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WSG helps partners ‘shake’ on ocean shipping lanes solution

March 29, 2023

The Columbia River Crab Fishermen’s Association presented an award to Jenna Keeton, Washington Sea Grant Fisheries Specialist, for her skillful approach to supporting stakeholder engagement

It started in another century when towboats ran over crab pots, tangling their propellers ...

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Meet Emma Duckworth, Undergraduate Science Communications Fellow

March 16, 2023

My name is Emma Duckworth and I am grateful for the opportunity to be Washington Sea Grant’s undergraduate science communication fellow for the spring of 2023. I grew ...

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Sea Gardens Across the Pacific in Signals Magazine

March 15, 2023

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WSG receives $1.59 million to boost Puget Sound habitat

March 6, 2023

The two WSG-led projects selected for funding will focus on sea level rise vulnerability and managing invasive European green crab

Two projects led by Washington Sea Grant (WSG) will receive a total of $1.59 million ...

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New Staff: Sydney Fishman

February 28, 2023

We are thrilled to welcome Sydney Fishman as a coastal management specialist at Washington Sea Grant.

In this role, ...

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Washington Sea Grant 2024–2027 Strategic Plan

February 15, 2023

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to announce its 2024–2027 Strategic Plan. This document will shape the activities, choices ...

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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 ...

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New Staff: WSG Welcomes Lisa Watkins

February 1, 2023

We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Watkins as ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with John Alto and Amy Sharp, a couple who work on their own commercial salmon troller

January 26, 2023

The power couple reflected on how, for them, is a craft that is passed down through generations and rooted in community

By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow

They say nothing brings people together better than good company over a ...

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More than just a cute face: What otters can tell us about the health of the environment

December 27, 2022

The River Otter Project used community science to shed light on contamination in the Lower Duwamish River

By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow

“Otters are an easy ...

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Meet Olivia Horwedel, Indigenous Aquaculture Network Communications Fellow

December 21, 2022

Person on a boat My name is Olivia Horwedel and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be the Communications ...

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50th anniversary campaign recognized by Sea Grant awards program

November 28, 2022

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is thrilled to be recognized by the 2022 Sea Grant Excellence in Communication Awards ...

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Healing and connection through the songs of Khu.éex’

November 23, 2022

This Native American Heritage Month, we’re honored to share music from the Seattle-based Indigenous band

The Tlingit, Haida and Blackfoot languages are all endangered, according to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. But the ...

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Meet Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communication Fellow

November 15, 2022

My name is Andrea Richter-Sanchez and I am thrilled for the ...

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From ecosystem to economy: Biologist turns deckhand in Bristol Bay

October 28, 2022

It was time to stop fishing for the day in Naknek, Bristol Bay. Just like every ...

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Drone videos show height of tsunami based on UW modeling

An evacuation route in Westport, Washington gets a “tsunami eye” view

October 20, 2022

It started with a question: How can emergency managers and educators make tsunami evacuation maps and routes easier to remember for coastal communities?

That’s when Washington Sea ...

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Savory Japanese Custard (Chawanmushi) Featuring Shrimp & Rockfish

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October 7, 2022

By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow

For the final recipe of the sustainable ...

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UW Graduate Student Selected as 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow

October 4, 2022

Washington Sea Grant is excited to announce that Ashley Townes has been selected as the 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow. Through the fellowship, she will spend the year working at the Port of Seattle. Launched in 2019, the WSG Keystone ...

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Scandinavian Pickled Herring Bites

September 30, 2022

By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow

For this week’s sustainable seafood recipe, we are highlighting herring, ...

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Seven Recent Graduates Selected for the 2022–2023 WSG Hershman Fellowship

September 28, 2022

Congratulations to our new WSG Hershman Fellows!

We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Grace Adams, Abigail Ames, Monea Kerr, Kathryn Loy, Jenna Rolf, Harshitha Sai Viswanathan and Olivia Zimmerman have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant Hershman ...

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