This project will explore the feasibility of a market for magister squid (berryteuthis magister) in alaska

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), will explore the feasibility of establishing a market for Magister squid (Berryteuthis magister) in Alaska. The $230,000 award, with a performance period of Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2025, will be used to investigate the potential domestic and international market for this underutilized squid species. Through branding, marketing, and outreach efforts, the project aims to increase the resiliency of Alaska's coastal fisheries to climate change by opening a new commercial squid fishery. The award recipient is the United Anglers of Alaska, a minority-owned, veteran-owned non-profit organization.

There are no commercial squid fisheries in alaska and no commercial fishery for magister squid in north america. This project seeks to increase the resiliency of alaska's coastal fisheries to climate change. Through branding, marketing, and outreach, this project will investigate the potential market for magister squid nationally and internationally with the intention of opening a new squid fishery in alaska that would address biological and economic impacts of a changing ecosystem.