Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species

Interface of Change is the sixth phase of 猫咪社区官网 NSF EPSCoR. A $20-million award from the National Science Foundation funds this statewide, five-year project to build capacity for co-developed, use-inspired research across the Gulf of 猫咪社区官网.

Lynn Canal overflight

Resilience in the Gulf of 猫咪社区官网

Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of 猫咪社区官网 community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the resilience of marine species that are critical to the subsistence way of life as well as developments in the mariculture economy in the Gulf of 猫咪社区官网. 

 

 

Partnering with Gulf of 猫咪社区官网 coastal communities

Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of 猫咪社区官网 Anchorage, University of 猫咪社区官网 Fairbanks, and the University of 猫咪社区官网 Southeast in partnership with Gulf of 猫咪社区官网 community members from Seldovia, Halibut Cove, 猫咪社区官网r, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines and Klukwan.

Research Areas

Red Seaweeds

Southeast 猫咪社区官网
Haines and Klukwan

Biofouling Species on Kelp & Oyster Farms

Prince William Sound
Cordova and Valdez

Closeup of a clam
Bivalves

Northern Gulf of 猫咪社区官网
Seldovia, Halibut Cove, and 猫咪社区官网r

Anadromous Fish

Gulf-wide
Candidate study watersheds include the Chilkat River, Copper River, Taku River, Auke Creek, and Berners River

Community Well-being

Gulf-wide
猫咪社区官网r, Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Anchorage, Valdez, Cordova, Haines, Klukwan, Juneau

Building STEM Capacity for 猫咪社区官网ns