Economic convergence in coastal Washington: How COVID-19 changed regional unemployment
By Kevin Decker, WSG Coastal Economist
For a long time, Washington’s rural coastal counties – such as Grays Harbor, Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties – had higher unemployment than the state average.
Economic Recovery Corps Fellow Jessika Tantisook helps to shape a resilient ocean economy on Washington’s Pacific coast
By Maddie Gard, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Washington’s maritime industries have long shaped our coastal communities, economies and cultures. Today, the maritime sector is facing complex regulatory frameworks, the consolidation of industries, the graying of the fleet, and changing climate conditions, which are presenting economic challenges for coastal communities at large.
Washington Sea Grant welcomes first Economic Recovery Corps fellow
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to welcome Jessika Tantisook as its first Economic Recovery Corps fellow. The inaugural cohort of the Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) will spend the next 2.5 years enhancing the economic development efforts of host organizations like WSG around the United States.
Read moreMake Whale for Change: New Rules for Whale Watching in the Salish Sea
New research finds that rules to protect endangered southern resident killer whales could mean less demand for commercial whale watching — but tour operators have options for making up the difference
By Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a beacon for whale enthusiasts: it is possible to view many types of whales in the stunning landscape including minke whales, gray whales, humpbacks and orcas.
A mariner’s life for me
The Seafarer Collective provides accessible educational programs for aspiring mariners to sustain and diversify the maritime workforce
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
By Kathleen McKeegan, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For Captain Halee Grimes, all it took was one look at an old wooden boat while she was in college.
Celebrating 50 years of brokering lane agreements between crabbers and towboat operators
Coastal Washington — This year marks the 50th anniversary of a little-known, but highly successful mariner’s agreement known as the “Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement,” providing a positive example of what can be accomplished between disparate groups when both parties are committed to finding common ground.
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