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SUMMARY:Kodiak Kelp Nursery Workshop 2026
DESCRIPTION:Now accepting applications\n\n\n\nAllie Conrad of GreenWave holds a spool of kelp-seeded string at a hatchery in Kodiak\, Alaska. Photo by Melissa Good/Alaska Sea Grant.\n\n\n\nAlaska Sea Grant is now accepting applications for a three-day\, hands-on kelp nursery workshop in partnership with GreenWave. The training will be held at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center utilizing the GreenWave containerized kelp nursery. \n\n\n\nDesigned for current and prospective nursery technicians\, kelp farmers\, nursery operators and others working in mariculture\, the workshop will introduce participants to the equipment\, techniques and biological principles involved in producing seeded line for kelp farming. \n\n\n\nTopics will include: \n\n\n\n\nKelp biology and reproductive cycles\n\n\n\nCollection and preparation of reproductive tissue\n\n\n\nNursery equipment\, setup and sanitation\n\n\n\nSpore release and seeded-line inoculation\n\n\n\nNursery culture and maintenance\n\n\n\nMonitoring seeded line and troubleshooting common challenges\n\n\n\nPreparing seeded line for transfer and deployment at a farm site\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will gain practical experience working in a functioning containerized nursery and learn approaches that can be adapted for kelp production in Alaska. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited and participation is by application. The workshop fee is $50. There are limited travel scholarships available for approved applicants. \n\n\n\nApplications are due August 30. \n\n\n\n\nApply now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlaska Sea Grant accommodation and code of conduct\n\n\n\nAlaska Sea Grant is committed to providing safe and welcoming environments for all who participate in activities\, meetings\, or events. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made at least five business days in advance to sea.grant@alaska.edu. Participants and organizers of Alaska Sea Grant-sponsored activities are supported by the Alaska Sea Grant event code of conduct.
URL:https://alaskaseagrant.org/event/kodiak-kelp-nursery-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center\, 118 Trident Way\, Kodiak\, AK\, 99615\, United States
CATEGORIES:mariculture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melissa Good":MAILTO:melissa.good@alaska.edu
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