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Fellowship spotlight: Sydney Almgren
Sydney Almgren is an Alaska State Fellow working with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation. Almgren collaborates with industry members, agencies, and fishermen to meet requirements to have Alaskan fisheries certified as sustainable. Hear from Almgren in this video short.
Read MoreBefore her J.D., working on HABs
Tessa Davis didn’t have to leave her home in Kodiak to take part in an Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship. But for the aspiring human-rights lawyer, spending the summer helping…
Read MoreFellowship spotlight: Ana Velasquez
Ana Velasquez is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Ana works on ocean policy and mariculture initiatives, supporting Indigenous stewardship and collaborative efforts to sustain healthy marine ecosystems in Southeast Alaska. Hear from Ana in this video short.
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant announces 2026 State Fellows
Fifteen recent graduates from across the country will spend a year working with Alaskan agencies and organizations through the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship program. This year’s fellows will be…
Read MoreFellowship spotlight: Kyle Kolda
Kyle Kolda is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with Alaska Sea Grant’s communications team. Kyle helps share the work behind Alaska’s marine science by creating videos, writing research stories and highlighting the people and communities working to better understand and steward Alaska’s coastal ecosystems. Hear from Kyle in this video short.
Read MoreA Seward sojourn for new fellows
Alaska Sea Grant’s 2026 cohort of Community-Engaged Fellows kicked off their summer fellowships in memorable fashion with a three-day retreat in Seward. Four of the six fellows attended the June…
Read MoreFellowship spotlight: Aubrey Taradash
Aubrey Taradash is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with both the Alaska Center for Marine Debris and the Marine Debris Foundation. Taradash’s work helps advance cleanup efforts and foster new technologies to reduce and remove marine debris across Alaska. Hear from Aubrey in this video short.
Read MoreFellowship spotlight: Rachel French
For the past two years, Rachel French has supported Alaska’s growing kelp and oyster industry as an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow with the mariculture team. She updated key oyster and kelp farming resources to strengthen connections to promote sustainable practices.
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant announces 2026 Community-Engaged Fellows
Six undergraduate students will get a leg up in their careers this summer while helping Alaska’s coastal communities through Alaska Sea Grant’s Community-Engaged Fellowship program. The fellows will work on…
Read MoreResearch fellow excels in HAB lab collab
Courtney White only spent one summer in Kodiak, but it clearly left an impression. “On paper, I applied for a three-month fellowship,” said White, who aided in harmful algal bloom…
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