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Via Elakha Alliance, which writes:

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Shawn Larson to the Elakha Alliance Board of Directors! 🦦🎉 A highly respected leader in sea otter conservation, Shawn brings decades of experience, deep scientific expertise, and a lifelong commitment to protecting nearshore ecosystems.

Dr. Larson earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences and is currently the Senior Conservation Research Manager at the Seattle Aquarium. For more than 30 years, her work has focused on sea otter reproduction, population genetics, diet, nearshore ecology, and most recently, the powerful role sea otters play in mitigating climate change.

She has authored numerous scientific papers, co-edited Sea Otter Conservation and Sea Otter Conservation II: Nearshore Ecosystem Recovery, and has led the Sea Otter Conservation Workshop in Seattle since 1999. Shawn also serves as Deputy Chair and Sea Otter Species Coordinator for the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Otter Specialist Group.

We’re incredibly honored to have Shawn’s knowledge and leadership guiding our work as we continue efforts to return sea otters to Oregon’s coast.