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  • An orca whale leaps out of the water near a whale-watching boat whose passengers happen to be looking the other way near the San Juan Islands in July 2015. The state Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted stricter rules around whale watching of southern resident orcas.
    December 22, 2020
    New whale-watching restrictions enacted to protect southern resident orcas

    The work of the WSAS Underwater Acoustics and Disturbance Committee was mentioned.

  • December 18, 2020
    EVENT: Community Dialogue on the Science of COVID-19 for the Tri-Cities

    Business leaders and the scientific community came together to discuss ongoing challenges and share information related to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in the Tri-Cities region.

  • October 14, 2020
    New rules would greatly reduce whale watching around endangered southern resident orcas

    The work of the WSAS Underwater Acoustics and Disturbance Committee was mentioned.

  • September 17, 2020
    Governor Inslee opens 13th Annual WSAS Symposium

    Governor Inslee kicked off the 13th Annual Symposium and first virtual meeting describing the importance of deep decarbonization and the contributions of science and technology to a decarbonized future.

  • July 15, 2020
    21 New Members Elected to WSAS

    Members were elected to the Academy in recognition of their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.

  • July 15, 2020
    New WSAS Officer and Board Members Elected

    The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is pleased to announce one new Officer and five new Board Members who were elected by the WSAS Membership in June 2020.

  • July 14, 2020
    Updates from the COVID-19 Steering Committee

    WSAS is developing activities that will mobilize interdisciplinary experts to engage with government and other public, nonprofit, philanthropic, and private sector stakeholders—now, as they face difficult decisions in the ongoing management of the pandemic, and in the future, as they contemplate lessons learned to improve preparedness and enhance resilience.

  • May 7, 2020
    WSAS’s response to COVID-19

    WSAS has convened a Steering Committee to help guide the Academy's response to the pandemic and provide input to the state where requested.

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    February 6, 2020
    Salmon hatchery scientific review published

    The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife engaged WSAS to impanel a group of experts to review updates to their document "A review of hatchery reform science in Washington State."

  • November 20, 2019
    How the Seattle area became a hotspot for satellite builders – and what comes next

    WSAS President Roger Myers is quoted.

  • Ann Nelson
    August 6, 2019
    WSAS mourns death of member Ann Nelson

    It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic death of member Ann Nelson. Dr. Nelson was inducted to WSAS in 2012; the same year she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

  • July 15, 2019
    WSAS announces new Officers and Board Members

    WSAS is pleased to announce announce two new Officers and five new Board Members who were elected by the WSAS Membership in June 2019. The newly elected Officers and Board Members will begin their terms after the Members’ Meeting on September 12, 2019.

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