Alaska Sea Grant’s funding secure for now

The bearded seal was released back into the wild at Nome’s west beach. (Photo by Gay Sheffield/University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Sea Grant)
The White House wanted to cut Sea Grant’s funding for the remainder of this fiscal year. If the request had been approved, several projects in Alaska would have ended as early as this summer.
Sea Grant helps coastal communities with fisheries and climate change research.Despite President Donald Trump’s request, Congress released a bipar