Alaska Sea Grant staff win awards

February 24, 2012

Marmian Grimes

Alaska Sea Grant staff won two awards at the Alaska Marine Gala on Feb. 18 in Anchorage.

Alaska Sea Grant's Education Services staff received the 2012 Ocean Literacy Award, which recognizes Alaska Sea Grant’s national award-winning communications efforts in ocean resource book publishing and marketing, science writing and media relations, and education outreach to the marine industry and Alaska coastal communities.

Deborah Mercy, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Media Specialist,
received the Ocean Media Award for excellence in journalism that raised public awareness of Alaska’s oceans. Mercy has been a commercial fishermen, an Anchorage television reporter and, for the last 25 years, a video producer for Alaska Sea Grant.

The annual Alaska Marine Gala recognizes people who played important roles in scientific discovery, education, management and stewardship.

For more information visit the Alaska Sea Grant website.