Watch: Why we monitor for green crabs
The Washington Sea Grant Crab Team’s volunteer-based early detection program helps us stay on top of potential new invasions of the green crab.
In this new video, Crab Team Program Lead Emily Grason takes us to our longest-running monitoring site in the South Puget Sound, where we are glad to report that no green crabs have been found.
UW Graduate Student Selected for the 2022 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that Kristin Privitera-Johnson (she/her), a doctoral student at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (UW SAFS), is one of eight fellows selected for the 2022 National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program.
Read moreIntroducing the Community Engaged Internship Program
Meet the first Community Engaged Intern of Washington Sea Grant, Zachary Levitan
Zachary Levitan is Washington Sea Grant’s (WSG) first Community Engaged Intern (CEI). During his ten-week summer internship, Zachary is working on coastal research projects affiliated with WSG with an emphasis on the European green crab.
Four Recent Graduates Announced as Finalists for John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Updated February 3, 2023
We are pleased to announce that four recent graduate students — Mitchell G. Hebner, Caroline Potter, Kelsey Rudes and Jacquelyn Shaff — were selected as finalists for the 2023 class of the prestigious John A.
Nicole Faghin, WSG Coastal Management Specialist, Retires
Best of luck in your next adventures, Nicole!
Nicole Faghin, who served as a Washington Sea Grant coastal management specialist since 2012, has retired. During her time at WSG, Nicole was an invaluable resource to planners, decision-makers and community members as she fostered partnerships and shared information to make Salish Sea coastlines more environmentally-friendly and resilient.
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Robert Sudar, independent salmon distributor
By Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
“I love salmon, they’re beautiful creatures,” says Robert Sudar, who currently works as a salmon distributor in Seattle. He has been involved in the fishing industry in one way or another for the past 50 years.
Sea levels are rising in Washington. What will the shorelines of the future be like?
A new report from the Washington Coastal Resilience Project evaluates the trade-offs between various strategies to manage the impacts of sea level rise
As sea levels continue to rise, coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion will become increasingly common.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recognizes WSG Crab Team
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife named Washington Sea Grant Crab Team the Organization of the Year. Made up of Kate Litle, Dr. Emily Grason, Dr. P. Sean McDonald, Jeff Adams, Alex Stote, and Amy Linhart, Crab Team was launched in 2015 in response to a WDFW request to lead an early detection monitoring program for European green crabs within Washington’s Salish Sea.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Dan Sleavy from Hige Tide Seafoods
By Benjamin Haagen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Local seafood processors provide valuable services to their communities by supporting fishers, bringing consistent seasonal work to locals, and providing fresh seafood. Dan Sleavy manages one such processor based in Port Angeles, High Tide Seafoods, which has been a family-owned staple of the Olympic Peninsula since 1980.
New study: 2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off
Around this time last year, the Pacific Northwest experienced excruciating, record-breaking heat. With funding from Washington Sea Grant, a team led by the University of Washington has compiled and analyzed hundreds of field observations to produce the first comprehensive report of the impacts of the 2021 heat wave on shellfish.
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