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Foundations of kelp farming: Educating the new wave of aquatic farmers

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 25, 2023
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Seaweed farming is a major industry worldwide, with the United States importing more than 95%—19 million tons—of its edible seaweed. Alaska’s coast is ideal for producing home-grown seaweed to meet…

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Researchers and residents share Western Alaska science, art and humanities

By Alaska Sea Grant | April 27, 2023
Peta Noden holding up a certificate award and stain glass artwork, wearing a shirt with the word mission.

The 15th annual Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC) recently took place at the UAF Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. This hybrid event had thirty-seven presenters in person and one…

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New science writer joins Alaska Sea Grant

By Alaska Sea Grant | April 26, 2023
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Alaska Sea Grant welcomes Zayleen Kalalo to the communications team as a science writer and public information officer. Kalalo, who is based in Anchorage, has a background in marine and…

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Business of Fishing workshop launched in Kodiak

By Alaska Sea Grant | April 19, 2023
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A team from the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) recently led the first Business of Fishing workshop in Kodiak, prior to the island’s annual ComFish trade show. The…

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DC electrical training for Bristol Bay boaters

By Alaska Sea Grant | March 30, 2023
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Remote coastal Alaska communities rely on commercial and recreational watercraft for commercial fishing, subsistence harvesting, and transportation in places where professional repair services are expensive or not readily available. To…

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Fishermen-led projects increase understanding of Southeast Alaska ecosystem

By Alaska Sea Grant | February 27, 2023
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Managers, biologists and oceanographers need information to understand the marine habitat and distribution of salmon and other fish. Meanwhile, Southeast Alaska’s approximately 1,500 salmon trollers are on the water throughout…

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Bristol Bay Campus hosts lunchtime info series for local fishermen

By Alaska Sea Grant | February 8, 2023
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Alaska Sea Grant and the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation started a new monthly “Lunch and Learn” program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. These…

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High school students learn about harmful algae in western Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 26, 2023
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For three days in November, students from Nome-Beltz High School learned about ocean algae, especially about toxin producing species that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans and marine wildlife.…

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Remembering Terry Johnson

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 5, 2023
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Alaska Sea Grant is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague, Terry Johnson. Terry joined us in 1991 as the Marine Advisory Program agent for Bristol…

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Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice convenes in Anchorage

By Alaska Sea Grant | December 20, 2022
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“It’s difficult to work from silos on something that is so fundamentally cross-disciplinary.”—event participant The Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice (CoP) met in Anchorage earlier this fall for a…

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