Postdoc at USGS focused on nearshore ecology.
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ALT USGS scientists Sarah Schoen, Mayumi Arimitsu, and Brielle Heflin pulling in a modified herring trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
ALT Sea otters enjoying a summertime swim in open water in Prince William Sound, Alaska
ALT Close up of two sea otters floating in water next to chunks of ice.
ALT Four clams (largest to smallest from right to left) layed out on a piece of plywood as part of a sea otter forage survey in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
ALT This southern sea otter is settling down to rest in a small patch of Egregia (feather boa kelp).
ALT Graphic with five images. Main graphic shows land to ocean with whales, seals, and forage fish under the water. Two smaller boxes show humpback whale bubble net feeding and killer whales hunting fish. Other two boxes show seabirds feeding on small fish and kittiwake on nest feeding two chicks.
ALT Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
ALT A Common Murre holds a Northern Ronquil in its bill. Photo taken at Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.
ALT Six walrus on ice flow. The middle walrus has a satellite tag on its back. Scientists radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi and Bering seas to better understand their movements and foraging behavior.
ALT USGS wildlife biologist, Anthony Fischbach, piloting an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use in surveying walruses while they rest on shore. The UAS is flown above 300 feet altitude such that it enables survey data collection with minimal risk to the walruses.
