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Courtesy of Alaska Mariculture Alliance
Seaweed farming is expanding across Alaska and British Columbia, and that raises questions about what to monitor, how different knowledge systems shape decisions, and how ecological, cultural, and community priorities factor into those choices.
Join researchers and practitioners from Alaska and British Columbia for a candid conversation about the state of play. You'll hear from a scientist sharing the first systematic evaluation of environmental indicators for seaweed farming in this region; members of an Indigenous-led research team exploring how Indigenous knowledge and western science can complement one another to support the sector's development; a research scientist with a commercial seaweed farming company sharing a farm-based example of environmental monitoring designed to address questions from First Nations partners; and an Alaska-based mariculture specialist on what makes monitoring information useful. Together, they'll talk through what's known, what's still uncertain, and what it takes to build monitoring that farmers, communities, and scientists can trust and use.
Panelists:
Dr. Natascia Tamburello, Senior Systems Ecologist, ESSA Technologies Ltd.
The Indigenous Academic Working Group, Research Team
Dr. Colin Bates, Senior Research Scientist, Cascadia Nature-Based Solutions
Melissa “Missy” Good, Mariculture Specialist, Alaska Sea Grant
Moderator: Kathrynlynn “Katelyn” Theuerkauf, Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts
There will be a question and answer session following the presentations.