Posts Tagged ‘research’
Clams and climate change — new Alaska study examines the connections
SEWARD, Alaska — July fourth in Seward is known for its fireworks, festivities and the grueling Mt. Marathon race that draws elite athletes from around the world. But for a University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) graduate student, the holiday took on a whole different meaning this year. “It was the first time I was able…
Read MoreUAF student completes salmon predation study
Very few juvenile salmon return to spawn. Many are consumed by larger fish who eat them as they migrate from rivers or hatcheries to the ocean. That’s a problem for hatcheries that release millions of young salmon, called smolts, into the waters of coastal Alaska. Alaska Sea Grant funded research on chum salmon predation by…
Read MoreArctic Today: With erosion threatening its shoreline, Utqiagvik’s residents are stepping up as citizen scientists
A project in Utqiagvik funded by Alaska Sea Grant is focusing on key areas where infrastructure is vulnerable, and will help local people plan ways to mitigate climate change effects and adapt to new realities.
Read MoreKTVA: Harvesting Alaska—New research could change seaweed rules
A Sea Grant-funded graduate student is seeing if seaweed can be sustainably harvested Cook Inlet.
Read MoreAlaskan receives Digital Coast fellowship
A graduate student from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, has won a prestigious fellowship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Richard Buzard, who is working on his doctoral studies in Geoscience, with Assistant Professor of Coastal Geography Chris Maio, has been named a NOAA Digital Coast Fellow.…
Read MoreUAF student studies whale watching impacts on humpbacks
Whale watching is a booming business in Alaska’s state capital. Over the past nearly 20 years, the number of whale watching boats in the waters around Juneau has roughly doubled. The business is valued at about $35 million annually, according to the McDowell Group, and its rise parallels that of the cruise ship industry, whose…
Read MoreState fellow joined dozens of scientists for Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Survey
Genevieve Johnson is five months into her yearlong fellowship with Alaska Sea Grant, working on chum salmon genetics and Arctic ecosystem research for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Read MoreMichele Frandsen
Michele Frandsen Research Coordinator, Fairbanks Bio page Michele left the University of Alaska in 2018. Michele Frandsen Alaska Sea Grant role Michele maintained a communication network with researchers and students, was administrative point of contact for project investigators; provided guidance to potential investigators on proposal preparation, submission procedures and process; organized and conducted peer review…
Read MoreShoreline monitoring in Goodnews Bay, Alaska, will help residents map changes
Goodnews Bay, Alaska—If a storm wreaks havoc on coastal Goodnews Bay, Alaska, new research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists may help the town qualify for relief funding. Efforts to link local perspectives with monitored shoreline changes will vastly improve the understanding of the region’s coastal evolution. “We really want to know how the shoreline…
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