Washington Sea Grant
Serving the people who manage, use and enjoy Washington's ocean and coasts
Issues and Events
- WSG 2010 Calendar. See the orginal artwork by Joel Nakamura, use your mouse to identify the sea life it depicts, and find out how to order your new WSG calendar.
- Wild Seafood Exchange. Co-sponsored by WSG and Fishermen’s News on February 24, the Wild Seafood Exchange is a one-day conference for fishermen interested in marketing and direct marketing to restaurants and other seafood buyers. For more information, see the Wild Seafood Exchange Web site.
- Orca Bowl 2010. Catch Orca Bowl, the regional academic competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, on Saturday, February 6, at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. Or volunteer to help with this action-packed event for high-school students. For more information, see the WSG Orca Bowl Web page or contact Julie Hahn (206.685.9117 or jkhahn@u.washington.edu).
- Broader Impacts Workshop. COSEE-OLC and Washington Sea Grant invite faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students to participate in a FREE upcoming program on Addressing Broader Impact Requirements for Research Proposals (e.g. NSF criterion 2, Washington Sea Grant outreach plan, NOAA broader impacts). For more information, please see the COSEE-OLC Web site.
- Seattle Seawall. WSG funding supports salmon-friendly seawall research project. Hear all about it in this public radio report.
- Climate Impacts. Coastal planners and others interested in planning how to adapt to Pacific Northwest climate impacts can get complete online access to a training session held recently at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve. To view the training materials, including streaming video and experts' presentations, see the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Web site. For info about future trainings in Washington, visit the Coastal Training Program Web site.
- Citizen Science. Washington Sea Grant is working with the Puget Sound Partnership and other organizations to involve citizens in scientific discovery in the natural environment. For more information, see the Citizen Science Web site.
- Download Harnessing Citizen Science to Protect and Restore Puget Sound, a new report with recommendations for the Puget Sound Partnership.
- Please take our brief survey about citizen science.
- Sound Future. Citizen education and outreach are central to protecting and restorating Puget Sound habitats and resources. The Sound Future initiative would draw on the proven technical expertise of Washington Sea Grant and Washington State University Extension to catalyze public involvement in the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda. For more information, see the Sound Future Web site.
- Get Involved. Visit WSG’s new Volunteer Opportunities Web page to join others in efforts to better understand and safeguard Washington's marine waters.