The mission of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center is to
generate the scientific information and analysis necessary for the conservation,
management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.
News and Research Highlights
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2009 Summer Internships Open through Feb. 6
Every summer the Alaska Fisheries Science Center provides exciting internship opportunities for students. This year the AFSC offers 15 internship openings through February 6. More>
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2008 Acoustic Survey of Gulf of Alaska Pollock
AFSC Processed Report:
Results of February-March 2008 Echo Integration-trawl Surveys of Walleye Pollock Conducted in the Gulf of Alaska, Cruises MF2008-01 and OD2008-03. (pdf; 4MB) |
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A Systemic Approach to Fisheries Management
This article condenses and highlights a vast literature on an alternative approach to management that accounts for the evolved nature of natural systems and finds sustainability in the selectivity and intensity of fishery harvests. More> |
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Status Review of Ribbon Seal
NOAA Tech Memo NMFS-AFSC 191: Status Review of the Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata) is a compilation of the best available information concerning the past, present, and future threats to this species.. More> |
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Beaufort Sea Survey Summary and Photo Gallery
The first dedicated fish survey of the Beaufort Sea was conducted summer 2008. The goals of the survey were to provide a baseline for analysis of the impacts of future oil and gas development there and for the study of climate change. More> |
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Nursery Habitat of Newly Settled Flatfish
Recruitment Processes scientists participated in a cruise to understand the factors that are important in determining the transport and recruitment success of commercial and nontarget flatfish species in the eastern Bering Sea. More> |
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Pacific Right Whale Evaluation Study
The Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program is conducting a multiyear study on the distribution, abundance, and habitat use of North Pacific right whales in the North Aleutian Basin and southeastern Bering Sea. More> . |
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Assessing Discard Mortality in Crabs
AFSC scientists are studying bycatch mortality in Alaska crabs. Six reflex actions indentified in Tanner crabs were reliable predictors of stress, and the suite of reflexes can be assessed in less than 30 seconds. More>
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Marine Education Workshop
for Teachers K-12
Free 1-day workshop ont what NOAA Fisheries and Washington Sea Grant offer you as a teacher. Come learn about ocean literacy principals and hands-on activities directly related to NOAA science and policy. 13 February 2009. More> |
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Last updated
12 January, 2009
