UW News
Megan Dethier
June 21, 2022
New study: 2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off
![A pile of dead oysters with their shells open. There is water in the background.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/06/21110034/8_shellfish-mortality-150x150.jpg)
A team led by the UW has produced the first comprehensive report of the impacts of the 2021 heat wave on shellfish.
April 18, 2016
First Salish Sea-wide shoreline armoring study shows cumulative effects on ecosystem
![A seawall along Harbor Avenue Southwest in West Seattle.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/04/04154508/IMG_0207-150x150.jpg)
A new University of Washington study shows that impacts associated with shoreline armoring can scale up to have cumulative, large-scale effects on the characteristics of Salish Sea shorelines and the diversity of life they support.