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Undergraduate Community Engaged Internship: Selah Judge

August 11, 2022

For a second consecutive summer, Alaska Sea Grant hosted Community Engaged Interns (CEI). The program is coordinated with a national initiative to mentor and train undergraduate students who are interested…

UAF student finalist for prestigious Knauss Fellowship

July 27, 2022

UAF student Lindsey Stadler has been chosen as a finalist in Sea Grant’s prestigious 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. She will join a class of 86 early…

Student artwork encourages clean harbors

July 26, 2022

A new sign at Ninilchik Harbor features the artwork of Kate Hendryx, the winner of a competition inviting Ninilchik School students to illustrate what clean harbors mean to them. The…

New Alaska Sea Grant staff at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center

July 22, 2022

Two new staff have joined Alaska Sea Grant and are based at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center (KSMSC).  Ashley Dunker is the Alaska Sea Grant  program and event…

Camp connects kids to their coastal environment

July 21, 2022

Discover. Move. Learn. Play. Explore. These were words used to describe what kids would be doing at a week-long Coastal Connections Camp led by Alaska Sea Grant’s education specialist, Leigh…

Research shows how jack salmon contribute to population and genetics

July 19, 2022

In the world of commercial fisheries management and Pacific salmon research, jack salmon haven’t received nearly as much attention as their larger relatives, but that may change as a result…

Seafood safety and technology updates from the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center

July 14, 2022

Alaska Sea Grant’s seafood technology specialist, Chris Sannito, had a busy spring and summer keeping up with a number of food processing and safety projects. In addition to offering regular…

Tracking bird flu in Western Alaska

June 30, 2022

The United States is in the midst of a bird flu outbreak first detected in December 2021. Alaska Sea Grant’s Gay Sheffield has been closely monitoring the situation in the…

Intertidal drawing workshop brings coastal residents closer to nature

June 27, 2022

Homer artist Kim McNett helped Petersburg residents get up close and personal with life on the coast in mid-May, teaching them how to create a nature journal. After spending a…

Alaska Sea Grant Director elected Chair of Marine Debris Foundation Board

June 23, 2022

Alaska Sea Grant director, Ginny Eckert, was elected Chair of the Marine Debris Foundation Board. The nonprofit charitable foundation was authorized by the federal Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which…

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