Looking back on 50 years: Sen. Warren G. Magnuson
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Washington Sea Grant, we’re digging through our photo archive to share moments from our program’s history.
Senator Warren G. Magnuson, rumored to be pictured here advocating for the establishment of Washington Sea Grant (c.
Remembering Crystal Dingler, Mayor of Ocean Shores
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Crystal Dingler, who was mayor of Ocean Shores, Washington. Dingler partnered with Washington Sea Grant on many projects, especially on initiatives geared toward building greater economic resilience in Grays Harbor County.
Read moreLooking back on 50 years: Research collaboration with Washington graduate students
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Washington Sea Grant, we’re digging through our photo archive to share moments from our program’s history. Here is a photo from the 1980’s of WSG researcher Dr.
Read moreSwinomish receives funding to build the first modern-day clam garden in the U.S.
Federal grants will enable the Tribal Community to revitalize the ancient Indigenous mariculture practice
La Conner, Wash. – In the 1990s, members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community began to notice that they weren’t finding as many native littleneck clams on their traditional harvest sites.
Celebrating 50 years of brokering lane agreements between crabbers and towboat operators
Coastal Washington — This year marks the 50th anniversary of a little-known, but highly successful mariner’s agreement known as the “Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement,” providing a positive example of what can be accomplished between disparate groups when both parties are committed to finding common ground.
Read moreHead outdoors this holiday season to help build a picture of the future by witnessing local king tides!
Instantly share photos of this season’s biggest tides with researchers and your community using the MyCoast app
Puget Sound, WA — King tides, the annual extreme-high tides that occur whenever the moon is closest to Earth, offer a glimpse of what our future in Western Washington may look like as sea levels rise.
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.
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