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The Copper River Delta hosts some of the most valuable fisheries in Alaska. However, the region lies at the edge of the Gulf of Alaska, where currents bring a seemingly…
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A new short film details ways that residents in Western Alaska are responding constructively to changes to their local environment. “Cumikluten (Pay Attention)” is a 36-minute documentary produced by POLARIS,…
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By Tom Moran A bold new era has begun at Alaska Sea Grant. Okay, that’s incredibly hyperbolic, but there has been a noteworthy change here in the Fairbanks office, as…
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To many Anchorage residents, Fish Creek is an afterthought, mostly siphoned through culverts below strip malls and parking lots. But for some in Anchorage, the aboveground stretches of the creek…
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by Kyle Kolda and Jessica Kayser Forster Residents of the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV) of Tlákw Aan (Klukwan) have a vested interest in understanding impacts of environmental change. Located at…
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Aubrey Taradash and Tom Moran contributed to this story. An old tarp or battery is generally not considered a prize haul. But such was the case in Kotlik, where a…
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Alaska Sea Grant is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague, Gary Freitag. Gary spent 13 fruitful years at Alaska Sea Grant as the Marine Advisory Program…
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For three days in September, the future of Alaskan oyster farming got to learn some lessons from its present. The Alaska Sea Grant Oyster Farming Operations Workshop gave six farmers…
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A dozen social science students from three nations learned firsthand about the people and places of East Greenland through a summer field school co-led by Alaska Sea Grant faculty Davin…
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Dawn Smith spent her summer leading a coastal science camp and developing educational resources as part of the Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship program. Her work centered in Whittier, Alaska,…
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