Aquaculture

Thirty-fourth Shellfish Growers Conference offers connection and community

February 25, 2025

On February 10 and 11, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) hosted its annual Shellfish Growers Conference, another successful gathering of the event that has brought together shellfish growers, researchers, Tribal members and representatives and state and federal agency representatives for more than 30 years.

The theme of this year’s conference was community. At the Alderbrook Resort in Union, WA, where the conference is held each year, attendees put that theme on full display, from happy reunions in the hallway and ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Joe Malley, fisherman and owner of St Jude Tuna

October 28, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communication Fellow

Prior to his life as a commercial albacore tuna fisher, Joe Malley was a graduate student and mathematics scholar teaching at the University of Oregon. The academic job market at the time left something to be desired. After the Vietnam War, student enrollment rates nationwide were dwindling. As Malley explains it, he realized that his prospects upon getting his PhD amounted to “getting a non-tenure track job at a no-name ...

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Paralytic shellfish poisoning on the Washington Coast

September 3, 2024

An update on the recent shellfish poisoning event and the safety protocols in place

By Ashleigh Epps, WSG aquaculture specialist

In late May 2024, the Pacific coasts of Oregon and Washington experienced a paralytic shellfish poisoning harmful algal bloom event. Thirty-one people became sick in Oregon over Memorial Day weekend, which triggered increased paralytic shellfish poisoning testing and the closures of harvest areas by the Department of Health.

No illnesses occurred in Washington. The last time Willapa Bay ...

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WSG receives federal funding to support aquaculture initiatives

August 19, 2024

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to receive federal funding through NOAA Sea Grant to supplement its existing initiatives supporting aquaculture in Washington state. Two WSG initiatives are supported by this funding: the Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative and the new Tide’s Out aquaculture workforce training program.

Launched in April 2022 and facilitated by WSG, the Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative (Collaborative) holds the long-term mission of increasing the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems in ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Nick Mendoza, founder of a seafood snack company

June 27, 2024

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Science Writer

To friends and family, Nick Mendoza has always been “the fish guy.” From what he describes as an “uncanny obsession” with fish in his youth to his work as a marine scientist, a love of the ocean is as inherent to Mendoza as his entrepreneurial spirit. Perhaps these traits explain why, amid constant texts from loved ones asking how to eat more, and more sustainable, seafood, Mendoza saw not a challenge, ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Riley Starks, fisherman and co-founder of the Salish Center

June 3, 2024

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Science Writer

Riley Starks had never fished a day in his life and had rarely been on the water when he graduated college in 1972. But he had a whole year ahead of him before he started law school, he needed money, and a friend of his had just bought a boat. When his friend asked Riley to come crew with him that winter, Riley did. “And it was just one of those moments when ...

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Washington Sea Grant receives new grant to support coastal resilience

February 12, 2024

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to announce that it will partner with the Washington state departments of Ecology, Transportation, and Fish and Wildlife to support coastal resilience work as part of a new $850,000 grant. The grant comes from the National Coastal Resilience Fund, a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Read More

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Washington Sea Grant receives federal funding to advance resilience in coastal and fishing communities

January 10, 2024

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to receive federal funds through NOAA Sea Grant in support of its work to advance resilience in coastal and fishing communities throughout Washington state.

The WSG project seeks to enhance Washington coastal resilience in several ways. These include but are not limited to: broadening outreach to coastal communities on coast-specific climate hazards; connecting marine and coastal resource managers with funding opportunities to address coastal hazards; communicating hazard risk reduction ...

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The National Sea Grant College Program announces federal funding opportunity to advance U.S. aquaculture

December 12, 2023

Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will develop and refine methods, protocols, techniques, and/or strategies to enhance the production of one or more life stages of aquaculture species with the overall goal of improving the efficiency, output, and profitability of commercial coastal, marine, or Great Lakes region aquaculture businesses.

Total funding for this competition includes approximately $5,000,000-$6,000,000 to support 4-12 projects for up to ...

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Teri King starts a new chapter

December 6, 2023

After working at Washington Sea Grant (WSG) for more than 30 years, Teri King, aquaculture and marine water quality specialist, has moved on to her next chapter.

King joined WSG in 1990. Over the next three decades, she built an innovative program of outreach and technical assistance around the issues of shellfish aquaculture and Puget Sound water quality, reaching thousands who shared her passion for healthy marine waters and resources. Her program has ...

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The first Seaweed Knowledge Symposium covered the challenges and opportunities of a burgeoning field

December 5, 2023

Watch the video recordings of the December 2022 Seaweed Knowledge Symposium online

Seaweed aquaculture in Washington is a bit like the “Cheshire cat”: though there are a handful of commercial farms and restoration projects, a few pending permits, and a whole lot of enthusiasm, it’s mostly not there…yet. Whether seaweed farming will truly take off in this state, and how, is an open question. But amidst this uncertainty lies opportunity.

The foundation being laid for seaweed farming and restoration efforts ...

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Washington Sea Grant receives federal funding to train the next generation of the aquaculture workforce

August 30, 2023

Person walking across an oyster-filled tide flat. Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to have a project selected for funding through the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Workforce Development Support Projects competition.

The WSG project seeks to revive a previously successful crew training program by updating it to reflect current industry needs and adding ...

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Newly expanded and revised, ‘Heaven on the Half Shell’ tells the story of the oyster in the Pacific Northwest

From the Summer 2023 Sea Star

The second edition of this classic text is now in bookstores

Generations of oyster farmers have weathered many challenges to continue the harvest. Their stories are braided together with significant history that have defined the modern-day Pacific Northwest: the arrival of white ...

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New video: Seaweed farming in Washington waters

February 7, 2023

Meg Chadsey, WSG carbon specialist, talks with two emerging seaweed farmers on Vashon Island who have different approaches

By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Kelp aquaculture has many potential benefits to society. For example, it can provide habitat for marine life, decrease erosion along shorelines, absorb excess carbon dioxide and nutrients from the water, and provide food for local communities. As of now there is only one open water commercial seaweed farm in Washington — but the state ...

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