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The latest news about Alaska mariculture.
Mariculture workshop in Juneau highlights growth potential for Alaska oyster farms
At the end of a dock in Auke Bay, an oyster farmer lifted a creaky hatch door on an unassuming floating platform. ...
New kelp hatcheries like one in Kodiak produced more seed in 2025 according to industry report
2025 was another year of growth for Alaska’s mariculture industry, with more oysters and kelp harvested around the ...
U of A students use sun-powered tower to test kelp as farm feed
A 25-foot solar drying tower at is being used by students to test Alaskan kelp in a new sustainability research project.
UAS Applied Fisheries program offers new class on Alaska aquaculture
The University of Alaska Southeast’s Applied Fisheries program offers degrees, certificates, and occupational ...
A noble quest in the kelp space
Noble Ocean Farms is a small but growing kelp farming operation in Simpson Bay, run by Sean Den Adel and his wife, Skye.
Building a family oyster farm in Prince William Sound
Seawan Gelhbach, founder of the Simpson Bay Oyster Company, sees bivalve farming as a way of cultivating seafood, ...
The Native Conservancy: restoring land, reviving culture and reimagining the ocean economy
Kelp and bivalve farming are key components for reviving Indigenous sovereignty and sustainable ocean-based ...
Alaska mariculture gets a big kickstart
Alaska plans to grow its mariculture industry with a focus on oysters and seaweed, but there are obstacles to ...
Oyster farmers learn the trade at Prince of Wales workshop
The Alaska Sea Grant Oyster Farming Operations Workshop gave six farmers in the early stages of their operations ...
A WildBlue print for Alaska’s coastal communities
Kelp farming startup WildBlue Mariculture was founded by commercial fishers Amber Morris and Kory Blake in a bid ...
Kelp and oyster seed hatchery expansion could be coming to Ketchikan
It’s a warm and sunny October day along the shoreline of the Tongass Narrows. Markos Scheer walks down a boardwalk ...
NOAA Fisheries Releases 2025 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report
In 2025, NOAA Fisheries provided science to help grow Alaska’s aquaculture industry.
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melissa.good@alaska.edu
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