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Tacoma SOTA Wins the 2025 Orca Bowl Competition

March 18, 2025

By Luciana Calle, WSG Science Communications Fellow

On March 1, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) held the 2025 Orca Bowl Competition, Washington state’s regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl® (NOSB) event. This day-long event brings high school ...

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Spring 2025 WSG Director update: Continuing to provide value to Washington state

March 13, 2025

Dear Partners and Friends of Washington Sea Grant:

For more than 50 years, Washington Sea Grant has served the State of Washington, the Pacific Northwest, and the nation by funding marine research, providing technical assistance, and working with communities, ...

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The Benefits of Frozen Seafood: Freshness, Sustainability, and Convenience

When purchasing seafood for dinner, frozen is fresh!

Many people are unsure about the quality of frozen fish or shellfish at the market. The good news is, freezing technology has vastly improved over the last few decades. When it ...

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Steller sea lion scat and science communications

Reflecting on my Washington Sea Grant-supported research opportunity

March 10, 2025

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Washington Sea Grant prioritizes three core functions: research, outreach, and education. By some quirk of fate, I’ve matched with opportunities in ...

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Eyes on the Elwha: A Conversation with WSG Coastal Hazards Specialist, Ian Miller

March 3, 2025

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow

When the Elwha River dams were breached in 2011, a century’s worth of accumulated sediment was released and transported downstream to the coastal zone. An estimated 19 million ...

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Meet Luciana Calle, 2025 WSG Undergraduate Science Communications Fellow

February 25, 2025

Luciana Calle was born and raised in the Midwest yet has been living in Washington for 8 years. Her awe ...

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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 ...

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From boat to plate

The newly revised Seafood Direct Marketing Manual helps seafood harvesters dive into direct-to-consumer sales

From the Winter 2024-2025 Sea Star

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator

Starting a business is no easy feat — especially when you throw in the unpredictable nature ...

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New course teaches Skills and Drills that can help land a commercial fishing job

February 13, 2025

The Skills and Drills Course will be held March 27-28 in South Bend, Washington

Washington Sea Grant is launching a new two-day program — the Skills and Drills Course — for people who want to ...

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Public comments sought for Washington Sea Grant Review

February 13, 2025

Deadline is March 12, 2025.

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) will be reviewed on March 18 – 20 by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program. The review will be conducted at the ...

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Meet Erick Dowell, 2025 WSG Keystone Fellow

February 3, 2025

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to announce that Erick Dowell, a recent graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Marine ...

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Remembering Eric Scigliano

January 30, 2025

We are sad to share the news of the passing of former Washington Sea Grant (WSG) ...

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MaryAnn Wagner, WSG assistant director of communications, retires

January 28, 2025

Having led Washington Sea Grant communications since 2014, Wagner shares about her 40-year career

If you heard news from or learned more about Washington Sea Grant (WSG) over the last ten years, chances are good ...

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Grassroots community engagement and Kevin Decker’s economic report changed the tide for North Cove

Once facing rapid erosion, North Cove beach was recently deemed one of the nation’s ‘best restored beaches’

January 23, 2025

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow

A decade ago, the northern shore of Willapa Bay was ...

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The 2025 Washington Sea Grant calendar presents the artwork of Alfredo Arreguín

December 19, 2024

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is honored to present the artwork of Alfredo Arreguín ...

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King tides return to Washington shores

December 12, 2024

The highest tides of the year return to Washington state this weekend, with areas like Shelton and Olympia expecting high tides over 16 feet.

King tides, extreme-high tides that occur when Earth experiences increased gravitational ...

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Introducing Washington Sea Grant’s newest student assistants

December 9, 2024

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communication Fellow

This fall, we are thrilled to welcome five student assistants, Dana Grant, Emma Klessig, Isaac Olson, Jane Wybenga, and Maya Ades to the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) team. WSG relies ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Julia Richfield, food service director at Boistford School

November 26, 2024

By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator

For Julia Richfield, 2022 was a year of new things. She moved to a new place–Chehalis, Washington–and got a new job in a new field. With some front-of-house experience in restaurants and ...

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Washington Sea Grant deepens its presence on the Pacific Coast with a new office location in South Bend, WA

November 26, 2024

By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communication Fellow

SOUTH BEND – Last month, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) staff participated in an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Bendiksen Landing, a historic building that has ...

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Meet Maddie Gard, Science Communications Fellow

November 26, 2024

photo of Madison Gard smiling My name is Madison (Maddie) Gard and I ...

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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 ...

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Citrus ale spot prawns or shrimp recipe

October 18, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Ocean pink shrimp season is nearly over, so try out ...

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Baked oysters with togarashi butter recipe

July 5, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow

What’s an oyster’s favorite band? PEARL JAM!

In the ...

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Dungeness crab mac & cheese recipe

August 2, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Forget lobster mac and cheese, let’s put a Pacific Northwest spin ...

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Lemongrass-poached Alaska halibut recipe

September 6, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow

Summer nights call for quick and light meals. This weekend, try ...

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Pink salmon sushi bake recipe

September 27, 2024

By Jess Davis, WSG Science Communications Fellow

It is almost National Seafood Month…and as we approach the ...

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Four recent Washington graduates are finalists for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

October 17, 2024

Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to announce that four recent Washington graduates have been selected as finalists for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.

The Knauss Fellowship is a prestigious one-year fellowship program ...

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2025, fellowships, finalists, Knauss

Announcing the 8th Annual River & Ocean Film Festival in Forks

September 11, 2024

The event will be held October 18 at the Rainforest Arts Center

Forks, WA – The River & Ocean Film Festival returns October 18, 2024 to celebrate the freshwater and marine environments of ...

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Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Maggie Michaels of the High School Seafood Butchery program

September 6, 2024

By Brian McGreal, WSG Science Communications Fellow

In the spring of 2024, students at high schools up and down the Oregon coast engaged with a different sort of education. Armed with sharpened knives and fish ...

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