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Ginny Eckert named director of Alaska Sea Grant
Dr. Ginny Eckert was appointed director of the Alaska Sea Grant Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks earlier this month. The announcement came from UAF Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Anupma Prakash, whose office now oversees the program. Based in Juneau, Eckert served in the roles of acting and interim director since summer 2019,…
Read MoreADN: Eating shellfish you’ve harvested yourself is risky – and can be deadly
In Southeast Alaska this summer, researchers have seen extremely high levels of toxins in mussels and clams, prompting state health officials to warn that harvesting and eating shellfish is risky. Alaska Sea Grant’s Ginny Eckert helps explain what is causing this danger.
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Ginny Eckert Director, Juneau (907) 796-5450 Contact Ginny Bio page Ginny Eckert Expertise aquaculture fisheries ecology fisheries oceanography marine biology marine invertebrates Focus ecology management and aquaculture of commercially important marine invertebrates Education University of California Santa Barbara, Ph.D. Ecology, 1999 University of Florida, M.S. Zoology, 1994 Dartmouth College, B.A. Biology, 1990 For more information, including CV, research projects, publications, and…
Read MoreFellowships announced by Alaska Sea Grant
CONTACT: Paula Dobbyn, 907-274-9698, paula.dobbyn@alaska.edu Five graduate students selected by Alaska Sea Grant will spend a year working with state and federal agencies to support healthy coastal communities and the marine environment. Alaska Sea Grant chose the students to participate in its State Fellowship program. The fellowships strengthen Alaska’s workforce by cultivating future professionals working in marine science and policy, fisheries,…
Read MoreAlaskans try to combat death by marine toxins
Mass mortality of seabirds. Marine mammal deaths. Alaskans sickened by shellfish. What’s the common theme? Seawater contaminated by toxic algae. Call it death by phytoplankton. A group of Alaskans — including state officials, tribes, nonprofit organizations and researchers — have recently come together to try to combat these marine toxins. The goal is to keep…
Read MoreNetwork will assist safe shellfish harvest in Alaska
A new network of experts from across the state will work to help Alaska communities better understand and mitigate the effects of harmful blooms of algae, including the toxins they produce and the potential health risks to humans and animals.
Read MoreAlaska mariculture projects receive federal funding
Alaska Sea Grant has received funding to help marine aquaculture businesses in the state find good locations, obtain geoduck seeds and avoid shutdowns after heavy rains.
Read MoreGinny Eckert inspires big-picture thinking in her research and students
Juneau, Alaska—Ginny Eckert likes having a comprehensive understanding of the world around her. Her work as the associate director of research at Alaska Sea Grant and professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences has taken her all over Alaska. Eckert and her graduate students have studied reproductive potential of…
Read MoreBurgeoning sea otter population in southern Southeast Alaska depletes commercial fishery species
Juneau, Alaska—Sea otters enjoy feeding on sea cucumbers, sea urchins, Dungeness crabs and geoducks. Unfortunately, so do people. In southern Southeast Alaska, commercial fisheries for these invertebrate species provide income for local economies. At the same time, a growing population of sea otters is consuming the invertebrates. Predation from the otters is already having an…
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