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WWU scientists awarded $638K grant to study forage fish survival in Salish Sea
Two WWU alums spend their summer researching whales at remote Alaskan lighthouse
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 made up a larger percentage of the plankton in the Gulf of Alaska during two major heat waves (from 2014 to 2016 and in 2019…

Crab DNA study examines possible distinct populations

The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is working with a diverse group of partners to learn more about the population structure of Puget Sound's Dungeness crab by studying the DNA of both larvae and adults.

(story behind a paywall, but features WWU's Jay Dimond)
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Trio of Western alums help keep Highline College’s MaST Aquarium afloat
2023 Outstanding Graduates: Honors College and Interdisciplinary Programs
WWU grad student (now alumna) Jackelyn Garcia named the 2023 Washington Sea Grant Keystone fellow
Recent Western Graduate Dexter Davis Receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023
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