events – Alaska Sea Grant

Wakefield symposium explores marine heatwaves and resilience

By Tom Moran | June 24, 2026

A woman stands behind a podium speaking. The podium reads Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium.

Kodiak Island was host to the 34th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, which focused on a hot topic in Alaska: marine heatwaves in high-latitude oceans. Scientists, students, stakeholders and policymakers gathered…

Commercial Fishing Boot Camp – Petersburg

By Dawn Montano | June 9, 2026

Boats and a person kayaking in Petersburg, Alaska Harbor. Tree lined mountain in background.

9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day The Commercial Fishing Boot Camp is a training event for middle and high school students interested in commercial fishing. This workshop will educate…

Arctic Research Open House booth bags a crowd

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 27, 2026

A woman in a pink hat stands by a table squeezing an ink tube. The table is covered with seven colorful trays of ink, each with a little roller.

Visitors to Alaska Sea Grant’s booth at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Arctic Research Open House were left holding the bag. Attendees at the May 14 event block-printed images…

Alaska Sea Grant well-represented at symposium

By Kyle Kolda | March 3, 2026

A young woman in casual dress stands smiling next to a scientific poster.

Contributions by Alaska Sea Grant students and researchers at this year’s Alaska Marine Science Symposium were all over the food web. Their presentations focused on marine fauna ranging from humpback…

Next generation of Alaska fishermen gather for summit

By Tom Moran | February 20, 2026

A group of 25 mostly young men and women stand outside the ornate front of the Alaska State Capitol.

The first time Noah Swenson attended the Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit (AYFS), he found a boat. The second time, he found his voice. In 2024, the then-27-year-old Homer fisherman spent…

Wakefield Symposium coming to Kodiak

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 7, 2026

Heatwaves will be a hot topic at next year’s Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium. The theme for the event, to be held May 5–8, 2026, at the Kodiak Marketplace event space,…

Anchorage’s green spaces focus of ARCA workshop

By Kyle Kolda | December 8, 2025

A woman kneels down holding a smoking censer above a pile of objects on the ground: strings of red, pink and yellow flowers surrounding a platter holding a glass and several dishes and baskets, filled with unidentifiable substances. Around her a small crowd of people watch her conduct the ceremony. They are all standing in a small grassy area next to buildings in an urban setting.

To many Anchorage residents, Fish Creek is an afterthought, mostly siphoned through culverts below strip malls and parking lots. But for some in Anchorage, the aboveground stretches of the creek…

Oyster farmers learn the trade at Prince of Wales workshop

By Alaska Sea Grant | November 18, 2025

Participants in a workshop stand on docks of an oyster farm listening to an instructor. They stand next to oyster sorting equipment and boats, surrounded by calm water and forested hills under a bright blue sky.

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…

Connecting with coastal residents at the Southeast Alaska State Fair

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 29, 2025

woman wearing orange hat shucking oysters. Large pan with ice and oysters lay on table along with a grill. A truck and mountain are in background.

As the short Alaska summer was drawing to a close, Alaska Sea Grant participated in the Southeast Alaska State Fair. This event has been celebrated in Haines for more than…

About Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference

By Dawn Montano | August 24, 2025

Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference Narratives from a Resilient Coast: Science, Story and Shared Knowledge The Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference (WAISC) is an annual event that brings people together…