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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 to fund $1 million in marine research
Alaska Sea Grant will provide $1 million in federal funding during the next two years to support marine research across the state.
Cordova Marine Advisory agent recalls trip to Louisiana oil spill
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.
In the news
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.
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