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Emily Grason

Committee Chair

Emily Grason (she/hers) is a marine ecologist at Washington Sea Grant. As the lead for Crab Team, she oversees a comprehensive program focused on monitoring and control of the European green crab. Starting with a flagship citizen science early detection monitoring network ten years ago, the program has expanded to support Washington's technical needs related to green crab management, including research and capacity building. As an invasion biologist, she is also broadly interested in science communication in service of marine conservation. She currently facilitates the Oyster Drill Working Group and serves in the science seat on the Northwest Straits Commission. 

Emily holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington, completed her master's work at Western Washington University, and her undergraduate work at Bowdoin College. She really enjoys walking in, on, and through Washington's muddy, salty places, and sometimes remembers to look up for birds.