University of Alaska – Alaska Sea Grant

Research collaboration helps Kodiak subsistence harvesters

By Alaska Sea Grant | June 6, 2024

Researchers collect samples onboard a ship. Mountains and water in background.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have long been prevalent in the waters off the Kodiak archipelago, with the toxins produced by species such as Alexandrium catenella historically posing a threat to…

Federal grant to boost Alaska’s mariculture industry

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 29, 2022

kelp growing on a line. Photo courtesy of Lexa Meyer

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently committed $49 million to grow Alaska’s mariculture industry. The award is one of 21 nationally chosen from more than 500…

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…