About Us

Lei Guo, a graduate student at SFOS, enjoys a hike in Kodiak, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Lei Guo. View more images of Alaska in our Alaska photo gallery.

The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS) was created by the University of Alaska Board of Regents in 1987 from existing entities housed at several campuses and placed under a single umbrella to be administered as a unit within the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The purpose was to strengthen and unify the programs in fisheries and ocean sciences. The School has since developed a strong history of regional and world-class research, excellent graduate education, and outstanding service to the State and the nation.

The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is one of the most diverse schools of the University of Alaska in both geographic distribution and academic mission. The seven divisions, distributed throughout much of Alaska, encompass an enormous subject range. In its cumulative form, the School achieves excellence through research, education, and public outreach.

SFOS divisions are
located throughout Alaska

Fairbanks

SFOS Administrative Offices
P.O. Box 757220
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220
Phone: (907) 474-7824
Fax: (907) 474-7204

Other divisions
in Fairbanks

Institute of Marine Science
Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Global Undersea Research Program

Anchorage

Marine Advisory Program (MAP)
1007 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 274-9691
Fax: (907) 277-5242
Email: map@sfos.uaf.edu
more MAP locations...

Juneau

Juneau Center, Fisheries Division
UAF Fisheries Division
17101 Pt. Lena Loop Rd.
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: (907) 796-5441
Fax: (907) 796-5447
Email: fisheries@sfos.uaf.edu

Kodiak

Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center
(FITC)
118 Trident Way
Kodiak, AK 99615-7401
Phone: (907) 486-1500
Fax: (907) 486-1540
Email: fitc@sfos.uaf.edu

Seward

Seward Marine Center (SMC)
P.O. Box 730
101 Railway Avenue
Seward, AK 99664
Phone: (907) 224-5261
Fax: (907) 224-3392