National Sea Grant College Program

Is big always better? Maybe not

By Paula Dobbyn | May 23, 2018

Over the past 20 years, the South Olga Lakes on Kodiak Island has produced nearly half a million sockeye salmon per year on average. This fishery is historically one of…

Port Heiden: an Alaska community adapting to climate change

By Paula Dobbyn | May 4, 2018

Like dozens of other coastal villages in Alaska, Port Heiden is grappling with how to adapt to climate change effects, including rising ocean levels, disappearing sea ice, extreme erosion and…