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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.

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Sign up for weekly updates from NOAA’s Community of Practice for Aquaculture Literacy (CoPAL)s’  Friday Harvest of aquaculture literacy resources, and stay up-to-date with events, funding opportunities, and communication tools!

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Fresh off the press!

Alaska Sea Grant has released the Alaska Mariculture Workforce Development Plan, which covers goals, strategies, and action steps for meeting the current and forecasted training needs for a growing mariculture industry.

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Join the Applied Fisheries department at UAS Sitka for a 3-day Aquaculture Intensive course this Spring, led by Professor Bowers.

Reach out to Angie Bowers for more information! 

 

Q&A: Kelp, climate and ocean acidification

There is growing interest around cultivating or preserving kelp beds to mitigate climate change and provide benefits to species such as shellfish who are susceptible to ocean acidification.

To learn more, click here to visit the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network webpage.

 

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Farming Bull Kelp: Lessons Learned and Future Considerations

We reached out to all parties (as knowledge allowed) that have experience growing bull kelp (e.g. for restoration, food security, commercial, etc.) to conduct interviews to document their experience and the cultivation specs of their farming efforts; summarized, here.

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University of Alaska Southeast Alaska FT S123 Introduction to Mariculture

In this 3-credit online course, students are introduced to the principles, concepts and methods used in the production of seaweed, shellfish and other mariculture products with an emphasis on the techniques used by Alaskan producers. The course will cover all aspects...
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University of Alaska Southeast Alaska Aquaculture Semester

A field-based semester intensive is being offered in the Fall by the University of Alaska Southeast – Sitka Campus Applied Fisheries program.  This program provides hands-on, practical, and occupational training. 

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Alaska Seaweed Farm Start-Up Training Program

The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, along with project partners, including Alaska Sea Grant, GreenWave, Blue Evolution, OceansAlaska, ALFA, NOAA, AMSEA, ADF&G, ADNR, DCCED, mariculture farmers and enthusiasts across Alaska, hosted an Alaska Seaweed Farm...
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