Brian Himelbloom – Alaska Sea Grant

Alaskans trained on seaweed handling and processing

By Caleb Taylor | July 17, 2023

group of people smiling and holding what foods they made in the Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop

To help Alaska businesses access the market potential of edible seaweed, Alaska Sea Grant led the second Seaweed Handling and Processing Workshop this spring at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine…

Regional conference on sharing science and knowledge held in Nome

By Sue Keller | April 5, 2018

Organizers of the 11th Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference say turnout and quality of presentations this year were outstanding. Held in Nome March 28-30, the conference drew more than 130 people from Alaska, the Bering Strait region, and beyond.

Mixing science with traditional knowledge, researchers hope to get seal oil on the menu

By Sue Keller | March 7, 2018

In 2016 the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation recommended Alaska Sea Grant seafood specialists Chris Sannito and Brian Himelbloom pay a visit to Kotzebue, to evaluate the traditional process of…