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Glacier meltwater into Southeast Alaska estuaries influences fish diets
Juneau, Alaska—In most estuaries, fish feed on ocean- and river-dwelling plants and animals. However, fish living in some estuaries near Juneau also have the option to eat terrestrial and freshwater…
Read MoreFish to school program will increase local salmon in school lunches
Fairbanks, Alaska—The “fish to school” program aims to help schools in Alaska upgrade lunch menus from fish sticks to locally caught salmon. The program promises to both support Alaska fishermen and…
Read MoreSitka Sound abalone and kelp: Looking for answers
Sitka, Alaska—Most people don’t put on a scuba suit when they get ready for work in the morning. But a new project to track how climate change and other influences…
Read MoreAlaska Young Fishermen’s Summit unites early career fishermen
Juneau, Alaska—New Alaska commercial fishermen will get a chance to meet and learn with their peers at the sixth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit coming up in January 2016. The summit,…
Read MoreAlaska seafood processing expert helps explore creative solutions to industry challenges
Kodiak, Alaska—As Alaska Sea Grant’s seafood technology specialist, Chris Sannito puzzles through seafood processing challenges to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the seafood industry. Sannito says that one recent challenge…
Read MoreFast-food opportunity appeals to humpback whales
Sitka, Alaska—Four humpback whales in Southeast Alaska have discovered their own fast-food restaurant. The whales have been eating juvenile chum and coho salmon at hatchery release sites in Chatham Strait,…
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