The purpose of this award is to update the Guide to Some Common Fouling Invertebrates of Alaska. The initial guide, which describes 22 tunicate species, was started in 2010, when the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) began to look for marine invasives and started to collect and preserve local tunicates in south central Alaska. Little information was available on Alaskan tunicates and other fouling organisms. The guide expanded under a partnership with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) as stakeholders repeatedly asked for a guide to help people tell the difference between native and non-native species on the Alaskan coast. With the 2018 update, seven more species have been added to the guide.

USD: $12,000

2017-11-01 → 2018-02-28