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Heavy rains last Friday set a daily rainfall record for that day, with 4.09 inches of rain topping the previous record of 3.5 inches on January 21st in 2015, according to the National Weather Service. While not the most rainfall…
This online journal will document the progress of SSSC’s new facility as we begin construction before we get started SSSC would like to say Thank You to the Rasmuson Foundation and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for their…
The Indian River intake needed extra attention during last week’s frigid temperatures. With these frigid temperatures last week here in Sitka, the hatchery has been working hard to maintain the systems. The incoming freshwater temperatures from Indian River dropped down…
Trap loss is a common occurrence across crustacean fisheries that often results in lost gear that continues to capture and kill both targeted and bycatch species. In Southeast Alaska alone, the annual entrapment of Dungeness crabs in derelict traps was…
The Hatchery Crew have been working for the past couple of weeks to tag at least 10% of our juvenile coho spawned back in 2020. Tagging is the process of inserting a coded wire tag into the nose of the…
An end of the year tradition for the Hatchery Crew is to use the last week of the semester’s aquaculture courses, for students and staff to make holiday gifts for friends and family… with a twist. We made pink tail…
Research at the Sitka Sound Science Center has never been busier in 2021. From landslide risk assessments to chum salmon surveys, researchers at SSSC strives to better understand the world around us. With this in mind, we would like to…
The Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC) has received a grant from Royal Caribbean Group supporting the Scientists in the Schools (SIS) program this year. SIS is one of the Science Center’s flagship programs and is a part of the science…
Thank you is too small for the gratitude we feel toward board member Justin Penny, who has served as a SSSC board member for TEN years. He steps down with warmth and gratitude from the board and staff. Justin, who…
As we reflect on 2021, the Sitka Sound Science Center continues to foster curiosity, engages in critical thinking, and listens to our community. Inside our annual newsletter, the SSSC’s team writes about the projects, people, and the news that…
