Alaskans can now register for an online webinar to be eligible to attend a seaweed farm training technical workshop.
Registration for the program is now available on the Alaska Sea Grant website and will remain open until February 1, 2021. In 2020, this program was held in Kodiak, Ketchikan, and Sitka as part of Phase 2 of the Alaska Mariculture Initiative. In February of 2021, this program will be held again for a new cohort of participants, and will be conducted virtually via Zoom due to COVID-19 health and safety mandates.
Registration Deadline February 1st, 2021
Webinar February 2nd, 2021 @ 4-6pm AST
To register, visit: alaskaseagrant.org or https://alaskaseagrant.org/event/seaweed-farm-start-ups-training-program/
More information is available at: afdf.org
Click link to see flyer on workshop: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:b4a273cd-7fa6-4ed5-b872-b66f48b2ad2e
This virtual format will allow significant expansion of the training program, from 48 participants in 2020 to over 100 in 2021. Registration for the training program will be completed in two parts: 1) all interested Alaska residents are invited to register for a webinar to be held on February 2, 2021 at 4:00pm-6:00pm AST; and 2) webinar attendees will then be eligible to register for an in-depth series of virtual technical multi-day workshops over one week beginning on February 22 (2-3 hours each session). Participation in the February 2 webinar is required to be eligible for the technical workshop series. Please see attachment for a press release on the training program.