• Two men stand on a high riverbank and look across the river, where a motorboat is moving and creating a wake. They are dressed for cool fall weather and the grass and shrubs are all brown.

    We want to hear your research priorities

    Alaska Sea Grant invites partners to share research topics and questions that are important to them. Submitted topics may be shared alongside our call for research proposals to help connect researchers to communities with research needs.

  • A woman stands behind a podium smiling and waving. Behind her stand four adults and two children.

    Congratulations Katie!

    Alaska Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Specialist Katie Baldwin Basile received the prestigious Denali Award from the Alaska Federation of Natives for her work as a photographer, journalist and educator.

  • A woman in a purple down jacket and orange Alaska Sea Grant hat stands in front of the ocean, with distant industrial equipment behind her.

    Meet Gay Sheffield

    Gay Sheffield is Alaska Sea Grant’s longtime Marine Advisory Program Agent for the Bering Strait region, based in Nome. She's featured in our latest Faces of Sea Grant video.

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    Coastal Connections Camps

    Our Coastal Connections Camps had a big summer, serving 88 campers across six sites, including two new locations.

Enhancing the sustainable use and conservation of Alaska's marine and freshwater resources through research, outreach and education

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Research

We are charged by Congress to conduct scientific research that enhances the wise use and conservation of our coastal and marine resources.

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Marine Advisory Program

Our outreach and technical assistance programs help Alaskans wisely use, conserve, and enjoy Alaska's marine and coastal resources.

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Education

Resources and professional development for K–12 educators. Public education and training in coastal communities. Student awards and fellowships.

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Alaska Sea Grant News

Faces of Alaska Sea Grant: Gay Sheffield

October 29, 2026

Gay Sheffield is Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program Agent for the Bering Strait region, based in Nome. Gay works alongside the people and communities of Western Alaska to share knowledge, connect people and research, and support the region’s marine ecosystems, wildlife, food security and way of life. Learn more about her in this video.

Share your community’s research priorities

October 21, 2026

We want to hear from you. Alaska Sea Grant invites partners to share research topics and questions that matter to them. Why? Alaska Sea Grant supports applied research to enhance…

A banner year for Coastal Connections Camps

October 14, 2026

In 2026, Coastal Connections Camps added another coast. The Alaska Sea Grant-supported summer camp program expanded to a new site in Bethel, marking the first time it offered activities along…

Hi, Sierra!

October 8, 2026

Sierra Greene may be a new employee at Alaska Sea Grant, but for some of us she’s already a familiar face.   For the past three years, Greene has worked as…

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