Washington Sea Grant and the Puget Sound Partnership contribute nearly $2.5 million to fund research in coastal washington
Nine projects have been selected through a competitive request for proposals process
Seattle – Washington Sea Grant (WSG) announced today over $2 million in funding for new marine research projects in 2022 and a new research partnership with the Puget Sound Partnership contributing $432,000.
Washington Sea Grant receives funding from the Builders Initiative to support restorative aquaculture
Washington Sea Grant will use the $400,000 grant to further two key projects: the Cross-Pacific Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative and the Washington Seaweed Collaborative
From tribal fishermen exercising their treaty fishing rights to oyster farmers in south Puget Sound, seafood harvesting and aquaculture are vital to Pacific Northwest culture and commerce.
Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s recent research and programs through Sea Star, our print newsletter, by following the links below to read the individual stories online. Read a PDF of the Sea Star in full here.
Read moreWatch: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Video
Washington Sea Grant celebrates 50 years of service in Washington State in 2021. Take a look back over 50 years in this commemorative video celebrating Washington Sea Grant’s contributions to our state and look forward to another 50 years ahead.
Read moreWSG receives funding to build coastal resilience in the Columbia River Estuary
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have awarded $259,888 from the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and partners, including Washington Sea Grant, for a project to develop community-based hazards and habitat resilience planning in the Columbia River Estuary.
Read moreRemembering Crystal Dingler, Mayor of Ocean Shores
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Crystal Dingler, who was mayor of Ocean Shores, Washington. Dingler partnered with Washington Sea Grant on many projects, especially on initiatives geared toward building greater economic resilience in Grays Harbor County.
Read moreSwinomish receives funding to build the first modern-day clam garden in the U.S.
Federal grants will enable the Tribal Community to revitalize the ancient Indigenous mariculture practice
La Conner, Wash. – In the 1990s, members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community began to notice that they weren’t finding as many native littleneck clams on their traditional harvest sites.
New harmful algal bloom research and monitoring initiative will focus on recently-identified culprits behind shellfish mortality events
With funding from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, researchers from Washington Sea Grant, the Northwest Indian College and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will study shellfish-killing toxins
Over the last few decades, shellfish farms and natural shellfish populations in Washington State have suffered large losses due to blooms of harmful algae that are not traditionally monitored and whose toxic effects are poorly understood.