August 14, 2020 – News, Aquarium

Aquarist for a Day

Ever wonder what it is like to work in an aquarium?  What exactly does an aquarist do?  This could be your chance to find out, with the Science Center’s new “Aquarist for a Day” experience.  Participants will get a brief…

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August 7, 2020 – News

Aquarium Visiting Hours

We have added more days to our aquarium open hours. We will now have open times Tuesday-Saturday. We are still requiring reservations, and face masks must be worn at all times by anyone over the age of 5. Appointment times…

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July 30, 2020 – News

Cost Recovery

Cost recovery started July 19th. Fish are returning slower than last year, but it’s still early. The report is the pinks and Chums are holding offshore, and about 1-2 weeks late.  Special thanks to Nick Olney-Miller and the Lucy-O for…

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July 30, 2020 – News

July Newsletter

While this July may not have looked like a “normal” July, we did a lot of fun things. Click here to read all about it. Want to get our monthly newsletter delivered to your inbox? Please click here…

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July 21, 2020 – News, Research

Climate Change and Herring

Former SSSC Research Biologist and current University of California Santa Cruz PhD student Lauren Bell is conducting research on how climate change and ocean acidification could affect Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) Click here to read the full article by…

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July 14, 2020 – News

Jack Calvin’s “Fisherman 28”

Re-release of Fisherman 28 Celebrates an Alaska Maritime ClassicThe Sitka Sound Science Center is pleased to announce the republishing of Jack Calvin’s Fisherman 28. The young adult novel, first published by Little and Brown in 1930, is a classic…

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