Astoria, OR – According to the state officials, Dr. Sarah Klain, the Oregon Marine Reserves Program’s new human dimensions project leader, has come full circle back to the Oregon coast where she began her career.
Dr. Klain is happy to be back in the Pacific Northwest and the coastal climate.
She is continuing the human dimensions work of her predecessor, particularly when it comes to commercial and recreational fishing as well as tourism.
She looks forward to maintaining and growing the marine reserves program’s collaborations with coastal communities, fishers, conservation groups, academic institutions, and others.
Klain has previously collaborated on fisheries and watershed management research with tribes and First Nations. Klain looks forward to learning more about the historic and current relationships connecting Oregon’s tribes with the coast.