UAF CFOS

We’re recruiting 12 PhD students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences to start in 2026! EMERGE Alaska is for students who received an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP during the last 3 years. Apply by Jan 25, 2026. uaf.edu/cfos/academics…

The UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences has a new cooperative agreement with @NSF to continue operating R/V Sikuliaq through 2028. uaf.edu/news/sikuliaq-…

Since being illegally introduced to Southcentral Alaska in the 1950s, pike have spread to more than 150 lakes and rivers in the region. A CFOS-led team discovered one reason why: The freshwater fish are traveling through salt water to find new territory. uaf.edu/news/pike-use-…

Congrats to @tamamtaUAF fellow Natasha Hayden, the winner of a @cfra Environmental Leadership Award! Natasha was honored for her advocacy for Alaska Native fishing rights. kmxt.org/news/2025-01-0…

With help from CFOS’ Schery Umanzor, students at Lewis & Clark Elementary in Richland, WA, made a kelp farming toolkit for the FIRST LEGO League Challenge. They qualified for the state tournament on Jan 18. Congrats to Nirbhuy, Aisuke, Tristan and Henry! sea-technology.com/first-lego-lea…

High up in the coastal plains of #Alaska, #WHOI postdoc @rogercreel is out hunting for…. boulders? Funded by @NSF Creel + colleagues from @UAFcfos and @Columbia are tackling the puzzle of how they got there– and how Earth’s ice sheets have changed over millenia. #NSFfunded

CFOS will host the Fisheries and Marine Sciences Undergraduate Internship Symposium this Friday in Fairbanks. Poster session: 10 am-noon, O’Neill 2nd-floor hallway; presentations: 1-5:30 pm, Elvey Auditorium. Agenda and Zoom link: alaska.zoom.us/j/7158897657?o…

This week’s Fisheries seminar features Jeff Muehlbauer of CFOS and @USGS on the impact of dam operations on the food web supporting fish in the Grand Canyon. Thurs, Dec 5, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 in Juneau and online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Post-doc opportunity! Interested in SDMs and bycatch genetic data? Stock-specific Modeling of Bering Sea Chum Salmon: Integrating fishery-dependent observations with genetic data Excellent team of @UAFcfos and @NOAAFisheries collaborators: @ja_langan @Wes_Larson1 & others

This week’s Fisheries seminar focuses on community-led research, monitoring and conservation on St. Paul Island, w/ Veronica Padula of Bering Sea Research Center. Thurs, Nov 21, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 in Juneau and online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This week’s Fisheries seminar is an overview of the USGS Alaska Science Center Molecular Ecology Laboratory by director Andy Ramey. Thursday, Nov 14, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 in Juneau & online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Pleased to present the first experimental publication from my postdoc at @uafairbanks @UAFcfos It's got #kelp, it's got high temperatures, it's got predictions. What else could you possibly want? link.springer.com/article/10.100…

This week’s Fisheries seminar features ADF&G fishery biologist Matt Albert discussing lake trout biology, management and research in Alaska. Thursday, Nov 7, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 in Juneau & online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 📷 Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

This week’s Fisheries Seminar will focus on the @USFWS' Conservation Genetics Program, which works to integrate genetics into management and conservation efforts. Thursday, Oct 24, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 in Juneau & online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This week’s Fisheries Seminar: @Alaska_DOH's Andrew Cyr on using fish to track contaminants while also ensuring risks are balanced with health benefits. Thurs, Oct 17, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 & online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 📷 Jonny Armstrong

Today, UA honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Attend one of these events to celebrate together. UAF: bit.ly/4eY7MVD. UAA: bit.ly/4h4iV8u UAS: bit.ly/3Nqwqlj UAS Ketchikan Campus: bit.ly/4h6Iu9e UAS Sitka Campus: bit.ly/4h10PUV

At #AFS154, Courtney Carothers of @UAFcfos received the Emmeline Moore Prize. Learn more about her work to elevate the role of Alaska Native People and with the @TamamtaUAF program to bridge Indigenous and Western sciences in graduate education: fisheries.org/2024/09/courtn…

Where have Bering Sea crabs gone? CFOS is helping explore that mystery with remotely piloted underwater gliders. “Crab are notoriously hard to follow, but some new tagging technologies have allowed us to expand our animal tracking tool kits.” uaf.edu/news/ocean-gli…

This week’s Fisheries Seminar features Noah Hunt discussing his early career journey & lessons learned since finishing his CFOS undergrad fisheries degree in 2020. Thurs, Oct 10, 3:30 pm at O’Neill 201 in Fairbanks, Lena 101 & online. Zoom reg: alaska.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

After 111 straight days at sea, Glider 1152 completed its Gulf of Alaska mission last week. The underwater autonomous vehicle, which gathers ocean data through the CFOS glider lab in Fairbanks, set a record for longest unmanned glider deployment in Alaska waters. #FieldworkFriday