WSG News

Director’s Note: Washington Sea Grant’s response to COVID-19

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MAR

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Seafood Day Showcases Washington’s Local Catch

March 16, 2020

In February, several Washington Sea Grant (WSG) staff attended the 2nd annual Seafood Day in Olympia, where over 300 state representatives and their staff sampled a wide variety of local Washington seafoods between sessions. This event, organized by Dale Beasley, president ...

16
MAR

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A Summer Boat Ride on a Mobile Sewer

From the Autumn 2019 Sea Star print newsletter

By Brittany Hoedemaker, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Ever dream of slipping out of your dark, air-conditioned office for an afternoon boat ride under the warm mid-summer sun? We did. Our summer daydreams became ...

16
MAR

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New Study Aims to Examine Diet of West Coast Pinnipeds

March 11, 2020

By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Ocean food webs are complex and often difficult to study — but breaking down every connection is important to understanding all predation pressures acting on a single species. These pressures often butt ...

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MAR

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Makah Tribe, pinnipeds, salmon, washington coast, Western Washington University

Event Cancellations

Updated April 6, 2020

It is with an abundance of caution that the director of Washington Sea Grant has decided to cancel certain upcoming events in order not to risk anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus ...

5
MAR

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Contribute to Water’s Special Issue on Coastal Hazards Management

March 4, 2020

Ian Miller, coastal hazards specialist at WSG, is serving as the guest editor for the journal Water’s special issue on Coastal Hazards Management. In his guest editor message, Miller highlights the ongoing struggle of combating coastal hazards and the need ...

4
MAR

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Coastal Hazards Management, Ian Miller

Washington Coastal Hazards Resilience Network Launches New and Improved Website

March 3, 2020

Seattle, WA — Washington Sea Grant and the Washington Department of Ecology, along with other partners, have collaborated to launch a new and improved website for the Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN). This website and associated interactive map ...

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MAR

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Seaweed Farming Intensive Training Helps Kickstart a New Local Industry

February 20, 2020

There has been a lot of recent interest in kickstarting a seaweed industry in Washington. But is it currently possible? If you want to become a kelp farmer, where do you even start?

Earlier this month, Washington Sea Grant ...

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FEB

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A Career Saving Seabirds

20
FEB

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Director’s Note: Hui Malama Loko l’a Indigenous Aquaculture Gathering

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FEB

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Cochayuyo Chocolates

Kelp in the Kitchen: Cochayuyo Chocolates

February 18, 2020

By Bobbie Buzzell, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Ready to try something really off the beaten path with kelp? If you’ve been following our kelp recipe blogs, you may have noticed an Asian theme with previous posts. But there are indeed other ...

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FEB

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Kombu Shiitake Noodle Soup

February 10, 2020

By Abby Rogerson, WSG Student Assistant

This noodle soup is a perfect Sunday night meal, offering warmth and spice that’s deeply satisfying. The broth gets its depth/umami from kombu and dried shiitake mushrooms, both of which are readily available ...

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FEB

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Newport High School A Team Wins First Place at Statewide Orca Bowl Competition

February 6, 2020

Seattle, WA – On Saturday, February 1, 2020, 20 teams of high school students from Seattle to Soap Lake gathered at University of Washington (UW) Fishery Sciences Building for the 23rd annual Orca Bowl. The teams were quizzed ...

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FEB

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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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Knauss Fellow, Michelle Chow, policy, WEC

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

19
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

18
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 ...

17
DEC

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Kelp in the Kitchen: Ginger Chicken Kelp Soup

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, ...

13
DEC

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kelp aquaculture, kelp soup, recipe, Sea Tangle Noodle

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 ...

27
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 ...

21
NOV

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

19
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 ...

18
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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