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USGS salmon research features at Yukon River Panel preseason meeting

April 25, 2025

A small fish with a brown back, white belly, and black spots on its side swims through a black background.

Vanessa von Biela’s studies on heat stress, spawning, and salmon mothers received great attention from U.S. and Canadian leaders.

Kenai Peninsula Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

April 8, 2025

A person stands in a river, fishing near the riverbank, with buildings and trees behind them.

As temperatures rise on the peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change — affecting both salmon and humans, new CASC-funded research suggests.

In Metlakatla, Salmonberries Speak and Tell Time

February 20, 2025

A hand holds a pile of red and orange salmonberries in front of green leaves.

Throughout the Berry Futures project, it became clear: Berries gather people, as much as people gather berries.

Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches

February 4, 2025

Three fish with black, green, and white bodies are held in two hands against a black background.

The first-ever cohort of Alaska CASC Ambassadors will lead three new research projects on invasive European green crab, Kodiak Island’s food systems, and mariculture policy.

How a single Twitter DM, sent years ago, sparked an AK CASC effort to prepare a new generation of science communications

January 13, 2025

Three people talk while standing in front of research posters pinned to a wall.

When the pandemic reinforced the importance of responsible science communication, two Alaska scientists hatched big plans.

Introducing Seven Newly Funded Alaska CASC Research Projects

January 3, 2025

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Salmon, caribou, permafrost, and wildfire are just some of the priority areas identified by this year’s primary investigators.

At latest PI-AK exchange, subsistence and sovereignty take center stage

September 16, 2024

A group of people stand watch a shirtless man in shorts gesture while standing in over a foot of mud in a taro field.

The two CASCs shared ocean-spanning reflections at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference in late July.

2024 Alaska Forum on the Environment – Science for Alaska communities

February 16, 2024

A woman in a blue shirt gestures with one hand in the air while speaking at a podium with a presentation about berries behind her.

The Alaska Forum on the Environment, an annual gathering in Anchorage, is a central networking and presentation opportunity for the AK CASC.

AK CASC drone pilots head to western Alaska as emergency response asset

September 29, 2022

A woman and man in coats and sunglasses stand outside and pose for the camera.

On Tuesday, September 20th, CASC researchers and staff were called upon to support the US Coast Guard’s emergency response following Typhoon Merbok. Over five days the team worked alongside the coast guard’s Marine Safety Task…

Digging for the future of shellfish: AK CASC and Tribal researchers work together to understand changes to a valued subsistence resource

September 20, 2022

Three people in warm clothes and rain boots, crouch on a rocky shoreline with buckets, clipboards, and research equipment.

As the tide creeps up the shoreline at Juneau’s Amalga Harbor, AK CASC-supported researcher John Harley works shoulder to shoulder with collaborators from the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA),…