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Science Magazine: Chemical records in teeth confirm elusive Alaska Lake seals are one of a kind
Hundreds of harbor seals live in Iliamna Lake in Alaska. How the seals first colonized the lake remains a mystery. Research funded by Alaska Sea Grant aims to learn more about these seals to inform conservation efforts in the face of climate change and proposed development.
Read MoreAlaska Native News: Carbon dioxide sample from Utqiaġvik provides wake-up call on climate
Alaska Sea Grant education specialist Marilyn Sigman visited Utqiaġvik to learn how the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured at Hawai‘i’s Mauna Loa volcano over the last six decades compares with the air above Alaska.
Read MoreKRBD: Whale encounters topic of next Ask UAS presentation
Gary Freitag will discuss whales of Southeast Alaska and his work with the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. He and Shellie Tabb give details about the presentation.
Read MoreNome Nugget: Slight uptick in Cesium-137 heralds arrival Of Fukushima plume in Northern Bering Sea
After the 2011 tsunami that caused the destruction of a nuclear powerplant at Fukushima, Japan, Bering Sea coastal residents anticipated that some radiation would show up in the region. Now it has, but at levels that are well below concern.
Read MoreSeafoodNews.com: Alaska Sea Grant hosting Better Process Control class, workshop on oil spill preparedness
Looking to continue your education? Alaska Sea Grant has you covered. This month the organization is offering two different events for those in the Anchorage area.
Read MoreKDLG radio: Dillingham plans improvements to sewage lagoon
Alaska Sea Grant and the Bristol Bay Native Association have helped monitor erosion near the lagoon, helping the city take action.
Read MoreNome Nugget: Mueter talks fisheries management at Strait Science series
Franz Mueter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks talked fisheries management in Nome as part of the Strait Science series, organized by Alaska Sea Grant and the UAF Northwest Campus.
Read MoreKodiak Daily Mirror—Quality control: Keeping Alaska seafood safe, fresh
Seafood processor workers from throughout the state gathered in Kodiak last week for the five-day class Seafood Processing and Quality Control, facilitated by Alaska Sea Grant and taught by Chris Sannito.
Read MoreKNOM radio: Rick Thoman Gives a Sea Ice Report
Rick Thoman of the UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy gave a special “Strait Science” presentation in Nome on Thursday, part of a series organized by Alaska Sea Grant.
Read MoreNome Nugget: Northwest Campus dedication commemorates buildings programs
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory agent Gay Sheffield spoke on the importance of science at the Northwest Campus and the capacity to support research.
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