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A new $418,000 grant from National Sea Grant will fund a two-year study by University of Alaska Southeast professor Michael Stekoll. The research focuses on cultivating seaweed at higher latitudes, including when seaweed plants become fertile, timing of transferring plants … Continued
In November, U.S. Coast Guard personnel began conducting dockside exams and safety spot-checks of fishing vessels in San Francisco prior to the Dungeness Crab season. The safety checks are conducted in an attempt to reduce the number of crab-fishing casualties. … Continued
The U.S. National Sea Grant College Program recently announced $3.4 million in federal funding to support aquaculture research and outreach. The funding leverages federal dollars with state matching funds to support 11 research projects and 23 projects to transfer aquaculture … Continued
Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from The Salmon Project Editor: Nancy Lord Publisher: University of Alaska Press ISBN: 9781602232839 Worldwide salmon populations are faced with overfishing, habitat loss, and other factors. Alaska, however, stands out as a rare success … Continued
International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) staff is recommending that all commercially landed Pacific halibut be required to be landed and weighed with the head attached for the landing record, according to a recent announcement. In 2013, the International Pacific Halibut … Continued
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently announced a closure of the General category fishery, coastwide, for large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) effective 11:30 p.m. local time, Friday, November 4, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Based on … Continued