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December 2020
Alaska Aquaculture Opportunity Areas information session
Please join us for an information session to learn more about designating Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs), and how you can help identify potential areas within Alaska that will become a focus for commercial aquaculture development. Registration for the information session is required. With the help of stakeholder input, NOAA will select 10 geographic regions nationwide. Once selected, NOAA will use a combination of spatial mapping, scientific review, and additional public engagement to identify areas within the geographic regions for siting…
Find out more »January 2021
Alaska Marine Policy Forum — postponed to February
Please note: The January 20, 2021 meeting has been rescheduled. Join us for the Alaska Marine Policy Forum conference call, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System. Every other month we host a one-hour conference call with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues. Next call: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 1 pm AK time (5 pm Eastern, 2 pm Pacific) This meeting…
Find out more »Smoked Seafood School — January 2021
Time: 1–4 pm AKST This two-day online workshop is for anyone interested in smoking and processing fish, including fish–smoking enthusiasts, small smokehouse operators, fishermen interested in direct marketing their fish, and commercial operators. Seafood scientists at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center will cover the principles of fish smoking, modern smoke oven operation, safety of smoked products, brining, cold smoking, hot smoking, salmon jerky production, and preparation of fish sausage. The January 2021 Smoked Seafood School will be held online…
Find out more »February 2021
Seaweed Farm Start-up Training Program
Alaska Sea Grant and partners are excited to announce the 2021 Seaweed Farm Start-up Training Program to be held for Alaska residents interested in starting their own seaweed farm in Alaska. In 2020, this program was held in Kodiak, Ketchikan, and Sitka as part of Phase 2 of the Alaska Mariculture Initiative. In February of 2021, this program will be held again for a new cohort of participants, and will be conducted online via Zoom due to COVID-19…
Find out more »Alaska Marine Policy Forum — February 2021
Join us for the Alaska Marine Policy Forum conference call, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System. Every other month we host a one-hour conference call with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues. Next call: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 1 pm AK time (5 pm Eastern, 2 pm Pacific) This meeting will be conducted via Zoom, with a telephone call-in option.…
Find out more »Seafood HACCP Segment 2 — February 2021
Alaska Sea Grant is now offering Seafood HACCP Segment 2 practical training session via online video conferencing, conducted at the specified time with a live instructor. The class will cover the principles of HACCP and provide the tools and training to create a seafood HACCP plan. Students will need to register for and complete the Segment 1 training online prior to February 19 through the National Seafood HACCP Alliance for Training and Education. The Segment 1 training has a separate registration…
Find out more »March 2021
Better Process Control School — March 2021
Thank you for your interest in the Better Process Control School. At this time, we are postponing this class until we are able to meet safely in person. To be added to the waitlist, please fill out the BPCS waitlist form. When a date and location is determined, you will be sent an email for early registration. This two-day class teaches principles of thermal processing, equipment requirements, container closure evaluation, and record keeping for glass jars and cans. It is…
Find out more »April 2021
Sanitation Control Procedures for Seafood Processors
Seafood processors are required to monitor sanitary control procedures used during processing, to document conformance with proper sanitary conditions and practices. This one-day Sanitation Control Procedures for Seafood Processors online workshop teaches people in the seafood industry how to develop and implement FDA-mandated sanitation control procedures, covering the basic eight points of sanitation and documentation requirements. The workshop includes demonstrations of using test kits to monitor common sanitizer residuals. This training is provided through a partnership between Alaska Sea Grant…
Find out more »Seafood HACCP Segment 2 — April 2021
Alaska Sea Grant is now offering Seafood HACCP Segment 2 practical training session via online video conferencing, conducted at the specified time with a live instructor. The class will cover the principles of HACCP and provide the tools and training to create a seafood HACCP plan. Students will need to register for and complete the Segment 1 training online prior to April 16 through the National Seafood HACCP Alliance for Training and Education. The Segment 1 training has a separate registration…
Find out more »Alaska Marine Policy Forum – April 2021
Join us for the Alaska Marine Policy Forum conference call, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Ocean Observing System. Every other month we host a one-hour conference call with participants across the state interested in marine policy in Alaska. Hear the latest about state and federal marine funding, legislation and policy issues. Next call: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 1 pm AK time (5 pm Eastern, 2 pm Pacific) This meeting will be conducted via Zoom, with a telephone call-in option.…
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