Third Annual Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz coming June 26
Are you one of the millions of Washington residents living on or near the Salish Sea? Join the Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz on June 26 to contribute to the largest single-day dataset of crab molts collected in our state.
Read moreThis boating season, help keep Washington’s waters clean with the Pumpout Nav app
The sun is out, birds are chirping, and Washington’s boating season is officially here! Before Washingtonians rush to the docks and hop in their boats, it’s important to brush up on how to dispose of sewage from a boat’s holding tank in order to keep our waters healthy.
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WSG staff receive 2026 College of the Environment awards
Washington Sea Grant is happy to share that five staff members have been selected for 2026 UW College of the Environment awards. Each year, the University of Washington’s College of the Environment recognizes outstanding individuals and teams who have made significant contributions to the college and the communities they serve.
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WSG has a new website!
If you’ve visited the Washington Sea Grant (WSG) website recently, you may have noticed our new look.
After many months of development in partnership with University of Washington’s College of the Environment, we are excited to share our new website with you.
WSG welcomes new Science Communications Fellow Emily Bjornsgard
My name is Emily Bjornsgard, and I am so excited to join Washington Sea Grant as the Spring/Summer Graduate Science Communications Fellow! I am currently pursuing a master’s degree at Western Washington University, where I am examining the effects of diatom-derived polyunsaturated aldehydes (chemical compounds) on the survival and feeding abilities of larval forage fishes here in the Salish Sea.
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The new Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship builds capacity and careers on the Pacific coast
When Rich Desanto applied for the new Washington Sea Grant (WSG) Coastal Resilience Fellowship, he was looking for a change. After nine years in Seattle, mostly spent in grad school and weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, Desanto was feeling priced out of the city and unsettled in his career in landscape architecture.
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In strengthening coastal resilience, COHORT supports local leadership
By Alison Lorenz, WSG Communications Project Coordinator
Almost ten years after the Washington State Coast Resilience Assessment pointed to a need for a unified, state-funded response to growing hazards on Washington’s coasts, the Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team – or COHORT – is making its mark in coastal resilience by letting communities lead.
WSG welcomes new Science Communications Fellow Seiler Grubb
My name is Seiler Grubb, I usually go by Sei, and I am very excited to work with Washington Sea Grant as an undergraduate Science Communications fellow for the spring of 2026.
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WSG welcomes first Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fellow
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is excited to share that PhD candidate Mariah Ricci is the first Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fellow!
As the ocean absorbs excess carbon dioxide from greenhouse gases, it becomes more acidic, causing harm to marine functions and ecosystems.
Washington Sea Grant offering seafood HACCP training in South Bend this spring
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) is offering two basic Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) trainings at its Bendiksen Landing office in South Bend this spring. The trainings will be held in person March 26-27 and May 28-29.
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