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Just THREE days to submit your letters of intent to understand societal vulnerabilities to #oceanacidification
@OA_NOAA is soliciting proposals that assess, advance our understanding of & build resilience to #ourchangingocean Due 1/24/20 More info: http://go.usa.gov/xpNtg
Better Process Control School is coming up February 5–7 in #Anchorage. Learn the principles of thermal processing, equipment requirements, closure evaluation, and record keeping for glass jars and cans. Find out more information and to register, visit http://ow.ly/tR0v50xYXFe
Happy 50th birthday, NOAA! Sea Grant is proud to have been a part of NOAA from the start, bringing NOAA’s mission of science, stewardship and service to coastal and Great Lakes communities through research, extension and education. https://www.noaa.gov/noaa-50th-home
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From our colleagues @NOAAFisheriesAK, you can review preliminary findings from their 2019 surveys in the Arctic, including ice seals and polar bears, Bering Sea fisheries, Bowhead abundance, Arctic ecosystem assessment, Bering Sea ecosystem and more
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/availability-preliminary-survey-findings-arctic-2019
Mourning the loss of former AK Sea Grant-funded, @uafairbanks grad student, Sean Brennan, a father of 3. Sean was recently killed in a skiing accident. A brilliant scientist, Sean used strontium isotopes from salmon's ears to identify their natal streams. http://bit.ly/2FUBxrc
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Alaska Sea Grant News
Alaska Sea Grant’s faculty and staff are mourning the loss of Sean R. Brennan, a PhD graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A father of three, Brennan was killed in a ski accident in Alta, Utah, on January 2, 2020. The Seattle resident was 37. At UAF, Brennan focused his PhD research on tracing…
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The eighth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS) is coming soon. Sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant, the three-day networking and skill-building conference is aimed at new entrants in Alaska’s commercial fishing industry to help them manage and grow their businesses. Next month, it’ll be held at the Westmark Baranof Hotel in downtown Juneau, January 21–23, 2020.…
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“This is an extreme event with immediate and long-lasting repercussions. It’s indicative of very rapid change in the entire northern Bering Sea ecosystem. It has ramifications for everyone in the region,” said lead author Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) and partners, including Alaska Sea Grant, are excited to announce a new training program for people interested in starting a seaweed farm. The program will be held in Kodiak, Ketchikan and Sitka in February 2020. Applications are due by December 20, 2019. The training is part of the Alaska Mariculture Initiative and is intended…
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