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²ÝÁñÉçÇø scientists awarded $638K grant to study forage fish survival in Salish Sea
Dungeness are WA’s most lucrative seafood, but we know little about them

Jay Dimond, a research assistant professor at Western Washington University, is working with the Jamestown S’Klallam and Swinomish tribes within the crab research group to help understand Dungeness genetics, including correlations between adaptations and environmental conditions.

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Neither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Protect Their Ecosystems against Heat Waves

The new study, published recently in Aquatic Microbial Ecology, found that mixotrophic species  during two major heat waves (from 2014 to 2016 and in 2019…

Trio of Western alums help keep Highline College’s MaST Aquarium afloat
²ÝÁñÉçÇø grad student (now alumna) Jackelyn Garcia named the 2023 Washington Sea Grant Keystone fellow
Deadline for this year's MACS cohort is Jan. 15
Researchers find potentially harmful level of pollutants in edible seaweed

The plentiful seaweed off the shores of Fidalgo and other surrounding islands has concentrated contaminants, according to a study published recently by a team at Western Washington University.

It's the same seaweed that is often eaten by area tribal members and kayakers looking for a…

Skagit County sites included in Salish Sea seaweed toxicity study

The toxicity levels of seaweed at two Skagit County sites were included in a Salish Sea study done by Western Washington University researchers

The study, published in the scientific journal PLoS One on Sept. 23, looked at three species of edible seaweed at 43…

Study raises concerns about contaminants in edible seaweeds

A new study just published by researchers at Western Washington University (²ÝÁñÉçÇø) reports concentrations of up to 162 chemical contaminants in three species of edible seaweeds gathered in the Salish Sea.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø researchers find potentially harmful levels of pollutants in the Salish Sea’s edible seaweeds
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