Archive for 2024
Fellowship spotlight: Alice van Veenendaal
Alice van Veenendaal is the first recipient of the Alaska Sea Grant Science Communication Fellowship. She describes this opportunity as a perfect blend of her passion for simplifying complex scientific…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant welcomes new shellfish mariculture specialist
Alaska Sea Grant is pleased to announce the addition of James Crimp as the program’s shellfish mariculture specialist, based in Juneau, Alaska. Crimp will help foster the sustainable growth of…
Read MoreHelping threatened Alaska communities adapt
A report authored by Alaska Sea Grant shines a light on the challenges remote communities face in taking advantage of resources for addressing environmental threats caused by a rapidly warming…
Read MoreAlaska student selected for Sea Grant Knauss fellowship
Alaska Sea Grant is thrilled to announce that Connie Melovidov, a University of Alaska Fairbanks master’s student, will begin a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. next year. The…
Read MoreFellowship spotlight: Alyssa Sanchez
Alyssa Sanchez is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Habitat Conservation Division at NOAA Fisheries Service to further the goals of the European green crab (EGC) subcommittee…
Read MoreCommunity-Engaged Fellowship spotlight: Joi Gross
Joi Gross, an environmental science undergraduate at the University of Alaska Southeast, is a part of the Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship (CEF) program for a second consecutive year. Last…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant announces new projects supporting community-academic partnerships
Alaska Sea Grant is excited to announce four new projects, with over $90,000 supporting the development of community-based research partnerships and engagement of communities on research teams. The projects are…
Read MoreCommunity-led projects to remove marine debris around Alaska
Alaska Sea Grant, together with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, is pleased to announce seven recommended marine debris removal projects…
Read MoreAlaska seafood featured at national event
Alaska Sea Grant and partners recently participated in the 45th annual NOAA Sustainable Seafood Celebration in Washington, D.C., with vendors from across the country bringing awareness to sustainable local seafood…
Read MoreFellow spotlight: Spencer Weinstein
Spencer Weinstein is supervising four high school summer interns in Metlakatla, helping with molt walks to search for invasive European green crabs, and assisting in removing invasive plants from around…
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