Climate Workshop 12/12/24

ALFA and ASFT continue to work with partners on a cross-regional Gulf of Alaska fishing community effort to understand and plan for climate change in regions of Alaska.  As part of this effort community organizations in Sitka (Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust/ALFA), Kodiak (Alaska Marine Conservation Council), Cordova (Prince William Sound Science Center) along with NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center are bringing in communities and partners that are highly engaged and dependent upon diverse fisheries to understand and plan for climate change impacts.  Communities are currently working together to build regionally-relevant fisheries adaptation plans.

In Sitka, we have held several meetings this past year, reaching out to many of you and gathering information and feedback on how climate change is impacting our fisheries and fishing communities and identifying vulnerabilities. We are continuing these efforts in Sitka and would like to invite you to our session on Thursday, December 12th to review the data gathered to date, hold a visioning session for what we want our community to look like in the future, and begin to identify adaptations. This information will help us to begin to map out a vulnerability assessment for Sitka and the surrounding area. 

We will be hosting a workshop Thursday, December 12th from 2PM-5PM at ALFA Office, 304 Baranof St. in Sitka.  Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Your expertise is critical to the success of this planning effort and we hope you can join us. We are able to provide a honoraria for participating in this effort and committing to participating in meetings and future planning.  Travel scholarships may also be available for those traveling from outside of Sitka. Please inquire for more information.

If you are able to attend, Please RSVP using this google form.  Please RSVP by Friday, December 6th.

While we strongly urge in-person attendance, we will offer a virtual option for those that are not able to join us in-person.

For more information on this project, visit ALFA’s webpage