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Control of egg production in Alaskan kelps
The artificial culture of seaweeds has been of interest in Alaska since the 1980s. Originally the interest lay in the culture of the giant kelp (Macrocystis) as a substrate for... -
A toxicity study of creosote-treated wood to Pacific herring (Clupea pallassi...
Selection of the best method for preserving structural timbers in the marine environment requires an assessment of the relative toxicity of preservation methods. Creosote has... -
Surviving the gauntlet: A comparative study of the pelagic and demersal and s...
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Development of prediction system for the california current integrated ecosys...
JISAO’s Seasonal Coastal Ocean Prediction Experiment (J-SCOPE) represents a collaborative project involving scientists at JISAO and NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center... -
Endocrine responsiveness in Chinook salmon
Ichthyophonus hoferi is a parasite infecting various fish species, including Chinook salmon. While the parasite is not harmful to humans, the effects on the fish host can be... -
Reproductive biology of marine mammals
Northern sea otters were extirpated from southeast Alaska in the late 1800's due to extensive hunting by fur traders. They were reintroduced successfully to the area from 1965... -
Metabolic attenuation pf PBDEs in forage fish subject to local and remote con...
This project characterizes the capacity of hepatic microsomes derived from southeastern Alaska forage fish to remove bromine from polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),... -
Effects of the social context on stress responsiveness in pinnipeds
The typical response to a stressor in Vertebrates involves the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. It consists of a complicated series of hormonal cascade that results in...
