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September 2022

Monitoring the Damage in the Heat Wave’s Wake

Washington Sea Grant rapidly provided funding to two projects to survey the impacts of the historic June 2021 heat wave on intertidal marine life. Read here.

More News

• Read the Autumn 2022 Sea Star — Washington Sea Grant’s Biannual Magazine
  
  

• Washington Sea Grant Receives Continued Federal Funding for Aquaculture Collaboratives
  
  

• Seven Recent Graduates Selected for the 2022–2023 WSG Hershman Fellowship
  
  

• Updated: Four UW Grads Announced as Finalists for John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
  
  

• Sustainable Seafood Series: Tôm Rim (Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp)
  
  

• Who Brings Your Seafood to You? An Interview with Steve Seymour of Drayton Harbor Oyster Company
  

WSG Around the Web

• Sea Grant Fellowships Launch Green Careers, Port of Seattle
  The WSG Hershman and Keystone Fellowships place recent graduates in host offices around the state, including the Port of Seattle.
  
  

• Rising Tide: Pacific Northwest Could Soon Double or Triple its Small Number of Seaweed Farms, KUOW
  Meg Chadsey, WSG outreach specialist, has been a leader in this effort.
  
  

• Port of Lopez Launches a New Free Pumpout Boat in Fisherman Bay, The Islands’ Sounder
  WSG manages the boater education initiative Pumpout Washington.
  
  

• Rep. Kilmer Joins Others in Push for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species, KXRO News Radio
  WSG staff participated in an event with Rep. Kilmer to discuss European green crab.

DEI Spotlight

Washington Sea Grant is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. This section highlights a monthly resource to deepen our understanding of how social justice, marine science, and policy intersect.

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we are celebrating Latinx leaders working to protect our oceans — including the nine people highlighted in this article from Ocean Conservancy.

Events

• OysterFest, Shelton, WA, October 1–2

  Visit our booth and learn about how we can help support aquaculture and shellfish growing.
  
  

• Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training, Westport, WA, October 14

  This Coast Guard-approved workshop meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills.
  
  

• Marine Corrosion Workshop, Port Hadlock, WA, October 15

  A hands-on class for marine professionals and boat owners (recreational and commercial).
  
  

• First Aid at Sea Workshop, Westport, WA, October 15

  Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, first aid kits, and more.