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SEA Discovery Center to get research emphasis, educational expansion

The interactive science facility will be led by its newly appointed director, Dr. Sylvia Yang, who comes to Poulsbo from WWU’s Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes, where she worked as a marine scientist. Just a few weeks into her time at her new post, she…

2017-01-19
Sylvia Yang is New Director for WWU’s SEA Discovery Center in Poulsbo 2016-11-16
College students, citizen scientists survey area beaches for debris

A group canvassed parts of a beach near Cap Sante Marina last week.

While some walked slowly back and forth with their heads down, looking for out-of-place items, others sat in groups with buckets and strainers, sifting sand as if panning for gold.

“We’re picking up anything on the…

2016-06-06
Researchers probe how much sulfide Puget Sound eelgrass can withstand

What’s green, thin, slimy and sways in the water?

It’s eelgrass, an often unseen marine plant that is important for the environment and economy in the Puget Sound region.

The eelgrass in Puget Sound is sort of like a canary in a coal mine for the underwater world, serving as an…

2015-07-20
Marine scientist to speak on seagrasses Nov. 2 2012-10-29
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