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The latest news about Alaska mariculture.

Sea Grant 10-Year Aquaculture Roadmap (2025-2035)

Sea Grant 10-Year Aquaculture Roadmap (2025-2035)

For more than 50 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) has invested in supporting a sustainable U.S. coastal, marine, and Great Lakes aquaculture.

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The future of Alaska: the Alutiiq Pride perspective

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.

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New video showcases how cooperatives support Alaska’s oyster industry

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.

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Don’t fret Alaska, kelp is on its way

Don’t fret Alaska, kelp is on its way

Kelp culture is still in its infancy in Alaska, but Evie Witten of the Kachemak Kelp Hub has plenty of ideas to unlock the market potential of the world’s fastest-growing seaweed.

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Marine Biologics Partners to Develop Ingredients from Alaskan Kelp

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.

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Alaska seafood featured at national event

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.

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Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship welcomes its 10th class

Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship welcomes its 10th class

Sixteen early-career scientists and professionals were selected for the 2024–2025 Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship. These Fellows will start this summer and fall, working around the state in support of Alaska’s coastal communities and marine resources.

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The Washington Post–Alaska’s newest gold rush: Seaweed

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.

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2023 Seaweed State of the Industry

2023 Seaweed State of the Industry

Phyconomy tracks the seaweed economy worldwide, and aims to “improve the flow of information in the seaweed industry” by maintaining a seaweed company database, newsletter, job board and publishing an annual Seaweed State of the Industry.

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Shared Stewardship

Shared Stewardship

In Southeast Alaska, tribal leaders and local entrepreneurs are helping shape a kelp industry that prioritizes Indigenous values, regenerative practices and a commitment to Alaska Native shareholders.

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