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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas: marine
science, biology, fishing,
subsistence
Timeline: ongoing;
alternate classroom activities with on-site
research
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to foster a broad
understanding of marine resource developmetn; to
promote, develop, and expand current resource
use
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S. Lamont
Farming the
Sea
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 Activities
- Explore possible, new uses of the sea:
identify resources that are not used, underused,
or no longer used (in many areas, large
bottom sea populations are barely exploited)
have students write to agencies for current
information on harvesting and marketing
methods; catalog information and include it in the library
develop a proposal for an aquaculture project.
Resources
- Between Pacific Tides, a book on ecological
niches of marine plants and animals, with biological data
- Alaska Coastal Zone Management Reports
- Alaska Aquaculture Foundation, Wrangell, AK
- Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center
for general publication list, current research profile on Alaska,
or for subject-specific information
- University of Alaska Marine Sciences
- Alaska State Fisheries Commission
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
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Variations
- If the students and/or community
develop a new resource, explore marketing possibilities,
both local and statewide.
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