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Science camp in Pribilofs honors Michelle Ridgway
Every summer, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Ecosystem Conservation Office (ECO), with support from the Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association and the Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association,…
Read MoreFellowship leads to job in governor’s office
An Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow has landed a full-time job as a policy and program analyst in Alaska’s Office of the Governor. “I will continue much of the work…
Read MoreUAF student wins Knauss fellowship
Amy Kirkham, a University of Alaska Fairbanks doctoral student, will start a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. next year. The prestigious fellowship is administered by Sea Grant, a…
Read MoreIs big always better? Maybe not
Over the past 20 years, the South Olga Lakes on Kodiak Island has produced nearly half a million sockeye salmon per year on average. This fishery is historically one of…
Read MoreUAF student studies whale watching impacts on humpbacks
Whale watching is a booming business in Alaska’s state capital. Over the past nearly 20 years, the number of whale watching boats in the waters around Juneau has roughly doubled.…
Read MoreScholarship supports women in science
La’Ona DeWilde, currently earning a PhD in environmental biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, chose her career because of her strong traditional belief in respecting animals and caring for…
Read MoreState fellow joined dozens of scientists for Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Survey
Genevieve Johnson is five months into her yearlong fellowship with Alaska Sea Grant, working on chum salmon genetics and Arctic ecosystem research for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Read MoreYoung fishermen flock to networking and skill-building summit in Anchorage
New and aspiring Alaska commercial fishermen gathered in Anchorage for the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit, which aims to train the next generation of commercial fishermen to be successful and help turn the tide on Alaska’s aging fleet, where the average age of a boat captain is 50.
Read MoreDeadlines approach for Sea Grant fellowships
Alaska Sea Grant is accepting applications for several fellowships for students or recent graduates.
Read MoreFuture Alaska seafood leaders complete week of training
Some of the biggest seafood processors operating in Alaska sent their top cadre of workers to the Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute in Kodiak this fall. The institute, called ASPLI, is one of the state’s leading training programs serving Alaska’s seafood industry, which employs nearly 57,000 workers. As the state’s largest manufacturing sector, seafood processors produced 2.7 billion pounds of Alaska products in Alaska in 2016, with a wholesale vaue of $4.2 billion, according to McDowell Group.
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