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.	Fishery Industrial Technology Center FITC has two major academic programs, Sustainable Harvesting and Seafood Processing. We direct our programmatic efforts across five major research and service areas: harvesting technology, processing technology, seafood quality and safety, contaminants and collaborative ecosystems research directed toward building the prudent and sustainable utilization of Alaska's fisheries resources.
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 Alaska Region Research Vessel when it is completed.