FT Mariculture project receives statewide exposure

Fish Tech’s Mariculture project received statewide exposure on Alaska News Nightly. This is a great example of The Fish Tech Program working with Industry to help solve common problems statewide. Listen to the story on Raven radio HERE:https://www.kcaw.org/…/could-kelp-help-sitka-researcher-se…/Or on Alaska News Nightly HERE (story at 24:05):https://www.alaskapublic.org/…/alaska-news-nightly-thurs-a…/

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UAS Fisheries Technology student heading to Hawaii for her dream job

Brooke Olenski, a recent graduate from the UAS Fisheries Technology Alaska Dive Semester, is packing her bags and heading to Hawaii.  Shortly after pursuing a lifelong dream to SCUBA dive in Alaska, Brooke will be moving to Honolulu, Hawaii to take a new position as the Data Management Specialist with…

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UAS Fisheries Technology program receives NSF grant to enhance aquaculture education in Alaska

The University of Alaska Southeast Fisheries Technology (Fish Tech) program just received word that NSF will be funding a project called Enhancing Aquaculture: Education for underserved Alaskan communities to promote workforce development in fisheries industries or just Enhancing Aquaculture.  The $567,326 grant will allow the Fish Tech program to hire a three-year term funded…

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Alaska Dive Semester student putting her skills to the test

Hannah Kerrigan, a junior at the University of Maine Orono and a recent graduate of the 2018 Alaska Dive Semester from UAS Sitka, has taken up summer work at the Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education in Beals, Maine.  Hannah is working as a seasonal technician in the…

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