Seaweed in the Classroom

Education materials for seaweed curriculum.

Alaska

Seaweed in a aquarium in a classroom

Publication

Bringing Seaweed Cultivation into the Classroom: A Case Study in Rural Alaska

Left image is a child looking through a microscope. Right image is children doing an activity near white tubs full of seaweed. — Left: Student looking into microscope at seaweed. Right: Student making bookmarks with kelp. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Curriculum

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Testing Methods to Minimize Herring Spawning Events on Alaska Kelp Farms

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Alaska

Alaska

Ribbon kelp on a rope hanging on a rope.

Herring roe on farmed ribbon kelp. Credit: Seagrove Kelp Company.

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NOAA Fisheries Accepting Comments on Spatial Planning Study to Identify Draft Aquaculture Opportunity Area Options Within Alaska State Waters

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Alaska

Alaska

Seaweed farmers in Alaska examine their crop

Seaweed farmers with Seagrove Kelp in Alaska examine their crop. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

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Underwater Sound Recordings Confirm Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Use of Historic Habitats

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Alaska

Alaska

Two North Pacific right whales on the surface of a choppy, blue ocean. Once is seen with the top of its head above water and mist expelling from its blow hole while the other's fluke is visible with water falling off the tailing edge.

Two North Pacific right whales photographed from the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson in August, 2021, during a survey in Alaska. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #20465.

Last updated by Alaska Fisheries Science Center on September 25, 2024