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SFOS to dedicate new fisheries building in Juneau
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will dedicate the new Lena Point Fisheries Building in Juneau on Tuesday, April 28. Construction on the building was completed in October 2008. Governor Sarah Palin will speak at the ceremony, along with University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton and Representative Beth Kerttula. Walter Soboleff, a Tlingit scholar and leader, will lead the invocation. more...
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Award-winning geophysicist to present on space exploration
15 June
SFOS—Gerald Wasserburg, an American Geophysical Union Bowie medalist, space rock expert and authority on the evolution of the solar system, will speak Wednesday, June 17, at SFOS. Wasserburg talk is called "Imagination, Pulp Fiction, Science and Exploration" and will be held on Wednesday, June 17, at 3:30 p.m. in the Vera Alexander Learning Center in 201 O'Neill.
Senior Shelley Woods earns outstanding student award
4 June
SFOS—This spring, fisheries senior Shelley Woods received the Outstanding Student Award for the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. She was recognized at the UAF annual student awards breakfast in late April and at an American Fisheries Society Fairbanks Sub-Unit barbecue in May.
NSF announces funding for Alaska Region Research Vessel
27 May
SFOS—The National Science Foundation has announced that the Alaska Region Research Vessel will be the first project funded from NSF's portion of the nation's economic stimulus funds, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Seward hosts international marine conference
26 May
SFOS—The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Seward Marine Center hosted an international conference last week on marine law and public policy. The conference was the 33rd annual Center for Oceans Law and Policy meeting and was called "Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Sea."
Marine Advisory Program releases videos aimed at helping commercial fishermen improve salmon quality
15 May
ASG—The Marine Advisory Program has released a series of nine videos on improving salmon quality. The videos were produced with gillnet fishermen in mind, but much of the information will be valuable to all gear types.
Alaska Sea Grant and MAP now on YouTube
23 April
ASG—Alaska Sea Grant and the Marine Advisory Program are now on YouTube, where clips of many of their award-winning videos and DVDs on subjects ranging from seafood quality and sea safety to beach walking, marine debris, crab research and others can be viewed. Visit the Alaska Sea Grant YouTube Channel
Fishermen invited to marine refrigeration workshops in Kodiak, Homer, Anchorage
16 April
MAP—The Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, in partnership with Integrated Marine Systems and the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, is offering marine refrigeration workshops for commercial fishermen.
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