Dr. Sarah Traiger

🚨 New paper! We described changes in mussel abundance in response to sea star wasting and the Pacific marine heatwave in the Gulf of Alaska. Open access at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… @rob_suryan

@Symbioecologist Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmer Two Old Women by Velma Wallis The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

Stocked up on summer reading at a sale a couple months back, but as I get close to finishing my stack I’ve realized my mobile bookshelf only includes white authors — what books w/ Indigenous / POC authors should I read next?

A couple standout sea stars from Kenai Fjords including a new-to-me species—Orthasterias!

Saw my first pycnopodia this week…and then counted ~75 of them on one 50m intertidal transect! Lucky to spend time with so many of these critically endangered sea stars.

When your hair matches the seaweed. #PhycologyFriday From vacation in Fort Bragg a few weeks ago.

Check out the new USGS video that highlights women in science and their research and outreach on the impacts of the Pacific Marine Heatwave in Alaska. ow.ly/aOOP50I6rTG #MarineHeatwave #WomensHistoryMonth #Alaska #seabirds

These days I have to crochet my coworkers. Welcome Angie the anglerfish!

I'm at a loss for what to do with two conflicting teledoc diagnoses for my toddler's skin infection... She couldn't be seen in person bc of possible covid exposure, which turned out to be negative. She's just so miserable :(

Counting sea otters by boat versus plane, which survey method is better? Estimating the number of otters is often difficult to determine. USGS George Esslinger reports how long-term monitoring data was used to compare survey methods. #AMSS2022 #seaotters

Sea otters have been returning to Cook Inlet following their near extinction during the marine fur trade. USGS Nicole Laroche evaluates the role of winter sea ice on otter distributions. #AMSS2022 #seaotters #seaice

We are offering Samples of Opportunity for UAF students to add #OceanAcidification data to their research projects! 🌊👩‍🔬📉 📅Proposals are due March 15, 2022. For more details: sites.google.com/alaska.edu/oar…

Wondering how changes in mussel abundance are affecting sea otter diet? Check out my poster at #AMSS2022

The Gulf Watch Alaska pelagic study comprises projects on killer whales, humpback whales, marine birds, and forage fish. USGS Mayumi Arimitsu discusses long-term monitoring efforts focused on understanding population trends and predator-prey interactions. #AMSS2022

Birds are top-level marine predators and reflect the status and condition of ocean environments. USGS Brian Robinson compares marine #bird communities in Kenai Fjords and Katmai National Parks including pre and post effects of the Pacific Marine Heatwave #AMSS2022

The Pacific walrus population is of interest to wildlife managers and Indigenous Peoples. Counting #walruses at sea is difficult. USGS Rebecca Taylor discusses use of drone photos and satellite-tagging data to better estimate numbers of walruses in Alaska. #AMSS2022

@HollarAtTheSea Congratulations!

@MontBaySeaweeds Our results don't provide much support for the idea of natural kelp forests mitigating OA. But kelp does lots of other great things!

Very interesting, right in our front yard! Gotta look at the detailed data but this could be an important check on the seaweed revolution hype ... The recent surge in relevant kelp scientific research on the climate question is kind of exhilarating!!

🚨New paper! We describe small effects of kelp on dissolved oxygen and pH at the surface in Monterey, CA. Open access at: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @kj_nickols @TakeshitaLab @heidi_hirsh

@subtidalSadie @kj_nickols @TakeshitaLab @heidi_hirsh aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

@SarahTraiger @kj_nickols @TakeshitaLab @heidi_hirsh Ah, page not found!

@kntsrgn @Aqueous_Designs