Salish Sea Science Prize
The Salish Sea Science Prize is given every two years by the SeaDoc Society to highlight the importance of science in providing a foundation for designing a healthy Salish Sea ecosystem.
The $2,000 prize comes with no strings attached. It is given to a prominent scientist or team of scientists whose work has resulted in the marked improvement of management or policy related to the conservation of marine wildlife and the Salish Sea marine ecosystem. It is not a "lifetime achievement" award.
We look for people who have produced science that has profoundly improved management or policy, or for people who have used science to improve management or policy to advance the health of marine wildlife and the Salish Sea marine ecosystem.
The award is given in recognition of and to honor Stephanie Wagner, who loved the region and its wildlife.
2011 Winner: John Elliott
John Elliott, a toxicologist from Environment Canada, was awarded the Salish Sea Science Prize both for his work documenting the effects of furans and dioxins on marine wildlife and for his work with regulators to translate his science into policy that eliminated the release of these chemicals into the Salish Sea.
Read the award announcement for more info about Elliott's work.
2009 Winner: Ken Balcomb
Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research was awarded the Salish Sea Science Prize for his pioneering work on Southern Resident Killer Whales. Balcomb was involved in pioneering photo ID studies of killer whales and his annual census of the Southern Resident population, one of the only true censuses conducted on any wildlife population, has become the basis of the population assessments that ultimately led to the Canadian and US listing of the Southern Resident Killer Whale community as endangered
Read the award speech to get all the details. See press coverage.
