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Fellowship spotlight: Alyssa Sanchez
Alyssa Sanchez is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Habitat Conservation Division at NOAA Fisheries Service to further the goals of the European green crab (EGC) subcommittee…
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 MoreAlaska Sea Grant announces new projects supporting community-academic partnerships
Alaska Sea Grant is excited to announce four new projects, with over $90,000 supporting the development of community-based research partnerships and engagement of communities on research teams. The projects are…
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…
Read MoreAlaska seafood featured at national event
Alaska Sea Grant and partners recently participated in the 45th annual NOAA Sustainable Seafood Celebration in Washington, D.C., with vendors from across the country bringing awareness to sustainable local seafood…
Read MoreFellow spotlight: Spencer Weinstein
Spencer Weinstein is supervising four high school summer interns in Metlakatla, helping with molt walks to search for invasive European green crabs, and assisting in removing invasive plants from around…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant State Fellowship welcomes its 10th class
Sixteen early-career scientists and professionals were selected for the 2024–2025 Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship. These Fellows will start this summer and fall, working around the state in support of…
Read MoreYouth nature camp program continues growth
Now in its third year, the Coastal Connection Camps program offers educational summer activities for middle school youth in Valdez and Seward, while training teachers and leaders to conduct these…
Read MoreScotland mariculture exchange to benefit domestic production
Alaska Sea Grant, in partnership with Connecticut Sea Grant, sponsored an opportunity for two mariculture business owners from Alaska and two from Connecticut to learn more about the seaweed industry…
Read MoreNew fish aging method promises faster results
Determining the ages of fish is an important step for researchers and resource managers in understanding basic biology and informing management decisions. Otoliths—fish ear bones—grow throughout the lifecycle and display…
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