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Tribes across the Arctic have inhabited their lands for thousands of years, relying on the land and wild resources that provide spiritual, subsistence, and economic value. At the same time,…
Mariculture, the farming of seaweed and shellfish, has steadily grown in Alaska from a few operations in the 1970s to more than 60 farms today. These farms each support a…
Alaska Sea Grant has hired Katie Basile as a new specialist to serve the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. Basile will focus on supporting communities in responding to a changing environment, including…
The Bristol Bay commercial fishery is the world’s largest producer of wild sockeye salmon. Alaska Sea Grant-supported researchers are working to provide new information for the region’s fisheries managers to…
Rapid change in Gulf of Alaska fisheries are disrupting established subsistence and commercial fishing practices that thousands of Alaskans depend on for food, livelihood and cultural well-being. Regional community organizations,…
Last month, the first Kelp Farm Operations: Training of the Trainers workshop was held at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Sciences Center. This comprehensive training builds on kelp mariculture workshops…
Last month, two dozen Alaskans gathered in Ketchikan to dive into a topic essential to the state’s growing mariculture industry—oyster seed production. While “seed” might sound like an odd term…
Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, with a fatality rate 23 times higher than the national average. Alaska’s salmon fisheries are among the…
For a few days in April, Naknek became a flurry of science talks and sharing stories at the 17th Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC). This year’s conference, focusing on…
Data collected on intertidal communities and nearshore predators help track the health of Alaska’s marine ecosystems. Monitoring species such as sea stars, sea otters, shorebirds, and sea ducks also offers…