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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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Support students at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs as we train the next generation of policy makers.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Your contributions:
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September 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🎯 Our Challenge: Raise $15,000 by Dec. 31, 2025.

When we reach this goal, an anonymous donor will unlock a matching gift—doubling your impact! ✨
September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
SMEA graduates are equipped to seize opportunities and solve complex environmental problems—locally, nationally, and globally. 🌍
September 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A copper rockfish caught in the San Juan Islands in the early 2000s. Photo by Anne Beaudreau.
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The U.S. hasn’t ratified. Will we treat it as customary law? Resist it? Ignore it? Still unclear.

Either way, it’s a major moment for anyone working in marine affairs—and a perfect “what I do” story for your Thanksgiving table. 🌍🐋
September 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The treaty protects marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, known as the high seas. It’s one of the most important ocean governance milestones in decades.
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
From sea to soil, Erick’s work shows the impact SMEA alumni are making after graduation!

#alumni #SMEAatUW
September 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
He’s also working with local farmers to repurpose that seem seaweed into a soil amendment to help restore nutrients to depleted agricultural soils.
September 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
First, Erick is teaming up with shellfish farmers to address Ulva (sea lettuce)- a nuisance seaweed that clogs gear and harms shellfish harvests.
September 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Read their full article in Restoration Ecology and see how restoration can benefit both ecosystems and vulnerable communities: linktr.ee/uwsmea
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September 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Their systematic review found that:

Most frameworks lack explicit justice goals

Few address historical harm

Indigenous & community voices are often missing
September 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A big finding: management tools like closed areas can meet social, cultural, & subsistence needs—not just ecological ones.

Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Assessing the social-ecological dimensions of Dungeness crab fishery closures in Southeast Alaska from analysis of public records
Spatial management of marine resources is of growing interest at local, national, and international scales. Understanding the characteristics of spati…
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August 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM