The following are fisheries and seafood industry related courses
and training available in Alaska. This listing is not all inclusive
as short-term classes and trainings are may also be offered from
time to time.
Fisheries Division of University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers degree programs on the
Fairbanks campus and at the Juneau Center, through the Fisheries
Division of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Freshwater
fisheries and habitat ecology are emphasized at Fairbanks, and marine
fisheries and aquaculture at Juneau. Students can take classes at
one or both campuses as part of their degree program. Degrees offered
are B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Fisheries.
CONTACT: University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757520 Fairbanks,
AK 99775 (907) 474-7581. Online at: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu
Geographic Information Systems Certificate at University
of Alaska Anchorage
The Department of Geomantics in the School of Engineering offers
training in Marine GIS and a new 32-credit Certificate GIS program.
CONTACT: Cherie Northon, Associate Professor Department of Geomatics
201 Engineering University of Alaska Anchorage, AK 99508. Tel: (907)
786-6434
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training
Assuring seafood safety requires monitoring of all seafood processing
operations using a program called hazard analysis and critical control
point (HACCP). To help Alaska seafood processors learn how to set
up and carry out the federally mandated HACCP program, the University
of Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program joined forces with the
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to provide an award-winning series
of training workshops on HACCP.
CONTACT: Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program University of Alaska
Fairbanks,
1007 W. 3rd Ave., Suite 100, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Phone: (907)
274-9691,
Fax: (907) 277-5242. E-mail: map@sfos.uaf.edu Online at:
http://www.uaf.edu/map/haccp/index.html
Alaska Maritime Training Center at Alaska Vocational Technical
Center (AVTEC)
Alaska's coastline and extended economic zone are the greatest
of any of the United States. Alaska's maritime operating environment
is one of the most challenging in the world. Safely transporting
passengers and freight or carrying out commercial fishing operations
in Alaskan waters requires well-qualified captains and crews. The
goal of the Alaska Maritime Training Center is to promote safe and
profitable marine operations by effectively preparing captains and
crewmembers for employment in the Alaskan maritime industry.
CONTACT: Alaska Vocational Technical Center P.O. Box 889, 809 2nd
Avenue Seward, Alaska 99664. Admissions Office (907) 224-4152 or
1-800-478-5389, FAX (907) 224-4143. Online at: http://www.avtec.alaska.edu/MF.htm
Observer Training Program
The North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center (OTC) at the
University of Alaska Anchorage began training fisheries observers
in October 1991. Since then, more than 1,000 observers have been
trained or briefed at our facility.
Three observer training programs are conducted at the OTC-groundfish
observers working as agents of the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), shellfish and scallop observers working on behalf of the
Alaska Department of Fish and Game and marine mammal observers working
on behalf of the Protected Resources Division of NMFS. The OTC is
located in Anchorage, the transportation hub for observers traveling
to major fishing ports such as Dutch Harbor and Kodiak.
A wet lab, fish and shellfish collection, sampling gear facility,
and the university pool are part of the OTC's resources. The OTC
is funded by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program via a grant from
NOAA.
CONTACT: North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center 707 A
Street, Suite 207 Anchorage, AK 99501. Tel: 907 257-2770, FAX 257-2774.
Online at: http://www.uaf.edu/otc/
Fishery Industrial Technology Center
Alaska's vast and productive seas produce over half the nation's
seafood, worth about $1.5 billion every year. Scientists and technicians
at the Fishery Industrial Technology Center (FITC) in Kodiak, Alaska,
work year-round to discover better methods to harvest, preserve,
process, and package Alaska's rich ocean bounty. A state-of-the-art
seafood research and development facility, FITC is a key component
in the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences' effort to ensure
the long-term productivity of Alaska's ocean resources.
CONTACT: Fishery Industrial Technology Center, Dr. Scott Smiley,
Director, 900 Trident Way Kodiak, Alaska 99615-7401 Tel: (907) 486-1500,
Fax: (907) 486-1540.
E-mail: FFSTS@aurora.alaska.edu
Online at: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/fitc/ |