Women Researchers at Shannon Point Inspire Students

Not far down the road from the Anacortes ferry landing is an important marine research center that has studied everything from seaweed to ocean waves to ocean acidification since the 1970s. Once primarily a field station for Western Washington University, it now has community outreach programs along with research and study programs for students and scientists.

This is a place where serious, groundbreaking research collides with instilling a passion for the marine sciences in future generations, from preschoolers all the way to graduate students.