Suzie Teerlink, Ph.D.

Suzie focuses on marine mammal and fisheries interactions, humpback whale management, and is the Assistant Large Whale Entanglement Coordinator for the Alaska Regional Office. She coordinates the Marine Mammal Protection Act Stock Assessment Reports, List of Fisheries, and Marine Mammal Authorization Program for the Alaska Region. She has a master's and Ph.D. from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Juneau Campus). Her background is primarily in humpback whale research, including: photo identification, population dynamics, ecosystem dynamics, citizen science, physiology and vessel disturbance, and outreach and education. Suzie has been in Juneau, Alaska, since 2002. When she isn't working, she is fishing, boating, gardening, and spending time with her family.