October 2017
Spooky Squid Dissection
The summer brings interesting things to our shores, including a freshly deceased Humboldt squid! Never one to miss an opportunity, we have preserved the squid in our freezer and will be conducting a public dissection on Sunday October 29th at 3pm. Join us to learn more about this unique creature, whose range has expanded to include our local waters. We last had a ‘jumbo’ squid at Feiro in 2014.
Find out more »November 2017
Dams, Dirts and Creatures of the Deep: Elwha Restoration and the Nearshore
Join the Feiro Marine Life Center Tuesday November 21 for the Elwa River Restoration Speakers Series. Ian Miller, Ph.D. will present “Dams, Dirts and Creatures of the Deep: Elwha Restoration and the Nearshore.” Dr. Miller has been researching the changes in the nearshore environment of the Elwha River before and after the dam removal project. He will update on the changes they are seeing in the nearshore environment. As the Coastal Hazards Specialist for Washington Sea Grant, Ian spends his…
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Capturing an emerging invasion: Arrival of European green crab
After three decades on the coast, the globally-damaging invasive European green crab was first spotted on Washington’s inland shorelines in 2016. In other parts of the world where the crab has successfully invaded, it has harmed populations of native shellfish and other species and resulted in damage to eelgrass beds. Green crab was initially detected, and is being closely tracked, by a network of 54 early detection sites throughout the Washington portion of the Salish Sea, monitored by more than…
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