How do our sea-meadows grow?
WSG-funded research informs the future of eelgrass restoration in Washington
From the Summer 2024 Sea Star
By Erick Dowell, WSG student assistant
Beneath the coastal waters of Washington state, if you look in the right spots you’ll find green, grassy meadows.
In the hunt for invasive green crab, Molt Search seeks their shedded shells
WSG Crab Team’s new program makes it easy to get involved in invasive species response
From the Summer 2024 Sea Star
By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator
When Lisa Watkins started at WSG as a community science specialist, WSG Crab Team was almost ten years old.
Flood planning goes local
WSG supports the rollout of the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) in Washington state
From the Summer 2024 Sea Star
By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator
The first time Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) coastal hazards specialist, heard about CoSMoS, he was in graduate school at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Summer 2024 Sea Star
The newest issue of our biannual magazine is here!
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to share about our research, outreach and education programs through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
The summer 2024 issue includes four feature stories highlighting the rich variety of WSG’s work.
The other tsunamis
Carrie Garrison-Laney’s research paints a fuller picture of Washington’s tsunami risk
From the Summer 2024 Sea Star
By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator
The Big One. It’s the threat looming over all who live in western Washington and the greater Pacific Northwest: a magnitude 9 earthquake from the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Washington Sea Grant will lead collaborative research to model southwest estuaries and advance climate resilience in coastal communities
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to have a project selected for funding through the Climate and Fisheries Adaptation (CAFA) program, a partnership between NOAA Research Climate Program Office and the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology.
Read moreWASI interns work with host businesses to prevent pollution
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to introduce four interns working with host businesses this summer through the Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program. Administered by WSG in tandem with the Washington Department of Ecology, the WASI program links undergraduate students in engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences with Washington businesses to analyze, recommend, and even implement process changes that prevent pollution and benefit Washington’s waterways and natural resources.
Read moreAnnouncing the River & Ocean Film Festival Photo Contest
Forks, WA – The River & Ocean Film Festival returns in 2024 to celebrate the freshwater and marine environments on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula. On October 18 in Forks, Washington, short films from the peninsula and beyond will showcase the region’s beauty and opportunities as well as the issues facing its aquatic habitats and human communities.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Rob Seitz, fisherman, poet and business owner
By Brian McGreal, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Recently, Rob Seitz’s sister wished him a happy 31st wedding anniversary and asked what he and his wife Tiffani would be doing to celebrate.
Remembering Bob Goodwin
Goodwin contributed to Washington Sea Grant through various roles for nearly 50 years
We are sad to share the news of the passing of former Washington Sea Grant (WSG) staff member Bob Goodwin.