COASST: Community science for Pacific coastal marine health
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 3 May 2024
COASST, a citizen science program at the University of Washington, trains volunteers to monitor seabird carcasses along the Pacific coast, helping track marine bird health and detect major die-off events like the 2015–16 murre mortality in Alaska.
Keywords: COASST, seabird monitoring, citizen science, Alaska, die-off events, marine birds, AOOS
The Oceans are Blooming
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 25 May 2021
As spring algal blooms return to Alaska, so does the risk of harmful algal blooms (HABs), which can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The AHAB network monitors and raises awareness to protect communities relying on ocean resources
Keywords: Harmful algal blooms, Alaska, saxitoxin, Alexandrium catenella, shellfish poisoning, AHAB network, ocean monitoring
How to Track the Most Elusive Shark in Alaska
Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Published: 13 September 2021
Researchers are tagging elusive Pacific sleeper sharks in Alaska to study their movements and surprising predation on sea lions. Satellite and acoustic tags will reveal seasonal behaviors and help fill key knowledge gaps about this deep-sea species.
Keywords: Pacific sleeper shark, Alaska, shark tagging, satellite tracking, deep-sea sharks, Resurrection Bay, shark research
