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
Aquaculture Africa 2024
November 19 - November 224th Annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska (Sitka, AK)
February 18, 2025 - February 20, 2025Aquaculture 2025
March 6, 2025 - March 10, 2025International Seaweed Symposium 2025
May 4, 2025 - May 9, 2025World Aquaculture Safari 2025
June 23, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Upcoming Training
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Latest News
Marine Biologics Partners to Develop Ingredients from Alaskan Kelp
Planetary health and macroalgae innovator Marine Biologics has announced funding from the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation’s Joint Innovations Project for an innovative partnership with three Kodiak-based seaweed farms: Alaska Ocean Farms, Alaska Sea Greens, and Spruce Island Farms.
Kodiak Ocean Bounty Grows Oysters in Rural Alaska
This Tide to Table Profile features Erik O’Brien, an oyster farmer working to anchor jobs and food in his rural Alaska community.
NOAA Fisheries Releases 2024 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report
In 2024, the NOAA Alaska Regional Office and the Alaska Fisheries Science Center continued supporting Alaska’s aquaculture industry.
Seagriculture Conference: Ketchikan Daily News
A quick word of gratitude for all involved in bringing the international Seagriculture conference to Ketchikan this week.
Sea Grant to seek consumer attitudes about ocean products
Alaska Sea Grant will share in new funding from NOAA to find out how to better understand consumer knowledge about seafood and mariculture products.
Alaska seafood featured at national event
Alaska Sea Grant and partners recently participated in the 45th annual NOAA Sustainable Seafood Celebration in Washington, D.C., with vendors from across the country bringing awareness to sustainable local seafood and fisheries.