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Remembering Terry Johnson

January 5, 2023

Alaska Sea Grant is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague, Terry Johnson. Terry joined us in 1991 as the Marine Advisory Program agent for Bristol…

Fellow Spotlight: Sean Kelly

December 21, 2022

Sean Kelly saw the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship as a chance to expand his network, learn from seasoned professionals, and increase community resilience and well-being. Sean said, “this fellowship…

Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice convenes in Anchorage

December 20, 2022

“It’s difficult to work from silos on something that is so fundamentally cross-disciplinary.”—event participant The Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice (CoP) met in Anchorage earlier this fall for a…

An interdisciplinary approach to coastal resilience in Alaska

December 7, 2022

A team from Alaska Sea Grant, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the University of Alaska Anchorage Economics Department, and a filmmaker, is working with students and the community…

Molly Cain joins Alaska Sea Grant as associate director

December 5, 2022

Alaska Sea Grant welcomes Dr. Molly Cain as associate director. Based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha Campus, Cain serves on the management team and is responsible for…

Fellow Spotlight: Robin McKnight

December 2, 2022

Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow Robin McKnight is working this year with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF). Her fellowship focuses on supporting shellfish and seaweed mariculture development, an area…

Developing automated and improved coastline measurements so that Western Alaska communities can plan for change

November 28, 2022

Rapid warming is leading to accelerated coastal erosion and placing many Alaska communities at risk. Accurately forecasting future coastline changes is critical to communities so that they can mitigate and…

Facilitating candidate debates on Alaska fisheries issues

November 23, 2022

The 2022 Alaska Fishery Debates were held October 3–4, with Alaska Sea Grant support behind the scenes and on stage. This year’s debates drew participation by candidates vying to be…

New Bristol Bay Marine Advisory Program agent

November 21, 2022

Early this fall, Alaska Sea Grant welcomed a new extension agent to its ranks as Tav Ammu joined the program as the Marine Advisory Program agent for the Western Alaska…

Alaska Sea Grant teaches direct marketers at seafood summit

November 17, 2022

Alaska Sea Grant participated in the 2022 Local Seafood Summit last month, sponsored by the Local Catch Network and hosted in Girdwood, Alaska. The Local Catch Network is a community-of-practice…

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