SFOS Divisions

Institute of Marine Science The Institute of Marine Science is the oldest and the largest unit of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Institute is active in research and graduate training at the masters and doctoral levels.	Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center KSMSC promotes the sustainable use of Alaska fisheries through collaborative research, application, education and information transfer in areas of seafood safety, quality, bycatch reduction, product markets and environmental concerns. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) program at KSMSC develops new knowledge to increase the value of underutilized seafood processing byproducts as food and feed ingredients in a sustainable manner.
Fisheries Division To take full advantage of Alaska's wide-ranging natural laboratories, the Fisheries Division has locations in both Interior and Southeast Alaska. Students at these locations have an opportunity to associate with personnel of federal and state conservation agencies that not only hire students for summer field work but often offer internship funding opportunities.	Alaska Sea Grant Alaska Sea Grant is part of a national network of Sea Grant programs in all the coastal and Great Lakes states. They fund marine research, provide advisory services, and distribute information about Alaska's seas and coasts to scientific researchers and graduate students.
Marine Advisory Program The Marine Advisory Program (MAP) is a university-based, statewide, outreach and a technical assistance program designed to help Alaskans wisely develop, use, conserve, and enjoy Alaska's marine and coastal resources.	Global Undersea Research Unit/Kasitsna Bay Laboratory The Global Undersea Research Unit (GURU) is the newest unit of the School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences. Its faculty and graduate students emphasize seafloor research in marine biology and geology. GURU provides access to undersea technologies through management of the Kasitsna Bay Laboratory, a marine lab near Seldovia, and through the West Coast & Polar Regions Undersea Research Center.
Seward Marine Center This facility provides access to salt water laboratories and the coastal environment. This facility has excellent laboratories, constant temperature chambers, a running seawater system and a 4-plex apartment unit. SMC is proposed to be the home port for the R/V Sikuliaq when it is completed.