We hear from Edna DeVries, Shelley Hughes and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins—as the three run for Alaska Governor. What do they think of Alaskan Mariculture?

The Shell Notes!

Edna DeVries’ website: Edna DeVries for Alaskan Governor

A couple articles about DeVries:

* Mat-Su mayor files to run as a Republican for Alaska governor - Anchorage Daily News

* Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries joins 2026 governor’s race

Some info on where DeVries is from:

* Palmer, Alaska - Wikipedia

* Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska - Wikipedia

* How to Pronounce Matanuska, Alaska (River, Glacier)

Some info on agriculture in Alaska: Agriculture in Alaska

Here’s some cool research going on in Palmer about kelp being used as a fertilizer:

* Researcher to discuss benefits of using kelp as fertilizer | UAF news and information

Shelley Hughes information:

* Home - Shelley Hughes

* Election 2026: Shelley Hughes hoping legislative achievements elevate her among a dozen Republicans seeking to be governor

* Shelley Hughes - Wikipedia

Information on Alaska’s possible Department of Agriculture:

* A push to create a new Alaska Department of Agriculture could cause a showdown over executive power | Alaska Beacon

* Division of Agriculture

* On the Menu 4.4.2025 - Alaska Food Policy Council

* Alaska State Legislature

What is Shellfish (I forgot they included crabs!)?

* Ep2-shownotes.pdf

* Shellfish - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

Alaska’s huge coastline:

* Alaska’s Coastline is Longer Than All the Other 49 States Combined - Geography Realm

* Sorry, Florida: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_coastline

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins information:

* Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (JKT) for Governor | Alaska Campaign

Link JKT provided in responses about DEC’s newly purchased toxin testing equipment: https://alaskamariculturecluster.org/announcements/dec-pst-dst-testing-equipment/

More information on DST

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrheic_shellfish_poisoning

* https://grist.org/food/climate-change-is-turning-shellfish-toxic-and-threatening-alaska-natives/

For your files… links regarding Weird Al’s concert in Palmer, Alaska this summer.

The concert’s set list: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/weird-al-yankovic/2025/borealis-theatre-palmer-ak-7b536ab0.html

Fans talking about it on reddit: Weird Al in Alaska : r/weirdal

Here’s a YouTube video of Weird Al in Alaska in the 90s:

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