Climate planning for fishing communities

Marysia Szymkowiak is a Research Social Scientist with NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, Alaska, working with fishermen and fishing communities to understand how to shape local and regional resilience in the face of multiple stressors.

Natalie Sattler is the Programs Director of Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust and her passion lies in supporting sustainable environments and economies.

Theresa Peterson is the Fisheries Policy Director for AMCC, a longtime commercial fisherman and resident of Kodiak, and has served on numerous fisheries bodies including the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the Kodiak Rural Leadership Forum.

Darcy Dugan is the director of the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network, working with researchers and commununities across the state to expand the understanding of ocean acidification processes and consequences as well as adaptation and mitigation measures. She is based at the Alaska Ocean Observing System.

Syverine Bentz is the Coastal Training Program Director for the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Danielle Ringer is a lifelong Alaskan, fisheries social scientist, and part of a commercial fishing family based in Kodiak. She works to provide the best available anthropological science for fishery systems and to support fishing communities as they seek to foster well-being and livelihood sustainability into the future.