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...

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...

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JISAO’s Seasonal Coastal Ocean Prediction Experiment (J-SCOPE) represents a collaborative project involving scientists at JISAO and NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center...

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...

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...

This project characterizes the capacity of hepatic microsomes derived from southeastern Alaska forage fish to remove bromine from polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),...

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...