by Molly Dischner | Feb 23, 2026 | Press
The Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC) is proud to roll out a new logo and brand system implemented by the AMC Marketing Program to help Alaska oysters and kelp stand out and generate awareness in the marketplace. Inspired by the motion of waves—from tidal ripples to...
by Molly Dischner | Feb 19, 2026 | Press
At the end of a dock in Auke Bay, an oyster farmer lifted a creaky hatch door on an unassuming floating platform. Inside were bins holding thousands of young oysters, called spat. The platform is called a floating upweller system, or FLUPSY, and it’s one way oyster...
by Molly Dischner | Feb 2, 2026 | Press
Last summer, Prince William Sound College (PWSC) graduate Brittany Kuzma followed kelp harvested in Prince William Sound from the water to the field, as part of a mariculture research internship that took her from Cordova to Palmer. Kuzma’s work connected tribal...
by Molly Dischner | Jan 27, 2026 | Press
Timing is everything when ingredients are harvested seasonally. Caiti Alexander of Wanderflower Body Co. must plan carefully when she orders raw materials. “The kelp farms plant in the fall and harvest in the spring, so they ask me, ‘How many pounds do you want for...
by Molly Dischner | Jan 22, 2026 | Press
2025 was another year of growth for Alaska’s mariculture industry, with more oysters and kelp harvested around the state. Those are some of the takeaways from a recent McKinley Research Group report. On the kelp side, the report estimates 240,000 pounds of seaweed...
by Molly Dischner | Jan 22, 2026 | Press
In recent decades, Alaska has seen reductions in the population of working-age adults, according to the Alaska Economic Trends Magazine. This is hitting Alaska’s seafood industry, which generates billions of dollars for the state and the US economy, but is seeing...
