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Getting the word out about clean harbors

By Tom Moran | February 23, 2026

Some things you just can’t accomplish over Zoom. Which is why Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow Pax Templeton is making sure to meet Alaska’s harbormasters and harbor staff in person.…

Next generation of Alaska fishermen gather for summit

By Tom Moran | February 20, 2026

A group of 25 mostly young men and women stand outside the ornate front of the Alaska State Capitol.

The first time Noah Swenson attended the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS), he found a boat. The second time, he found his voice. In 2024, the then-27-year-old Homer fisherman spent…

Shaping the science on beaver expansion

By Kyle Kolda | February 12, 2026

Beavers may be new to the Arctic, but they’re already leaving their mark. The industrious rodents are expanding their range as a result of environmental change, pushing their way north…

Hooking Nome students on HAB research

By Tom Moran | February 9, 2026

A high school student in a brown parka and black pants holds a small fish in his hand and smiles broadly. He sits on the ice with his other hand holding a stick with a line running into the hole. Beside him are a clipboard and a bucket.

Ice fishing is not the most common method of data collection. But for students at Nome-Beltz High School, a couple of afternoons in December spent jigging for tomcod was a…

An original approach to Arctic erosion

By Kyle Kolda | February 3, 2026

A middle-aged man in a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts stands in the foreground inside a lab. Behind him is a very long silver metal water trough atop a green girder.

There are many traditional uses of seal oil: as a dipping sauce, stew flavoring, and an ingredient in medicine, to name a few. But could it also be a fix…

A sea of resources from Alaska Sea Grant

By Kyle Kolda | January 20, 2026

Cover of the Alaska Emergency and Disaster Homeowner's Handbook, 2nd edition, December 2025. Photos of a wildfire, damaged building after an earthquake, tools, nails, tape measure, hammer, pliers, tape, and two abandoned buildings hanging over a sandy bluff that has eroded away. Alaska Sea Grant and University of Alaska Fairbanks logos. And authors names: Arthur Nash and Davin Holen.

Alaska’s coastal communities grapple with a range of challenges, from preparing for emergencies to safely handling seafood and supporting sustainable fisheries. Having reliable and clear information is essential for Alaska’s…

Long-running forum spotlights Alaska’s marine policy

By Tom Moran | January 14, 2026

A cutout of the state of Alaska with a water design and the Big Dipper and North Star inside it. Below it reads "Alaska Marine Policy Forum."

The Alaska Marine Policy Forum is a Zoom call that’s older than Zoom itself. But over its 17-year history, the venerable event has maintained the same goal: to enable Alaskans…

Research fellow excels in HAB lab collab

By Tom Moran | January 12, 2026

A young woman stands bheind a pallet of 24 shoebox-size boxes labeled SeaTox Research Inc. She is smiling and giving two thumbs up.

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…

The science of Steller stubble

By Kyle Kolda | January 8, 2026

A man in a lab coat, faded red baseball cap, and purple lab gloves sits at a table in a laboratory, using a chisel to trim off part of a long hair. A ruler sits next to the hair.

An Alaska Sea Grant-supported project is within a whisker of answering some critical research questions about Steller sea lions. Literally. University of Alaska researchers are collaborating with the Aleut Community…

Wakefield Symposium coming to Kodiak

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 7, 2026

Heatwaves will be a hot topic at next year’s Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium. The theme for the event, to be held May 5–8, 2026, at the Kodiak Marketplace event space,…