Alaska fisheries – Alaska Sea Grant

Community-Engaged Fellow spotlight: Hannah Bogdan

By Alaska Sea Grant | August 25, 2025

Hannah Bogdan smiling at the camera. She is pointing to a flier in a display case at the Kodiak Harbor. The flier says: "Do you buy or sell fishing bait in Alaska?" Other signs about rockfish are in the display case.

Hannah Bogdan, an undergraduate student at the University of Alaska Southeast, spent her summer working with Alaska Sea Grant as a Community-Engaged Fellow. Based in Juneau, she contributed to a…

Fostering local resilience for Alaska fishing communities

By Kate Barber | April 12, 2024

Dock full of boats at Kodiak Harbor, with mountains and overcast skies in the background.

Climate change has dramatically impacted Gulf of Alaska fisheries. The global phenomenon has led to fisheries disasters over the last several years, including declines in Chinook and other salmon as…

Bristol Bay residents learn to advocate for fisheries issues

By Sue Keller | April 12, 2018

A course called “Fisheries and the Legislative Process” is teaching Alaskans from the Bristol Bay region how to be advocates in the state capital. Each January a group of Bristol Bay students of all ages travels to Juneau for a week, where they learn the lawmaking process and how decisions are made that affect their communities.