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Recent news releases
UA developing workforce training plan for Alaska fisheries, seafood and maritime industries
18 April 2012
The University of Alaska, together with partners including Alaska Sea Grant and the Marine Advisory Program, is developing an initiative to deliver specialized workplace training programs for Alaskans involved in fisheries, seafood, and maritime industries.
Alaska Sea Grant announces new marine research projects
22 March 2012
Alaska Sea Grant announced more than $1 million in grants to address important marine research needs in coastal Alaska over the next two years.
MAP shares Alaska Forum award for Aleutian toxin monitoring
22 March 2012
Ray RaLonde, aquaculture specialist with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, is among the recipients of the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award presented by the Alaska Forum on the Environment.
March coastal events roundup
01 March 2012
A list of noteworthy events around coastal Alaska in March.
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News items from around the state
- The cover photo and inside images of this month's Pacific Fishing magazine is the Alaska Sea Grant–published book, Sea Life of the Aleutians: An Underwater Exploration.
- The 2012 Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit was a great success, with some 50 people meeting in Juneau Feb 13–14 to talk about a wide range of issues affecting the state's commercial fishing industry. KTOO Radio filed this report, February 15, 2012.
- Ocean acidification, the subject of the latest issue of Alaska Seas and Coasts, caught the attention of KMXT-FM news in Dillingham, which filed this report [mp3; 2.9 MB] on the publication and the recent visit of SFOS assistant professor of chemical oceanography Jeremy Mathis, an expert on ocean acidification, February 15, 2012.
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Notes about Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program activities
- Deborah Mercy, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program media specialist, completed the collaborative video “Faces of Climate Change” in partnership with Alaska Sea Grant, the Alaska Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, the Alaska Ocean Observing System, and the Alaska Marine Conservation Council. See clips on vimeo.
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CoastWise Alaska radio stories
Net Recycling
Alaska’s on-again, off-again, experiment with recycling worn-out fishing nets is on once more. CoastWise Alaska reports on how five coastal Alaska communities have jump-started net recycling efforts.
Invasive Species
Alaska's coastal waters can be an inhospitable home for marine creatures not accustomed to icy cold water. But some non-native species are slowly finding the place to their liking. This week's CoastWise Alaska joins the hunt for marine invasive species making their way up the coast.
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Arctic Science Journeys
Interesting and informative programs about science, culture, and the environment of the circumpolar north. Note: ASJ is on hiatus, but radio archives from 1996 to 2005 are available online.
