Research

Research

Research

Current & Past Research

 

The Sitka Sound Science Center, which is an official member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations and the National Association of Marine Laboratories, is involved in a wide variety of locally-relevant marine, aquatic, and terrestrial research. We are partnered with numerous universities, organizations, and government departments in pursuit of our research, and strive to use our new knowledge to benefit, educate, and inspire our community and the world.

Current Research

Landslide Research

Experts and volunteers study the risk of natural disasters in the region and share relevant information with the community.

Kutí Southeast Alaska Regional Landslide Research

Partnering with SE communities to develop monitoring and warning systems. Learn more about project Khutí.

Hatchery Wild Chum Interaction

Addressing concerns about escapement assessment, and genetic and ecological interactions between salmon hatchery and wild stocks.

Monitoring Changing Phenology of Alaskan Berries

To help inform Southeast Alaskans of region-specific ecological consequences of changing berry timing.

Southeast Alaska Attitudinal COVID-19 Survey

Working to capture Southeast Alaskans perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help mitigate impacts on rural, isolated communities in Southeast.

Community collective action to respond to climate change influencing the environment-health nexus

Researchers aim to understand how volunteer-based, local groups self organize to respond to environmental changes.

Lingering Oil in Prince William Sound

A long-term monitoring effort to document the sequestered oil in Prince William Sound.

Climate Change and Ecosystem Impacts

A team of researchers are simulating conditions that might be found in the ocean in the year 2100.

Energy fluxes and community stability in a dynamic, high-latitude kelp ecosystem

Researchers study the stressors associated with climate change on kelp forests in Sitka Sound.

Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault

Probing the depths of the northeast Pacific to better understand the hazards of the “San Andreas of the north”.

Marine Debris

Marine Debris research, cleanup, and outreach .

Past Research

Bio-Hinge Escape Mechanism for Dungeness Crab Traps

Testing out potential alternatives to rot-cord cotton on recreational crab gear.

Bioenergetics of Pacific Cod

A multi-year project studying the impacts of temperature and food quality on Pacific Cod.

Biological Monitoring with the National Park Service

Biological monitoring projects that protect and conserve important community resources.

Subsistence, Biodiversity & Change

Impacts to the biodiversity of our coastal system directly affect the human population that lives in geographically isolated locations throughout Southeast Alaska.

Coastal Resilience

A monitoring program for these abalone populations, with the goal to inform management decisions and help our region respond to a changing environment.

SEASWAP

Working to understand the complex relationship between sperm whales and fishermen and to recommend strategies to reduce depredation interactions.

Orca Projects

Showing real world connections and how seemingly different disciplines like science and art can come together to make something amazing