Posts Tagged ‘salmon’
Bristol Bay Campus hosts lunchtime info series for local fishermen
Alaska Sea Grant and the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation started a new monthly “Lunch and Learn” program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. These…
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,…
Read MoreStudy focuses on salmon resilience
Christopher Sergeant is studying Southeast Alaska watersheds as part of his doctoral research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Along with his advisor, Assistant Prof. Jeffrey Falke, and partners at the U.S. Forest Service, Alaska Sea Grant and Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, Sergeant is working on an Alaska Sea Grant-funded project to assess the resilience of Southeast Alaska salmon.
Read MoreIs big always better? Maybe not
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…
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 MoreGary Freitag
Gary Freitag Marine Advisory Agent, Ketchikan Professor Emeritus Gary retired from the University of Alaska in 2021. Gary Freitag Focus Provided educational and technical assistance to Alaska’s marine resources industries,…
Read MoreSummer interns focus on seafood science in Kodiak
Camron Christoffersen, a Utah resident, is spending his summer in Alaska exploring how long and at what temperature fish need to be frozen to be parasite-free. At the same time, Phil Ganz is working on how best to communicate complicated science topics to the public.
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant helps get new fish plant rolling
A new fish plant opened this month in Hydaburg, a village in Southeast Alaska trying to revive its seafood industry. Haida Wild Alaska Seafood is located in a former cold…
Read MoreStudy: China could buy more Alaska wild salmon
A rising middle class, a growing economy and increasing concerns about food safety and pollution in China are creating opportunities for Alaska to sell more wild salmon to Chinese consumers, according to a new report.
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