Since its inception, the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program has launched the careers of over 60 professionals. The fellowship class size has expanded from just two in its first year to a cohort of 17 in the 2024 class. The demand for skilled professionals in marine science and policy by Alaska organizations has guided the program’s […]
The Arctic is changing, and scientists and residents alike are interested to understand both the reasons for and impacts of these changes, including how it’s affecting fish populations that Alaskans rely on. To explore changing distribution patterns of Pacific salmon in the Arctic, Elizabeth Lindley, a PhD student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is […]
Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program in Dillingham is expanding its menu of training in skills needed to compete in Bristol Bay’s commercial fishing industry. From greenhorn to captain, Sea Grant’s Skipper Apprenticeship Program provides a foundation for those who don’t know a bowline from a bow cleat, and more for those with years of […]
Alaska Sea Grant, together with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, is pleased to announce seven recommended marine debris removal projects under the 2024 Community Marine Debris Removal Grant Program. These projects represent a $1.2 million investment in marine debris removal, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. […]