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UA developing workforce training plan for Alaska fisheries, seafood and maritime industries
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
Alaska Sea Grant announced more than $1 million in grants to address important marine research needs in coastal Alaska over the next two years.
Alaska Marine Policy Forum
Alaska Sea Grant and the Alaska Ocean Observing System host a bimonthly one-hour conference call with Alaska participants interested in marine policy.The next call is September 26 at 1 pm Alaska Time. Join us to hear the latest about marine funding, legislation, and state and federal policy. Visit the AOOS website for contact information and notes from previous calls.
Also in the news—
Thar She Blows! Whale Research around the Emerald Isle: Alaska Sea Grant marine mammal specialist Bree Witteveen grabbed the attention of Kodiak Public Radio reporter, Brianna Gibbs, who recorded for broadcast Witteveens's Summer Sessions Land and Sea Lecture on whale research. Gibbs later joined Kate Wynne and Bree Witteveen for a day on a research boat and aired a second story on whale research.
Sea Grant research shows salmon evolution: Results from Tony Gharrett's long-term Alaska Sea Grant research was published in New Scientist July 11, “Climate change drives salmon evolution,” and in Nature July 11, “Pink salmon evolve to migrate earlier in warmer waters: Study finds genetic evidence of climate-change adaptation.” Alaska Sea Grant began funding Tony's research in the 1980s.
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AKCRRAB News Flash, August 2012: Researchers at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak will use 12,000 hatchery-reared blue king crab juveniles in experiments. Read more…
Fishlines, August 2012: Maritime industry, regulators, and Bering Strait residents will talk about increased shipping and impacts at symposium. Read more...
Charter Log, March 2012: charter halibut updates, Guideline Harvest Levels, felt soles out, and much more. Read more...
