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AKSEA program fosters educational collaborations

June 22, 2026

When it comes to crafting educational resources, four heads are better than one. That’s the idea behind the Alaska Knowledge, Science, and Education Alliance (AKSEA), which just concluded its first…

Lessons from Newtok

June 19, 2026

Towns don’t get much more different than Newtok, Alaska, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. But the recently relocated Yup’ik village near the Bering Sea coast and the resort town on the tip…

Fellowship spotlight: Aubrey Taradash

June 17, 2026

Aubrey Taradash is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with both the Alaska Center for Marine Debris and the Marine Debris Foundation. Taradash’s work helps advance cleanup efforts and foster new technologies to reduce and remove marine debris across Alaska. Hear from Aubrey in this video short.

Fellowship spotlight: Rachel French

May 28, 2026

For the past two years, Rachel French has supported Alaska’s growing kelp and oyster industry as an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow with the mariculture team. She updated key oyster and kelp farming resources to strengthen connections to promote sustainable practices.

Arctic Research Open House booth bags a crowd

May 27, 2026

Visitors to Alaska Sea Grant’s booth at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Arctic Research Open House were left holding the bag.  Attendees at the May 14 event block-printed images…

Alaska Sea Grant announces research awards

May 26, 2026

Alaska Sea Grant’s latest round of research projects stretch across the state of Alaska and the scale of life on earth.  The five projects selected to receive Alaska Sea Grant…

In a typhoon’s wake at WAISC

May 18, 2026

Ex-Typhoon Halong played itself out in the northern stretches of the Bering Sea more than six months ago. But the storm’s continuing power was evident at the 2026 Western Alaska…

Alaska Sea Grant announces 2026 Community-Engaged Fellows

May 14, 2026

Six undergraduate students will get a leg up in their careers this summer while helping Alaska’s coastal communities through Alaska Sea Grant’s Community-Engaged Fellowship program. The fellows will work on…

Alaska Sea Grant at ComFish

May 5, 2026

Kodiak fishermen brought their A-game to the city harbor last month for a timed skills competition.  A dozen local fishers took part in the friendly contest, organized by Alaska Sea…

Old Harbor studies the old ways

April 21, 2026

Old Harbor is turning to its past to plot out its future. With support from Alaska Sea Grant, a group of researchers are partnering with the Alutiiq Tribe of Old…

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