Improving Catch Estimation of Sharks Using Electronic Monitoring The Fisheries, Aquatic Science, & Technology (FAST) Lab at APU and the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center have teamed up to find…
Marine Biology
APU undergrads gain more research opportunities in Alaska through AK UNiTE
Collaborating biology faculty at Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College, and University of Washington Tacoma were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Incubator Grant to increase undergraduate…
APU FAST Lab researcher’s collaborative project published
A seascape scale habitat model to support management of fishing impacts on benthic ecosystems Members of APU’s Fisheries, Aquatic Science & Technology (FAST) Lab, along with collaborators at NOAA and…
APU Hosts Fulbright Scholar in Aquatic Sciences
Meadhdh Moriarty has a background in the aquatic sciences, but where her real passion lies is in mathematics. Moriarty (her first name pronounced “Maeve”) holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine…
A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram)
Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of its community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens)…
FAST Lab Partnership Yields 510 Lbs. of Octopus for Grad Student Analysis
At 10:30AM on Friday, March 9th, FAST lab grad student Ben Jevons received an urgent email from Melissa Good, a Marine Advisory Agent of Sea Grant in Dutch Harbor. It…
Aquarium Lab Student Worker Scores Trip to Aquatic Conference
Student Royanne Grafstrom-Westlund recently scored the opportunity to attend the Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators conference on a student scholarship following an exemplary score on the AALSO level one certification,…
FAST Lab members present at the 10th International Flatfish Symposium in Saint Malo, France
Words by Anita Kroska, APU student In November 2017, Fisheries, Aquatic Science, and Technology (FAST) Laboratory members Dr. Nathan Wolf, Sarah Webster, Anita Kroska, Sioned Sitziewicz, and Brian Ritchie travelled…
APU Professor Discovers Underwater Settlement of Octopuses
Scientists (including an APU professor) have recently discovered an octopus “city” off the eastern coast of Australia, a find that suggests members of that species, Octopus tetricus, may not be…
In A League Of Its Own: The EcoLeague Exchange Program
An exchange can enable students to study in a different ecosystem, learn about life in another location and culture, and to take enriching classes that complement their studies at their…
