Lena Point Fisheries Facility
The new Lena Point fisheries facility has approximately 30,000 square feet of educational and research space. Photo by Gary Newman.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences completed construction of the Lena Point Fisheries Facility in October 2008. The faculty, staff and students of UAF's fisheries division in Juneau moved into the new building in November.
The new facility creates the infrastructure for a world-class center of excellence for studying Alaska's marine resources and offers the fisheries program with much needed space, vital for program accreditation and expansion. The UAF fisheries program is also undergoing a broad expansion and re-vamping through the SFOS Rasmuson Fisheries Expansion.
The new address for the SFOS Fisheries Division is:
UAF SFOS Fisheries Division
17101 Point Lena Loop Rd.
Juneau, AK 99801
The new Lena Point fisheries facility is co-located with the NOAA Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute. Photo by Gary Newman.
The new phone number is: 907-796-5441
Quick Facts
- Estimated total project cost: $26.5 million
- 30,900 total gross square feet
- Space for 13 faculty, 4 research assistants, 15 graduate students
- Two classrooms and one teaching lab
- 11 laboratories for a multitude of scientific disciplines, ranging from computer labs for statistical analysis to wet labs with a running seawater system and saltwater tanks
- Construction Manager: Kiewit Building Group
- On-Site Project Manager: Karl Petterson, UAF Facilities Services
Construction Status
- Completed, as of late October 2008
The view of Lena Cove from the roof of the new Lena Point Fisheries Facility. Photo by Gary Newman.
- View June 2008 photo gallery from Karl Petterson and Gretchen Pence
- View April 2008 photo gallery from Karl Petterson and Gretchen Pence
- Check the current status and view current photos of the building progress
- Watch a video slide show of building progress from April 10, 2007 from August 1, 2007 (via Jumpcut©)
Downloads
- UAF Facilities Services Fact Sheet (51 KB PDF, June 2007)
- SFOS Lena Point Fact Sheet (302 KB PDF, August 2007)
- Floorplans (670K PDF, April 2006)
NOAA Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute
The UAF Lena Point Fisheries Facility is co-located with the NOAA Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute (formerly the NOAA Auke Bay Laboratory). With the co-location of the new facility, the SFOS fisheries scientists and students can continue and expand their collaborative relationship with NOAA.
Events
- The UAF Lena Point Fisheries Facility Building Dedication will occur in April 2008.
- April 2006 Groundbreaking:
- Event Photo Gallery
- Event Poster 24" x 36")
- Compressed version (320K PDF)
- High-resolution version (2.85MB PDF)
- Agenda (19K PDF)
- April 21 Media Advisory (25K PDF)