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Name Changed at UAF Kodiak Facility

13 January

SFOS—After three decades as the Fisheries Industrial Technology Center, the University of Alaska Fairbanks facility in Kodiak will now be called the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the change at their December meeting. A task force appointed last year by Chancellor Rogers to conduct a program review recommended the name change.

SFOS and MAP experts speak to media

12 January

ASG—SFOS researchers and Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agents and specialists have made news lately on a several subjects.

Fishermen to meet in Juneau for Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit

10 January

ASG—The fourth Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit is set for February 13–14 in Juneau and registration is open. Like the three previous Alaska Young Fishermen's Summits next month's event will provide crucial training and networking opportunities for fishermen entering the business or wishing to take a leadership role in their industry.

APPLY NOW! Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship like "rocket fuel" for career

10 January

ASG—For Alaska college students, one path to gainful employment is the prestigious National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Alaska Sea Grant is currently recruiting exceptional students from around the state to apply for the 2013 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.

SFOS tests ringed seals for Fukushima radiation

1 January

SFOS—With more than 135 dead and diseased seals found off the Alaskan coast since July 2011, SFOS Professor Emeritus Dr. John Kelley is leading efforts to test ringed seals for radiation stemming from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power-plant disaster in Japan last March.

Alaska Sea Grant now taking applications for 2013 National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

22 December

ASG—Alaska Sea Grant is now taking applications for the 2013 National Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Application deadline is Feb. 17, 2012

Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit makes news

22 December

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