The Alaska Sea Grant College Program conducts marine and coastal research, public education, and marine industry advisory services to help Alaskans wisely use and conserve the state's ocean resources.
Funding comes from the state and federal government, and from industry.
From 1998 to 1999, Alaska Sea Grant undertook 12 marine research projects, supporting several graduate students at the University of Alaska, and carrying out a statewide public education and industry advisory program. Research projects described here address important issues identified by Alaska Sea Grant through consultation with marine user groups, members of the seafood industry, and officials in state and federal government agencies. Each project passed a rigorous independent peer-review process. To see a list of publications resulting from past Alaska Sea Grant research and scientific meetings, take a look at our research catalog . After that, scientists will similarly study the survival rate of hybrid pink salmon that are offspring of genetically distinct parent populations which return to spawn in the same year but in different streams.