For those of you who chase coastal #steelhead, you know first hand what these apex predators can do to wild steelhead and #salmon populations. You’ve seen the torn up carcases, bite and claw marks up close and personal. In this episode we sit down with two #fisheries experts in Oregon - the literal front line of this often divisive issue. Brandon Chasco is one of NOAA’s (@noaafisheries) quantitative ecologists working on interactions between fisheries and protected species up and down the Western United States. Shaun Clements holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science/Physiology from OSU (@odfwnfip). He oversees 10-15 projects in and around Oregon focused on delisting/down-listing of #ESA listed species, recovering sensitive species, developing monitoring techniques, addressing management questions, and developing management plans. Both men are well versed in all things related to #pinniped #predation and mitigation. These experts answer the question, are sea lions TRULY making a dent in salmon and steelhead populations? If they are, then how do we proceed? What is the timeline? Are we past the point of no return?
For those of you who chase coastal #steelhead, you know first hand what these apex predators can do to wild steelhead and #salmon populations. You’ve seen the torn up carcases, bite and claw marks up close and personal. In this episode we sit down with two #fisheries experts in Oregon - the literal front line of this often divisive issue. Brandon Chasco is one of NOAA’s (@noaafisheries) quantitative ecologists working on interactions between fisheries and protected species up and down the Western United States. Shaun Clements holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science/Physiology from OSU (@odfwnfip). He oversees 10-15 projects in and around Oregon focused on delisting/down-listing of #ESA listed species, recovering sensitive species, developing monitoring techniques, addressing management questions, and developing management plans. Both men are well versed in all things related to #pinniped #predation and mitigation. These experts answer the question, are sea lions TRULY making a dent in salmon and steelhead populations? If they are, then how do we proceed? What is the timeline? Are we past the point of no return?
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Brandon is a quantitative ecologist working on interactions between fisheries and protected species up and down the Western Untied States.
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Shaun holds a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science/Physiology from OSU. He oversees 10-15 projects in and around Oregon focused on delisting/down-listing of ESA listed species, recovering sensitive species, developing monitoring techniques, addressing management questions, and developing management plans.
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