Alix Laferriere, PhD

Alix Laferriere is a supervisory research ecologist at the Kodiak Laboratory. Alix joined NOAA Fisheries in 2021 after working at The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire on oyster restoration in the Great Bay Estuary and sustainable fisheries in the Gulf of Maine. Alix worked on species and habitat protection in the realm of marine reserves from Oregon to New Zealand. Alix enjoys working with stakeholders on commercial fisheries species, habitat protection and aquaculture. Alix earned a B.S. from Simmons College, a M.S. from the University of Oregon, and Ph.D. from Victoria University in New Zealand.