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A team from the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) recently led the first Business of Fishing workshop in Kodiak, prior to the island’s annual ComFish trade show. The…
The second annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska was held in Juneau, Alaska, on February 15–17, 2022. The conference was an opportunity for farmers, researchers, and professionals in mariculture-related industries and…
Michelle Trifari is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with NOAA Fisheries. She is currently working with the Protected Resources Division in Juneau, focusing on the conservation, protection and…
A group of Alaska seafood professionals recently completed training from Alaska Sea Grant covering acidified food production and the principles of thermal processing. The Better Process Control School was a…
Alaska is home to about seventy-five percent of the world’s sea otters. Sea otters are a keystone species, as they have a substantial impact on the ecosystems they inhabit. The…
Remote coastal Alaska communities rely on commercial and recreational watercraft for commercial fishing, subsistence harvesting, and transportation in places where professional repair services are expensive or not readily available. To…
Alaska seaweed and shellfish farmers, Tribal groups, researchers, and professionals in mariculture-related industries now have access to information about training opportunities and research activities on the new Alaska Mariculture Research…
Alaska Sea Grant is collaborating with the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) to provide regional real-time information for maritime conditions through the AOOS data portal. Three “Mariner’s Dashboards” are now…
Ben Americus is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), working as a science policy coordinator. As one part of this role, he is…
Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow Clay McKean is working with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) as a Fishery Analyst. When he applied, he hoped to use the fellowship…