Welcome to Alaska Sea Grant—supporting wise use and conservation of Alaska's seas and coasts through research, education, and extension.
The next Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit will be held in Anchorage, December 7–9, 2009. The summit is the third in the series for people just getting started in commercial fishing, and who want to take leadership roles in the industry.
For Chuck Crapo, an Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program seafood scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, decades of toil and commitment were recently rewarded.
CoastWise Alaska is a new, free audio news and feature service that spotlights stories about coastal Alaska science, business, and the environment.
Alaska’s on-again, off-again, experiment with recycling worn-out fishing nets is on once more. CoastWise Alaska reports on how five coastal Alaska communities have jump-started net recycling efforts.
Alaska Sea Grant initiated an outreach program for community-based adaptation to climate change, in partnership with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment Policy and the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service.
Read about this and more in Fishlines, our monthly in-house newsletter.
The 2010 edition of the award-winning Alaska Coastal Calendar series offers a glimpse of the raw beauty of the Last Frontier, while short narratives offer insight and information.
Our newest color-illustrated field guide, Field Guide to Squids and Octopods of the Eastern North Pacific and Bering Sea, removes the shroud of mystery surrounding the squids and octopuses of Alaska seas. A must-have for fisheries biologists and anyone fascinated by these tentacled subjects of science and sea lore.
We all have a stake in keeping pollution out of Alaska's seas and off our beaches. Clean Boating for Alaskans is a new, free, booklet full of "green" boating tips you can use to keep our harbors and the waters around them clean.
More than 200 additional books and videos are available from the Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore. Check out our newest releases.
Weaving a Network of Future Fishing Leaders
December 7–9, 2009
Anchorage, Alaska
26th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
November 8–11, 2010
Anchorage, Alaska
27th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
September 2011
Anchorage, Alaska
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Who we are and what we do.
Publications, marine mammal field guide pages, and other educational resources offered by Alaska Sea Grant.
New standards-based marine/aquatic science units for grades K–8.
An annual high school science competition.
Fellowship opportunities in marine policy, fisheries, and more.
Alaska Sea Grant is helping UAF promote Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (MESAS) fellowships. Read more on our Fellowships page or visit the MESAS Web site.
Our Marine Advisory Program offers technical assistance and information to individuals and businesses that enjoy and depend on Alaska's seas and coasts.
Information on submitting reports, funding and fellowships, administrative documents, and more. Also see National Sea Grant Program.
Hundreds of marine resources on the web.
Last modified 16-Nov-2009. Contact: Alaska Sea Grant web coordinator.
Alaska Sea Grant is part of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and part of the National Sea Grant Program, a division of NOAA. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution.
Alaska Sea Grant College Program • PO Box 755040 • Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775-5040 • seagrant@uaf.edu • (907) 474-7086.