Posts by Dave Partee
Five new Alaska Sea Grant research projects get underway
Work has begun on five research projects competitively selected for Alaska Sea Grant funding over the next two years. More than $500,000 will support research involving ocean environmental changes, Pacific…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant accepting applications for associate director
Alaska Sea Grant is now accepting applications for an associate director to lead its successful research and fellowship programs and join the program’s management team. The associate director will help…
Read MoreAdapting summer science camp during the pandemic
The current pandemic is impacting not only the country’s economy and healthcare industry, but also children’s social and educational opportunities. Recognizing this, Alaska Sea Grant’s Sunny Rice set out to…
Read MoreNew tools track freshwater fish in changing climate
A salmon life cycle model developed by Alaska Sea Grant-supported researchers will predict how salmon populations in Alaska may fare as freshwater ecosystems change. The model will be online, allowing anyone to run it with various climate scenarios.
Read MoreKUCB radio: ‘How Are Sea Sponges Alive If They Have No Guts?’ Thousands Join Virtual Dockside Discovery Day
The 10th Dockside Discovery Day was coordinated by Melissa Good from the Alaska Sea Grant program, and she spent the day teaching Unalaska students and viewers from across the country about local marine life, fisheries, and more.
Read MoreSitNews: COVID-19 harms Alaska mariculture industry
Alaska’s mariculture industry laid off employees after COVID-19 health mandates sharply reduced revenue, according to a new Alaska Sea Grant survey.
Read MorePetersburg Pilot: UASE professor talks crabs, global warming
Alaska Sea Grant–funded researcher Sherry Tamone held a virtual lecture this month as part of the Petersburg Science Series, on her research in crab species in Southeast and the effect that warming sea temperatures has on their molt timing. The series is organized by the local Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program.
Read MoreKFSK: Researcher discusses changing ocean impacts on SE shrimp, crab
An online presentation for Petersburg’s Science Series will focus on some of the shrimp and crab species of Southeast Alaska in changing ocean conditions. The science series is put on by the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Petersburg Public Library, and Petersburg Marine Mammal Center.
Read MoreKDLG Radio: City council weighs options as rapid erosion threatens Dillingham sewer
Erosion is eating away the coastline by Dillingham’s sewage lagoon. The city council held a meeting with contract engineers to discuss options for the lagoon before it’s too late. Alaska Sea Grant’s Gabe Dunham has studied the coastline by the lagoon since 2016. In a project with Alaska Sea Grant, Dunham and three other scientists installed three transects, including a camera, to measure how much land is being lost.
Read MoreSeattle Times: Why are birds and seals starving in a Bering Sea full of fish?
Federal and university scientists, including Alaska Sea Grant’s Gay Sheffield, are trying to better understand why some birds and marine mammals have been unable to find enough food, and whether toxic algae blooms — increasing as the water warms — could have contributed or caused some of the die-offs.
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