Julie Decker at KSTK for Talk on the Rock, May 2021.
(Sage Smiley / KSTK)
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Talk on the Rock is KSTK’s community show. This week, host Sage Smiley spoke with Julie Decker, executive director of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, and former chair of the Alaska Mariculture Task Force about seaweed and shellfish farming in the state. Below are some resources to learn about seaweed and shellfish farming, both in Alaska and beyond:

Alaska Shellfish and Seaweed Festival (May 17 – 20)

Alaska Sea Grant Mariculture

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Mariculture Initiative

NOAA information about aquaculture in Alaska

ADF&G Mariculture Task Force information

Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA)

Pacific Shellfish Institute

The Algae Foundation

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