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High school students learn about harmful algae in western Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 26, 2023
Student in a science lab holding a dropper and slide next to microscope. Teacher watching and holding bottle of seawater taken from Port of Nome.

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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Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice convenes in Anchorage

By Alaska Sea Grant | December 20, 2022
Group of people sitting around tables listening to a presenter.

“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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An interdisciplinary approach to coastal resilience in Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | December 7, 2022
Small boat traveling down a river near Chevak, Alaska.

A team from Alaska Sea Grant, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the University of Alaska Anchorage Economics Department, and a filmmaker, is working with students and the community…

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Developing automated and improved coastline measurements so that western Alaskan communities can plan for change

By Molly R Cain | November 28, 2022
Looking down at a remote coast from a small plane

Rapid warming is leading to accelerated coastal erosion and placing many Alaska communities at risk. Accurately forecasting future coastline changes is critical to communities so that they can mitigate and…

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Storm-related data help Bristol Bay communities plan for change

By Anne Gore | April 26, 2022
Man on a boat holds a GPS and a large plastic object.

Coastal communities across the Bristol Bay region are facing significant environmental change as the climate warms. For many west and northwest Alaska coastal communities, long, cold winters produce a barrier…

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Planning for extreme climate events in Southeast Alaska

By Anne Gore | April 19, 2022
stumps and roots on the shoreline

Residents of Southeast Alaska are used to lots of rain and snow. Although precipitation varies greatly across the region, less than 30 inches of precipitation a year is highly unusual.…

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Research investigates toxins in Arctic food webs and marine mammals

By Anne Gore | April 14, 2022
Walrus with tusks on a piece of ice in the ocean

A new bulletin published by Alaska Sea Grant summarizes research to inform the public and help them understand the risk of paralytic shellfish toxins in Arctic Alaska food webs and…

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Kachemak Bay monitoring efforts contribute important data about ocean acidification in nearshore ecosystems

By Anne Gore | March 18, 2022
man on boat holding research equipment

Alaska’s coastal waters are some of the most commercially valuable and productive ecosystems on the planet. Ocean acidification—a decrease in ocean pH caused by increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide—is expected…

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Student interns from Kake contribute to local climate change studies

By Alaska Sea Grant | October 25, 2021

Elizabeth Figus, PhD, contributed to this story. During the summer of 2021, two students from Kake participated in Alaska Sea Grant’s Community Engaged Internship (CEI). The internship is designed for…

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New podcast explores solutions to warming ocean

By Anne Gore | September 29, 2021
logo showing crab holding headphones

Ocean acidification and ocean warming are growing concerns of coastal Alaskans and the seafood industry. As carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel burning and deforestation,…

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Alaska Sea Grant is headquartered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is part of a national network of Sea Grant programs administered by NOAA.

University of Alaska Fairbanks

national oceanic and atmospheric administration

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VISION: Alaska will sustain its vibrant marine, coastal, and watershed ecosystems, with strong coastal communities and people who make decisions using science-based and traditional knowledge for the social and economic benefit of all Alaskans.

MISSION: To enhance the sustainable use and conservation of Alaska’s marine, coastal, and watershed resources through research, education, and extension.

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