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    Alaska Knowledge, Science, and Education Alliance

    Accepting applications through March 31, from educators and from elders and other experts, to co-create lessons focused on marine-related anchoring phenomenon in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill region.

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    2026 Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium

    Coming to Kodiak, May 5–8.

Enhancing the sustainable use and conservation of Alaska's marine and freshwater resources through research, outreach, and education

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Research

We are charged by Congress to conduct scientific research that enhances the wise use and conservation of our coastal and marine resources.

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Marine Advisory

Our outreach and technical assistance programs help Alaskans wisely use, conserve, and enjoy Alaska's marine and coastal resources.

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Education

Resources and professional development for K–12 educators. Public education and training in coastal communities. Student awards and fellowships.

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Upcoming Events, Classes, and Trainings

Alaska Sea Grant News

Protecting Jílḵaat Aani: Chilkat Indian Village partners to study environmental impacts to traditional territory

December 2, 2025

by Kyle Kolda and Jessica Kayser Forster Residents of the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV) of Tlákw Aan (Klukwan) have a vested interest in understanding impacts of environmental change. Located at…

Kotlik project works to clean up and reduce marine waste

November 24, 2025

Aubrey Taradash and Tom Moran contributed to this story. An old tarp or battery is generally not considered a prize haul. But such was the case in Kotlik, where a…

Remembering Gary Freitag

November 19, 2025

Alaska Sea Grant is deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague, Gary Freitag. Gary spent 13 fruitful years at Alaska Sea Grant as the Marine Advisory Program…

Oyster farmers learn the trade at Prince of Wales workshop

November 18, 2025

For three days in September, the future of Alaskan oyster farming got to learn some lessons from its present. The Alaska Sea Grant Oyster Farming Operations Workshop gave six farmers…

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