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Two researchers stand in front of a shoreline filled with northern fur seal pups with the peak of Bogoslof smoking in the background. Bogoslof is an active volcano.
Rolf Ream
Research Zoologist
Marine Mammal Laboratory
Alaska Ecosystems Program
Office: 206-526-4328
Email: rolf.ream@noaa.gov

Rolf Ream

Research Zoologist

Rolf Ream has been a Research Zoologist for the Alaska Ecosystems Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory for over 30 years. He received his PhD (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences) and his B.S. (Zoology) at the University of Washington. Rolf coordinates and oversees AFSC research activities on northern fur seals in Alaska, including studies of health and condition, foraging ecology, vital rates, and population dynamics. Rolf also partners with Unangax̂ researchers on the Pribilof Islands to foster mutual science, conservation, and food security objectives.