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Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit deals on hotels and scholarships for travel and lodging expire soon!

Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit organizers urge participants to book travel and accommodations soon to get best deals.

APPLY NOW! Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship like "rocket fuel" for career

For Alaska college students, one path to gainful employment is the prestigious National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Alaska Sea Grant is currently recruiting exceptional students from around the state to apply for the 2013 Knauss Fellowship.

Sea Grant ID's right whale off Kodiak

Alaska Sea Grant Marine Mammal Specialist Kate Wynne is making news in the new year with her identification of an endangered northern right whale in Kodiak waters.

Also in the news—

Ice-coated birds: Reid Brewer, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent based in Unalaska, recently spoke to KUCB-FM about local birds found coated in ice and unable to fly, following stormy weather in the region. The original story appears on KUCB-Unalaska. Read or listen to the story on Alaska Public Radio. PDFs of the stories are also available: KUCB-Unalaska [88 KB], and Alaska Public Radio [73 KB], January 10, 2012.

Fish waste composting: Izetta Chambers, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent based in Dillingham, recently discussed her new Sea Gram publication, Safe and Legal Fish Waste Composting in Alaska. Listen to the story on KDLG-FM [MP3; 2.5 MB], January 9, 2012.

Wakefield researcher heard on Alaska Fisheries Report: Courtney Carothers, assistant professor of fisheries at UAF/SFOS, describes her IFQ research findings during the Alaska Sea Grant–sponsored 27th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium. Listen to the story on the Alaska Fisheries Report, KMXT-FM [mp3; 6.4MB], January 5, 2012

Elsewhere in the news

Newsletters

AKCRRAB News Flash, January 2012: Scientists in Juneau, Alaska, look for genetically distinct populations of blue king crabs from U.S. and Russian waters. Read more…

Fishlines, January 2012: Alaska fishermen will learn to be industry leaders and improve their business skills at the fourth Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit, Feb. 13–14 in Juneau. Read more...

Charter Log, December 2011: Halibut catch limits and conflicts, medical review standards, high-ethanol fuel. Read more...

From the Bookstore

Sea Life of the Aleutians: An Underwater Exploration

Science divers exploring undersea locations in the remote Aleutian Islands were awed by the kaleidoscopic beauty they found. More than 100 stunning photos from several research expeditions are featured in our new book, Sea Life of the Aleutians: An Underwater Exploration.

Imam Cimiucia: Our Changing Sea

This lavishly illustrated book combines the knowledge and insights of Native Alaskans with scientific observations to paint a multihued picture of how the coastal ecosystem and local Native culture together have changed along the Cook Inlet coast of the Kenai Peninsula.

More than 200 additional books and videos are available from the Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore.

Check out our new releases.

Meetings

Pacific Fisheries Technologists Meeting

The Perfect Catch
February 12–15, 2012
Anchorage, Alaska

2012 Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit

Weaving a network of future fishing leaders
February 13–14, 2012
Juneau, Alaska

Sea Grant Week 2012

September 17–21, 2012
Girdwood, Alaska

Biological Responses of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change, and Strategies for Adaptation

28th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
March 26–29, 2013
Anchorage, Alaska

More conferences and symposia...