This is the second annual fall update on the status of the Alaska mariculture industry to provide current information about topics including oyster and seaweed markets, harvest, seed supply and quality. This report was funded by an Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC) contract with McKinley Research Group and the Pacific Shellfish Institute.
Harvest highlights from the report estimate that 1.6 million oysters will be harvested statewide through the end of 2025, up from 1.2 million in 2024, and an estimated 240,000 pounds of seaweed were harvested in 2025, up from 155,000 in 2024.