Our Programs
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS
SCIENCE FOUNDATION
CORE PROGRAM
OUTREACH PROGRAM
LONG-TERM MONITORING
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
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WHo we are
General Info
NPRB is a marine research organization that supports pressing fishery management issues and marine ecosystem needs.
Reports & Publications
More than 1,200 peer-reviewed publications have been produced through NPRB-funded research. Browse our reports here.
Leadership
A 20 member Board, representing Federal, State, and other entitites receiving advice from Science and Advisory Panels.
Partnerships
Looking to partner? NPRB welcomes partnerships to co-fund research in areas of common interest and across its programs.
Outreach & Engagement
NPRB engages with many Alaskan audiences, from industry to coastal communities and more.
Staff
Supporting the Board, Science, and Advisory Panels for funding decisions, science priorities, recommendations, and program management.
Current Funding & Nomination Opportunities
Access all of our new and active funding opportunities available in our research programs.
Arctic Marine Science Exhibit: Opens May 15!
In partnership with the Anchorage Museum, NPRB announces a new exhibit, Arctic Marine Science: Sikuliaq to Shore, opening May 15, 2026, and running through April 2027. This will be an interactive Arctic experience, recreating Alaska’s most sophisticated marine research vessel R/V Sikuliaq. Visit the Anchorage Museum for details.
Our Programs
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS
Science Foundation
Research programs addressing pressing fishery management issues and Alaska marine ecosystem information needs.
Integrated Ecosystem Research
Large-scale interdisciplinary ecosystem-based programs, requiring multiple agency coordination, collaboration, and investigation.
Outreach Program
Science communication, engagement, outreach, and education initiatives for NPRB programs.
Core
Program
A competitive, peer-reviewed annual request for proposal (RFP) process dedicated to Alaska marine research.
Graduate
Research
Awards
Supporting next generation scientists, researchers, and resource managers to further studies in marine science and to our mission.
Long-Term Monitoring
These are new or existing time-series projects that enhance the ability to understand the current state of marine ecosystems.
Examining how physical changes in the ocean influenced the flow of energy through the marine food web in the Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and western Beaufort Sea.
Studying the survival and recruitment of five focal groundfish species (Pacific cod, Pacific ocean perch, walleye pollock, arrowtooth flounder, sablefish) during their first year of life.
Understanding the impacts of ecological shifts and dynamic sea ice cover on the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
Focusing on oceanographic conditions that influence the abundance, distribution, condition, and survival of important ecological, subsistence, and commercial species in the northern Bering Sea.
About NPRB
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SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION
Research Programs
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
Funding Available
The Core Program offers year-round funding with flexible rolling submission options.
SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION
Research Programs
INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
CURRENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITES
CURRENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITES
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