Research Team
Meet Our Scientists
Get to know the principal investigators, marine mammal behaviorists, and laboratory chemists leading our ecological and physiological breakthrough studies.
Dr. Amy Bishop
Senior Research Scientist — Pinniped Bioenergetics
Ph.D. in Marine Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Lead researcher on Steller sea lion demographic studies. Specialized in metabolic tracking, telemetry tagging, and diving behaviors within Kenai Fjords and Turnagain Arm.
Dr. Tuula Hollmen
Science Director — Avian & Ice Seal Research
Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki
Co-creator of the PHOCAS program. Leading investigations into cooperative seal physiology, nutritional chemistry, and biological responses to disappearing Arctic ice sheets.
Dr. John Maniscalco
Research Ecologist — Remote Sensing & Colony Studies
Ph.D. in Oceanography, Oregon State University
Directs the Chiswell Island Steller sea lion rookery remote monitoring project. Over 20 years managing remote telemetry camera grids and analyzing colony population trends.