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Local and traditional knowledge included in Bering Sea management plan

By Lauren Cuddihy | July 1, 2019
a beach with seals, and buildings of a small community in the background

With assistance from Alaska Sea Grant, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council recently adopted what some are calling a groundbreaking ecosystem management plan for the Bering Sea that incorporates local…

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Southeast Alaska tribal council develops climate change plan

By Paula Dobbyn | June 24, 2019
A group picture of 34 people in front of a building

Climate change in Alaska’s high Arctic often captures headlines. Images of vanishing sea ice, dead seabirds, beached marine mammals, melting permafrost and houses tumbling into the ocean are common. Less…

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Cordova uses friendly competition to promote marine safety

By Alaska Sea Grant | February 27, 2019

The Prince William Sound fishing community of Cordova celebrated its 58th annual Cordova Iceworm Festival this winter, and as usual, Alaska Sea Grant was there to help. One of the…

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Bristol Bay students learn lessons in state politics in Juneau

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 15, 2019
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Alaska Sea Grant is helping lead  a group of Bristol Bay students in the state capital this week. Our Dillingham agent Gabe Dunham, together with University of Alaska Fairbanks emeritus…

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Science talks go live on Facebook

By Paula Dobbyn | December 19, 2018

(This is a guest column by Scott Pegau, research director, Oil Spill Recovery Institute) Since 1999, Alaska Sea Grant and the Prince William Sound Science Center have hosted a weekly…

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Unalaska uses teamwork and technology to save whales

By Paula Dobbyn | November 13, 2018
aerial view of men in raft using pole to cut line from entangled whale

Humpback whale sightings are becoming increasingly common in Unalaska, and so are whale entanglements. In late October 2018, Alaska Sea Grant’s Melissa Good helped coordinate efforts to successfully free a…

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Symposium aims to bridge gaps between fishermen and scientists

By Kayla Schommer | October 30, 2018
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Fishing and seafood-industry professionals will join academics at the 32nd Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium in Anchorage next spring. The symposium’s theme is “Cooperative Research — strategies for integrating industry perspectives…

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Graying of the Fleet research wins national award

By Paula Dobbyn | September 25, 2018
woman setting a fishing net off the shore of a beach in Egegik Alaska

Alaska Sea Grant-supported researchers won a national award at Sea Grant Week in Portland, Ore., this month for a study on how to boost access to Alaska commercial fisheries by…

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Investigating threats from invasive species in the Aleutians Islands

By Kayla Schommer | September 25, 2018
little girl in life jacked presenting a starfish to the camera

Some exciting science detective work is going on in the Aleutian Islands, home to 1,100 miles of remote marine habitat and some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. Because this…

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Why are salmon shrinking? UAF professor tackles the topic at Rainforest Festival

By Kayla Schommer | September 13, 2018

When you hear the word rainforest, people often associate it with something tropical. Residents of Southeast Alaska might think differently though, since they’re surrounded by the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest,…

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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

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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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