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Fellow spotlight: Spencer Weinstein

August 26, 2024

Spencer Weinstein is supervising four high school summer interns in Metlakatla, helping with molt walks to search for invasive European green crabs, and assisting in removing invasive plants from around…

Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship welcomes its 10th class

August 22, 2024

Sixteen early-career scientists and professionals were selected for the 2024–2025 Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship. These Fellows will start this summer and fall, working around the state in support of…

Youth nature camp program continues growth

August 21, 2024

Now in its third year, the Coastal Connection Camps program offers educational summer activities for middle school youth in Valdez and Seward, while training teachers and leaders to conduct these…

Scotland mariculture exchange to benefit domestic production

August 16, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant, in partnership with Connecticut Sea Grant, sponsored an opportunity for two mariculture business owners from Alaska and two from Connecticut to learn more about the seaweed industry…

New fish aging method promises faster results

July 25, 2024

Determining the ages of fish is an important step for researchers and resource managers in understanding basic biology and informing management decisions. Otoliths—fish ear bones—grow throughout the lifecycle and display…

Fellow spotlight: Nick Mills

July 24, 2024

Nick Mills is a 2024 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant. Mills is living in Washington, D.C., for the one-year paid fellowship and working in a senior…

Alaska Clean Harbors program expands with help of Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow

July 23, 2024

Alaska’s small-boat harbors are vital to the state, supporting tourism, fishing, and cultural activities. The Alaska Clean Harbors program promotes sustainable practices and waste reduction, offering tailored solutions to participating harbors. With new tiered certification, the program adapts to each harbor’s capabilities, ensuring ongoing relevance and effectiveness.

Fellow spotlight: Angela Korabik

July 11, 2024

Angela Korabik is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska. With her supervisor, Dr. Alix Laferriere, Angela is engaged in…

Undergraduate fellows start projects helping communities

June 26, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant is pleased to announce its fourth cohort of Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellows. Five undergraduate students are working on projects across the state this summer that connect…

Alaska Sea Grant announces new research projects

June 24, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant is excited to announce six new research projects, with over $1.2 million in federal funding supporting Alaska researchers and graduate students over the next two years. The…

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