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
2023 Alaska Food and Farm Festival – Better Together: Celebrating our Abundance and Diversity
November 10 - November 12African Aquaculture
November 13 - November 16Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS) 2024
January 29, 2024 - February 2, 2024Aquaculture America 2024
February 18, 2024 - February 21, 2024Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2024
June 11, 2024 - June 14, 2024
Upcoming Training
University of Alaska Southeast Alaska Aquaculture Semester Fall 2023
August 28 - December 16NOAA Aquaculture Opportunity Area Stakeholder Workshop
February 26, 2024
Training Resources
Latest News
The Washington Post–Alaska’s newest gold rush: Seaweed
Alaska underscores both the urgency in developing the industry, and its promise. The communities here are losing their livelihoods and food faster than in many other places. In Alaska, ocean farming could chart a different path from the sort of extraction that’s defined it for more than two centuries.
Western Regional Aquaculture Center: Solicitation for Research Priorities for FY2025
With WRAC currently fully funded, we look forward to planning the NEXT call for pre-proposals (RFP FY25). The first step in developing the RFP – – – to ask you and your colleagues, stakeholders and constituents for input in the development of research and outreach priorities.
Foundations of kelp farming: Educating the new wave of aquatic farmers
In order to increase workforce development in the Alaskan kelp farming industry, Alaska Sea Grant hosted the four-day intensive hands-on workshop Foundations of Kelp Farming at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center in March.