2018 The story of Alaskan ringed seals Donna Hauser | University of Alaska Fairbanks Marine Birds and Mammals | $20,000
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This project will produce a book that combines Iñupiaq and scientific knowledge with artwork by Kotzebue school- children, scientific photography, and technical illustrations while celebrating Iñupiat connections to ringed seals. NPRB bioacoustics app Aaron Thode | University of California, San Diego Marine Birds and Mammals | $20,000 This project will develop and distribute an NPRB “bioacous- tics” app, including two educational games, for iOS (Apple) mobile devices, designed for elementary and middle school students, as well as the interested general public. Outreach for spatio-temporal model Gerald Hoff | Alaska Fisheries Science Center Fishes and Invertebrates | $14,600 Investigators will travel to five remote coastal communities to deliver informational forums on the results and impacts of spatio-temporal modeling along with the distribution of informational flyers and posters. Learning together in Chukotka and Alaska Peter Boveng | NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center Marine Birds and Mammals | $14,575 Outreach deliverables for this project include informational brochures intended for coastal communities and schools, Arctic ecological maps, posters, and a board game will all be translated in English and Russian.
Outreach: State-space model of factors affecting coho survival and abundance David Tallmon | University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus | Fishes and Invertebrates | $14,840 This outreach project will develop public displays and a case study teaching module for ANSEP Middle School Academy students that focuses on the human dimensions and fisheries implications of shifts in Auke Creek salmon caused by climate change. Outreach: Population genetic structure of Northern Fulmar bycatch Jessie Beck | Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge Marine Birds and Mammals | $12,307 Outreach deliverables will include a series of blog posts and development on the Seabird Youth Network Website (http:// www.seabirdyouth.org), including Russian translation. Curriculum will also be developed for age-appropriate modules on seabird conservation. Outreach: COASST Citizen Science Julia Parrish | University of Washington Community Involvement | $14,542 In addition to two round table discussions at the Alaska Forum on the Environment, COASST will develop a web-based video training module and webinars on basic data collection and findings in Alaska to be available on the website and distributed via email and Facebook.
Cross-Cultural learning experience for NOAA science camp participants Lisa Hiruki-Raring | NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center | Fishes and Invertebrates | $20,000 This project will integrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into NOAA Science Camp activities focusing on Pacific cod as a case study. Additionally, one or more students from the village of Sand Point will attend the camp to expose students and teachers to different ways of observing, inter- preting, and understanding the natural world. Water is life / Water is alive Roy Eric Collins | University of Alaska Fairbanks Oceanography and Productivity | $20,000 Project deliverables will include educational materials centered around an illustrated book aimed at school children aged 9-12 (grades 3-6). Each book will include a FoldScope foldable microscope (https://www.foldscope. com/) and classroom activity curriculum for use by teachers. Exhibit & programs about climate change impacts on sea duck habitats Jeffery Dillon | Alaska SeaLife Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks | Marine Birds and Mammals | $20,000 An exhibit will be produced at the Alaska SeaLife Center along with lessons and programs that can be taken on the road to remote coastal communities via distance or direct learning. Social media will also be incorporated into this outreach project.
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