About This Lesson
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in cooperation with the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF), has successfully launched the R/V Sikuliaq, a "next-generation" global class research vessel. UAF's School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will operate the ship as part of the U.S. academic research fleet. The new vessel's name, Sikuliaq, pronounced “see-KOO-lee-ack,” is an Inupiat word meaning "young sea ice." The vessel is expected to arrive in its home port of Seward, Alaska by January 2014.
Provided by the National Science Foundation
