- Invasive green crabs have established themselves in Washington state
Wrangell Sentinel, October 30
- Invasive green crabs have established themselves in Washington state
September 2024
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- Announcing the 8th Annual River & Ocean Film Festival in Forks
Forks Forum, September 26 - Long-term management plan published for controlling invasive European green crabs
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, September 26 - Q&A: Kelp Farming on the Salish Sea
The Mill Creek Review, September 24 - 2024 pollution prevention interns revolutionize practical sustainability
Washington Department of Ecology, September 20 - Report outlines struggles, successes Pacific Northwest coastal tribes face in adapting to climate change
Oregon Public Broadcasting, September 12 - Keeping Washington’s marinas clean
FOX13 Seattle, September 10 - New report on climate adaptation in Northwest Coastal Tribes available
Climate.gov, September 10 - No end in sight for Washington’s battle against invasive green crabs
The Seattle Times, September 5 - No end in sight for Washington’s battle against invasive green crabs
Washington State Standard, September 4
- Announcing the 8th Annual River & Ocean Film Festival in Forks
August 2024
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- Invasive European green crab discovered in Quillayute River Estuary
The Chronicle, August 30 - In first, invasive European green crab found in north Washington
Port Townsend Leader, August 28 - Trying to escape sea-level rise, Northwest coastal tribes are drowning in paperwork
High Country News, August 27 - Report finds barriers for NW coastal tribes responding to climate change
Public News Service, August 21 - European green crabs detected in Quillayute River estuary
Peninsula Daily News, August 20 - Invasive crab spreading along Washington coast
KIRO7, August 20 - European green crabs detected in Quillayute River estuary near La Push
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, August 19 - Climate change is already reshaping PNW shorelines. Tribal nations are showing how to adapt
The Seattle Times, August 19 - Pacific Northwest tribes are battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them
AP News, August 12 - Report describes the barriers Pacific Northwest coastal Tribes face in adapting to climate change
UW News, August 12 - NOAA grant to fund Hwy 112 project
Forks Forum, August 8
- Invasive European green crab discovered in Quillayute River Estuary
July 2024
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- Invasive green crabs linked to decline of shrimp, clam populations
My Northwest, July 30 - NOAA grant to fund Highway 112 project
Peninsula Daily News, July 27 - WA coastal communities receive $75.5M from NOAA to prepare for climate change impacts
San Juan Islander, July 26 - Claws for concern: The green crab epidemic threatening Washington clams
KUOW, July 26 - European green crab
Alaska Native News, July 26 - Citizen scientists on the prowl for invasive crab
Whidbey News-Times, July 19 - One of the worst invasive species threatens WA’s waters. Here’s what to do if you see it
Tacoma News-Tribune, July 8
- Invasive green crabs linked to decline of shrimp, clam populations
June 2024
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- Recreational boaters play an important role in protecting endangered killer whales, officials say
Puget Sound Institute, June 26 - Repealing Washington’s Climate Commitment Act comes at too high a cost | Opinion
The Bellingham Herald, June 25 - Looking for crab molts to stop invasive green crabs
KUOW, June 24 - Invasive European green crab found less than 10 miles from Ketchikan
Wrangell Sentinel, June 19 - Help search for invasive crab during the Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz
The Seattle Times, June 17 - Community plus science equals action!
The Journal of the San Juan Islands, June 14 - Oregon Sea Grant Extension reminds boaters to ‘know before you go’
Oregon State University Extension, June 14 - Ecology helps secure $5.4 million to help build coastal resiliency
Washington Department of Ecology, June 12 - Learn how to spot invasive crabs this month in Snohomish, Edmonds
HeraldNet, June 9 - Let’s combat invasive European green crab
The Orcasonian, June 5
- Recreational boaters play an important role in protecting endangered killer whales, officials say
May 2024
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- Grays Bay flood & sea level rise workshop series wrap-up
Wahkiakum County Eagle, May 30 - Will Ditching Dams Be the Coastline’s Renewal?
Hakai Magazine, May 21 - Grays Bay flooding and sea level rise workshop announced
Wahkiakum County Eagle, May 15 - OUTDOORS: Invasive European green crab search training in June in Jefferson, Clallam counties
Peninsula Daily News, May 9 - Citizen scientist training planned for European green crab
The Northern Light, May 8
- Grays Bay flood & sea level rise workshop series wrap-up
April 2024
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- Sea Grant: Science Serving America’s Coastlines and People
Oceanography, April 30 - Nine practices from Native American culture that could help the environment
The Washington Post, April 22 - When dams come down, what happens to the ocean?
High Country News, April 19 - Trapping for harmful green crab continues in Grays Harbor, elsewhere
The Daily World, April 16 - Eye on Business: This week’s meetings
Peninsula Daily News, April 13 - A farm off Lummi Island grows its crops underwater
King5, April 11 - In the Margins | Crew School provides a reality sea trial for commercial fishing wannabes
Gig Harbor Now, April 10
- Sea Grant: Science Serving America’s Coastlines and People
March 2024
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- UW and partners launch new project connecting sea to soil for climate resilience
UW Today, March 29 - Centering equity, reconciliation and community in coastal adaptation
Daily Journal of Commerce, March 28 - UW and Partners Launch New Project Connecting Sea to Soil for Climate Resilience
Farms.com, March 20 - Friday Harbor High School students placed fourth in the Orcas Bowl
The Journal of the San Juan Islands, March 15 - Olympic National Park cabins demolished before they fall into Pacific Ocean
KUOW, March 12 - UW-based team monitors the green crab invasion
UW Magazine, March - UW scientists, researchers help coastal towns prepare for disaster
UW Magazine, March
- UW and partners launch new project connecting sea to soil for climate resilience
February 2024
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- Solar-Powered Pumpout Boats
Soundings, February 28 - Solar-Powered Pumpout Boat Takes Eco-Friendly a Step Further
Marina Dock Age, February 27 - How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean
NPR, February 19 - How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean
KUOW, February 13 - You may not be getting the fish you paid for. Here’s how to spot seafood fraud.
The Washington Post, February 9 - Residents and experts meet, once again, to hash out solutions for Grays Bay flooding
The Wahkiakum County Eagle, February 8 - Dungeness crab: The West Coast’s forever fishery
Capital Press, February 5
- Solar-Powered Pumpout Boats
January 2024
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- Emergency Management Division has new focus on coastal resilience
Washington Military Department, January 31 - Washington businesses benefit from free, grant-funded Pollution Prevention internships
Washington Department of Ecology, January 31 - Grant to help build coastal climate resilience
Washington Department of Ecology, January 30 - NOAA Sea Grant advances resilient coastal communities with $4 million in support
NOAA Sea Grant, January 10 - Artist Nam Siu speaks about love of the sea
Port Townsend Leader, January 10 - Exploring Our Changing Ocean: Impacts and Response to Ocean Acidification in the U.S.A.
OA Alliance, January 8
- Emergency Management Division has new focus on coastal resilience