Watch on a big screen the symposium speakers with other Sitka WhaleFest enthusiasts. Participate in the Q&A session with the symposium speakers. Meet symposium speakers Eleni Petrou or Steve Johnson in a covid-safe environment (limited capacity, registration required, social distancing,…
Paul Cook, SSSC Fish Tech and Harry Wojtas preparing to shock salmon eggs. We are all shocked its fall already, even the eggs! It’s a sad fact that not every egg that is taken during spawning will be successfully fertilized and eventually hatch.
Join us Nov 4 -7th for Sitka WhaleFest Symposium and events. Predators & Prey- A delicate dance The relationship between predators and prey is a delicate dance that is constantly taking place across our world’s oceans. From giant whales to…
The Staff of the Sitka Sound Science Center would like to thank the Sitka assembly for their support of science in their decision to require masks in public spaces. Multiple peer reviewed studies, some of which are linked below, have proven the efficacy…
This week Sitka Sound Science Center received a special delivery of salmon frye that were delivered by an amphibous airplane . SSSC has accepted chinook salmon frye from NOAA’s Little Port Walter research facility. NOAA is shutting down its chinook…
Janet Neilson from the Humpback Whale Monitoring Program Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve recently shared their 2020 findings with SSSC. Janet was a speaker at a Sitka Whalefest and was excited to share about the come back of humpback…
Student engineers worked to design and then build a smokehouse that resides on the SSSC Campus. Last week, SSSC celebrated an exciting achievement for the 2021 Revolution camp. Student engineers shared a newly constructed smokehouse with families and staff with a ribbon-cutting. “Revolution” is the…