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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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…