Fisheries
Study: Ocean warming is driving wild Pacific salmon into Canadian Arctic
Ocean warming is increasing Pacific salmon in the Canadian Arctic, indicating that climate change is expanding their habitat.
Fisheries
Fisheries in Focus: Where does fishing effort go when an MPA is established?
Sustainable Fisheries UW examines a recent paper in PNAS that claims fishing effort is not displaced by marine protected areas.
Intelligence
Mariculture interest is rising in Alaska, but connecting to markets is another matter
NOAA Fisheries’ State of Alaska Aquaculture Report paints a promising picture, but local producers face a raft of post-harvest challenges.
Intelligence
Can floating fish freezers improve the quality and value of Alaska salmon?
Northline Seafood and Circle Seafoods each aim to increase efficiencies, lower costs and improve market quality by freezing fish at sea.
Responsibility
¿Son la acuacultura y la pesca lo suficientemente resilientes para resistir el cambio climático?
Dado que la mayor parte de la producción pesquera mundial es vulnerable a los impactos del cambio climático, cada sector enfrenta obstáculos y oportunidades de adaptabilidad únicos.
Responsibility
Are aquaculture and fisheries resilient enough to withstand climate change?
With most global seafood production vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, each sector faces unique adaptability obstacles and opportunities.
Intelligence
Alaska salmon processors trialing CQF’s portable quality-measuring device
Salmon processors are using a bioelectrical impedance analysis device as part of a wider commitment to improving product quality.
Innovation & Investment
Alaska Ocean Cluster merges with AFDF and rebrands as a startup accelerator
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation will now oversee the Alaska Ocean Cluster, which has a new name: the AFDF Startup Accelerator.
Fisheries
As Yukon Chinook salmon populations decline, researchers turn to technology for answers
Using drones, researchers seek to better understand where, along an almost 2,000-mile migratory route, things go wrong for Chinook salmon.
Fisheries
EPA bans Pebble Mine project to protect ‘valuable’ wild salmon fisheries in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
The EPA says it will protect Bristol Bay in Alaska – home to one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries – by vetoing the Pebble Mine project.
Responsibility
Kelp farms believed to help reduce coastal marine pollution
The water-filtering abilities of kelp farms could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new study.
Intelligence
Startup awarded $1 million to create a ‘digital twin’ of the North Pacific Ocean
PolArctic is using AI to create a "digital twin" of the North Pacific to understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Innovation & Investment
Alaska Mariculture Cluster awarded grants to advance Alaska’s mariculture industry
The Alaska Mariculture Cluster has won nearly $49 million in grants to support Alaska's big-potential mariculture industry.
Fisheries
Mining poses greater threats to salmon than impact assessments show, scientists say
A new study shows that impact assessments don’t fully capture the environmental risks of mining to salmonid-bearing watersheds.
Intelligence
Kelp is the climate-friendly crop that could
Kelp aquaculture is poised for growth on both U.S. coasts, but one grower network in Maine is building a brand and demand for domestic seaweed.
Responsibility
With entrenched aquaculture views, Alaska weighs its future in farming
The word aquaculture is a dirty one in Alaska, where finfish farming is firmly prohibited. But if your farm fits a certain description, permits to proceed can indeed be obtained.