Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute

06/08/2026

Upcoming Kodiak Kelp Festival !

KELP FEST SCHEDULE
DROP!
Join us June 16-20 for an awesome week of food, science, fun, and most importantly, KELP!!!

04/30/2026

✨ New Spotlight Series ✨

Imarmek Qut'hnun - From Sea to Shore!

We’re excited to launch a new Spotlight Series featuring the incredible programs, producers, and community leaders expanding resilience and opportunity across our region.

Through this series, we’ll share the people, stories, and hard work behind projects making a difference, from agriculture and mariculture to food access, education, and community-driven partnerships.

This is a chance to recognize the many hands and shared efforts helping shape a stronger, more resilient future for our communities.

Stay tuned for our first featured spotlight coming soon!

Quyanaa to Dehrich Chya & the Alutiiq Museum for the collaboration and translation.

04/08/2026

First Kelp Farm Seeding in Community of Old Harbor!

11/26/2025

Last week on Nov. 21, Port Lions residents got a special delivery of salmon fillets. The Kodiak Archipelago Leadership Institute donated about 850 pounds from a Kodiak fishing family to the archipelago community of roughly 150 people.

11/04/2025

🌿🦪🌊Round 3 of the Mariculture Incentive Grant Program is open!

This program provides provide dollar for dollar matching grant funds to mariculture farmers, processors, nurseries, and hatchery operations who are engaged in developing or expanding mariculture in Alaska.

Applications will be accepted Oct. 1-Dec. 15, and projects receiving funding will be notified in February 2026. Get more info & apply online at https://alaskamariculture.org/grant-opportunity-migp-round-3/

07/17/2025

Lexa Meyer and her husband Alf Pryor are the only ones actively operating a kelp hatchery on the island. These facilities nurture kelp seeds to juvenile plants before they are transplanted into the ocean and ready for large-scale cultivation.

06/16/2025

The 2nd Annual Kodiak Kelp Festival Begins Today!

06/11/2025

Learn more about the emerging aquaculture industry in the Kodiak Archipelago! Farm spotlights include Alaska Ocean Farms in Kodiak (Alf Pryor & Lexa Meyer) and Spruce Island Farm in Ouzinkie (Duke Delgado).

Explore the benefits of kelp farming and learn how this growing aquaculture industry can help support coastal communities.

04/15/2025

Shoutout to KALI's new Sustainable Food Systems Technician, Joe Kewan, who has been helping the Port Lions School and students grow leafy greens - hydroponically!

04/15/2025