New study from SMEA’s Anne Beaudreau + colleagues looks at a decade of rockfish conservation outreach. 🐟 They found collaborative research with fishers + divers builds the most trust, knowledge, and stewardship. Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... More Work: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...

It’s official! The first day of classes is here! Welcome to the UW SMEA Class of 2027. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do 💜🐾 #HuskyPride #SMEAatUW

🌊 The High Seas Treaty (aka the BBNJ Treaty) has been ratified! It enters into force in January 2026. Read the full Treaty here: linktr.ee/uwsmea

SMEA’s Chris Sergeant joined Brittany Milner of Simon Fraser University’s Salmon Watersheds Lab to discuss how melting glaciers are impacting local salmon populations. 🐟❄️ Catch their recent interview on CBC’s The Weekender: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Erick Dowell (Class of 2024) 🌟 Erick is a Washington Sea Grant Fellow with the Peugeot Sound Restoration Fund, and his work is bridging ocean and land.

SMEA alumni & friends, we’re looking for mentors! 🌊 The Alumni & Friends Mentorship Program connects students with mentors who can share advice, encouragement, and career guidance. Sign up to support the next generation of marine and environmental leaders: smea.uw.edu/alumni/alumn...

Check out these summer snapshots from SMEA student Justin Hirsch, who's making the most out of his summer: 🌅 Golden hour aboard the Washington State Ferries → Friday Harbor Labs 🚢 Driving a ship-to-shore crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 5 ⚓️ Operating a similar crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 18

Interested in the SMEA MMA program? 🌊 We’re hosting several Information Sessions this fall & winter! Learn about admissions, funding, FAQs, student panels & individual visit options. Sessions are offered both virtually and in person at the UW Seattle campus Register here: smea.uw.edu/program/for-...

SMEA faculty P. Joshua Griffin & Erendira Aceves-Bueno co-authored a new paper in Restoration Ecology! 🌿 It reveals a big gap: most ecosystem restoration frameworks fail to include environmental justice.

From 1978 to 2024—SMEA grads are making waves in Japan! 🌏 Allen Shimada (MMA'85) met with Minister M. Sato & Noriko Sanefuji in D.C. to celebrate our alumni’s impact. #SMEA #MarineAffairs

Join us for the 2025 SMEA Reception! 🌊 Connect with alumni, students, and faculty. 📅 November 22, 2025 🕠 5:00–7:00 PM 21+ event RSVP: events.uw.edu/event/SMEAre... #SMEA #UWAlumni

📘 New paper alert! SMEA alum Rondi Nordal (’24), with faculty Anne Beaudreau & Erendira Aceves-Bueno, teamed up with NOAA colleagues to study the Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska.

Quiet Sound just published a new study exploring what motivates container ship operators to participate in voluntary slowdowns. Reducing underwater noise and protecting endangered orcas in Puget Sound.

Emma, an upcoming 2nd year at SMEA, spent her summer working as a student assistant at Washington Sea Grant. She contributed to the seaweed + aquaculture programs by supporting a tideland tour, collaborative meeting, and an information exchange with industry partners.

🐟✨ Here’s your dose of #FlashFromThePast meets #NewScience: two stories showing why sculpins are more than just funny-looking fish.

We love connecting with our community across platforms! Stay updated on SMEA news, stories, and opportunities by following us 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/uwsmea 📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/UWSMEA/ 💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/uw-s... Find us wherever you scroll and join the conversation!

🌊 Alumni Spotlight: Bella Colpo'18 Bella is an Environmental Scientist with the County of San Diego, where she leads watershed planning and water quality initiatives. 💧 #AlumniSpotlight #Stormwater #CleanWater #UWAlumni

Yesterday, SMEA Director Nives Dolsak was reminded how strong the Puget Sound boating community is when her vessel’s engine failed near Port Everett. Two boaters responded in 15 minutes, one towing them in. At SMEA, we know that caring for our waters means caring for each other, too. 🛥️💙

2025 Capstone and Thesis Projects may be done, but we’re still thinking about them. 🌿 Seagrass in the PNW ⚖️ Climate justice + policy 🐟 Tribal co-management in fisheries Full list of 2025 projects → smea.uw.edu/about/news/2... #SMEAatUW #MarinePolicy

🎉Congratulations to SMEA 2nd-year student Marria Peduto, who was awarded a CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship for her research with SMEA faculty member Anne Beaudreau on advocacy coalitions in Bering Sea fisheries management. 🐟

🎓 Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Grant ’04 As Superintendent of NOAA’s Olympic Coast Sanctuary, Kevin leads efforts in marine protection, research, and Tribal collaboration. Proud to celebrate his impact! 🌊 #SMEAAlumni #NOAA #OceanConservation #AlumniSpotlight

New " Washed in the Tide" just dropped! SMEA alumni are driving change in ocean science, policy, and more! This edition is a snapshot of what impact likes like across sectors. Read more about these incredible changmakers doing incredible things: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2... #UWSMEA

@uwess.bsky.social Eric Steig elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. #UWEnvironment @uwnews.uw.edu www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...

Thrilled to announce the new Valiant Near-Peer Mentoring Program. Sponsored by the Valiant Endowment Fund, the program supports first gen undergrads enrolled in an @uwenvironment.bsky.social degree program. Details below. @uwess.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

SMEA Professor Terrie Klinger is featured in the NYT for her work on ocean acidification + climate change impacts on oyster farming. A timely and important read. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/s... #OceanScience #SMEA #ClimateChange #Oysters #BlueSkyScience

New research co-authored by SMEA’s Director Nives Dolšak digs into what makes people support (or not support) waste-to-energy plants in Thailand. Super interesting look at trust, foreign firms, and sustainability. 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #EnvPolicy #EnergyJustice #Thailand #SMEA

Our Summer 2025 newsletter just went live ☀️ It’s full of SMEA highlights — grads, research, alumni moves, and a note from our director on where we’re headed. It’s a good one → smea.uw.edu/about/news/?... #SMEA #MarineAffairs #EnvironmentalWork #AlumniNews #GradSeason

Scotland is turning tides into power. The MeyGen project is scaling up—installing new underwater turbines that could deliver steady, clean electricity to thousands of homes. Tidal energy may finally be ready for the spotlight. 🌊 🔗 apnews.com/article/tida... #TidalPower #MarineEnergy #ClimateTech

A new article co-authored by Connor Lewis-Smith (SMEA'20) explores how shellfish growers perceive ocean acidification and the uncertainty in their operations. 📖 fish.uw.edu/2025/05/chan... #oceanacidification #SMEA #climatechange

As glaciers melt on the AK–BC border, new land is opening and being rapidly claimed for mining. Indigenous leaders + researchers, like SMEA’s Chris Sergeant, are pushing back to protect salmon, sovereignty, and ecosystems. Read the piece from @grist: grist.org/indigenous/m...

This year's SMEA graduates selected a truly inspiring keynote speaker: Amanda Fisher, retired Coast Guard Commander proud SMEA alum '10. Her words reminded us of the strength, service, and community that defines our program. #SMEA2025

Congrats to the SMEA Class of 2025! You’re off to shape the future of our coasts, oceans & communities. Special shoutout to student speaker Luke Weaver for his kind words and wisdom. Here’s to the next wave!

Dr. Patrick Christie has a new publication out examining how transdisciplinary research can support sustainability and transform conflict in marine and coastal regions. Click here to read it for free!: linktr.ee/uwsmea?utm_s... #SMEAatUW

This month's student spotlight is...Mel Good! Get to know continuing student Mel Good as they open up about their experience applying to SMEA, their passion for marine mammals, and their favorite Filipino food spots! smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...

Professor Ryan Kelly was interviewed for his work with environmental DNA! Scientists want to track the world’s biodiversity using DNA in the air by Ari Daniel. www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g...

Professor Ryan Kelly was interviewed for his work with environmental DNA! DNA captured from the air could track wildlife, invasive species–and humans by Warren Cornwall. www.science.org/content/arti...

Congratulations to the soon-to-be graduates who have presented their thesis or capstone work today!

Our student spotlight for May is...Kenza Oualim! Get to know second-year Kenza Oualim as she shares her passion for natural spaces, an eye-opening capstone, and working towards her dream job. Read her Q&A here: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...

Some coverage of my research with @uafairbanks's Anne Beaudreau and Maggie Chan on Alaska charter #fisheries https://web.sfos.uaf.edu/wordpress/news/?p=2634

Our final speaker for spring 2025 is Kiley Mukai (Pazcoguin)--City of Shoreline (SMEA Alum) Join us on May 22nd from 12-1pm, in person: Fishery Science Building (FSH), 1122 NE Boat Street, Room 203 Zoom: Video link: washington.zoom.us/j/92079340874 Passcode: seminar Meeting ID: 920 7934 0874

Sea otters are a surprisingly common prey of wolves in SE Alaska. New work by our co-op unit that Trump wants to shut down. depts.washington.edu/pnwcesu/proj...

Please join us on Friday, May 16 and 23, as some of our soon-to-be graduates share their theses and capstone work. Join us in person in MAR 168, or over Zoom: washington.zoom.us/j/9614509275... Meeting ID: 961 4509 2750 Passcode: 292533 We look forward to having you join us!

Tomorrow! Kristin Hoelting will be joining us this Thursday, May 8th at noon. Hope to see you in FSH 203 or on Zoom!

Tomorrow! Don't miss this exclusive event with esteemed panelists, legends in their fields! The panelists will discuss personal fulfillment through volunteering and connecting meaningfully to local natural surroundings and like-minded people in our coastal communities. events.uw.edu/event/DiveIn...

SMEA's special zoom gathering is THIS Thursday, May 8 from 2-3 pm PST- Dive into Action: Get involved in marine and environmental affairs! See you there! explore.uw.edu/index.php/em...

Dive into Action: Get involved in marine and environmental affairs! Our esteemed panelists are UW alumni and supporters of SMEA who have devoted much of their lives and work to marine and environmental affairs. Thursday, May 8, 2-3 p.m. PST See you there! RSVP here: explore.uw.edu/index.php/em...

NOAA keeps fisheries healthy + abundant to sustain fishing that fuels coastal economies. As climate impacts push fisheries to their brink, NOAA cuts are threatening our ability to rebound fish populations in the PNW and across the country. Read more in the Seattle Times: tinyurl.com/7w9k9ree

The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW. This year SMEA's own Elyse Kelsey was selected as one of the 100! Congratualtions, Elyse! #Husky100 #SMEAatUW

Celebrate the impact of service in our marine waters and coastal communities and learn about new volunteer opportunities connected to SMEA! Registration: events.uw.edu/event/DiveIn...

The Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship is due May 2, 2025! Learn more about this opportunity here: wsg.washington.edu/students-tea...