Scientific Advisors

The SeaDoc Society's scientific advisors provide critical review of pre-proposals and full proposals submitted to the SeaDoc Society Competitive Grants program.

The scientific advisors also provide counsel on research priorities and scientific issues relating to the health of marine wildlife and the marine ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest and North American Pacific Ocean.

Members are appointed in recognition of the prominence they have achieved in their careers, and for their efforts on behalf of ecosystem health in the Puget Sound/Northwest Straits/ Georgia Basin region.

Gary Greene
Marine Geologist
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
California State University
San Jose, California

Martin Haulena
Veterinarian, Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver, British Columbia

Christine Kreuder Johnson
Veterinary Epidemiologist
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Davis, California

Kerry Naish
Conservation Geneticist
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

David Nysewander
Senior Marine Bird Biologist
Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, WA

Wayne Palsson
Senior Fish Biologist
Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Mill Creek, WA

Peter Ross
Marine Toxicologist and Biologist
Canada Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans
Victoria, British Columbia

Kenneth Sebens
Marine Ecologist
Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories
University of Washington
Friday Harbor, WA

Joanna Smith
Marine Ecologist
The Nature Conservancy
Seattle, WA

Jane Watson
Marine Ecologist
Malaspina University-College
Nanaimo, British Columbia

PAST SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mart Gross
Conservation biologist
University of Toronto
Ontario, Canada

Sam Ridgway
Naval Ocean Systems Center
San Diego, CA

Linda Lowenstine
School of Veterinary Medicine
UC Davis

Glenn Van Blaricom
Marine ecologist
School of Fisheries
University of Washington

Terrie Klinger
Marine biologist
Friday Harbor Marine Laboratories
University of Washington

Richard Osborne
Marine biologist
Director of Research,
The Whale Museum
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA

Edward Melvin
Washington Sea Grant
Seattle, WA

Dennis Willows
Marine biologist
Director, Friday Harbor Laboratories
University of Washington

Michael Stoskopf
Wildlife Veterinarian
North Carolina State University

Jacques White Senior Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Seattle, WA