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Quinhagak kids track their own salmon in drifter buoy project

deploying drifter buoy

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.

Coastal calendar commemorates Alaska Statehood

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.

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Marine Advisory Program offers boaters tips to conserve fuel, save money

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.

UAF students named Dean John A. Knauss Fellows

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.

Fishlines

Alaska Sea Grant seeks your advice in plotting our course for the next 5 years. See our strategic plan questionnaire.

Read about this and more in Fishlines, our monthly in-house newsletter.

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Survey

Provide your advice on Alaska marine and coastal issues

Alaska Sea Grant needs your ideas to help us plan our research, education, and extension efforts. To offer your advice and qualify to win valuable prizes, simply complete this short online questionnaire before August 30, 2008.

From the Bookstore

2009 Alaska Coastal Calendar

North Pacific Rockfishes

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.

Resiliency of Gadid Stocks to Fishing and Climate Change

Gadids proceedings

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.

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

Meetings

Biology and Management of Exploited Crab Populations under Climate Change

25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
March 2009
Anchorage, Alaska

More conferences and symposia...

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Research

Education

Got Pollock?

See how it's processed (image gallery)

Alaska Seas and Rivers Curriculum

New standards-based marine/aquatic science units for grades K-8.

2008 Knauss Fellow profile

Follow 2008 Alaska Knauss Fellow Seanbob Kelly's experiences on his blog!

Marine Education Resources

Publications, marine mammal field guide pages, and other educational resources offered by Alaska Sea Grant.

National Ocean Sciences Bowl—Alaska Region

A high school science competition

Future Alaskans in Fisheries and Marine Science

A Web site dedicated to helping rural Alaskans and Alaska Natives become fishery biologists and marine scientists.

Extension

Our Marine Advisory Program offers technical assistance and information to individuals and businesses that enjoy and depend on Alaska's seas and coasts.

Rat Control in Coastal Alaska

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.

Program Administration

Information on submitting reports, funding and fellowships, administrative documents, and more. Also see National Sea Grant Program.

About Us

Who we are and what we do.

Partners and Links

Hundreds of marine resources on the web.