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June ecosystem services photo contest winner
Congratulations Wesley Hull
“Our oyster long lines proved substrate for diverse algal communities to grow throughout the late spring and summer months. These alga, like the Ulva in this picture, provide food for native fish, invertebrates, and birds, promoting a healthy and diverse ecosystem within Humboldt Bay.”
Registration for the 72nd Shellfish Growers Conference and Tradeshow is open!
Registration for the 72nd Shellfish Growers Conference and Tradeshow is now open!
September 18 – 20, 2018 at Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine, WA
Don’t delay; early bird rates available now!
A Shellfish Diet might be even more environmentally friendly than going vegan
Excerpt: It’s just hard to beat a shellfish farm, he says: “There’s no land use at all, no freshwater use, no fertilizer use — in fact, they clean up the surrounding water.” Shellfish farms are usually in coastal waters, where there’s plenty of space. Consider those factors together, and it looks like it’s more environmentally friendly to get your calories from mussels than from veggies and beans.
University of Washington analysis determines shellfish as most environmentally friendly protein food source
The analysis showed clear winners that had low environmental impacts across all measures, including farmed shellfish and mollusks, and capture fisheries such as sardines, mackerel, and herring.
May Ecosystem Services Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations Ralph Riccio
“A scale worm navigating the subtidal jungle of barnacles, mussels and caprellid shrimp on a FLUPSY bin in John Wayne Marina.”
Ocean Acidification in Washington State: From Knowledge to Action
In 2012, Washington state’s leading scientists, industry and conservation representatives, and state, local, federal, and tribal policymakers came together under the Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel (the Panel) on Ocean Acidification in response to poorly understood but drastic changes in marine chemistry that had caused dramatic shellfish hatchery production failures in Puget Sound.