NOAA Live! Alaska Season 5: 2024-25
NOAA Live! Alaska is a series of webinars that connects NOAA scientists and partners with students, teachers, and Alaska communities. In 2024-25, we are featuring NOAA programs and partners in Alaska communities.
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NOAA Live! Alaska is a series of interactive webinars, aimed at Alaska students in grades 2-8 (but of interest to all ages!). We will feature NOAA scientists, educators and partners to explore NOAA’s work in Alaska. Learn about current research. Connect to what’s going on in your communities. Join us to ask questions to our presenters and learn more about weather, oceanography, marine life, fisheries and more in Alaska!
NOAA Live! Alaska is coordinated by NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA's Alaska Regional Collaboration Network, and the National Weather Service. The series is modeled on the NOAA Live! webinars coordinated by Woods Hole Sea Grant and the NOAA Regional Collaboration Network. Contact Lisa Hiruki-Raring (email: lisa.hiruki-raring@noaa.gov) with any questions.
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NOAA Live! Alaska Webinar Recordings
View recordings of all of our previous NOAA Live! Alaska events.
Or scroll down for a link to each webinar under its description.
March 4, 2025 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Managing Alaska's Federal Commercial Fisheries
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 1:00 pm Alaska time
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Mike Vechter, Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Anchorage, Alaska
What is a fisheries observer and how do they help with fishery management? Join us to find out what a fisheries observer does as part of the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program and the importance of the information they collect.
View webinar recording: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Managing Alaska's Federal Commercial Fisheries
Educational resources:
- North Pacific Observer Program
- Fishery Observers - learn how fishery observers collect data vital to the sustainable management of our fisheries
- Day in the Life of a Fisheries Observer - blog from a fisheries observer in Southeast Alaska
- North Pacific Observer Duties
- A Day in the Life of an Observer - web story
February 11, 2025 - Nunaaqqit Savaqatigivlugich: Working With Communities to Observe the Arctic
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 1:00 pm Alaska time
Roberta Tuurraq Glenn-Borade, Coordinator and Community Liaison, Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub in Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub (AAOKH or “A-OK”) works with a network of coastal Indigenous observers to document long-term and holistic observations of environmental change and impacts in northern Alaska communities. Join us to hear Roberta share some recent themes in observing in Arctic Alaska, based on observations from 5 AAOKH observers, including extreme or unusual conditions, changes in weather and sea ice, and how these changes impact people living there. We will also go over the importance of observing your environment and what kinds of information are important to track through observations.
View webinar recording: Nunaaqqit Savaqatigivlugich: Working With Communities to Observe the Arctic
Educational resources
- Alaska Arctic Observation and Knowledge Hub website
- AAOKH StoryMap: Insights from Coastal Arctic Indigenous Observers
- It's All About the Happy People - Sea Ice and Whaling on Alaska's North Coast - Film by Lloyd Pikok Jr. and Kim Pikok for Kim's Master's thesis research
- Trails to the Whale: a new book documenting nearly 20 years of mapping sea ice trails near Utqiagvik, Alaska
November 5, 2024 - Western Alaska Chum Salmon: Building Relationships and Bridging Knowledge Systems
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - 1:00 pm Alaska time
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- Janessa Esquible, Association of Village Council Presidents and University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, in Anchorage, Alaska
- Ed Farley, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center, in Juneau, Alaska
- Mary Simeon, University of Alaska Southeast, in Juneau, Alaska
Chum salmon is a non-human relative and food source for many Alaska Native communities and critical resource for various fishing sectors across Alaska. Come join us to discuss the importance of Indigenous-led research and youth engagement in fisheries research. We will also talk about how bridging Western and Indigenous knowledge systems can create a better understanding of the health of salmon populations.
View webinar recording: Western Alaska Chum Salmon: Building Relationships and Bridging Knowledge Systems
Educational resources
- Indigenizing salmon management - storymap
- Tamamta – All of Us: Bridging Indigenous and Western Fisheries Science
- Mary Simeon's co-developed student poster: Oral History of Chum Salmon: The Tails of the Legendary Kuskokwim Salmon
- Shanyaak’utlaax̱: Salmon Boy Told in Tlingit (with English Subtitles) – video
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades K-1: Salmon I / X̱áat (Grades K-1 Tlingit Language)
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades K-1: Salmon I Tlingit Teachers Resources
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades 2-3: Salmon II / X̱áat (Grades 2-3 Tlingit Language)
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades 2-3: Salmon II Tlingit Teachers Resources
- Shanyaak’utlaax̱: Salmon Boy Told in Tlingit with English Subtitles (Grades K-1 Tlingit Language) – video
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades K-1: Salmon / Chíin (Grades K-1 Haida Language)
- Sealaska Heritage Institute Grades K-1: Salmon Haida Teachers Resources
- Strength and Xaat (Salmon) – storymap from Yakutat
- Alaska’s Wild Salmon Teacher’s Guide – Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Dog Salmon (Grades 6-8) – Alaska Native Knowledge Network
- West Coast salmon resources:
- John McCoy (lulilaš) Since Time Immemorial Early Learning Curriculum
- An Incredible Journey: A Series of Educational Resources to Promote Salmon Stewardship
- Life Cycle of the Pacific Salmon – 5 minute video
For more information, please contact Lisa.Hiruki-Raring@noaa.gov