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Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow Maddi McArthur works at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power in the Coastal Mapping Technical Center of Excellence. This research group works closely with…
Alaska Sea Grant is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend, colleague and former Marine Advisory Program leader, Don Kramer, on December 8, 2023. Kramer was a Marine…
Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation with support from the Alaska Mariculture Cluster will host the 3rd Annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska in Anchorage, February 26–29. Registration is…
Over fifty fishermen from around the state gathered in Anchorage this December for the tenth Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit. Sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant, this three-day event brings early career…
As an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow, Taylor McCoy is working with the Alaska Mariculture Research and Training Center to support Alaska’s mariculture industry. McCoy is gathering insights from Alaska…
When considering health and self-care onboard commercial fishing boats, mental health is frequently overlooked. Fishing seasons are demanding, the working conditions can be grueling and support systems may be limited,…
Jenna Kennedy is spending her Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship working for the Alaska Mariculture Alliance, a recently established nonprofit that supports all aspects of the state’s mariculture industry. Under…
The Kodiak region of Alaska has had a long-standing problem with paralytic shellfish poisoning, the dominant harmful algal bloom (HAB) concern in Alaska. A new five-year research partnership led by…
Over the past two summers, Avery Herrman-Sakamoto has been helping to educate adults and youth in Petersburg, Alaska, using local and traditional knowledge along with Western scientific information. Herrman-Sakamoto’s work…
Alaska Sea Grant welcomes Brooke Carney as deputy director. Based out of the program’s Anchorage office, this new position adds leadership capacity and expertise to expand inclusion across the program. …