Alaska HAB Network

Monthly Calls

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

Next meeting: May 13th, 2021 9:30-11:00am
Email Thomas to be added to the mailing list and get the zoom link.

Notes from the previous meeting can be found here.

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.

• Environmental Lab Analyst – Sitka Tribe of Alaska
  Deadline: April 30, 2021
• Environmental Lab Specialist – Sitka Tribe of Alaska
  Deadline: April 30, 2021
• Environmental Education Coordinator – Sitka Tribe of Alaska
  Deadline: April 30, 2021
• Environmental Scientist – California Central Valley Regional Water Board
  Deadline: April 20, 2021

Upcoming HAB Dates

• Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium 2021
  April 19-23, 2021 – HAB session April 20, 1-3pm
• PacRim Shellfish Sanitation Conference
  April 6, 8, 20, 22 – register for each day individually (see agenda for details)
  Draft Agenda – the HAB-related sessions are on April 20 (9-12 AK time)
• US HAB Symposium – http://ushabs.com/
  May 25-27, 2021
  Free virtual meeting of HAB research and management communities
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
  Annual Shellfish Conference and Tradeshow
  September 20-22, 2021 (virtual)
  Abstracts due May 1, 2021
  More info: 2021 Call for Presentations
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  HAB Session at the 42nd Annual Meeting in Portland, OR: 14-18 Nov, 2021
  Abstracts due June 2, 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

• 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.

• SOAR Shellfish Growers Resiliency Fund – (deadline: May 17, 2021 for small awards, and June 14, 2021 for large awards)
• FlowCam Aquatic Research Equipment & Travel Grant (deadline: March 31, 2021 for graduate students and June 15, 2021 for undergraduate faculty)
• Alaska Conservation Foundation Youth Mini Grants (deadline: April 30, 2021)

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