WSG News Blog – Washington Sea Grant

Update on Sea Grant Funding for 2019 from WSG Interim Director
May 15, 2018 Dear Friends, With vocal support from our many stakeholders, the National Sea Grant College Program was reinstated this past spring in the federal budget for FY...
Partnering with Indigenous Communities to Anticipate and Adapt to Ocean Change
April 1, 2018 Read in UW News The productive ocean off Washington state’s Olympic Coast supports an abundant web of life including kelp forests, fish, shellfish, seab...
Selling Your Catch: Sea Grant Programs Release New Edition of Direct Marketing Guide
March 1, 2018 The Sea Grant programs in Alaska and Washington are releasing a new, updated edition of the popular Fishermen’s Direct Marketing Manual. As the business climat...
Bellevue Students Win Statewide Orca Bowl Competition
February 26, 2018 The Junior Olympics of Ocean Science in the Northwest High school teams from throughout Washington State competed for the winner’s cup at Washington Sea...
How the Elwha Dam Removals Changed the River’s Mouth
January 18, 2018 Read in UW News For decades, resource managers agreed that removing the two dams on the Elwha River would be a big win for the watershed as a whole and, in pa...
Fatigue Bites
January 3, 2018 Commerical fishermen, don’t sacrifice sleep to bring in a good catch. Fatigue increases your risk of vessel incident. For one man, fatigue cost nearly $7...
Updated Plan to Address Ocean Acidification in Washington State
December 20, 2017 Ocean acidification is threatening ecosystems, cultures and economies in Washington State – today. In 2012, Governor Jay Inslee recognized the importance o...
Washington Graduates Head to D.C. to Tackle Real-World Marine Policy Challenges
December 12, 2017 Four graduates of the University of Washington (UW) have been selected for the National Sea Grant College Program’s prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Polic...
Washington Coast Marine Spatial Plan Released for Public Comment
November 7, 2017 Five years ago, the state legislature allocated funding for the development of a marine spatial plan (MSP) for Washington’s coast. A MSP is a public process...
Washington Sea Grant Receives $1.1 Million in Federal Funding for Aquaculture Research
November 3, 2017 Read in UW News Aquaculture has been a mainstay of Washington’s economy since the state’s founding, and there is still potential for more growth. Three fe...