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Director’s Note: The Pull of King Tides

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JAN

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Lessons for Washington from the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011

January 15, 2020

It is hard to comprehend the scale of damage that resulted from the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Entire forests, neighborhoods and even towns were washed away. It caused the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Overall, almost 20,000 people were ...

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JAN

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Congratulations to Former Knauss Fellow Michelle Chow

January 10, 2020

WSG would like to congratulate Michelle Chow, a former John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, in her new position ...

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JAN

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Chinese Kelp Salad

January 8, 2020

Liked the cucumber salad and ginger chicken soup, and ready for another recipe for your kelp cookbook? Try this Chinese kelp salad found on the China Sichuan Food blog. ...

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JAN

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Washington Sea Grant Hosts Workshop on Seaweed Farming

December 23, 2019

Seaweed has been receiving a lot of attention recently as the next sustainable superfood. Not only is ...

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DEC

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New Report: Puget Sound Marine Waters See Effect of Climate Change in 2018

December 20, 2019

A new report details the effects of a changing climate on Puget Sound in 2018, and describes how these changes ...

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DEC

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Director’s Note: The U.S. House Passed the Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act. Here’s Why That Matters

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DEC

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King Tides Provide a Window into the Future of Washington Shorelines

From the Autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter

By Andrew Chin, WSG Science Communications Fellow

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DEC

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Videos of First WSG Shellfish Study Workshop Now Available Online

December 17, 2019

Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor are home to some of the most productive oyster farms in the country, but in recent years these estuaries have been plagued by an active burrowing shrimp population that threatens much of coastal ...

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DEC

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Ginger Chicken Kelp Soup

By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Given the success of the kelp aquaculture webinar last month, we decided to take to the kitchen last weekend and test out a kelp noodle recipe.

Kelp noodles can be a struggle to find, ...

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DEC

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Crowd-Pleasin’ Kelp Cucumber Salad

November 27, 2019

Looking for an ingredient to change up holiday meals? Kelp is sustainable and eco-friendly food that can be incorporated in everyday cooking. With availability spreading, it’s not just limited to high-end restaurants.

Try this simple recipe from Maine ...

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NOV

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Friday Harbor Labs: A Marine Biology Student’s Dream Educational Experience

From the Autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter

By Helen Kesting, guest student writer

Just 50 miles away from Seattle as the crow flies, the University of Washington runs a marine field station on San Juan Island called Friday Harbor Laboratories ...

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NOV

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Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grant Successfully Completes its Quadrennial Site Review

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NOV

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Sally Brownfield: People of the Water

November 27, 2019

WWashington Sea Grant is a proud sponsor of We Are Puget Sound: Discovering & Recovering the Salish Sea, a new book by David L. Workman, Leonard Forsman, Mindy Roberts and Brian J. Cantwell from Braided River (an imprint ...

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NOV

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Finding Solutions for Fiberglass Recycling

November 18, 2019

Northwest Maritime Center receives grant for Puget Sound Fiberglass Boat Recycling plan

Beginning in the 1960’s, fiberglass became a ...

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NOV

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We Are Puget Sound: Emma Rodriguez Shares Her Love of Puget Sound

Washington Sea Grant is a proud sponsor of We Are Puget Sound: Discovering & Recovering the Salish Sea, a new book by David L. Workman, Leonard Forsman, Mindy Roberts and Brian J. Cantwell from Braided River (an imprint of Mountaineers ...

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OCT

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Fishing for the Triple Bottom Line: Profit, Planet — And People

October 17, 2019

Fisheries managers typically strive to strike a delicate balance between two, often competing, types of needs: the needs for fishermen’s profits and the needs for the planet. But in 1994, entrepreneur John Elkington posited that true sustainability requires ...

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OCT

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Director’s Note: Remembering Jayme Wisecup

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OCT

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Public Comment Sought for Washington Sea Grant Site Review

September 20, 2019

Washington Sea Grant will be reviewed on November 5 -7, 2019 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant Program.

The review will be conducted at the University of Washington campus and will consider all aspects of the ...

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SEP

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NOAA National Sea Grant Awards Washington Sea Grant Over 1 Million in Aquaculture Grants

September 19, 2019

NOAA National Sea Grant office announced today a suite of federal funding awards in aquaculture, with three of them going to Washington Sea ...

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New Washington Sea Grant Fellowship Promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Marine Careers—Inaugural Fellow Selected

September 16, 2019

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to announce the launch of our new Keystone Fellowship Program. The Washington Sea Grant Keystone Fellowship seeks to build pathways into marine science, policy and related industry careers for individuals who are ...

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Current Research at Washington Sea Grant

September 12, 2019

Washington Sea Grant is proud to fund research that leads to positive impacts in Washington’s coastal communities and ecosystems. WSG-funded research aligns with four interrelated focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, resilient communities and economies, ...

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Director’s Note: UW Legislative Field Tour—a Road Trip to Remember

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A New Symposium to Work Towards Equity and Justice in Environmental Fields

August 22, 2019

The Salish Sea Equity and Justice Symposium, to be held November 14-15, 2019, aims to center historically marginalized and underrepresented voices while creating space for ongoing dialogues.

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AUG

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Three Washington Graduate Students Selected for the 2019 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship

August 21, 2019

Washington Sea Grant is excited to share that three of the eight graduate students selected for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)–Sea Grant Fellowship this year are from the University of Washington. Through the fellowship, doctoral students are provided ...

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AUG

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How Your Sunscreen Harms Water Quality

August 20, 2019

While you’re washing away the lingering sunscreen from the last beach day of summer, you’re probably reminiscing about carefree time with family and friends, and daydreaming about the sights and smells at the water’s edge. But ...

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AUG

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WSG’s Meg Chadsey on the Impacts of Ocean Acidification to Seafood Security in Puget Sound

August 8, 2019

Last month WSG’s Meg Chadsey spoke to the Van Alen Climate Council — a group of built environment designers — about ocean acidification’s impacts to local seafood

With bustling waterfronts, famous seafood markets, a robust ...

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AUG

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Director’s Note: The Challenges of Coastal Resiliency

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AUG

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New pumpout facility serves recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands

August 1, 2019

Facility funded by State Parks’ Clean Vessel Act program

OLYMPIA – A new sewage pumpout for recreational boaters is now open at the Shaw Island General Store in the ...

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AUG

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Six Graduates Selected for the 2019-2020 WSG State Fellowship

July 25, 2019

We are pleased to announce that Tressa Arbow, Rachel Assink, Ashley Bagley, Angela Cruz, Alex Sweetser and Sonni Tadlock, have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant State Fellowship (formerly the Marc Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship) for 2019-2020. ...

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JUL

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