Edible Alaska

Kelp Update

• Photo by Amy O’Neill Houck

  Crepuscular rays hit the waters of Prince William Sound. Photo by Amy O’Neill Houck.

• The crew of Native Conservancy brings sugar kelp onboard during the spring 2023 harvest in Prince William Sound. Photos by Deenaalee Hodgdon, On the Land Media.

• Skye Steritz of Noble Ocean Farms prepares sugar kelp for freezing. Photo by Carol Conant.

• Brandyn Comparan of Native Conservancy’s OceanBack program honors ancestral traditions and the many gifts of the ocean, working with local elders to co-create this smoky sugar kelp seasoning. Photo by Jennifer Nu.

• Jim Smith, the Reclaiming Land & Water Ties Program Director at Native Conservancy, delivers freshly harvested sugar kelp in spring 2023.