Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute



  Executive Director: Michael Link

Michael Link has spent two decades designing and implementing fisheries research and management programs in Alaska, the Yukon and British Columbia. He has been with LGL, an international consulting firm specializing in fisheries and wildlife research and management, almost continuously since 1992. In 1999, Michael worked a year for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as research project leader for Bristol Bay salmon and herring. While with ADF&G he led a large suite of research and monitoring projects in support of fishery management in the Bay. Much of his professional experience has focused on designing and implementing projects to assess the abundance and biological characteristics of salmon populations in support of management. In addition, Michael has assisted numerous regional organizations in Alaska and elsewhere to conduct high-caliber fisheries research and assessment programs. As Executive Director of the Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute, Michael leads an interdisciplinary research organization to help Bristol Bay area residents to become meaningfully involved in fisheries research and management. Michael has an interdisciplinary degree in Natural Resource Management from Simon Fraser University. His academic work focused on integrating knowledge of fisheries science and management with economics to improve fisheries management.

Board of Directors, BBSRI

Robin Samuelson, Robert Heyano, Fred T. Angasan, Hazel Nelson, Hattie Albecker, Moses Kritz and Moses Toyukak.







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