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COVID-delayed Arctic research cruise yields late-season data
Researchers studying the Bering and Chukchi seas in October found no ice and an active ecosystem.
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Real-time maps show ocean currents in the Arctic
High-frequency radar systems along the Alaska coast yield valuable information about currents.
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Without otter predation, sea urchins decimate Aleutian reefs
Scientists have linked sea urchins, otters and climate change to the destruction of Aleutian reefs.
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Triton fish collision risk research on Tanana River
June 25, 2021
Understanding how fish interact with hydrokinetic devices is an important step in moving the river-based renewable energy systems toward more widespread use.
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Seitz to serve as first Meek Endowed Chair
June 18, 2021
University of Alaska Fairbanks fisheries scientist Andy Seitz will serve as the university’s first Frank and Marjorie Meek Endowed Chair in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
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Brenda Konar named Alaska NSF EPSCoR lead
May 25, 2021
Alaska NSF EPSCoR has named Brenda Konar as the new principal investigator and project director of its “Fire and Ice” research project.
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