Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species

Interface of Change is the sixth phase of Alaska NSF EPSCoR. A $20-million award from the National Science Foundation funds this statewide, five-year project to build capacity for co-developed, use-inspired research across the Gulf of Alaska.

Lynn Canal overflight

Resilience in the Gulf of Alaska

Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of Alaska community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the resilience of marine species that are critical to the subsistence way of life as well as developments in the mariculture economy in the Gulf of Alaska. 

 

 

Partnering with Gulf of Alaska coastal communities

Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the University of Alaska Southeast in partnership with Gulf of Alaska community members from Seldovia, Halibut Cove, 萝莉社视r, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines and Klukwan.

Research Areas

Red Seaweeds

Southeast Alaska
Haines and Klukwan

Biofouling Species on Kelp & Oyster Farms

Prince William Sound
Cordova and Valdez

Closeup of a clam
Bivalves

Northern Gulf of Alaska
Seldovia, Halibut Cove, and 萝莉社视r

Anadromous Fish

Gulf-wide
Candidate study watersheds include the Chilkat River, Copper River, Taku River, Auke Creek, and Berners River

Community Well-being

Gulf-wide
萝莉社视r, Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Anchorage, Valdez, Cordova, Haines, Klukwan, Juneau

Building STEM Capacity for Alaskans