Sadie Wright, M.S.

Sadie leads the Alaska Region Large Whale Entanglement Response Program and engages in the Endangered Species Act Section 7 team to mitigate stressors to marine mammals in Alaska. Sadie coordinates oil spill response and planning efforts for NOAA Fisheries in AKR, including collaborating with partner agencies to reduce the risk of oil spill impacts on wildlife and habitat and to meet Oil Pollution Act, ESA, and Marine Mammal Protection Act mandates. Sadie is an Assistant Stranding Program Coordinator responsible for responding to or facilitating responses to stranded marine mammals under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction, and providing information to the public about strandings. Data collected by this program are used to better understand stressors to these species and to prioritize efforts to manage and protect populations. She earned her B.S. in Wildlife Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and M.S. in Wildlife Science at Oregon State University.