WORKSHOP March 26–28, 2024 KETCHIKAN, ALASKA This workshop will take place March 26–28, 2024, at the OceansAlaska Hatchery in Ketchikan, Alaska. To further production potential and the understanding of oyster cultivation, Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Southeast and OceansAlaska have partnered to develop hands-on training for those interested in oyster hatchery operations. This workshop […]
Pacific oysters are a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under state and federal regulations. Alaska’s aquatic farming industry is relatively new—it only became legal in the state in 1988. Since then, the industry has flourished. Want a meal that’s good for you and good for the planet? Pacific oysters farmed in the […]
An Alaska oyster farmer on Prince of Wales Island is hoping that a new device he spent years helping to design will increase his oyster farming productivity and prove useful to other farmers around the state. The redesigned device is a 53-foot aluminum floating upweller system, or FLUPSY. It works by moving fresh seawater filled […]
The mortality of larval Pacific oysters in Northwest hatcheries has been linked to ocean acidification. Yet the rate of increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the decrease of pH in near-shore waters have been questioned as being severe enough to cause the die-offs. Now, a new study of Pacific oyster and Mediterranean mussel […]