Terry Johnson
Marine Recreation and Tourism Specialist
Professor, UAF
Phone: 907.274.9695
Fax: 907.277.5242
E-mail: terry.johnson@alaska.edu
1007 W. 3rd Ave. Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Focus
- Marine recreation and tourism
- Commercial fisheries
- Pacific Rim fisheries
- Seafood markets and marketing
- Bering Sea
- Kenai Peninsula and Northern Gulf of Alaska
Expertise
- Vessel operations, outfitting, and maintenance
- Commerical fisheries
- Marine ecotourism operations
- Fuel efficiency
Experience
- Seventeen seasons, commercial salmon, herring, halibut fisherman
- Twelve seasons, operator marine ecotourism business
- About forty years, writer, editor, reporter
Affiliations
- Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators
- Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association
- Advisor, Alaska Marine Conservation Council
- Advisor, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Member, Alaska Boating Safety Advisory Council
- Member, Alaska Clean Harbors Advisory Committee
Education
- B.A. Communications
- M.M.A. Marine Resource Management
Current projects
- Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing
- Clean Harbors
- Vessel Fuel Efficiency
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Fisheries, Seafood and Maritime Training Initiative
Selected Publications
- Ocean Treasure: Commercial Fishing in Alaska
- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands: Region of Wonders
- Charter Log - a newsletter for charterboat operators and sport fishing guides
- Boatkeeper—series on vessel outfitting and maintenance
- Fisherman's Direct Marketing Manual
- Starting an Ecotourism Business in Alaska
- Rusian Far East Fisheries
- Business Resource Guide for Alaska Fishermen
- Supplements to Alaska Boaters Handbook (all are PDFs): Prince William Sound [704 KB], Kachemak Bay [1.5 MB], and Resurrection Bay [3.4 MB]
- Preventing and Treating Seasickness
- Rat Control for Alaska Waterfront Facilities
- Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual for Coastal Alaskans and Marine-Dependent Communities [PDF; 460 KB]
