Marine scientists from UW and other organizations launch a global agenda to curb social and human rights abuses in the seafood industry.
Read more at UW Today »Scientists set the stage for a more just, equitable seafood sector
Seattle seawall’s novel fish features are a potential model for the world
The modifications designed for Seattle's seawall are aimed at helping young Chinook, pink and chum salmon navigate, grow and avoid predators along the engineered shoreline.
Read more »Pumping up a new record: 10 million gallons of sewage diverted from Washington waters in 2016
In 2016, the Washington Clean Vessel Act, a joint project of Washington State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Washington Sea Grant, helped divert a record 10 million gallons of raw sewage from Puget Sound, Lake Washington and other state waterways that previously would have been dumped into vulnerable waters. Instead it was collected for safe onshore treatment. This diversion is largely a result of training, outreach and federal funds provided by U.S.
Read more at UW Today »Ocean conservation needs a code of conduct, study finds
A diverse group of the world’s leading experts in marine conservation, including several scientists from the College of the Environment, is calling for a Hippocratic Oath for ocean conservation.
Read more at UW Today »Invasive green crab found at Dungeness Spit
A new population of invasive European green crab has been found at Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, Washington, rekindling concern over the potential for damage to local marine life and shorelines. Staff and volunteers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages Dungeness Spit National Wildlife Refuge, captured a total of 13 European green crab over the past two weeks as part of the UW-based Washington Sea Grant Crab Team early detection program.
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