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Isotope analysis shows the freshwater fish are traveling through salt water to find new habitat.
Researchers found microplastic pollutants in the stomach contents of almost every specimen they tested.
NSF and CFOS have a new four-year, $53.8 million cooperative agreement to operate the research vessel.
Acoustic tagging seeks answers to king salmon decline
October 14, 2025
An ambitious new research project is aiming to better understand the lives of king salmon by focusing on their difficult journey from freshwater habitat to the ocean. The project, a collaboration between the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Department of Fish and Game, is using hundreds of acoustic tags and an array of underwater hydrophones to track young salmon as they navigate the Kenai River to Cook Inlet.
Two UAF students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
October 01, 2025
Two ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ graduate students are among the 1,500 recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz will each receive three years of financial support, including a $37,000 annual stipend and funds to cover tuition and fees, in addition to professional development opportunities.
UAF webinar examines climate change impacts on salmon
September 12, 2025
A warming climate is both harming and helping salmon in northern regions, according to a ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ fisheries researcher. Peter Westley, principal investigator of the Salmonid Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Lab, will discuss the variable role of warming on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s salmon in a free statewide webinar hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.