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I am a PhD student pursuing a Fisheries degree. Currently, I work as the Fisheries Manager for the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, where we co-manage local subsistence sockeye salmon fisheries with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Prior to working for the Qawalangin Tribe, I worked at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, where I coordinated projects on air quality, environmental remediation, and other co-stewardship projects on behalf of the 13 Unangax tribes.

I am investigating the use of eDNA as a tool to measure salmon abundance in rural Alaska, especially the Aleutians. I will use salmon counts generated by an enumeration weir operated by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game and the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, and compare count data with salmon abundance derived from eDNA sampling.

• Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska