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  Economic convergence in coastal Washington: How COVID-19 changed regional unemployment

  October 13, 2025 By Kevin Decker, WSG Coastal Economist For a long time, Washington’s rural coastal counties – such as Grays Harbor, Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties – ha...

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  WSG Puget Sound Science Research Fellowship launches with two new fellows

  October 7, 2025 Congratulations to our new WSG Puget Sound Science Research Fellows! We are excited to announce that Gabe Diephuis and Isaac Olson have been awarded the new WS...

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  Kate Litle, WSG interim director, wins 2025 Washington Governor’s Outstanding Leadership Award

  September 30, 2025 Kate Litle, WSG interim director In July, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) shared that Kate Litle, WSG interim director, had been nominated for the prestigious 20...

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  Restorative aquaculture: the science behind increasing subsistence access to basket cockles for the Suquamish Tribe

  September 29, 2025 By Mel Lemke, WSG Science Communications Fellow A basket cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) half buried in sediment. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Unsell. Basket...

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  Photo story: Training future seafood farmers

  September 22, 2025 For more than 20 years, Washington Sea Grant’s NOAA Science Camp has offered hands-on science-learning opportunities for middle and high school studen...

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  WSG welcomes inaugural cohort of Coastal Resilience Fellows

  September 17, 2025 Congratulations to our new WSG Coastal Resilience Fellows! We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Anabel Baker, Elyse Kelsey, Madeleine Lucas and...

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  New Washington Fishermen’s Convention to spotlight state’s fishing industry

  September 15, 2025 Westport — The first-ever Washington Fishermen’s Convention is coming to Westport this winter, aimed at unifying and celebrating the state’s diverse f...

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  Meet Danielle Brady, 2025-2026 WSG Keystone Fellow

  September 10, 2025 Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to announce that Danielle Brady, a current graduate student at Virginia Tech, has been selected as the 2025-2026 WSG K...

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  Supporting community-led coastal resilience on the Lower Willapa River

  September 5, 2025 By Sydney Fishman, WSG Coastal Management Specialist The Lower Willapa River, including the cities of Raymond and South Bend, is beloved by its residents for...

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  Three recent graduates selected for the 2025-2025 WSG Hershman Fellowship

  September 2, 2025 Congratulations to our new WSG Hershman Fellows! We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Delaney Cyphers, Cirque Gammelin, and Courtney Skalley have...