Posts Tagged ‘Petersburg’
Adapting summer science camp during the pandemic
The current pandemic is impacting not only the country’s economy and healthcare industry, but also children’s social and educational opportunities. Recognizing this, Alaska Sea Grant’s Sunny Rice set out to adapt the Petersburg Summer Science Camp, using electronic communications in place of normal in-person gathering. Science kits were provided by the Petersburg Public Library for…
Read MorePetersburg Pilot: UASE professor talks crabs, global warming
Alaska Sea Grant–funded researcher Sherry Tamone held a virtual lecture this month as part of the Petersburg Science Series, on her research in crab species in Southeast and the effect that warming sea temperatures has on their molt timing. The series is organized by the local Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program.
Read MorePetersburg Science Series: Shrimp and Crab in Southeast Alaska’s Changing Waters
Sherry Tamone of the University of Alaska Southeast will talk about her research into spot prawns and various crab species in Southeast Alaska, with a focus on the impact of ocean acidification on shrimp and molt timing in Dungeness crab. This installment of the Petersburg Science Series will be hosted through remote conferencing only, to…
Read MoreWhy are salmon shrinking? UAF professor tackles the topic at Rainforest Festival
When you hear the word rainforest, people often associate it with something tropical. Residents of Southeast Alaska might think differently though, since they’re surrounded by the 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, a temperate rainforest. In Petersburg, the gifts of Alaska’s coastal rainforest were celebrated this month in a festival organized in part by Sunny Rice, Alaska…
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Sunny Rice Marine Advisory Agent, Petersburg (907) 772-3381 Contact Sunny Bio page Marine Advisory Program Box 1329 Petersburg, AK 99833 Sunny Rice Focus Commercial fisheries Marine mammal and fishery interactions Rural development Fisheries business Experience I have worked in the Petersburg MAP office since 1998, and as the MAP agent there since 2004. Prior to…
Read MorePetersburg kids get close-up look at sea creatures, courtesy of Alaska Sea Grant and Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Kids in Petersburg, Alaska, had a sea animal touch tank come right to their doorstep this week. The dockside activity was part of a summertime science lesson offered by Alaska Sea Grant’s Sunny Rice in partnership with the Petersburg Public Library and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. A few days earlier, Fish and Game…
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