Skipper Science Partnership

Working together for resilient fisheries.
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About us

The Skipper Science Partnership is a program and technology used by fishermen and mariners to record observations and data about the marine environment.  These observations help researchers, communities, and managers better understand changing ocean conditions.

Learn more about Skipper Science
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Fishing boat named Sweetwater on calm green water with dense forested hills and snow-capped mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

Join a program

Use the app to join an existing program and start collecting data

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Build a program

Design a custom Skipper Science program tailored to your research questions, community, and needs.

View our programs

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Part of a Larger Indigenous Monitoring Network

Skipper Science is a program of the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), growing out of the Indigenous Sentinels Network (ISN). Our work combines community-based knowledge, digital tools, and partnerships across Alaska to support resilient fisheries.

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Download the App

Download Skipper Science App

The Skipper Science app is powered by the Indigenous Sentinels Network software. The Skipper Science app is designed for fishermen to record observations of local fish and wildlife, commercial  and subsistence resources, and environmental phenomena and anomalies that can provide valuable data over time when collected in a reliable and consistent manner. All data collected is community owned and privacy protected. All users must have an account prior to logging observations.

Indigenous Sentinels Network logoLogo of Aleut Community of St. Paul Tribal Government featuring a circular design with a stylized figure of a person holding a tool or fishing spear inside the circle, alongside the text 'Aleut Community of St. Paul Tribal Government'.
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Skipper Science app welcome screen with options to log in or sign up by email, phone number, Google or Apple.
Skipper Science app sign-up screen asking for first name, last name and email.
App observation form asking you to drop a pin on a satellite map at the location of your observation.
App offline checklist confirming program data, maps, map layers and observations are ready to use offline.
App observation form with a date and time field and a Get GPS data button above a satellite map of Alaska.
Skipper Science App listing in the Apple App Store, rated 5.0.
App Choose Form screen listing the Skipper Science General Observation form.
App observation form with fields for comments, a voice memo, and photos or videos.
App observation form with the date and time filled in and a satellite map for the GPS location.
Freezing Spray 2025-2026 form in the app, with a pin on a satellite map and latitude and longitude fields.
Freezing Spray 2025-2026 form in the app, choosing a GPS coordinate format before picking a location on the map.
App program details screen showing recent observations on a map of Alaska and a Request to join button.

Contact Us

Have any questions about the app, partnership, or how to get involved? Want to share some stories? Please contact us! We have a dedicated team waiting to help.

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