“We’ve known for a long time that there are very low levels of arsenic in the ocean,” said co-author Gabrielle Rocap, a UW professor of oceanography. “But the idea that organisms could be using arsenic to make a living — it’s a whole new metabolism for the open ocean.”

We are currently recruiting for two positions (3-month and 6-month).  Both positions will be a part of a three-man crew conducting juvenile salmon population estimates with a backpack electrofisher at numerous locations across the western Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. 

José M. Guzmán, Acting Instructor within the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, is one of this year’s seven recipients of the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

Two summer courses exploring the human and social dimensions of the Puget Sounds and the Klamath Basin.

Current UW students are invited to attend a guest talk Terry Hughes, Director of ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Australia.

Our recruitment for the Project Coordinator position on the Ecosystem Recovery Team is now live! This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to help us advance our social approaches and climate change work and support one of the LIOs and AA development and implementation.

There will be a SEA Semester representative visiting campus on Monday, April 22.  He will hold an information session, 2:00-3:00pm in the Marine Sciences Building, Room 123.  Please come by if you can.
Read more about the experiences of a UW Marine Biology student with SEA Semester through this profile: Exploring the Phoenix Islands Protected Area with SEA Semester.
  

Our SAFS 100 Year Celebration and 2019 Bevan Symposium is only a few days away. Due to the overwhelming response registration has been closed as we have reached our capacity. We have arranged a special live-stream of the presentations using Zoom to FSH 203 for each day of presentations. If you wish to participate remotely you can also watch the presentations on your own devices.

The Seattle Aquarium is looking for a part-time youth engagement mentor to join the volunteer engagement team. This position works to implement the Youth Ocean Advocates volunteer program for high-school-age youth in a manner that is both beneficial to the youth participating in the program and to the Aquarium’s mission.

The Program on Climate Change (PCC) invites you to attend our third annual Spring Symposium on Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 3 pm in Ocean Sciences Building (OCN) 425. This exciting event features interdisciplinary presentations on climate-related research, outreach, and education by students and postdoctoral researchers. A light breakfast, catered lunch, and afternoon refreshments will be provided.