coastal resilience
Plastic Free July: Fishermen take action for cleaner coasts
Plastic Free July is a global movement to reduce single-use plastics, much of which end up in streams, rivers, and oceans. In Alaska, we’re partnering with leaders in coastal communities…
Read MoreCoastal villages consider alternative adaptation strategies
Tribes across the Arctic have inhabited their lands for thousands of years, relying on the land and wild resources that provide spiritual, subsistence, and economic value. At the same time,…
Read MoreExpanding to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region
Alaska Sea Grant has hired Katie Basile as a new specialist to serve the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. Basile will focus on supporting communities in responding to a changing environment, including…
Read MoreTribal and fishing communities share strategies for adapting to change
Rapid change in Gulf of Alaska fisheries are disrupting established subsistence and commercial fishing practices that thousands of Alaskans depend on for food, livelihood and cultural well-being. Regional community organizations,…
Read MoreInteractive website supports resilience in rural Alaska
The broad range of environmental impacts affecting rural Alaska have prompted greater investment in resilience planning. While agencies and researchers are collecting environmental data around Alaska to assist resilience planning…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant co-leads program to learn about resilient economies in the Canadian Arctic
An Alaska Sea Grant specialist helped develop and lead an innovative field school in northern Quebec for a small group of interdisciplinary students from the Arctic. The students learned from…
Read MoreCollaboration on oil spill resilience connects communities and regions
The first workshop in a series focused on understanding and addressing the societal impacts of oil spills was recently held in Anchorage, Alaska, with participation from the Alaska and Mississippi-Alabama…
Read MoreHelping threatened Alaska communities adapt
A report authored by Alaska Sea Grant shines a light on the challenges remote communities face in taking advantage of resources for addressing environmental threats caused by a rapidly warming…
Read MoreCommunity-Engaged Fellowship spotlight: Joi Gross
Joi Gross, an environmental science undergraduate at the University of Alaska Southeast, is a part of the Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship (CEF) program for a second consecutive year. Last…
Read MoreCommunity-led projects to remove marine debris around Alaska
Alaska Sea Grant, together with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, is pleased to announce seven recommended marine debris removal projects…
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