Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with John Alto and Amy Sharp, a couple who work on their own commercial salmon troller
The power couple reflected on how, for them, fishing is a craft that is passed down through generations and rooted in community
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
They say nothing brings people together better than good company over a warm home-cooked meal, and that story was no different for John Alto and Amy Sharp.
More than just a cute face: What otters can tell us about the health of the environment
The River Otter Project used community science to shed light on contamination in the Lower Duwamish River
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
“Otters are an easy way to engage people to care about the environment.
Meet Olivia Horwedel, Indigenous Aquaculture Network Communications Fellow
My name is Olivia Horwedel and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be the Communications Fellow for the Cross-Pacific Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative Network. I grew up in Michigan and spent the majority of my childhood outdoors exploring the rivers, lakes and streams of my home state.
Read moreHealing and connection through the songs of Khu.éex’
This Native American Heritage Month, we’re honored to share music from the Seattle-based Indigenous band
The Tlingit, Haida and Blackfoot languages are all endangered, according to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Meet Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communication Fellow
My name is Andrea Richter-Sanchez and I am thrilled for the opportunity to be Washington Sea Grant’s science communication fellow for the fall and winter of 2022-2023. I am originally from Venezuela and grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Read moreFrom ecosystem to economy: Biologist turns deckhand in Bristol Bay
It was time to stop fishing for the day in Naknek, Bristol Bay. Just like every day of their summer season, the 32’ drift boat pulled into line to deliver their day’s catch of sockeye salmon to a tender – a bigger vessel that then brings the harvested fish to the processors on land.
Read moreDrone videos show height of tsunami based on UW modeling
An evacuation route in Westport, Washington gets a “tsunami eye” view
It started with a question: How can emergency managers and educators make tsunami evacuation maps and routes easier to remember for coastal communities?
UW Graduate Student Selected as 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow
Washington Sea Grant is excited to announce that Ashley Townes has been selected as the 2022–2023 WSG Keystone Fellow. Through the fellowship, she will spend the year working at the Port of Seattle.
Read moreSeven Recent Graduates Selected for the 2022–2023 WSG Hershman Fellowship
Congratulations to our new WSG Hershman Fellows!
We are pleased to announce that recent graduates Grace Adams, Abigail Ames, Monea Kerr, Kathryn Loy, Jenna Rolf, Harshitha Sai Viswanathan and Olivia Zimmerman have been awarded the Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship for 2022–2023.
Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Steve Seymour of Drayton Harbor Oyster Company
Looking ahead to National Seafood Month in October, we are sharing this profile of a local seafood entrepreneur
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Steve Seymour — a fisheries biologist-turned-oyster farmer — has always been passionate about the marine world.