by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Environmental Drivers of Harmful Algal Blooms at Oyster Farms in Alaska This monitoring program builds off efforts started by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to evaluate water column variables, phytoplankton species (particularly HAB causing species including...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Assessing the Potential Habitat Provision of Kelp Aquaculture Farms in Alaska For this project, NOAA researchers will work in direct coordination and collaboration with farmers on Alaska Ocean Farms, a local kelp farm in Kodiak, Alaska. The objectives of the project...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Develop Mitigation to Minimize Herring Spawning Events on Kelp Farms A Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) spawn event in spring of 2020 destroyed the kelp crop on a 100-acre kelp mariculture operation, the largest operation in the U.S., worth approximately...
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Assessing the Appropriateness of Kelp Mariculture Regulations in Alaska Using a Genetics Approach Using genetics to assess diversity in hatchery outplants, this project aims to determine if current rules for broodstock collection are appropriate. Principal...
