New story map unites sea gardens around the Pacific and shows the importance of revitalizing Indigenous mariculture practices for food sovereignty and resilience
See the interactive, “living” story map at www.seagardens.net
Indigenous People have been stewarding the ocean for thousands of years. This stewardship has appeared in many different forms around the world, all of which represent a reciprocal relationship between humans and the sea rooted in deep place-based knowledge.
Washington Sea Grant and the Puget Sound Partnership contribute nearly $2.5 million to fund research in coastal washington
Nine projects have been selected through a competitive request for proposals process
Seattle – Washington Sea Grant (WSG) announced today over $2 million in funding for new marine research projects in 2022 and a new research partnership with the Puget Sound Partnership contributing $432,000.
Washington Sea Grant receives funding from the Builders Initiative to support restorative aquaculture
Washington Sea Grant will use the $400,000 grant to further two key projects: the Cross-Pacific Indigenous Aquaculture Collaborative and the Washington Seaweed Collaborative
From tribal fishermen exercising their treaty fishing rights to oyster farmers in south Puget Sound, seafood harvesting and aquaculture are vital to Pacific Northwest culture and commerce.
Learn the skills to land a fishing job in Alaska
The new Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program will hold its first session in April 2022 — register online at www.gigharborboatshop.org
The Gig Harbor BoatShop and Washington Sea Grant are launching the Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program, or “Crew School,” designed to provide instruction on the fundamental skills needed to work on a commercial fishing vessel.
Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
Catch up on Washington Sea Grant’s recent research and programs through Sea Star, our print newsletter, by following the links below to read the individual stories online. Read a PDF of the Sea Star in full here.
Read moreLooking back on 50 years: Longtime WSG staff reflect on their work
In honor of the program’s golden anniversary, we asked four current and former staff to reflect on what they have accomplished here
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
By Grace Freeman, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Based in Seattle and housed within the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) celebrated 50 years in 2021.
Logging change in Puget Sound
Researchers use UW vessel logbooks to reconstruct historical groundfish populations
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
To understand how Puget Sound has changed, we first must understand how it used to be.
Sowing (clam) seed for the Indigenous Aquaculture Leaders of Tomorrow
How the Cross-Pacific Regional Collaborative Hub for Indigenous Aquaculture fosters student participation, research and communications
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
By MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Assistant Director for Communications
On an early morning at Kapapapuhi Point Park, one of the few public access points to Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)in Oʻahu, Amanda Millin stands knee deep in mud with chainsaw in hand, preparing to remove an invasive mangrove tree with her crew.
Looking underwater to uncover the marine environment of shellfish aquaculture
Researchers use Go-Pro cameras to document life beneath the surface on shellfish farms
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
By Hannah Jeffries, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Shellfish growers spend countless hours on the tideflats each year to produce sustainable seafood for everyone to enjoy.
A mariner’s life for me
The Seafarer Collective provides accessible educational programs for aspiring mariners to sustain and diversify the maritime workforce
From the Winter 2021-2022 Sea Star
By Kathleen McKeegan, WSG Science Communications Fellow
For Captain Halee Grimes, all it took was one look at an old wooden boat while she was in college.