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Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium 2021
Updated April 29: download the PDF Agenda/Schedule and Abstract Book. Updated April 18: see below for new listing of partnered activities for children and adults. Updated April 19: The poster presentations are now available to view. Registration Registration is free and open to the public. Register for KAMSS Poster presentations The poster presentations are available to preview…
Read MoreCANCELED: Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium 2020
Update March 12, 2020 KAMSS 2020 has been canceled due to public health concerns. The Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium organizers have discussed the risks and concerns presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and have decided to cancel KAMSS for 2020. We intend to hold the symposium next year. We arrived at this decision out of…
Read MoreWhy are Pacific cod stocks crashing?
Kodiak researchers have launched a new study to help understand why the population of Pacific cod has taken a nosedive. The scientists, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, are collecting winter data on habitat use, diet and energetics of juvenile Pacific cod.
Read MoreAfter sailing the world, marine ecosystems researcher returns to Kodiak
After ten years of sailing the world and living down under, Mike Litzow has returned to Kodiak, Alaska, to work on several research projects. “Kodiak’s position in the middle of the GOA shelf makes it a great place to do field work, and I’m looking forward to getting back to some hands-on biology,” he said.
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