Otoliths, DNA, and scales, oh my! After spending a week in Sitka preparing for our field season start, the 2022 Chum Crew is officially launched. Twelve talented fishery technicians, crew leads, and a bear guard will spend six weeks sampling…
Join Rutgers University Scientists for a free meet & greet event to learn about their upcoming ocean acidification research on Tuesday, July 12! They will be launching the pHOxy Lady glider in the Southeast Gulf of Alaska for a 90-day deployment…
The future is coming to SSSC with the construction of our new Spawning and Incubation Facility, commonly referred to as the SPIFy Project! Plans are in the works to bring our former spawning facility, built by Sheldon Jackson college students…
What does a soil scientist, a botanist, a fish biologist, and a bird expert have in common? Why Sitka High School’s Field Science class of course! On April 27th, students, local experts, and representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, the…
The Sitka Sound Science Center is excited to welcome Julie Schram as this month’s Scientist in Residency Fellow (SIRF). The SIRF Fellowship is meant to provide four weeks for scientists to have time to work on their research and engage…
This week, the Sitka Sound Science Center was honored to host our first Science Advisory Committee meeting. The Science Advisory Committee is made up of five experts in a variety of scientific fields, from geology to environmental social science, to…
The Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes Courtney Hart as February’s Scientist in Residency Fellow (SIRF). The SIRF Fellowship is meant to provide four weeks for scientists to have time to work on their research and engage a breadth of the…