Salmon Recovery Supporting Orca Recovery
Posted August 29, 2014 at 5:40 am by Peggy Sue McRae
The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Lynne Barre and Scott Rumsey as part of the 2014 Summer Lecture Series. The talk entitled “Salmon Recovery Supporting Orca Recovery” will take place at The Whale Museum on Wednesday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Lynne Barre and Scott Rumsey from NOAA Fisheries will give a presentation that highlights the connection between salmon recovery and orca recovery. Lynne will provide a brief introduction to the recovery program for endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
Since Southern Residents primarily eat Chinook salmon, addressing threats and recovering salmon populations are an essential part of restoring the ecosystem that supports recovery of the whales.
Scott will overview federal, state, and local efforts to recover threatened and endangered salmon, available funding and initiatives to advance salmon recovery, progress and challenges in implementing recovery, as well as opportunities for public engagement.
Lynne Barre has been with the Protected Resources Division in Seattle for over ten years implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA). Since 2003 she has worked on the endangered listing of the Southern Resident killer whales, designated critical habitat, developed and finalized a Recovery Plan and has implemented actions to conserve and recover the whales. In addition to the killer whale program, Lynne supports other aspects of the marine mammal program, such as helping coordinate the stranding network. Lynne also works on ESA-listed rockfish species and coordinates with Puget Sound salmon recovery efforts.
Scott Rumsey is with Protected Resources Division out of NOAA Fisheries’ Portland office, and has been working to recover West Coast salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act since 2001. Scott is also the program manager for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, a federal grants program that has funded over $1 billion in salmon recovery projects since the program’s inception in 2000.
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