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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Do Silent Ships See More Fish?
Comparisons of walleye pollock backscatter recorded by a conventional research vessl, the NOAA ship Miller Freeman, and the noise-reduced research vessel, the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson, in Alaska. More> |
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Registration for NOAA Science Camp Opens
NOAA's summer camp offers opportunities for seventh and eighth graders to explore marine sciences and have fun at the same time. Held at NOAA’s Seattle facility at Sand Point, July 6-10, and July 13-17. More>. |
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Check It Out ! New Fish Ageing Demo
Want to try your hand at ageing fish bones? Check out the Age and Growth Program's latest interactive fish ageing program: ARD 2.0. Requires Adobe Flash player. More>
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Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals
The Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program has increased its use of passive acoustics to detect and monitor marine mammals. In all projects, bottom-moored passive acoustic recorders are being used to collect long-term recording. More> |
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Refresher Safety Training for Observers
The Fisheries Monitoring & Analysis Division implemented an updated refresher safety training session for prior North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program observers returning to work at sea. More>
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Advances in Skate Management and Research
Members of the Status of Stocks & Multispecies Assessment Program designed a new population model for Alaska Skates and initiated what is intended to be a long-term tagging study of skates in summer 2008. More> |
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Through-Ice Sampling Workshop Report
A report on the AFSC Fishery Interaction Team's November 2007 workshop on methods for sampling the marine environment under the ice. AFSC Processed Rep. 2009-02, 52 p.(pdf, 1.86 MB). More > |
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Last updated
30 April, 2009
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