by Jenna Kennedy | May 31, 2024 | Press
House Bill 329 has passed in Alaska State Legislature and is now awaiting final approval from Governor Dunleavy. This bill is relating to state tideland leases; relating to geoduck seed transfers; and relating to aquatic farming or related hatchery operation site...
by Jenna Kennedy | Mar 20, 2024 | Press
The State of Alaska Aquaculture report is a first-of-its-kind overview of the aquaculture industry in Alaska, revealing the state’s opportunities and challenges to date. Visit NOAA’s announcement page here, or click here to download the report....
by Jenna Kennedy | Dec 13, 2023 | Press
In June of this year, Alaska was deemed a federal Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA). That means the state is environmentally, socially, and economically able to support multiple commercial aquatic farming operations. According to the The Department of Labor and...
by Jenna Kennedy | Dec 13, 2023 | Press
Funded by the U.S Department of Energy, the University of Alaska Fairbanks is leading a project in “algal mining” as part of a broader push for domestic rare earth elements. The Southeast Alaska project will launch in March with collection and analysis of...
by Jenna Kennedy | Dec 13, 2023 | Press
In order to grow the industry, Cordova’s kelp farmers need a way to process seaweed locally. Growers are hoping seaweed can help bolster and diversify the region’s economy. Local farmer says they’re facing one big problem with growing their business: there’s no...
by Jason Lessard | Jun 22, 2023 | Press
NOAA Fisheries has announced a negative 90-day finding on a petition to list the bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing. In denying the...
