Lydia Kleine

Lydia serves the Protected Resources Division in multiple capacities. She is a member of the Pribilof Islands Program and the marine mammal stranding team. She is PRD’s co-management liaison to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and works in co-management with the Tribes in the Pribilof Islands. Her duties also include fur seal management, ESA Section 7 consultations, and serving as the bowhead recovery coordinator, GIS coordinator, and blue/sei whale POC. She came to NOAA from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where she specialized in walrus conservation and management. Born and raised in Alaska, she holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Puget Sound. Her professional background ranges from primate research in Zanzibar, Tanzania to work as a Protected Species Observer, museum specimen preparator, commercial fisherman, and boat fabricator.