Interface of Change

Community-driven research on marine harvested and farmed species

Interface of Change is the sixth phase of �Ӱ�ԭ�� NSF EPSCoR. A $20-million award from the National Science Foundation funds this statewide, five-year project to build capacity for co-developed, use-inspired research across the Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ��.

Resilience in the Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ��

Interface of Change centers partnerships between researchers, Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ�� community members, Tribes, educators, and entrepreneurs. Through these connections, project participants work collaboratively to investigate the resilience of marine species that are critical to the subsistence way of life as well as developments in the mariculture economy in the Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ��.

Partnering with Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ�� coastal communities

Interface of Change brings together researchers from the University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Anchorage, University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Fairbanks, and the Univerisity of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Southeast in partnership with Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ�� community members from Seldovia, Halibut Cove, Homer, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau, Haines and Klukwan.

Annual Community Participation Workshops

The Interface of Change project is founded upon the goal of producing science that is relevant and useful to �Ӱ�ԭ��ns living in coastal communities around the Gulf of �Ӱ�ԭ��. Our Annual Community Participation Workshops are meant to invite community members to connect with our research team and offer perspective and feedback on the project.

The goals of these annual workshops are to: