New harmful algal bloom research and monitoring initiative will focus on recently-identified culprits behind shellfish mortality events
With funding from the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, researchers from Washington Sea Grant, the Northwest Indian College and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will study shellfish-killing toxins
Over the last few decades, shellfish farms and natural shellfish populations in Washington State have suffered large losses due to blooms of harmful algae that are not traditionally monitored and whose toxic effects are poorly understood.
Who brings your seafood to you? An interview with Dave Sones
Dave Sones is a fisherman and a member of the Makah Nation at Neah Bay. He’s been fishing since 1972, when he was 12 years old. As a young man, he worked at the Ozette Archaeological Site as an interpreter; later, he became fisheries manager and natural resources director for the Nation, holding those titles from 1982 to 2002.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? Hooked on Westport with Marina May
This story by deckhand Marina May has been republished from the City of Westport’s Experience Westport website. Marina splits her year between deckhanding out of Westport and teaching the next generation of veterinary technicians.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Jania and Gene Panida
Jania’s brother Steve Wilson is a fisherman who fishes out of La Push. Years ago, Steve began selling his fish at farmer’s markets in the Seattle and Tacoma areas under the name Wilson Fish.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Pete Knutson
Pete Knutson owns Loki Fish Company, a family business. He fishes mostly salmon, with a bit of halibut on the side. He’s the director of the Puget Sound Harvester’s Association, an industry group that represents non-treaty commercial salmon gillnet fishers, and when he’s not fishing, he’s a professor at Seattle Central Community College.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Amy Grondin
Amy Grondin is a salmon fisherman and a sustainable seafood consultant. She owns Duna Fisheries, LLC with her business partner and husband Greg Friedrichs. When they’re not fishing on F/V Arminta, their 48-foot wooden fishing boat, their home port is Port Townsend.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Andy Mitby
Andy Mitby of Drake Teal Fisheries is a fourth-generation fisherman and also a Husky alum, with a bachelor’s degree in marine science from the University of Washington. He says his house is now divided, now that his kids attend UW and Washington State University.
Read moreWho brings your seafood to you? An interview with Libie Cain
Libie Cain fishes Dungeness crab and albacore out of Westport. She grew up on Cooper Point by Evergreen State College and has an architectural degree. In fact, she was part of the team that helped build the Natural Resources Building in Olympia.
Read moreCreative solutions to social science challenges during a time of COVID-19
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) recently highlighted some of the ways that the coronavirus pandemic is impacting research efforts in Washington state. The impacts are also felt by our social science teams, in particular as many of the activities in a social scientist’s toolkit include face-to-face and in person interactions.
Read moreThe S4 Project: Steering the future of Northwest environmental social science
Guest post written by Brandon McWilliams, WSG Science Communication Fellow
The human dimension of ecosystem work is often limited to the image of researchers in waders taking samples, or examining data tables back in the lab.
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