Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species
Interface of Change is the sixth phase of Alaska 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.
Changing coastal ecosystems
The marine species that Alaskans rely on face changes to their environment brought by a warming climate.
Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of Alaska community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the effects of environmental changes in the Gulf on marine species and on the lives of Alaskans.
Partnering with Gulf of Alaska coastal communities
Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Univerisity of Alaska Southeast in partnership with Gulf of Alaska community members from Seldovia, Halibut Cove, Homer, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines and Klukwan.
Annual Community Participation Workshops
The Interface of Change project is founded upon the goal of producing science that
is relevant and useful to Alaskans living in coastal communities around the Gulf of
Alaska. Our Annual Community Participation Workshops are meant to invite community
members to connect with our research team and offer perspective and feedback on the
project.
The goals of these annual workshops are to:
- Build collaborations
- Identify environmental stressors & potential adaptation solutions
- Identify locally-relevant research questions
Research Areas
Southeast Alaska
Haines and Klukwan
Prince William Sound
Cordova and Valdez
Northern Gulf of Alaska
Seldovia, Halibut Cove, and Homer
Gulf-wide
Candidate study watersheds include the Chilkat River, Copper River, Taku River, Auke Creek, and Berners River
Gulf-wide
Homer, Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Seldovia Village, Anchorage, Valdez, Cordova, Haines,
Klukwan, Juneau
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