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Alaska Sea Grant co-leads program to learn about resilient economies in the Canadian Arctic

December 12, 2024

An Alaska Sea Grant specialist helped develop and lead an innovative field school in northern Quebec for a small group of interdisciplinary students from the Arctic. The students learned from…

Research on pink salmon in the Arctic learns from people, place, fish

December 10, 2024

The Arctic is changing, and scientists and residents alike are interested to understand both the reasons for and impacts of these changes, including how it’s affecting fish populations that Alaskans…

Fellowship launches career in fisheries social science

December 9, 2024

Cordova’s fishing community recently gathered for a climate adaptation workshop, focused on addressing the unique challenges facing Alaska’s fishing economies in a rapidly changing climate. Among the key contributors to…

Fellowship spotlight: Jenna Schlener

December 3, 2024

As an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow, Jenna Schlener is collaborating with Mayumi Arimitsu of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Science Center’s Seabird and Forage Fish Ecology Program…

Fellow spotlight: Kit Cunningham

November 25, 2024

Kit Cunningham’s year as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in Senator Lisa Murkowski’s office has been a transformative experience, introducing her to the fast-moving world of federal policymaking. Working as…

Skipper Apprentice Program expanding at the Bristol Bay Campus

November 21, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program in Dillingham is expanding its menu of training in skills needed to compete in Bristol Bay’s commercial fishing industry. From greenhorn to captain, Sea…

New video showcases how cooperatives support Alaska’s oyster industry

November 20, 2024

The newest installment of Alaska Sea Grant’s Meet Your Alaskan Farmer video series documents an exciting development in Alaska mariculture—the expansion of oyster cooperatives—with a spotlight on Alaska Oyster Cooperative…

Fellowship spotlight: Noah Meyer

November 6, 2024

Noah Meyer is spending his Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship working for the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) within the Indigenous…

Collaboration on oil spill resilience connects communities and regions

October 24, 2024

The first workshop in a series focused on understanding and addressing the societal impacts of oil spills was recently held in Anchorage, Alaska, with participation from the Alaska and Mississippi-Alabama…

Meet the (seafood) experts of Alaska Sea Grant

October 22, 2024

At Alaska Sea Grant, we don’t just study and teach people about seafood, we love to eat it. October is National Seafood Month, so we asked some of Alaska Sea…

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