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  • New Report Assesses Carbon Sequestration Opportunities for Alaska Mariculture
    May 28, 2025

    Through the Research & Development component of the Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC) grant, Southeast Conference (SEC) contracted with Oceanid Climate & Carbon Solutions (OCCS) to ...

  • From Classroom to Coast: Alaskans Trained to Teach Kelp Farming
    May 20, 2025

    Last month, the first Kelp Farm Operations: Training of the Trainers workshop was held at the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Sciences Center. This comprehensive training ...

  • Alaskans Trained in Oyster Cultivation
    May 19, 2025

    Last month, two dozen Alaskans gathered in Ketchikan to dive into a topic essential to the state’s growing mariculture industry—oyster seed production. While “seed” ...

  • Now Hiring Mariculture Program Specialist
    May 5, 2025

    The Mariculture Program Specialist position provides support and leadership to help execute the $49 million Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC) grant program funded by the U.S. ...

  • Now Hiring Grant Technician
    May 1, 2025

    Southeast Conference is hiring a Grant Technician to provide administrative technical and financial support for grant programs managed by Southeast Conference (SEC), including the ...

  • 2025 Mariculture Conference of Alaska: Connecting, Collaborating, & Growing
    April 23, 2025

    In February, the largest Mariculture Conference of Alaska to date was held in Sitka, Alaska, bringing together over 300 industry experts, farmers, processors, researchers, community leaders, ...

  • Help Improve Energy Efficiency in Alaska Mariculture
    April 17, 2025

    The Green Energy in Mariculture project is working with Alaska mariculture farmers and processors to better understand energy use patterns and identify opportunities to ...

  • AMC Announces Kelp Seed Quality Improvement Research & Development Projects
    April 15, 2025

    To scale the kelp industry in Alaska, farmers need reliable access to quality kelp seed. Seed consistency can lower cost structures and improve yield ...

  • Seaweed Tissue Analysis Program Overview
    March 24, 2025

    Through the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) subaward, the Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC) has funded three Research & Development projects to date focused on ...

  • De-Risking Investments: Ocean and Wave Simulations & Analysis Project Overview
    March 24, 2025

    The Alaska Mariculture Cluster (AMC), in partnership with the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) and Kelson Marine, has launched an ocean modeling, data collection, ...