news – Alaska Sea Grant

Skiff school comes to Kasaan

By Tom Moran | September 1, 2026

A man holds a rope with a knot at the end of it. He looks at a teenager, who holds a rope with the same knot.

For the people of Kasaan, small boats are a big deal. That’s why Alaska Sea Grant recently conducted a maintenance, operation and safety workshop in the Prince of Wales Island…

Talking Trash in Goodnews Bay

By Aubrey Taradash | August 26, 2026

A student in a gray hoodie shoves trash into a bag, standing next to a cart filled with debris and another trash bag. Behind him are several more students and a pair of ATVs.

To most of us, trash talk is something reserved for the basketball court or football field. But in the Bering Sea coastal village of Goodnews Bay, it’s a key part…

Faces of Alaska Sea Grant: Katie Baldwin Basile

By Kyle Kolda | August 18, 2026

Katie Baldwin Basile is a coastal resilience specialist with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, based in Bethel. Working with the Alaska Ocean Observing System, Katie uses storytelling to connect communities with science, local and Indigenous Knowledge and resilience planning. Learn more about Basile in this video, the first in a new series.

A seafood success story

By Tom Moran | August 13, 2026

A smiling middle-aged man with big black and gray hair and a graying beard, in a blue shirt and black baseball cap.

A 14-hour shift can’t dampen Jake Merzoian’s enthusiasm for Alaska Sea Grant. “I’m really aspiring to get into upper management, and here’s this program that’s been able to help me…

Fellowship spotlight: Ana Velasquez

By Kyle Kolda | August 6, 2026

Ana Velasquez smiling with mountain and water in background. Her shirt says "Rip Curl-California"

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.

Alaska Sea Grant announces 2026 State Fellows

By Tom Moran | August 4, 2026

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…

Alaska Oyster Voyage sets sail

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 30, 2026

If you’re an oyster aficionado in Alaska or just curious about oysters, there is a new website just for you. Alaska Sea Grant recently partnered with the Alaska Shellfish Growers…

A little kelp with our friends

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 28, 2026

A colorful array of kelp lie on a blue-green cloth.

For a week in June, kelp was on people’s minds in Kodiak—and in many of their stomachs as well. Alaska Sea Grant was the main sponsor and organizer of the…

Fellowship spotlight: Kyle Kolda

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 23, 2026

Kyle Kolda smiling. He has sunglasses on top of his head and water is in background.

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.

A Seward sojourn for new fellows

By Alaska Sea Grant | July 16, 2026

Six people lean on a large log and smile at the camera. Behind them is verdant forest.

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…