Barb Lake: NOAA Fisheries Employee for Alaska Regional Office

My Fellow Human

Barb Lake works in the Protected Resources Division for the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office. She joins us this week from Juneau to discuss her journey into environmental work and her experience moving cross country to study Marine Biology.
Topics today include algal blooms, whale necroscopys, reef research, living in Alaska, backyard farming, and ways to be a positive impact in your community in terms of environmental conservation.
Below are the links for all the awesome work and projects that Barb discussed in this episode!
NOAA Ocean Guardian School Program

Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Article about the Admiralty Island whale we did a necropsy on
Another one we did on Valentines day (there is a great shot of my colleague checking out the baleen in it's mouth at the bottom of this article)
Pinniped Entanglement (Lose the Loop)
NOAA Live! Alaska
NOAA's Bycatch webpage
And if you are interested in learning more about the Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST), this is a recorded talk highlighting the success with harbor seals
Travel Juneau website

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