In the News in 2012
A sampling of headlines and stories about Alaska Sea Grant and Marine Advisory Program (MAP) people, projects, and activities.
- Sea Life of the Aleutians makes cover of Pacific Fishing: The cover photo and inside images of the March 2012 issue of Pacific Fishing magazine is the Alaska Sea Grant–published book, Sea Life of the Aleutians: An Underwater Exploration.
- Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit: KMXT's Alaska Fisheries Report features a nice segment on the 2012 Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit, which begins at 9:55:00. Listen to the story [mp3; 6.4 MB], February 16, 2012.
- Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit: 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: 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.
- 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 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
