Summertime on the Salish Sea
A WSG fellow connects with the Puget Sound community over marine conservation at a low tide event hosted by NOAA Science Camp
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Summertime in the Seattle area is nothing like the eastern Oregon summers of my childhood.
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Dawn Ruquet of Taylor Shellfish Farms
A story of community, connection and, of course, oysters
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
When I first sat down with Dawn Ruquet in the Taylor Shellfish restaurant located in Pioneer Square, Seattle, she assured me that her story was ordinary, nothing to write home about.
Washington Sea Grant receives federal funding to train the next generation of the aquaculture workforce
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is pleased to have a project selected for funding through the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Workforce Development Support Projects competition.
The WSG project seeks to revive a previously successful crew training program by updating it to reflect current industry needs and adding a manager training component to equip employers with the necessary tools for recruiting and retaining a next-generation workforce.
Two UW graduate students selected for the 2023 NMFS–Sea Grant Joint Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that two University of Washington (UW) graduate students, Zoe Rand and Anna Simeon, have been selected for the 2023 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship in population and ecosystem dynamics.
Read moreCongratulations to three Washington Clean Marina recertifications
Port of Everett, Semiahmoo and Narrows Marinas take on water pollution
Three Washington marinas were recertified as part of Washington’s Clean Marina program. Port of Everett Marina, Semiahmoo Marina, and Narrows Marina surpassed the minimum pollution prevention requirements by a wide margin and successfully passed their Clean Marina program audits.
Shoreline restoration: community science to monitor effectiveness
Read on UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences News.
Jason Toft from the UW Wetland Ecosystem Team has been monitoring shoreline armor restoration in Puget Sound for over a decade at sites where artificial armor on beaches has been removed to facilitate the restoration of intertidal areas.
Summer 2023 Sea Star
Read the new issue of our biannual magazine
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s (WSG) recent research, outreach and education programs across the state through Sea Star, our biannual magazine.
The summer 2023 issue includes five in-depth feature stories covering a breadth of WSG’s work.
Restoring tradition, place and connection through a clam garden
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s clam garden reclaims an ancient Indigenous practice on ancestral land
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
By Samantha Larson, WSG Science Writer
From one set of hands to another, each rock was passed down the human chain from the beach to the sea.
Are moon jellies eating up all the zooplankton?
As dense aggregations of moon jellyfish form in Puget Sound, researchers study the ecosystem-wide impacts
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Have you ever seen a jellyfish floating in Puget Sound?
Blue Futures: WSG funds collaborative research projects with the Makah Tribe
By incorporating people, culture and Indigenous knowledge systems, these three projects model the use of interdisciplinary approaches to inform marine resource management
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Deep blue ocean waters push against rocky shorelines and coastal forests.