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New training program in Alaska helps seafood industry meet demand for ammonia refrigeration technicians

By Caleb Taylor | August 14, 2023
Man wearing hat, glasses and mask looking at an ammonia refrigeration unit in a processing plant.

Although Alaska is located in the far—and often frigid—north, keeping its bountiful seafood the envy of the world requires refrigeration. While both ice and fish are abundant in Alaska, we…

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Alaskans trained on seaweed handling and processing

By Caleb Taylor | July 17, 2023
group of people smiling and holding what foods they made in the Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop

To help Alaska businesses access the market potential of edible seaweed, Alaska Sea Grant led the second Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop this spring at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine…

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Combining fishing safety and crew skills training in Bristol Bay

By Alaska Sea Grant | June 14, 2023
student holding hands in air wears an immersion/survival suit on edge of water

Bristol Bay, on Alaska’s remote western coast, is the most productive salmon ecosystem in North America and home to a multi-billion-dollar fishery. To meet the needs of the Bristol Bay…

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Foundations of kelp farming: Educating the new wave of aquatic farmers

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 25, 2023
people around a processing table cleaning kelp

Seaweed farming is a major industry worldwide, with the United States importing more than 95%—19 million tons—of its edible seaweed. Alaska’s coast is ideal for producing home-grown seaweed to meet…

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Ninth biennial Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute wraps up

By Caleb Taylor | May 15, 2023
Group of people smiling in front of a glass sculpture with fish on it. Spruce trees in background.

The ninth Alaska Seafood Processing Leadership Institute (ASPLI) recently concluded in Anchorage, bringing together rising stars of seafood processing to learn from industry and academic experts on topics ranging from…

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Business of Fishing workshop launched in Kodiak

By Alaska Sea Grant | April 19, 2023
Workshop participants activity. Participants sort pieces of paper to different categories laid out on a table.

A team from the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) recently led the first Business of Fishing workshop in Kodiak, prior to the island’s annual ComFish trade show. The…

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Alaska Seafood School leads class on safe processing and packaging

By Caleb Taylor | April 7, 2023
fresh salmon in unsealed cans

A group of Alaska seafood professionals recently completed training from Alaska Sea Grant covering acidified food production and the principles of thermal processing. The Better Process Control School was a…

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DC electrical training for Bristol Bay boaters

By Alaska Sea Grant | March 30, 2023
DC electrical training unit

Remote coastal Alaska communities rely on commercial and recreational watercraft for commercial fishing, subsistence harvesting, and transportation in places where professional repair services are expensive or not readily available. To…

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Identifying training needs of new Alaska fishermen

By Anne Gore | February 15, 2022
a pile of salmon

Alaska’s seafood industry is the economic backbone of many coastal communities. Seafood harvesting jobs pay well, and yet getting into the business is not easy. Commercial fishing demands a range…

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Marine Advisory Program’s Gabe Dunham taking statewide role

By Anne Gore | August 29, 2021
Gabe Dunham, smiling

A few changes are taking place within Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program (MAP). Gabe Dunham, the MAP agent in Dillingham, will shift his focus from regional to statewide and…

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Alaska Sea Grant is headquartered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is part of a national network of Sea Grant programs administered by NOAA.

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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VISION: Alaska will sustain its vibrant marine, coastal, and watershed ecosystems, with strong coastal communities and people who make decisions using science-based and traditional knowledge for the social and economic benefit of all Alaskans.

MISSION: To enhance the sustainable use and conservation of Alaska’s marine, coastal, and watershed resources through research, education, and extension.

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