
Welcome to Alaska Sea Grant — supporting wise use and conservation of Alaska's seas and coasts through research, education, and extension.
Experts at the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program are reminding the public that paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) poses a significant threat to people who eat wild shellfish harvested from Alaska beaches and waters not deemed safe by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Alaska Sea Grant will provide $1 million in federal funding during the next two years to support marine research across the state.
Torie Baker, the regional Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent in Cordova, recently traveled to the Louisiana coast to offer advice and consolation to the fishing communities being affected by the recent offshore oil spill there.
Southern Mississippi's Sun Herald reports on the launch of a peer listening program to help people affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill express their emotions and difficulties following the spill of more than 100 million gallons of oil in the region. The peer listening program is being run by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium. Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program personnel who traveled to the Gulf Coast following the spill in May suggested the idea as a way for the consortium to help the people of the region. Story in the Sun Herald [PDF; 255 KB], July 15, 2010.
MAP seafood marketing specialist Quentin Fong was among a team of experts who traveled to Togiak recently to teach local entrepreneurs how to improve the value and brand recognition of their salmon. Story in the Bristol Bay Times [PDF; 68 KB], July 7, 2010
Scientists and Kodiak residents are invited to the Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium, April 9–12, 2011, hosted by the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program.
Read about this and more in Fishlines, our monthly in-house newsletter.
The UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences offers a number of information resources about marine oil spills.
Alligatorfish, lumpsuckers, armorhead, warbonnets, prickleheads, sea mouse, furry ball sponge, bubblegum coral, foolish mussel, shag rug aeolis, sea cockroach, Dirty Harry hermit, sea football, slime star—all these and hundreds more fishes and invertebrates are described in our newest waterproof book, Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes and Invertebrates of Alaska!
Our 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.
More than 200 additional books and videos are available from the Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore.
Check out our new releases.
26th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
November 8–11, 2010
Anchorage, Alaska
April 9–12, 2011
Kodiak, Alaska
27th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
September 12–16, 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 19 July 2010, 4:01pm AKDT. 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.