WSG Email Newsletters Archive
WSG News is a monthly email newsletter showcasing highlights from across Washington Sea Grant, whether funded research projects and outreach work, upcoming funding opportunities and events, updates on students and fellows, or snippets from news and social media. Subscribe on our homepage to get the latest from WSG and find past issues in the links below.
2026
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- April 2026: Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team (COHORT) accomplishments; new Coastal Resilience Fellowship; Bull Kelp Day
- March 2026: Oak Harbor Marina recertified a Clean Marina; first WSG Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fellow; HACCP classes
- February 2026: Washington Fishermen’s Convention; 2025 green crab summaries; new WSG Crab Team outreach specialist
- January 2026: New CoSMoS data for King and Pierce Counties; UW Climate Impacts Group and WSG collaborate on learning institute for emerging environmental professionals
2025
- December 2025: New study outlines site selection process for Swinomish clam garden; 2026 WSG calendar
- November 2025: First green crab detection in Skagit Bay; evaluating estuary restoration; first king tides of winter
- October 2025: Discover West Coast Seafood launch; restorative aquaculture for basket cockles; One Ocean Week Seattle
- September 2025: Training future seafood farmers; interim director Kate Litle wins Governor’s award; new WA Fishermen’s Convention coming this December
- July 2025: Abundances of moon jellyfish; Terrie Klinger reflects on a year as WSG director; new staff and interns
- June 2025: Pinto abalone restoration; Skills and Drills fishermen training; new staff and retirements
- May 2025: 20 years of Clean Marina; Tide’s Out aquaculture workforce training; Dr. Nicole Naar wins Outstanding Community Impact award
- April 2025: An update on our federal funding status; new eelgrass research; new funding to map the genome of European green crab
- March 2025: Seafood Direct Marketing Manual; 2025 Orca Bowl; a firsthand account of WSG-supported student research
- February 2025: Connection and community at the Shellfish Growers Conference; WSG Crab Team turns 10; new fellows
- January 2025: How North Cove changed the tide; new staff; sea level rise on the coast
2024
- December 2024: new artwork on WSG calendars; solving the mystery of a 300-year-old megaquake; WSG sea safety training in the Journal of Ocean Technology
- November 2024: launching the Coastal Storm Modeling System in Washington; first king tides of the season; Pacific Marine Expo
- October 2024: the first year of WSG Crab Team’s Molt Search; new Knauss fellows; diving the mouth of the Elwha River
- September 2024: new eelgrass research informs restoration; new WSG Hershman fellows; new South Bend office opens
- August 2024: New coastal resilience funding for WSG and UW’s Climate Impacts Group; Sea Grant Week; new report details Northwest coastal Tribes’ climate adaptation needs
- July 2024: Dr. Terrie Klinger starts as WSG faculty director; Remembering Bob Goodwin; origins of NOAA Science Camp
- June 2024: Mobile pumpout boats gain in popularity in Puget Sound; Molt Blitz and Molt Search training; welcoming new staff and student assistants
- May 2024: “Oceanography” special issue; 2023 green crab status summaries; new seaweed farm in WA
- April 2024: the legacy of the WSG Hershman Fellowship; River & Ocean Film Festival; WSG director update
- March 2024: pinto abalone restoration; new issue of Sea Star; solar-powered pumpout boats
- February 2024: new DNA identification for Salish Sea plankton; Wild Seafood Connection; spotting seafood fraud
- January 2024: Sarah Fisken retires, buying and selling locally caught seafood, new funding for resilience in coastal and fishing communities
2023
- December 2023: Teri King starts a new chapter, king tide season begins, new aquaculture funding opportunity
- November 2023: Funding collaborative research projects with the Makah Tribe, new Hershman Fellows and new staff, open fellowship applications
- September 2023: NOAA Science Camp low tide event, new Knauss Fellows and new staff, interview with Dawn Ruquet of Taylor Shellfish
- August 2023: Building the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community clam garden. training for the aquaculture workforce, Heaven on the Half Shell hits the road
- July 2023: Jellyfish aggregations in Puget Sound, Clean Marina recertifications, community science to monitor shoreline restoration
- June 2023: Summer 2023 Sea Star, WSG seeks a director, Crab Team 2022 season wrap up
- May 2023: Sea safety training for Makah Tribal Fishermen, mobile pompous expand in Puget Sound, new staff and Keystone Fellow
- April 2023: New book — Heaven on the Half Shell, WSG Director Russell Callender retires, funding to tackle marine debris
- March 2023: Funding to boost Puget Sound habitat, new staff and Science Communications Fellow, fried herring roe on kelp
- February 2023: Economic impacts of whale watching regulations, 2024–2027 Strategic Plan, Indigenous Aquaculture recipe series
2022
- December 2022: Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group, sea otters and river otters, job openings
- November 2022: Recycling aquaculture debris, the music of Khu.éex’, new Science Communication Fellow
- October 2022: NOAA Science Camp, video shows tsunami path, new Keystone Fellow
- September 2022: Impacts from the 2021 heat wave, new Knauss and Hershman Fellows, Autumn 2022 Sea Star
- August 2022: Monitoring for green crabs, NFMS-Sea Grant fellow, interview with Mike Cornman of Westport Seafood
- July 2022: New report on managing the impacts of sea level rise, Nicole Faghin retires, Community Engaged Internship
- June 2022: Impacts from the 2021 heat wave, WDFW recognizes Crab Team, historic low tides
- May 2022: Green crab in Hood Canal, strategic planning survey, interview with Joe Upton
- April 2022: New mobile pumpout, mysterious worm threatening aquaculture, interview with Puget SoundKeeper
- March 2022: Resilience Action Demonstration Project, Orca Bowl, moon jellies
- February 2022: Indigenous aquaculture story map, new research projects, new staff
- January 2022: Seafarer Collective, restorative aquaculture, new purse seine crew member training
2021
- December 2021: Longtime staff reflect on their work, European green crab invasion at Lummi Sea Pond, new Sea Star
- October 2021: Celebrate 50 years of Washington Sea Grant, new WSG fisheries specialist, southern resident killer whale recovery efforts
- September 2021: New coastal resiliency hub, meet the WSG Hershman Fellows, Oysterfest
- August 2021: Heatwave and shellfish, addressing the pandemic’s impact on seafood, WSG job opportunities
- June 2021: Researchers discover culprit behind mass shellfish mortality events, tsunamis in Puget Sound
- May 2021: Marine parasites on the rise, Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative, WSG Crab Team wins award for outstanding community impact
- April 2021: Economic Dashboard, Swinomish clam garden, Pumpout Nav app
- March 2021: Statement of Solidarity with the AAPI community, remembering the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, WSG program strategist Paul Dye retires
- February 2021: Seattle seawall, logging change in Puget Sound
- January 2021: Bellingham Dockside Market, 50th anniversary of Washington Sea Grant, 2021 calendar
2020
- December 2020: Looking back on 2020, WCRP wraps up, fellowship applications open
- November 2020: WSG equity, access and community engagement lead on National Native American Heritage Month, interview with Makah fisherman Dave Sones, king tides are here
- October 2020: Seafood Month, Keystone Fellowship, new aquaculture specialist
- September 2020: Community Engagement Toolkit, new Hershman Fellows, boater outreach survey
- August 2020: Salmon restoration, welcoming our new fisheries specialist, “Pumpout Nav” comes to Washington
- July 2020: Welcoming our new assistant directors, making adventure accessible and Covid impacts to WSG-funded research
- June 2020: Expanding our fellowships, the power of kelp, journey to the “graveyard of the Pacific”
- May 2020: More resources for COVID-19, new pumpout videos
- April 2020: Resources for COVID-19, Friday Harbor Labs, the future of Northwest environmental social science
- March 2020: COVID-19 response, pumpout, new CHRN website
- February 2020: Saving seabirds, Indigenous Aquaculture, seaweed farming training
- January 2020: Lessons from the 2011 tsunami, king tides, new fellowship program