Posts Tagged ‘Kodiak’
Looking to start a seaweed farm in Alaska?
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) and partners, including Alaska Sea Grant, are excited to announce a new training program for people interested in starting a seaweed farm. The program will be held…
Read MoreKodiak workshop helps fishing community build resilience
More than 70 people gathered in Kodiak recently for a workshop to address how the island community can build resilience and adaptability in the face of climate change. The October…
Read MoreAdapt Kodiak: a coastal resilience workshop
Check-in and coffee starts at 8 am Thursday, with the program kicking off at 8:30. Download the agenda with video conference links. Adapt Kodiak is a workshop dedicated to the…
Read MoreKodiak agent works with tribes to keep residents safe from PSP
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a significant concern in Alaska, where many residents harvest clams, mussels and other bivalves for food and recreation. PSP is of particular concern in the…
Read MoreSmoked Seafood School attracts students from Alaska and beyond
One of Alaska Sea Grant’s most popular workshops is coming up next month. Our Smoked Seafood School will be held in Kodiak on October 11 and 12. It’s the fourth…
Read MoreKMXT: Kodiak tribal groups take stock of popular subsistence resource
Shellfish are a popular subsistence food on the island, and groups are surveying the density of the local resource. There’s no regular on-site testing of PSP because shellfish harvest on Kodiak beaches is subsistence, but Alaska Sea Grant is working with NOAA to develop a new instrument for monitoring PSP.
Read MoreKMXT: Graduate student experiments with extending shelf life and safety of cooked crab
An Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and Sea Grant graduate student intern is looking at how to extend the shelf life of cooked Dungeness crab and make it safer to eat.
Read MorePublic-private partnership at university spurs Alaska’s maritime workforce training
Government, industry and academic representatives met in Anchorage recently to discuss new ways to advance the state’s maritime sector. Alaska’s maritime industry—sometimes referred to as “Alaska’s blue economy”—supports over 70,000…
Read MoreNew technology could boost surimi profits and cut waste
Tyre Lanier has spent four decades becoming an expert in surimi, or what some call “fake crab.” The North Carolina professor knows practically everything there is to know about surimi,…
Read MoreFishermen’s Showcase 2018
Join us for the 3rd annual Fishermen’s Showcase!
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