The mission of the Alaska Mariculture Research and Training Center is to build partnerships and leverage resources to facilitate and coordinate training, research and dissemination across disciplines (e.g. biology, engineering, economics, marketing, food sciences, etc.) for better success of industry and community development and to improve mariculture management.
Upcoming Events
GreenWave Farmer Forum: Estimating Yields
January 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amGreenWave Farmer Forum: Harvest Planning
February 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amAlaska Seaweed & Shellfish Festival 2025
February 17, 20254th Annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska (Sitka, AK)
February 18, 2025 - February 20, 2025Aquaculture 2025
March 6, 2025 - March 10, 2025
Upcoming Training
GreenWave Farmer Forum: Estimating Yields
January 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amKelp Business Planning and Marketing Workshop—2025
January 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - January 24, 2025 @ 3:00 pmProfessional Aquaculture Training: Beyond the Basics for Businesses and Practitioners
January 28, 2025 @ 8:00 am - May 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pmGreenWave Farmer Forum: Harvest Planning
February 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Training Resources
Latest News
Kelp vodka wins two awards at 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood
Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.A.-based distillery Uncharted Alaska was among the big winners at this year’s Alaska Symphony of Seafood awards.
The future of Alaska: the Alutiiq Pride perspective
Jeff Hetrick, director of the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute, a tribally managed marine research facility in Seward, Southeast Alaska, offers insights into the potential offered by the state’s growing mariculture sector, and the pitfalls it needs to overcome.
New video showcases how cooperatives support Alaska’s oyster industry
The newest installment of Alaska Sea Grant’s Meet Your Alaskan Farmer video series documents an exciting development in Alaska mariculture—the expansion of oyster cooperatives—with a spotlight on Alaska Oyster Cooperative on Prince of Wales Island. The video, filmed and edited by FeelReal Films, is now available online as a resource to illustrate the possible benefits of cooperatives for ocean farmers throughout the state.
2025 Mariculture Conference of Alaska
The 2025 Mariculture Conference of Alaska will be held in Sitka, located on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast.
Building a family oyster farm in Alaska
Greg Bates of Alaska Shellfish Farms recounts how he and his family have managed to grow their oyster business over the course of 17 years.
Kodiak’s kelp farms are set to expand
The kelp farms of Kodiak are now ready to expand, if buyers – and the necessary processing infrastructure to serve them – emerge on time.