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Becca Cates, M.S. student, Fisheries

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At the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, we challenge our students to explore academically, geographically and culturally. Our community of scholars provides opportunities for students to learn and conduct research in some of the most beautiful and pristine locations in the world.

 

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  • A spotted seal rests on sea ice.

    Microplastics contaminate spotted seal diets in remote ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ waters

    March 31, 2025

    Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ are consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks-led study.

  • The research vessel Sikuliaq pauses in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean in May 2021.

    Sikuliaq operating agreement extended through 2028

    March 24, 2025

    The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded the first year of a new $53.8 million, four-year cooperative agreement with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks to continue operating the research vessel Sikuliaq through the end of calendar year 2028. The global-class ice-capable research vessel, which is owned by NSF, has been operated by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences since it was constructed in 2014.

  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Fish and Game technician Jerry Strait catches a northern pike in Vogel Lake in 2019.

    Pike use marine corridors to colonize new ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ territory

    January 15, 2025

    Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, according to a new study. It's the first known documentation that northern pike are traveling through estuaries, where fresh water from rivers mixes with the ocean, to colonize new territory in North America.

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