climate change
Supporting European green crab early detection
Last year, a new crab species was spotted in Alaska for the first time, and it has the potential to disrupt native species and ecosystems. Since that initial detection of…
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 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 MoreHigh school students learn about harmful algae in western Alaska
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.…
Read MoreAlaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice convenes in Anchorage
“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…
Read MoreAn interdisciplinary approach to coastal resilience in 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…
Read MoreDeveloping automated and improved coastline measurements so that Western Alaska communities can plan for change
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…
Read MoreStorm-related data help Bristol Bay communities plan for change
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…
Read MorePlanning for extreme climate events in Southeast Alaska
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.…
Read MoreResearch investigates toxins in Arctic food webs and marine mammals
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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