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Educating and training the next generation of environmental and marine stewards on ocean systems, policy, and management for over 50 years!
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The School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) at the University of Washington educates students about contemporary issues in marine systems, policy, and management, helping them to become tomo...
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Hi Blueksy! We are the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) at the University of Washington, Seattle. We are excited to be here!
Follow us as we educate and train the next generation of environmental and marine stewards on ocean systems, policy, and management! #SMEAatUW 🌎🌊🌲
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Follow us as we educate and train the next generation of environmental and marine stewards on ocean systems, policy, and management! #SMEAatUW 🌎🌊🌲
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🌊 Now more than ever, students at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) are committed to making a real-world impact.
They’re critical thinkers with diverse experiences and a passion for protecting our environment. 💜
They’re critical thinkers with diverse experiences and a passion for protecting our environment. 💜
September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🌊 Now more than ever, students at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) are committed to making a real-world impact.
They’re critical thinkers with diverse experiences and a passion for protecting our environment. 💜
They’re critical thinkers with diverse experiences and a passion for protecting our environment. 💜
New study from SMEA’s Anne Beaudreau + colleagues looks at a decade of rockfish conservation outreach. 🐟
They found collaborative research with fishers + divers builds the most trust, knowledge, and stewardship.
Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
More Work: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
They found collaborative research with fishers + divers builds the most trust, knowledge, and stewardship.
Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
More Work: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New study from SMEA’s Anne Beaudreau + colleagues looks at a decade of rockfish conservation outreach. 🐟
They found collaborative research with fishers + divers builds the most trust, knowledge, and stewardship.
Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
More Work: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
They found collaborative research with fishers + divers builds the most trust, knowledge, and stewardship.
Read here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
More Work: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
It’s official! The first day of classes is here! Welcome to the UW SMEA Class of 2027. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do 💜🐾 #HuskyPride #SMEAatUW
September 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It’s official! The first day of classes is here! Welcome to the UW SMEA Class of 2027. We can’t wait to see what you’ll do 💜🐾 #HuskyPride #SMEAatUW
🌊 The High Seas Treaty (aka the BBNJ Treaty) has been ratified! It enters into force in January 2026.
Read the full Treaty here: linktr.ee/uwsmea
Read the full Treaty here: linktr.ee/uwsmea
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🌊 The High Seas Treaty (aka the BBNJ Treaty) has been ratified! It enters into force in January 2026.
Read the full Treaty here: linktr.ee/uwsmea
Read the full Treaty here: linktr.ee/uwsmea
SMEA’s Chris Sergeant joined Brittany Milner of Simon Fraser University’s Salmon Watersheds Lab to discuss how melting glaciers are impacting local salmon populations. 🐟❄️
Catch their recent interview on CBC’s The Weekender:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Catch their recent interview on CBC’s The Weekender:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
September 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
SMEA’s Chris Sergeant joined Brittany Milner of Simon Fraser University’s Salmon Watersheds Lab to discuss how melting glaciers are impacting local salmon populations. 🐟❄️
Catch their recent interview on CBC’s The Weekender:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Catch their recent interview on CBC’s The Weekender:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Erick Dowell (Class of 2024) 🌟
Erick is a Washington Sea Grant Fellow with the Peugeot Sound Restoration Fund, and his work is bridging ocean and land.
Erick is a Washington Sea Grant Fellow with the Peugeot Sound Restoration Fund, and his work is bridging ocean and land.
September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🌟 Alumni Spotlight: Erick Dowell (Class of 2024) 🌟
Erick is a Washington Sea Grant Fellow with the Peugeot Sound Restoration Fund, and his work is bridging ocean and land.
Erick is a Washington Sea Grant Fellow with the Peugeot Sound Restoration Fund, and his work is bridging ocean and land.
SMEA alumni & friends, we’re looking for mentors! 🌊
The Alumni & Friends Mentorship Program connects students with mentors who can share advice, encouragement, and career guidance.
Sign up to support the next generation of marine and environmental leaders: smea.uw.edu/alumni/alumn...
The Alumni & Friends Mentorship Program connects students with mentors who can share advice, encouragement, and career guidance.
Sign up to support the next generation of marine and environmental leaders: smea.uw.edu/alumni/alumn...
Alumni Mentorship Program | School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
SMEA Alumni Mentorship Program
The School of Marine & Environmental Affairs is excited to launch the Alumni Mentorship Program this academic year! We welcome and encourage all alumni and friends of SM...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
SMEA alumni & friends, we’re looking for mentors! 🌊
The Alumni & Friends Mentorship Program connects students with mentors who can share advice, encouragement, and career guidance.
Sign up to support the next generation of marine and environmental leaders: smea.uw.edu/alumni/alumn...
The Alumni & Friends Mentorship Program connects students with mentors who can share advice, encouragement, and career guidance.
Sign up to support the next generation of marine and environmental leaders: smea.uw.edu/alumni/alumn...
Check out these summer snapshots from SMEA student Justin Hirsch, who's making the most out of his summer:
🌅 Golden hour aboard the Washington State Ferries → Friday Harbor Labs
🚢 Driving a ship-to-shore crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 5
⚓️ Operating a similar crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 18
🌅 Golden hour aboard the Washington State Ferries → Friday Harbor Labs
🚢 Driving a ship-to-shore crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 5
⚓️ Operating a similar crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 18
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Check out these summer snapshots from SMEA student Justin Hirsch, who's making the most out of his summer:
🌅 Golden hour aboard the Washington State Ferries → Friday Harbor Labs
🚢 Driving a ship-to-shore crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 5
⚓️ Operating a similar crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 18
🌅 Golden hour aboard the Washington State Ferries → Friday Harbor Labs
🚢 Driving a ship-to-shore crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 5
⚓️ Operating a similar crane at Port of Seattle Terminal 18
Interested in the SMEA MMA program? 🌊 We’re hosting several Information Sessions this fall & winter! Learn about admissions, funding, FAQs, student panels & individual visit options. Sessions are offered both virtually and in person at the UW Seattle campus
Register here: smea.uw.edu/program/for-...
Register here: smea.uw.edu/program/for-...
September 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Interested in the SMEA MMA program? 🌊 We’re hosting several Information Sessions this fall & winter! Learn about admissions, funding, FAQs, student panels & individual visit options. Sessions are offered both virtually and in person at the UW Seattle campus
Register here: smea.uw.edu/program/for-...
Register here: smea.uw.edu/program/for-...
SMEA faculty P. Joshua Griffin & Erendira Aceves-Bueno co-authored a new paper in Restoration Ecology! 🌿
It reveals a big gap: most ecosystem restoration frameworks fail to include environmental justice.
It reveals a big gap: most ecosystem restoration frameworks fail to include environmental justice.
September 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
SMEA faculty P. Joshua Griffin & Erendira Aceves-Bueno co-authored a new paper in Restoration Ecology! 🌿
It reveals a big gap: most ecosystem restoration frameworks fail to include environmental justice.
It reveals a big gap: most ecosystem restoration frameworks fail to include environmental justice.
From 1978 to 2024—SMEA grads are making waves in Japan! 🌏 Allen Shimada (MMA'85) met with Minister M. Sato & Noriko Sanefuji in D.C. to celebrate our alumni’s impact.
#SMEA #MarineAffairs
#SMEA #MarineAffairs
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From 1978 to 2024—SMEA grads are making waves in Japan! 🌏 Allen Shimada (MMA'85) met with Minister M. Sato & Noriko Sanefuji in D.C. to celebrate our alumni’s impact.
#SMEA #MarineAffairs
#SMEA #MarineAffairs
Join us for the 2025 SMEA Reception! 🌊
Connect with alumni, students, and faculty.
📅 November 22, 2025
🕠 5:00–7:00 PM
21+ event
RSVP: events.uw.edu/event/SMEAre...
#SMEA #UWAlumni
Connect with alumni, students, and faculty.
📅 November 22, 2025
🕠 5:00–7:00 PM
21+ event
RSVP: events.uw.edu/event/SMEAre...
#SMEA #UWAlumni
Home - SMEA Biannual Community Reception 2025
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September 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Join us for the 2025 SMEA Reception! 🌊
Connect with alumni, students, and faculty.
📅 November 22, 2025
🕠 5:00–7:00 PM
21+ event
RSVP: events.uw.edu/event/SMEAre...
#SMEA #UWAlumni
Connect with alumni, students, and faculty.
📅 November 22, 2025
🕠 5:00–7:00 PM
21+ event
RSVP: events.uw.edu/event/SMEAre...
#SMEA #UWAlumni
📘 New paper alert!
SMEA alum Rondi Nordal (’24), with faculty Anne Beaudreau & Erendira Aceves-Bueno, teamed up with NOAA colleagues to study the Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska.
SMEA alum Rondi Nordal (’24), with faculty Anne Beaudreau & Erendira Aceves-Bueno, teamed up with NOAA colleagues to study the Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska.
August 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📘 New paper alert!
SMEA alum Rondi Nordal (’24), with faculty Anne Beaudreau & Erendira Aceves-Bueno, teamed up with NOAA colleagues to study the Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska.
SMEA alum Rondi Nordal (’24), with faculty Anne Beaudreau & Erendira Aceves-Bueno, teamed up with NOAA colleagues to study the Dungeness crab fishery in Southeast Alaska.
Quiet Sound just published a new study exploring what motivates container ship operators to participate in voluntary slowdowns. Reducing underwater noise and protecting endangered orcas in Puget Sound.
August 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Quiet Sound just published a new study exploring what motivates container ship operators to participate in voluntary slowdowns. Reducing underwater noise and protecting endangered orcas in Puget Sound.
Emma, an upcoming 2nd year at SMEA, spent her summer working as a student assistant at Washington Sea Grant. She contributed to the seaweed + aquaculture programs by supporting a tideland tour, collaborative meeting, and an information exchange with industry partners.
August 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Emma, an upcoming 2nd year at SMEA, spent her summer working as a student assistant at Washington Sea Grant. She contributed to the seaweed + aquaculture programs by supporting a tideland tour, collaborative meeting, and an information exchange with industry partners.
🐟✨ Here’s your dose of #FlashFromThePast meets #NewScience: two stories showing why sculpins are more than just funny-looking fish.
August 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🐟✨ Here’s your dose of #FlashFromThePast meets #NewScience: two stories showing why sculpins are more than just funny-looking fish.
We love connecting with our community across platforms! Stay updated on SMEA news, stories, and opportunities by following us
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Find us wherever you scroll and join the conversation!
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Find us wherever you scroll and join the conversation!
August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We love connecting with our community across platforms! Stay updated on SMEA news, stories, and opportunities by following us
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/uwsmea
📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/UWSMEA/
💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/uw-s...
Find us wherever you scroll and join the conversation!
📸 Instagram: instagram.com/uwsmea
📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/UWSMEA/
💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/uw-s...
Find us wherever you scroll and join the conversation!
🌊 Alumni Spotlight: Bella Colpo'18
Bella is an Environmental Scientist with the County of San Diego, where she leads watershed planning and water quality initiatives. 💧
#AlumniSpotlight #Stormwater #CleanWater #UWAlumni
Bella is an Environmental Scientist with the County of San Diego, where she leads watershed planning and water quality initiatives. 💧
#AlumniSpotlight #Stormwater #CleanWater #UWAlumni
August 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🌊 Alumni Spotlight: Bella Colpo'18
Bella is an Environmental Scientist with the County of San Diego, where she leads watershed planning and water quality initiatives. 💧
#AlumniSpotlight #Stormwater #CleanWater #UWAlumni
Bella is an Environmental Scientist with the County of San Diego, where she leads watershed planning and water quality initiatives. 💧
#AlumniSpotlight #Stormwater #CleanWater #UWAlumni
Yesterday, SMEA Director Nives Dolsak was reminded how strong the Puget Sound boating community is when her vessel’s engine failed near Port Everett. Two boaters responded in 15 minutes, one towing them in.
At SMEA, we know that caring for our waters means caring for each other, too. 🛥️💙
At SMEA, we know that caring for our waters means caring for each other, too. 🛥️💙
August 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Yesterday, SMEA Director Nives Dolsak was reminded how strong the Puget Sound boating community is when her vessel’s engine failed near Port Everett. Two boaters responded in 15 minutes, one towing them in.
At SMEA, we know that caring for our waters means caring for each other, too. 🛥️💙
At SMEA, we know that caring for our waters means caring for each other, too. 🛥️💙
2025 Capstone and Thesis Projects may be done, but we’re still thinking about them.
🌿 Seagrass in the PNW
⚖️ Climate justice + policy
🐟 Tribal co-management in fisheries
Full list of 2025 projects → smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#SMEAatUW #MarinePolicy
🌿 Seagrass in the PNW
⚖️ Climate justice + policy
🐟 Tribal co-management in fisheries
Full list of 2025 projects → smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#SMEAatUW #MarinePolicy
2025 SMEA Capstones & Theses: Tackling Real-World Environmental Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research | School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
The 2025 capstone and thesis projects at SMEA showcased a diverse range of interdisciplinary research addressing important environmental and social issues. Capstone teams collaborated with external pa...
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August 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
2025 Capstone and Thesis Projects may be done, but we’re still thinking about them.
🌿 Seagrass in the PNW
⚖️ Climate justice + policy
🐟 Tribal co-management in fisheries
Full list of 2025 projects → smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#SMEAatUW #MarinePolicy
🌿 Seagrass in the PNW
⚖️ Climate justice + policy
🐟 Tribal co-management in fisheries
Full list of 2025 projects → smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#SMEAatUW #MarinePolicy
🎉Congratulations to SMEA 2nd-year student Marria Peduto, who was awarded a CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship for her research with SMEA faculty member Anne Beaudreau on advocacy coalitions in Bering Sea fisheries management. 🐟
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🎉Congratulations to SMEA 2nd-year student Marria Peduto, who was awarded a CICOES Graduate Student Fellowship for her research with SMEA faculty member Anne Beaudreau on advocacy coalitions in Bering Sea fisheries management. 🐟
🎓 Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Grant ’04
As Superintendent of NOAA’s Olympic Coast Sanctuary, Kevin leads efforts in marine protection, research, and Tribal collaboration. Proud to celebrate his impact! 🌊
#SMEAAlumni #NOAA #OceanConservation #AlumniSpotlight
As Superintendent of NOAA’s Olympic Coast Sanctuary, Kevin leads efforts in marine protection, research, and Tribal collaboration. Proud to celebrate his impact! 🌊
#SMEAAlumni #NOAA #OceanConservation #AlumniSpotlight
July 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🎓 Alumni Spotlight: Kevin Grant ’04
As Superintendent of NOAA’s Olympic Coast Sanctuary, Kevin leads efforts in marine protection, research, and Tribal collaboration. Proud to celebrate his impact! 🌊
#SMEAAlumni #NOAA #OceanConservation #AlumniSpotlight
As Superintendent of NOAA’s Olympic Coast Sanctuary, Kevin leads efforts in marine protection, research, and Tribal collaboration. Proud to celebrate his impact! 🌊
#SMEAAlumni #NOAA #OceanConservation #AlumniSpotlight
New " Washed in the Tide" just dropped!
SMEA alumni are driving change in ocean science, policy, and more!
This edition is a snapshot of what impact likes like across sectors.
Read more about these incredible changmakers doing incredible things: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#UWSMEA
SMEA alumni are driving change in ocean science, policy, and more!
This edition is a snapshot of what impact likes like across sectors.
Read more about these incredible changmakers doing incredible things: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#UWSMEA
Washed in on the Tide | School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
What is this column?
We are experimenting with ways to engage with our alumni and to inspire current students with their accomplishments. This section is a random walk through what we’ve recently obse...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New " Washed in the Tide" just dropped!
SMEA alumni are driving change in ocean science, policy, and more!
This edition is a snapshot of what impact likes like across sectors.
Read more about these incredible changmakers doing incredible things: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#UWSMEA
SMEA alumni are driving change in ocean science, policy, and more!
This edition is a snapshot of what impact likes like across sectors.
Read more about these incredible changmakers doing incredible things: smea.uw.edu/about/news/2...
#UWSMEA
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@uwess.bsky.social Eric Steig elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. #UWEnvironment @uwnews.uw.edu
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12 UW professors elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Election recognizes the new member’s “outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and willingness to assist the Academy in providing the best available scientific information and...
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July 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@uwess.bsky.social Eric Steig elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. #UWEnvironment @uwnews.uw.edu
www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...
www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...
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Thrilled to announce the new Valiant Near-Peer Mentoring Program. Sponsored by the Valiant Endowment Fund, the program supports first gen undergrads enrolled in an @uwenvironment.bsky.social degree program. Details below. @uwess.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
Valiant Near-Peer Mentoring Program
A program for first-generation undergraduate students in the College of the Environment Program purpose The Valiant Mentoring Program is a near-peer mentoring program that supports first generation* u...
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July 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thrilled to announce the new Valiant Near-Peer Mentoring Program. Sponsored by the Valiant Endowment Fund, the program supports first gen undergrads enrolled in an @uwenvironment.bsky.social degree program. Details below. @uwess.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...