Kodiak – 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…

Smoked Seafood School for Commercial Operators – October 2026

By Dawn Montano | June 24, 2026

This workshop is for seafood processors looking to include value-added products in their commercial operations. A Smoked Seafood School for general enthusiasts, including Kodiak Island Borough residents, is planned for…

Alaska Sea Grant at ComFish

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 5, 2026

Two men stand over a rope and tie orange floats to it with blue rope.

Kodiak fishermen brought their A-game to the city harbor last month for a timed skills competition. A dozen local fishers took part in the friendly contest, organized by Alaska Sea…

Old Harbor studies the old ways

By Kyle Kolda | April 21, 2026

A teenage girl in orange overalls and a black T-shirt leans over a hole in the dirt with a trowel. Beside her, another teenage girl in a maroon hoodie and blue pants crouches over the hole, also holding a trowel.

Old Harbor is turning to its past to plot out its future. With support from Alaska Sea Grant, a group of researchers are partnering with the Alutiiq Tribe of Old…

Research fellow excels in HAB lab collab

By Tom Moran | January 12, 2026

A young woman stands bheind a pallet of 24 shoebox-size boxes labeled SeaTox Research Inc. She is smiling and giving two thumbs up.

Courtney White only spent one summer in Kodiak, but it clearly left an impression. “On paper, I applied for a three-month fellowship,” said White, who aided in harmful algal bloom…

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,…

Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop – Kodiak

By Dawn Montano | September 27, 2025

Microscopic view of phytoplankton and harmful algae cells collected on a slide

This hands-on workshop will train potential shellfish farmers to monitor for harmful algae, including Alexandrium catenella, which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. Participants will learn net tow techniques, plankton identification, and microscope…

Investigating Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning: Hands-on Toxin Detection

By Dave Partee | September 19, 2025

Person wearing a hat and protective lab gear working in a lab. Vials and beakers are all around on the table.

This workshop will take place October 14, 15, 21 and 22, at 5:30–8:30 pm each day. Alaska Sea Grant and Kodiak College are hosting a public education class focused on…

Youth camp expands across coastal Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | August 22, 2025

Group of middle-school students posing and smiling for camera in a forest surrounded by large trees with moss, ferns and other bushes. They are all growling or have their hands up like a bear.

Now in its fourth summer, the Coastal Connection Camp program is serving more students and communities in the Gulf of Alaska region than ever before, offering hands-on activities involving science,…

Tribal and fishing communities share strategies for adapting to change

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 22, 2025

Very blue image of sky, mountains and commercial fishing boat in the water somewhere in Coastal Alaska. White birds are flying over water.

Rapid change in Gulf of Alaska fisheries are disrupting established subsistence and commercial fishing practices that thousands of Alaskans depend on for food, livelihood and cultural well-being. Regional community organizations,…