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  Second Annual Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz coming June 20

  June 2, 2025 Are you one of the millions of Washington residents living on or near the Salish Sea? Join the Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz on June 20 to contribute to the largest...

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  Washington Clean Vessel Act Program expands pumpout options for boaters

  May 22, 2025 A mobile pumpout boat in Pierce County. Photo courtesy of Pierce County With the boating season officially underway, it’s time for Washington boaters to bru...

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  With Washington Sea Grant Skills and Drills training, aspiring commercial fishermen get their sea legs

  May 20, 2025 By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator Skills and Drills students and Maw with one of the practice vessels. “Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” The st...

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  WSG welcomes Mel Lemke, Graduate Science Communications Fellow

  May 15, 2025 Mel Lemke is a self-proclaimed creepy-crawly-enthusiast who loves the deep sea. Hailing from the mountains of Colorado, Mel has always had an awe and appreciatio...

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  Celebrating 20 Years of the Clean Marina Washington Program

  May 14, 2025 By Luciana Calle, WSG Science Communications Fellow On a sunny Wednesday morning, Aaron Barnett and Bridget Trosin, who manage the Clean Marina Washington Program...

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  Dr. Nicole Naar Receives 2025 College of the Environment Outstanding Community Impact Award

  May 12, 2025 We are happy to announce that Dr. Nicole Naar, WSG social science and education specialist, was selected to receive the UW College of the Environment’s 2025...

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  Washington Sea Grant Tide’s Out trainings help to skill up the shellfish industry

  May 1, 2025 Over a few days this winter, aspiring leaders and supervisors of farmhands, plant workers, and nursery staff from shellfish companies up and down the West Coast fo...

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  WSG Director update: Our federal funding status

  April 14, 2025 Dear Partners and Friends of Washington Sea Grant: One month ago, I shared an update highlighting the benefits that Washington Sea Grant (WSG) continues to brin...

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  New research reveals genetic insights key to eelgrass restoration efforts

  April 14, 2025 A Washington Sea Grant-funded study shows that nature, not just nurture, explains whether eelgrass flowers Graduate student researcher Bryan Briones Ortiz stand...

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  Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Jesse Holden, fisherman, shellfish farmer and geoduck diver

  April 4, 2025 By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator One of the first questions to ask in a fisherman profile is what all the fisherman catches. Many fisherm...