Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

Alaska SeaLife Center’s Bear Mountain Conference Room, 301 Railway Avenue, Seward, AK

9:45 a.m. - Doors open and check in

10:00-10:20 a.m. - Land Acknowledgement and Welcome

10:20-10:50 a.m. - Life-history Changes and Tradeoffs in an Endangered Pinniped Following a Severe Marine Heatwave
Dr. John Maniscalco, Alaska SeaLife Center

10:50-11:20 a.m. - ASLC Seabird Research: Connecting Captive Care with Field Studies
Sarah Donahue, Alaska SeaLife Center

11:20-11:40 a.m. - The State of the Sunflower Sea Star: ASLC’s Involvement in their Conservation
Jared Guthridge, Alaska SeaLife Center

11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - One Health and Veterinary Medicine in Rural Alaska: Saint Paul Island
Dr. Emmanuelle Furst, Alaska SeaLife Center

12:00-1:30 p.m. - Lunch break and scientific poster session. Grab a bite to eat from the Porthole (located in the ASLC lobby) or bring your own lunch!

1:30-1:50 p.m. - Community Organized Restoration and Learning (CORaL) Network Overview
Shana Kent, Alaska SeaLife Center

1:50-2:20 p.m. -
Dr. Rao Chaganti, Prince William Sound Science Center

2:20-2:50 p.m. -
Sadie Ulman, National Parks Service

2:50-3:00 p.m. - short break

3:00-3:20 p.m. - Mariculture in the Chugach Region
Annette Jarosz, Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute | Chugach Regional Resources Commission

3:20-3:40 p.m. - The Fate of Freshwater in the Northern Gulf of Alaska and Connections to Wind Patterns and Phytoplankton
Allison Carl, Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute | Chugach Regional Resources Commission

3:45 p.m. - Closing & Farewell

20-30 minute blocks to include transition and Q&A. Presentations will be approximately 15 minutes long.