blog
Fellow spotlight: Harmony Wayner
Harmony Wayner is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow based in Anchorage and working with the NOAA Marine Debris Program. During the course of her fellowship, Wayner is developing and…
Read MoreFoundations of kelp farming: Educating the new wave of aquatic farmers
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…
Read MoreWorkshop summary released on drought and extreme events in Southeast Alaska
Alaska Sea Grant recently published the workshop summary Drought and Extreme Events: Building Collaborations To Enhance Data, Decision Making, and Adaptation Planning in Southeast Alaska. The summary details activities and…
Read MoreA squid plays a shark at Kodiak’s ComFish
Alaska Sea Grant participated in the planning and administration of ComFish Alaska 2023, Alaska’s annual commercial fisheries trade show held in Kodiak. The spring event draws fishermen and companies involved…
Read MoreNew seafood career videos available
For anyone who is interested in pursuing a technical, vocational, or seafood career in Alaska, but doesn’t know where to start, check out new maritime career videos available from Maritime…
Read MoreNinth biennial Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute wraps up
The ninth Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute (ASPLI) recently concluded in Anchorage, bringing together rising stars of seafood processing to learn from industry and academic experts on topics ranging from…
Read MoreFellow spotlight: Douglas Shaftel
Douglas Shaftel is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Alaska Mariculture Alliance (AMA), a nonprofit created in 2021 to develop and support Alaska’s mariculture industry. AMA performs…
Read MoreBering Strait regional science series reaches a milestone
Last month, the Strait Science lecture series had its 100th recorded presentation added to the Alaska Sea Grant channel on YouTube. Strait Science is a long-running public science seminar series…
Read MoreResearchers and residents share Western Alaska science, art and humanities
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…
Read MoreNew science writer joins Alaska Sea Grant
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…
Read More