Alaska HAB Network

Monthly Calls

Join us every second Thursday of the month for HAB updates from around the state!

Next meeting: November 11th, 2021 9:30-11:00am
Email Thomas to be added to the mailing list and get the zoom link.

Notes from the previous meeting: AHAB monthly call October 2021 notes

HAB Job Opportunities

Below are some career opportunities for positions working with HABs. Contact Thomas with any other opportunities you would like to add to this list.

Upcoming HAB Dates

• Arctic CCS: Community and Citizen Science in the Far North
  Abstract submissions due Monday, 16 August 2021, 5:00 p.m. AK time
  Free virtual conference October 5-7, 2021
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
  Annual Shellfish Conference and Tradeshow
  September 20-22, 2021 (virtual)
• Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF)
  Two HAB sessions at the 26th Biennial Conference: 1-4 and 8-11 Nov, 2021
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  HAB Session at the 42nd Annual Meeting in Portland, OR: 14-18 Nov, 2021

Monitoring Programs

• Alaska Sea Grant – Bering Strait
• Alaska Sea Grant – Kodiak Archipelego
• Aleutian Pribilof Islands Assoc. 
• Kachemak Bay NERR
• Native Village of Kotzebue
• NOAA Beaufort Lab
• NOAA Kasitsna Bay Lab
• North Slope Borough
• Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research (SEATOR)

Current HABs Alerts

• Southeast AK, Kodiak, and Aleutians: blue mussel PST levels now consistently above limit 6/24/21
• Non-harmful bloom of Mesodinium rubrum turns Kachemak Bay waters red 5/27/21
• Satellite study links Sept 2020 Kamchatka HAB event to high temps 3/8/21
• Razor clam digging still shut down in Pacific Northwest due to domoic acid levels 2/5/21
• Karenia brevis (warm water dinoflagellate) leads to HAB event in Florida causing respiratory irritation and fish kills 12/28/20
• Massive die-off and health impact in Kamchatka (Russia) linked to HABs 11/18/20
• PSP death in Dutch Harbor; State of Alaska issues shellfish alert 7/15/20

Data Portal

HAB Funding Opportunities

Below are some funding opportunities for HABs. If you are interested in applying for any of these and want help finding collaborators, or if you know of other funding opportunities, contact Thomas.

• EPA Community-Based Research for Solutions Request for Applications
  “Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerable Populations/Lifestages”
  Up to $1.35M award with a maximum duration of 3 years
  Applications due: Nov 16, 2021 through grants.gov
• Early Stage Propagation Strategies for Aquaculture Species
  $4,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will develop and refine early stage propagation strategies (e.g., reproduction, hatchery, and/or nursery strategies) for aquaculture species.
  Proposals must be submitted through the AK Sea Grant program
  Applications due: Feb 3, 2022

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