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Alaska Sea Grant Site Review Public Notice

By Alaska Sea Grant | February 26, 2025
Elusive Kings - artwork by Dawn Gerety. Colorful painting of salmon swimming in swirls with Alaskan mountains in the background.

Public comments sought for Alaska Sea Grant Review Deadline is March 31, 2025 Alaska Sea Grant will be reviewed on April 8–10, 2025 by a team convened by the National…

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Supporting the seafood industry through training and assistance

By Brooke Carney | February 20, 2025
photo collage: first photo shows two people in protective gear processing fish. Fillets are laying in front of them and in baskets. 2nd photo shows a commercial fishing boat in the water with nets out. 3rd photo: people processing kelp. Kelp lays on the table and in baskets. Alaska Sea Grant logo

It’s no secret that seafood is a big deal in Alaska. In 2024, commercial seafood production contributed an estimated $6 billion to Alaska’s economy and employed over 17,000 Alaskans. For…

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Interactive website supports resilience in rural Alaska

By Jake Cohen | February 19, 2025
A truck drives through floodwater in Bethel, Alaska. Water surrounds houses and powerlines.

The broad range of environmental impacts affecting rural Alaska have prompted greater investment in resilience planning. While agencies and researchers are collecting environmental data around Alaska to assist resilience planning…

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Regional gatherings provide unique opportunities for exchange

By Brooke Carney | February 17, 2025
Graphic showing groups of people at different Alaska Sea Grant events. It is titled "bringing people together." One photo shows a large screen behind a panel of people that says Mariculture Conference of Alaska.

Alaska Sea Grant serves, in part, as a convener, bringing people together for important and productive conversations on a broad range of topics relevant to coastal life in Alaska. The…

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Fellowship spotlight: Krystal Renta

By Alice van Veenendaal | February 12, 2025
woman smiling in front of green foliage

About three-fourths of all fresh water in Alaska is stored in glacier ice, and Alaska’s glaciers are melting faster than most, according to USGS. These changes can lead to conditions…

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Fellowship spotlight: Emily Reynolds

By Alice van Veenendaal | January 22, 2025
Emily Reynolds smiling while standing on the bow of a boat with a large telescope. Land and water are in background.

Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow Emily Reynolds is working with NOAA Fisheries and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science on innovative projects that support sustainable aquaculture development in Alaska.…

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Celebrating 10 years of the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program

By Alice van Veenendaal | January 17, 2025
Group of fellows smiling. Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program logo with iceberg graphic.

Since its inception, the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program has launched the careers of over 60 professionals. The fellowship class size has expanded from just two in its first…

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Alaska Sea Grant co-leads program to learn about resilient economies in the Canadian Arctic

By Alaska Sea Grant | December 12, 2024
group of people smiling on the deck of a boat with Quebec City in the background.

An Alaska Sea Grant specialist helped develop and lead an innovative field school in northern Quebec for a small group of interdisciplinary students from the Arctic. The students learned from…

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Research on pink salmon in the Arctic learns from people, place, fish

By Brooke Carney | December 10, 2024
Elizabeth Lindley smiling while kneeling on a rocky riverbank. A salmon lays in front of her and trees, a river and misty hill are behind her.

The Arctic is changing, and scientists and residents alike are interested to understand both the reasons for and impacts of these changes, including how it’s affecting fish populations that Alaskans…

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Fellowship launches career in fisheries social science

By Alice van Veenendaal | December 9, 2024
Woman smiling with boat harbor in background. A quote is written on the side. "Resilience for our fishermen and fishing communities has to be driven by these types of local knowledge exchanges to develop community-driven solutions.” —Marysia Szymkowiak, Social Scientist, NOAA Fisheries

Cordova’s fishing community recently gathered for a climate adaptation workshop, focused on addressing the unique challenges facing Alaska’s fishing economies in a rapidly changing climate. Among the key contributors to…

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