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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…

Alaska Sea Grant welcomes new shellfish mariculture specialist

October 20, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant is pleased to announce the addition of James Crimp as the program’s shellfish mariculture specialist, based in Juneau, Alaska. Crimp will help foster the sustainable growth of…

Helping threatened Alaska communities adapt

October 17, 2024

A report authored by Alaska Sea Grant shines a light on the challenges remote communities face in taking advantage of resources for addressing environmental threats caused by a rapidly warming…

Alaska student selected for Sea Grant Knauss fellowship

October 15, 2024

Alaska Sea Grant is thrilled to announce that Connie Melovidov, a University of Alaska Fairbanks master’s student, will begin a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. next year. The…

Fellowship spotlight: Alyssa Sanchez

September 25, 2024

Alyssa Sanchez is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with the Habitat Conservation Division at NOAA Fisheries Service to further the goals of the European green crab (EGC) subcommittee…

Community-Engaged Fellowship spotlight: Joi Gross

September 18, 2024

Joi Gross, an environmental science undergraduate at the University of Alaska Southeast, is a part of the Alaska Sea Grant Community-Engaged Fellowship (CEF) program for a second consecutive year. Last…

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