by Jessica Whitney | Jul 10, 2024
Bull Kelp Buoyancy Assessment Kelp farm anchoring systems are crucial and costly and necessitate a balance between cost and effectiveness. This is particularly challenging when growing buoyant bull kelp. The lack of data on how the buoyancy of bull kelp changes... 
by Jessica Whitney | Jun 25, 2024
DATES: 2024-2026 RECIPIENT: University of Alaska Fairbanks PROJECT MAKER: Jessica Glass, University of Alaska Fairbanks Schery Umanzor, University of Alaska Fairbanks Morag Clinton, University of Alaska Fairbanks LOCATION: Alaska The goals of this work are directed... 
by Jessica Whitney | Jun 25, 2024
Adapting Current Mariculture Techniques for Enhancement of Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) A pilot mariculture research and development project to establish rearing protocols for Pinto Abalone in Alaska. Principal Investigator: Jeff Hetrick, Alutiiq Pride... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 18, 2024
Seasonality of Bull Kelp Fertility in Kodiak and Juneau Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is an economically desirable food source and there is a growing effort to establish bull kelp farms along the southern Alaskan coast. Currently, the farming calendars being used... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 18, 2024
Bull Kelp Research Squad (BKRS) Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), found along the North American west coast, is a species of kelp highly prized for both its ecological and commercial value. Bull kelp is unique among kelps due to the fact that its stipe, in addition... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 18, 2024
Biological oceanography and Pacific oyster physiology in a novel oyster-growing region The environmental dynamics and productivity of high latitude nearshore regions, and the impact on Pacific oyster aquaculture, are poorly understood. This project provides an... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 18, 2024
Aquaculture Opportunity Area Identification in Alaska State Waters In June 2023, NOAA announced the beginning of the process to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters, in partnership with the State of Alaska. An AOA is a defined... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 18, 2024
Adapting Current Mariculture Techniques for Enhancement of Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) Ḵ’aach’ or dulse is a traditionally important seaweed species that has been harvested in Southeast Alaska for millennia by the Tlingit and Haida peoples. Tribal members... by Jessica Whitney | Apr 17, 2024
Developing improved seed of the Pacific oyster for the Southeast Alaska regions Oyster farming in Alaska relies primarily on seed produced in hatcheries which offers an opportunity for genetic improvement of oyster seed using controlled genetic crosses and rigorous... 
by Jessica Whitney | Apr 17, 2024
Optimizing the tumble culture method to improve Pacific Oyster quality, and reduce labor for shellfish farms in Southeast Alaska Optimizing aquatic farm gear to reduce labor and increase oyster growth and yield is a goal for many Alaskan oyster farms. Tumble cages...