Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species
Interface of Change is the sixth phase of 91直播NSF EPSCoR. A $20-million award from the National Science Foundation funds this statewide, five-year project to build capacity for co-developed, use-inspired research across the Gulf of Alaska.
Resilience in the Gulf of Alaska
Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of 91直播community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the resilience of marine species that are critical to the subsistence way of life as well as developments in the mariculture economy in the Gulf of Alaska.
Partnering with Gulf of 91直播coastal communities
Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of 91直播Anchorage, University of 91直播Fairbanks, and the University of 91直播Southeast in partnership with Gulf of 91直播community members from Seldovia, 91直播r, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines, and Klukwan.
We're looking for people who hold an interest in coastal ecologies, food security, and developing economies in this region to get involved in the Interface of Change project. We offer opportunities to provide feedback on our work, funding, and we invite collaboration. We welcome you to reach out if you are interested in partnering with us.
Project News
Apr 18
91直播EPSCoR traveled to the Chilkat Valley and Seldovia this month to host annual community participatory workshops for the Interface of Change project as well as mini Science Olympiad events in the local schools.
Mar 31
91直播EPSCoR is hosting three annual Interface of Chance project community workshops in April in Klukwan, Haines, and Seldovia for residents to learn and engage with local, community-driven research. Workshops will have dinner, door prizes, and dialogue around observations of change in coastal environments, harvest, communities, and local economies around the Gulf of Alaska.
Mar 13
The 91直播NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Interface of Change project is soliciting proposals for seed grants from researchers, students, and project partners to carry out new and innovative research projects that support Interface of Change goals. Seed award projects should address themes relevant to the EPSCoR 鈥淚nterface of Change鈥 project.
Research Areas
Southeast Alaska
Haines and Klukwan
Northern Gulf of 91直播and Prince William Sound
Kachemak Bay and Cordova
Northern Gulf of Alaska
Seldovia and 91直播r
Gulf-wide
Candidate study watersheds include the Chilkat River, Copper River, Taku River, Auke Creek, and Berners River
Gulf-wide
91直播r, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Valdez, Cordova, Haines, Klukwan
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