Posts Tagged ‘Kachemak Bay’
Hi, Sierra!
Sierra Greene may be a new employee at Alaska Sea Grant, but for some of us she’s already a familiar face. For the past three years, Greene has worked as…
Read MoreReturn to Moss Island
Roxy Reynolds’ Alaska Sea Grant Mariculture Summer Apprenticeship was a homecoming in the most literal sense. Reynolds apprenticed at the Moss Island Oyster Farm, a Kachemak Bay enterprise founded by…
Read MoreOyster farms don’t alter sea otter fodder
To you and I, farmed oysters are a delicacy. But for sea otters, oyster farms may not be a big deal. That’s one finding of a team of scientists led…
Read MoreInvestigating the interactions between sea otters and oyster farms
Alaska is home to about seventy-five percent of the world’s sea otters. Sea otters are a keystone species, as they have a substantial impact on the ecosystems they inhabit. The…
Read MoreGlacier silt hinders establishment of kelp bed communities
Kachemak Bay, Alaska—Long-term build up of silt from glacier melt is limiting growth and establishment of kelp beds in Kachemak Bay, according to an ongoing project by University of Alaska…
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