by Jessica Whitney | Dec 5, 2024
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Carbohydrate Compositions in Cultivated Alaria marginata, Nereocystis luetkeana, and Saccharina latissima This study aimed to determine spatial and temporal patterns of commercially valuable carbohydrate compositions among commonly... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 17, 2024
Assessing 100 Years of Change in Canopy Kelp Ecosystems The complex and extensive coastline of Southeast and Southcentral Alaska have precluded regular surveys of canopy kelp extent that would allow for the detection of long-term changes, presenting a significant... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Potential for Resilience: Examining the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Alaskan Bivalves This project is investigating the influence of future ocean acidification on Alaskan bivalves. Principal Investigator / Project Partners: Amanda Kelley, University of Alaska... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 20, 2023
Embryonic and Early Larval Development of the Pacific Razor Clam (Siliqua patula) For this project, the team characterized the timing of developmental transitions from embryogenesis to the pre-settlement pediveliger stage of Pacific Razor Clam (Siliqua patula).... 
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
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
Alaska Mariculture Initiative – Phase 3 This project will embark on the third phase of the Alaska Mariculture Initiative (AMI), continuing and expanding on the successful efforts of the previous two phases. Phase 3 follows the evolution of these efforts and will focus... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Kelp the Sound: Building Mariculture Expertise in Prince William Sound, Alaska The purpose of this project is to increase local accessibility to regional expertise on kelp farming and increase local capacity for a kelp nursery to grow seedlings. Already, this project... 
by Natalie Osborne | Jan 18, 2023
Alaska Mariculture Alliance – Increasing Social License for Seaweed Farms The goals of this project are to facilitate and support the work of the Alaska Mariculture Alliance (AMA), Alaska Native Development Workgroup, and to improve communication with environmental...