Fellowship spotlight: Kyle Kolda

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Kyle Kolda is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with Alaska Sea Grant’s communications team. Kyle helps share the work behind Alaska’s marine science by creating videos, writing research stories and highlighting the people and communities working to better understand and steward Alaska’s coastal ecosystems. Hear from Kyle in this video short.

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Fellowship spotlight: Aubrey Taradash

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Aubrey Taradash is an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow working with both the Alaska Center for Marine Debris and the Marine Debris Foundation. Taradash’s work helps advance cleanup efforts and foster new technologies to reduce and remove marine debris across Alaska. Hear from Aubrey in this video short.

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Fellowship spotlight: Rachel French

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For the past two years, Rachel French has supported Alaska’s growing kelp and oyster industry as an Alaska Sea Grant State Fellow with the mariculture team. She updated key oyster and kelp farming resources to strengthen connections to promote sustainable practices.

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