KETCHIKAN – The University of Alaska Southeast Maritime Training Center (MTC) based in Ketchikan recently acquired a new vehicle, funded partially by a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation. With its special promotional graphics promoting the work of the center, “The new truck provides the needed transportation for Maritime faculty, staff and equipment and also increases […]
Researchers have confirmed that salmon are spawning in an Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that at least some salmon species could be expanding to new territory as climate change reshapes their habitat. The University of Alaska Fairbanks-led project found about 100 chum salmon in the Anaktuvuk and Itkillik rivers on Alaska’s North Slope. Both rivers flow […]
(Soldotna) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Sport Fish, Aquatic Education Program is kicking off the school year with its annual “Salmon in the Classroom” educational event with two days of coho salmon egg takes for elementary aged students attending schools within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. An egg take is the […]
This summer, Alaska Sea Grant offered an educational camp for middle school-aged children in Southcentral Alaska focused on deepening an understanding and appreciation of the coastal environment. The Coastal Connections Camp encourages exploration and natural curiosity, while reaching an age group that is typically underserved in summer programming. Campers discovered macroinvertebrates and other life in local streams, […]