User talk:UAFCFOS

April 2020
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 * Basically the point here is this: If you work at UAFCFOS, you shouldn't be editing the article at all. You can and should request edits on the talk page of the article, and those requests will be reviewed by neutral editors not directly involved with the article subject. You also need to publicly disclose any financial relationship you have with an article subject. And also you simply can't use the name of an organization as your username. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:48, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

Edit request
Hello, I am new to Wikipedia and clearly I have approached editing the wrong way. Yes, I work for the College of Fisheries. No, I am not trying to do something bad by updating our page. I am merely trying to fix very, very outdated information (10 years old). I did not know that I wasn't supposed to have my organization's name as an account name. I was trying to be honest and disclose who I was. (Can I change the username? )

I have been in touch with someone from Wikipedia and he explained that my edits need to be posted here. I hope that you value updated information and take them into consideration. Ideally, the current text would just be replaced with this. I took a lot of time to provide links throughout this, but I see that they did not copy over. If you would like the links I can give them to you.

Here are the edits:

College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Beginning in 1960 as the legislatively mandated Institute of Marine Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences was created in 1987 to unify academic and research programs in fisheries and ocean sciences across the University of Alaska statewide system.

The School was transformed into the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) in 2016 as a result of the growing student body and number of faculty, researchers and staff; expansion of degree programs; major funded research programs; and the national responsibility of operating the global class, ice-capable research vessel Sikuliaq.

The college is one of the largest and most geographically diverse academic and research organizations in the State of Alaska. While CFOS has a strong focus on Arctic issues, faculty and students study inland waters, coastal systems and deep ocean regions from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

Academics:


 * Departments

Fisheries

Faculty and students conduct research in diverse fisheries disciplines, including genetics, biology and ecology, aquaculture, statistics, population dynamics, fisheries oceanography, economics, anthropology, seafood science and technology, and fisheries management, marine policy and resource conservation. The Department of Fisheries contributes significantly to fisheries and the fishing industry in Alaska, which are regarded as among the best managed fisheries in the world.

Marine Biology

Faculty and students in the Marine Biology Department study the ecology, physiology and biochemistry/molecular biology of marine organisms and their interaction with the environment, as well as endangered and protected species and animals of critical importance to Alaska Native subsistence communities. Marine biology faculty are important contributors to setting the research agenda and policy of marine biology–related issues, especially in Arctic ecosystems.

Oceanography

Oceanographers study how physics and chemistry impact the production of the basal elements of the ocean’s food web and, in particular, how a changing climate may lead to altered ecosystems. Faculty and research scientists in the Department of Oceanography are international experts on high-latitude ecosystems and conduct field research not only in Alaska and the Arctic, but also in the Antarctic/Southern Ocean, Greenland, the North Pacific, and elsewhere.


 * Degree programs

CFOS offers a Bachelor of Arts in Fisheries, a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, a Minor in Fisheries and a Minor in Marine Science.

The College also offers Masters of Science and PhD degrees in Fisheries, Marine Biology, and Oceanography, and a Master in Marine Studies.

Research Centers and Institutes

The UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is a regional and world-class research hub that houses centers, labs, and institutes throughout the State of Alaska.


 * Alaska Blue Economy Center
 * Center for Salmon and Society
 * Coastal Marine Institute
 * Institute of Marine Science
 * Kasitsna Bay Laboratory
 * Lena Point Fisheries Facility
 * Ocean Acidification Research Center
 * Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center
 * Rasmuson Fisheries Research Center

CFOS also has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward to conduct research on marine fish, birds and mammals.

R/V Sikuliaq

R/V Sikuliaq, pronounced [see-KOO-lee-auk], is a 261-foot, global class oceanographic research ship capable of taking scientists through ice up to 2.5 feet thick in polar regions. The vessel is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as part of the U.S. academic research fleet and the international Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium (ARICE) program.

Sikuliaq is used by scientists from the United States and the international oceanographic community through the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System. Her home port is in Seward, Alaska, at the UAF Seward Marine Center.

The vessel is designed to have the lowest possible environmental impact, including a low underwater radiated noise signature for marine mammal and fisheries work. The Community and Environmental Compliance Standard Operating Procedures (CECSOP) for R/V Sikuliaq Research Operations provides guidance on best practices for scientists that intend to use Sikuliaq to conduct research activities in Arctic and subarctic regions where coastal community residents hunt for whales, seals, walruses and other animals.

References

Official website https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/

External Links

CFOS 2019 Annual Report https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/files/about-us/publications/cfos-2019-annual-report.pdf

CFOS Decadal Plan

https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/files/about-us/publications/cfos-decadal-plan.pdf

Melting glaciers will have mixed effects on Pacific salmon Alice Bailey, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3-29-2020 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/melting-glaciers-will-have-mixed-effects-on-pacific-salmon/article_3bd40ecc-709f-11ea-bf3e-6f7dfa40a801.html )

Dramatic ocean changes are coming ‘a couple decades too early,’ scientists say, Wesley Early, KTOO News, 2-25-2020 (link: https://www.ktoo.org/2020/02/25/dramatic-ocean-changes-are-coming-a-couple-decades-too-early-scientists-say/ )

UAF Researcher Discovers Way to Detect Tiny Ocean Organisms Alice Bailey, UAF News and Information, 2-13-2020 (link: https://news.uaf.edu/uaf-researcher-discovers-method-for-detecting-tiny-ocean-organisms/ )

Record low level of Bering Sea ice causes profound, widespread impacts Paula Dobbyn, UAF News and Information, 12-10-2019 (link: https://news.uaf.edu/record-low-level-of-bering-sea-ice-causes-profound-widespread-impacts/ )

How a new high-frequency radar system benefits Bering Strait scientists, subsistence hunters Jojo Phillips, Alaska Public Media, 11-4-2019 (link: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/11/04/how-a-new-high-frequency-radar-system-benefits-bering-strait-scientists-subsistence-hunters/ )

UAF researchers embark on an expedition frozen at sea, Heather McFarland, UAF News and Information, 9-20-2019 (link: https://news.uaf.edu/uaf-researchers-embark-on-an-expedition-frozen-at-sea/ )

Bagging barnacles, exploring a changing ecosystem, Tom Moran, UAF News and Information, 9-21-2019 (link: https://news.uaf.edu/bagging-barnacles-exploring-a-changing-ecosystem/ )

Armstrong Research Vessel Delivered to University of Alaska Fairbanks, The Maritime Executive, 8-13-2019 (link: https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/armstrong-research-vessel-delivered-to-university-of-alaska-fairbanks )

Overlooked jellyfish play big role in Gulf of Alaska Lauren Frisch, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 6-10-2019 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/overlooked-jellyfish-play-big-role-in-gulf-of-alaska/article_0227b1cc-5e46-11e9-be97-cfd4d617b5df.html )

Researchers study links between wildfires and fish health in Interior Alaska watersheds Lauren Frisch, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 2-10-2019 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/researchers-study-links-between-wildfires-and-fish-health-in-interior-alaska-watersheds/article_7f9d41d8-2c11-11e9-8a94-0333c8219500.html )

Sikuliaq researchers find odd, abundant animal-plant plankton in Gulf of Alaska Lauren Frisch, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9-30-2018 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/sikuliaq-researchers-find-odd-abundant-animal-plant-plankton-in-gulf-of-alaska/article_44520702-c38f-11e8-bf56-8bf5195b4278.html )

R/V Sikuliaq: Data improves analysis of phytoplankton’s nutrient needs Lauren Frisch, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9-23-2018 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/r-v-sikuliaq-data-improves-analysis-of-phytoplankton-s-nutrient-needs/article_2205b134-be04-11e8-91ca-fb9482c62220.html )

UAF has automated underwater vehicles called "gliders" for collecting data Sarah Tewksbury, KTVF Fairbanks, 11-9-2018 (link: https://www.webcenter11.com/content/news/UAF-has-automated-underwater-vehicles-called-gliders-for-collecting-data-500196162.html )

Research vessel Sikuliaq expands ways to study Gulf of Alaska ecosystems Lauren Frisch, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9-8-2018 (link: http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/research-vessel-sikuliaq-expands-ways-to-study-gulf-of-alaska-ecosystems/article_7b267e6c-b3c1-11e8-80cf-1f48741f33d7.html )

UAFCFOS (talk) 23:55, 17 April 2020 (UTC)


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