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conservation of Alaska's seas and coasts through research, education, and
extension.
Quinhagak kids track their own salmon in drifter buoy project
Assisted by Marine Advisory Program agent Terry Reeve, young scientists from Quinhagak are deploying satellite-tracked drifter buoys in Kuskokwim Bay to collect data on juvenile salmon. For more information on the drifter buoy program, visit the Oceanographic Drifter Deployments in Alaskan Waters Web site, and for information on this summer's deployment in Kuskokwim Bay, see the Juvenile Salmon Dispersal: A Drifter-based View Web site.
Alaska Sea Grant offers the Statehood Edition of the 2009 Alaska Coastal Calendar. The calendar is packed with stunning color images of Alaska's coast, and informative narratives and historical facts highlight Alaska's statehood journey.
Terry Johnson, a Marine Advisory Program agent, has prepared a list of steps that can help lessen the impact of high fuel cost for Alaska boaters.
The National Sea Grant Program has named three University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate students Dean John A. Knauss Fellows. The fellows will spend a year in Washington, D.C., learning how the federal government makes national marine environmental policy.
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This special Statehood Edition of the 2009 Alaska Coastal Calendar commemorates Alaska's 50th anniversary. Together with stunning color images of Alaska's coastal wildlife and breathtaking scenery, the calendar features informative narratives and historical facts about Alaska's journey to statehood. The calendar is the latest in our award-winning Alaska Coastal Calendar series.
The peer-reviewed articles in this book shed light on the intertwined effects of fishing pressure and climate on the largest fisheries in the Northern Hemisphere. This symposium proceedings is a must-have for scientists studying fisheries management and climate-driven changes in groundfish fisheries worldwide.
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25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
March 2009
Anchorage, Alaska
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Education
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New standards-based marine/aquatic science units for grades K-8.
Follow 2008 Alaska Knauss Fellow Seanbob Kelly's experiences on his blog!
Publications, marine mammal field guide pages, and other educational resources
offered by Alaska Sea Grant.
A high school science competition
A Web site dedicated to helping rural Alaskans and Alaska Natives become fishery biologists and marine scientists.
Our Marine Advisory Program offers technical assistance and information
to individuals and businesses that enjoy and depend on Alaska's seas and coasts.
Alaska Sea Grant is a partner in a joint state/federal effort to control the spread of rats in Alaska's coastal communities, ports and harbors, and on marine vessels.
Information on submitting reports, funding and fellowships, administrative documents, and more. Also see National Sea Grant Program.
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Hundreds of marine resources on the web.
